1.4. OpenStack Service Details
1.4.1. Dashboard Service
The Dashboard service provides a graphical user interface for end users and administrators, allowing operations such as creating and launching instances, managing networking, and setting access controls. Its modular design allows interfacing with other products such as billing, monitoring, and additional management tools. The service provides three basic Dashboards: user, system, and settings.
The following screenshot displays a user's Dashboard after OpenStack is first installed:
The identity of the logged-in user determines the dashboards and panels that are visible in the Dashboard.
Table 1.2. Dashboard Service components
| Component | Description |
|---|---|
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openstack-dashboard
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A Django (Python) web application, provides access to the dashboard using any web browser.
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An Apache HTTP server (
httpd service)
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Hosts the application.
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Database
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For managing sessions.
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