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11.2. Configure Clients

The following options allow configuration of the clients that Orchestration uses to talk to other services.

Table 11.17. Description of clients configuration options

Configuration option = Default value Description
[DEFAULT]
region_name_for_services = None (StrOpt) Default region name used to get services endpoints.
[clients]
ca_file = None (StrOpt) Optional CA cert file to use in SSL connections.
cert_file = None (StrOpt) Optional PEM-formatted certificate chain file.
endpoint_type = publicURL (StrOpt) Type of endpoint in Identity service catalog to use for communication with the OpenStack service.
insecure = False (BoolOpt) If set, then the server's certificate will not be verified.
key_file = None (StrOpt) Optional PEM-formatted file that contains the private key.

Table 11.18. Description of client backends configuration options

Configuration option = Default value Description
[DEFAULT]
cloud_backend = heat.engine.clients.OpenStackClients (StrOpt) Fully qualified class name to use as a client backend.

Table 11.19. Description of ceilometer clients configuration options

Configuration option = Default value Description
[clients_ceilometer]
ca_file = None (StrOpt) Optional CA cert file to use in SSL connections.
cert_file = None (StrOpt) Optional PEM-formatted certificate chain file.
endpoint_type = None (StrOpt) Type of endpoint in Identity service catalog to use for communication with the OpenStack service.
insecure = None (BoolOpt) If set, then the server's certificate will not be verified.
key_file = None (StrOpt) Optional PEM-formatted file that contains the private key.

Table 11.20. Description of cinder clients configuration options

Configuration option = Default value Description
[clients_cinder]
ca_file = None (StrOpt) Optional CA cert file to use in SSL connections.
cert_file = None (StrOpt) Optional PEM-formatted certificate chain file.
endpoint_type = None (StrOpt) Type of endpoint in Identity service catalog to use for communication with the OpenStack service.
http_log_debug = False (BoolOpt) Allow client's debug log output.
insecure = None (BoolOpt) If set, then the server's certificate will not be verified.
key_file = None (StrOpt) Optional PEM-formatted file that contains the private key.

Table 11.21. Description of glance clients configuration options

Configuration option = Default value Description
[clients_glance]
ca_file = None (StrOpt) Optional CA cert file to use in SSL connections.
cert_file = None (StrOpt) Optional PEM-formatted certificate chain file.
endpoint_type = None (StrOpt) Type of endpoint in Identity service catalog to use for communication with the OpenStack service.
insecure = None (BoolOpt) If set, then the server's certificate will not be verified.
key_file = None (StrOpt) Optional PEM-formatted file that contains the private key.

Table 11.22. Description of heat clients configuration options

Configuration option = Default value Description
[clients_heat]
ca_file = None (StrOpt) Optional CA cert file to use in SSL connections.
cert_file = None (StrOpt) Optional PEM-formatted certificate chain file.
endpoint_type = None (StrOpt) Type of endpoint in Identity service catalog to use for communication with the OpenStack service.
insecure = None (BoolOpt) If set, then the server's certificate will not be verified.
key_file = None (StrOpt) Optional PEM-formatted file that contains the private key.
url = (StrOpt) Optional heat url in format like http://0.0.0.0:8004/v1/%(tenant_id)s.

Table 11.23. Description of keystone clients configuration options

Configuration option = Default value Description
[clients_keystone]
ca_file = None (StrOpt) Optional CA cert file to use in SSL connections.
cert_file = None (StrOpt) Optional PEM-formatted certificate chain file.
endpoint_type = None (StrOpt) Type of endpoint in Identity service catalog to use for communication with the OpenStack service.
insecure = None (BoolOpt) If set, then the server's certificate will not be verified.
key_file = None (StrOpt) Optional PEM-formatted file that contains the private key.

Table 11.24. Description of neutron clients configuration options

Configuration option = Default value Description
[clients_neutron]
ca_file = None (StrOpt) Optional CA cert file to use in SSL connections.
cert_file = None (StrOpt) Optional PEM-formatted certificate chain file.
endpoint_type = None (StrOpt) Type of endpoint in Identity service catalog to use for communication with the OpenStack service.
insecure = None (BoolOpt) If set, then the server's certificate will not be verified.
key_file = None (StrOpt) Optional PEM-formatted file that contains the private key.

Table 11.25. Description of nova clients configuration options

Configuration option = Default value Description
[clients_nova]
ca_file = None (StrOpt) Optional CA cert file to use in SSL connections.
cert_file = None (StrOpt) Optional PEM-formatted certificate chain file.
endpoint_type = None (StrOpt) Type of endpoint in Identity service catalog to use for communication with the OpenStack service.
http_log_debug = False (BoolOpt) Allow client's debug log output.
insecure = None (BoolOpt) If set, then the server's certificate will not be verified.
key_file = None (StrOpt) Optional PEM-formatted file that contains the private key.

Table 11.26. Description of sahara clients configuration options

Configuration option = Default value Description
[clients_sahara]
ca_file = None (StrOpt) Optional CA cert file to use in SSL connections.
cert_file = None (StrOpt) Optional PEM-formatted certificate chain file.
endpoint_type = None (StrOpt) Type of endpoint in Identity service catalog to use for communication with the OpenStack service.
insecure = None (BoolOpt) If set, then the server's certificate will not be verified.
key_file = None (StrOpt) Optional PEM-formatted file that contains the private key.

Table 11.27. Description of swift clients configuration options

Configuration option = Default value Description
[clients_swift]
ca_file = None (StrOpt) Optional CA cert file to use in SSL connections.
cert_file = None (StrOpt) Optional PEM-formatted certificate chain file.
endpoint_type = None (StrOpt) Type of endpoint in Identity service catalog to use for communication with the OpenStack service.
insecure = None (BoolOpt) If set, then the server's certificate will not be verified.
key_file = None (StrOpt) Optional PEM-formatted file that contains the private key.

Table 11.28. Description of trove clients configuration options

Configuration option = Default value Description
[clients_trove]
ca_file = None (StrOpt) Optional CA cert file to use in SSL connections.
cert_file = None (StrOpt) Optional PEM-formatted certificate chain file.
endpoint_type = None (StrOpt) Type of endpoint in Identity service catalog to use for communication with the OpenStack service.
insecure = None (BoolOpt) If set, then the server's certificate will not be verified.
key_file = None (StrOpt) Optional PEM-formatted file that contains the private key.