There are several ways in which the Abiquo Platform can be deployed in your datacenters. Three different scenarios are shown below, starting with two basic layouts for the community version and then showing a more advanced deployment of Abiquo with the Virtual Storage and Network premium models.

Scenario 1 - Private/Public Cloud with Virtual Storage

This example demonstrates how to setup a Private/Public Cloud with support for Virtual Storage and Networking premium module. This setup allows for a mix of Public IPs and Private IPs individually on each virtual machine, plus access to a Tier-0 and Tier-1 Virtual Storage system built to provide fast access to data repositories (relational databases for instance).

In the example below, we have defined four different networks:

• The Management Network connects the Abiquo Server components to the Cloud Cluster. Every single physical machine of the Cloud Cluster should have a dedicated Network Interface Controller (NIC) for this network. Management, monitoring, images deployment traffic will use this network. Size this network to the size of your Cloud Cluster plus your Abiquo servers.

• The Cloud Cluster Network connects the Virtual Images of the Cloud. Every single physical machine of the Cloud Cluster should have at least a dedicated Network Interface Controller (NIC) for this network. Application and Services delivery traffic will use this network. Size this network to the size of the number of Virtual Machines that could handle your Cloud Cluster.

• The Public Network is the one to access the Internet from the Cloud Cluster. In this scenario we have configured the network in such a way that it allows virtual machines access to the Internet. The servers in the Management network can access the Internet too.

• The Storage Network is a network specialized in data traffic between the Cloud Cluster and the iSCSI Storage. This is a very demanding network in terms of speed and latency.

This configuration can be the first step for ISPs and companies willing to deploy a complete Cloud Computing platform. Contact Abiquo for assistance choosing which premium modules you will need and for help planning the deployment of the platform.