ox in a box: a virtual private cloud with open-xchange
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OX in a box: A selfcontained OX environment for containers and virtual machines
OX Summit 2016, Frankfurt / Main
13. October 2016
Nico Gulden
+49 421 2223228
gulden@univention.de
https://twitter.com/ngulden
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Usual Setup steps for OX App Suite
» Result:
» Many single steps
» High effort with the maintenance, e.g. software updates
Operating System
DBMS OX App Suite
Webserver Proxy
Mailboxes
Configuration
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» No multi tenancy for bigger customers
» Migration projects for on boarding
» User management via directory service
» Individual maintenance windows
What is the problem to be solved?
Multi TenantS
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Standard Approach
» Hundreds/Thousands small customers
» Typically few users per customer
MSP: 80 customers, 200 users each
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What is the problem to be solved?
Standard approach does not workfor bigger customers!
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Virtual Private Cloud: OX in a Box
» How to solve the problem with UCS and OX App Suite?
» Our solution: Virtual Private Cloud with a selfcontained single tenant environment
» Box content:
» Univention Corporate Server (UCS)
» OX App Suite preinstalled
» Database
» Mailstack: Postfix and Dovecot
» Integration with identity management (IDM)
DBMS OX App Suite
Webserver Proxy
IDM Mailstack
Management
Container or virtual Appliance
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What does it provide?
» Webfrontend for Administrators
» Web based user management in UCS
» Connection to Microsoft Active Directory
» Completely configured box with just a view clicks
» Brings OX App Suite into service very fast
» Allows automization and parameterization via cloud init
» Comes with Batteries included
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How does it look like?
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How does it look like?
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How does it look like?
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How does it look like?
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Container in a Box
» Marketplace „App Center“ integrates Docker container technology
» Encapsulate apps into single environments
» Apps operate without interference of each other, e.g. disagreed dependencies
» Containers decouple app stack from underlying operating platform
Goals
» Every App in its own container
» Migration to dockerized apps until release of UCS 4.2
» Dockerized apps as standalone containers
» Hook up containers together to one environment
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Take away
» Download the OX App Appliance:
https://www.univention.com/products/univentionappcenter/appcatalog/oxseforucs/
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Offering for CSPs and MSPs
» Become Univention Cloud Partner!
» CSPs / MSPs can use UCS as operating platform for their offerings:
» Use UCS Core Edition no support→
» Become Univention Cloud Partner support for UCS→
» Choose from the App Center portfolio of over 90 apps
» References:
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Contact
Univention GmbH
Bremen | Germany
+49 421 222 3220
Univention North America
Boston | MA
+1 781 9685492
Nico Gulden
gulden@univention.de
+49 421 222 3228
www.univention.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ngulden
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