I want to learn about Eucalyptus cloud computing. I have read few documentation pages on eucalyptus website but im still confused about some parts of it.
I have downloaded Eucalyptus and Eucatools.
I would like to know whether we can install all the components needed (Walrus, NC,etc.) for Eucalyptus on single computer in single OS?
Or do I need to create different virtual machines in order to use those components?
I have one more question. Why do we need to connect to Eucalyptus community cloud? What does it offer?
you need at least two computers to get started. One will be the cloud 'servers' (CLC, WC, CC and SC) the other will be the cloud 'node' (NC). The node computer must have hardware-virtualization enabled CPUs.
This document really helped me getting my first cloud off the ground: http://cssoss.wordpress.com/2010/06/22/pdf-version-of-eucalyptus-beginners-guide-uec-edition/