This section describes concepts and tasks you need to successfully install Eucalyptus.
Installation Overview
This topic helps you understand, plan for, and install Eucalyptus. If you follow the recommendations and instructions in this guide, you will have a working version of Eucalyptus customized for your specific needs and requirements.
Introduction to Eucalyptus Eucalyptus is a Linux-based software architecture that implements scalable private and hybrid clouds within your existing IT infrastructure. Eucalyptus allows you to use your own collections of resources (hardware, storage, and network) using a self-service interface on an as-needed basis.
Eucalyptus Upgrade
This section details the tasks to upgrade your current version of Eucalyptus.
Find More Information
This topic explains what to do once you have installed Eucalyptus, including further reading and other resources for understanding your cloud.
Euca2ools Standalone Installation
Euca2ools is the Eucalyptus command line interface for interacting with Eucalyptus. This topic discusses how to perform a standalone installation of Euca2ools.
Installation Guide History
This section contains information about changes to the installation documentation in this release.