Preface
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform provides the foundation to build a private or public Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) cloud on top of Red Hat Enterprise Linux. It offers a highly scalable, fault-tolerant platform for the development of cloud-enabled workloads.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform is packaged so that available physical hardware can be turned into a private, public, or hybrid cloud platform that includes:
- Fully distributed object storage
- Persistent block-level storage
- Virtual machine provisioning engine and image storage
- Authentication and authorization mechanisms
- Integrated networking
- Web browser-based interface accessible to users and administrators
- For reference information about the components mentioned in this guide, see Chapter 5, Deployment Information.
- For the complete RHEL OpenStack Platform documentation suite, see Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform Documentation.

Where did the comment section go?
Red Hat's documentation publication system recently went through an upgrade to enable speedier, more mobile-friendly content. We decided to re-evaluate our commenting platform to ensure that it meets your expectations and serves as an optimal feedback mechanism. During this redesign, we invite your input on providing feedback on Red Hat documentation via the discussion platform.