Understanding, Discussing and Analysing the OpenNebula and OpenStack’s IaaS Management Layers

Abstract

The OpenNebula and OpenStack tools have been used for large corporations and research centers to implement IaaS clouds. The management layer is an important element for the user and administrator because it deals with the resources monitoring, development support, orchestration, and integration with other cloud platforms and services. The goal of this paper is to discuss and analyze the differences in the management layer for pointing out advantages and disadvantages of the tools. The results demonstrated that OpenNebula is more restrict and focused on simplicity in almost all comparisons while OpenStack is fragmented, complex and robust.