This page documents the instructions on how to persist OpenStack / DevStack configurations across rebooting of the hosting machine, and tips on troubleshooting OpenStack / DevStack from Rui's experience.
Chad and Rob helped Rui set up a Ubuntu 12.04 VM named "devstack.ncsa.illinois.edu", to host the DevStack server that is used in the VM Elasticity work. Rui installed a running cloud / stack on it using DevStack. Later Rob requested Rui to reboot it to update the OS.
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