Roadmap: Using Terraform on Jetstream2
Jetstream2 is a user-friendly cloud computing environment that is designed to provide configurable cyberinfrastucture to researchers. To learn more about Jetstream2's features and how to use it, visit the topic Introduction to Jetstream2. Programmatic access to Jetstream2 is available through its various Application Programmer Interfaces (APIs), which are described in the advanced topic Using the Jetstream2 APIs.
This topic describes techniques for deploying cloud components on Jetstream2 using the "orchestration" system Terraform. Orchestration systems automate and simplify the process of deploying a desired configuration of instances, networking, etc. to a cloud computing environment. This subject matter presumes previous experience with cloud computing on Jetstream2, including familiarity with its APIs, and is not meant for inexperienced users.
Objectives
After you complete this roadmap, you should be able to:
- Understand the benefits of orchestrating deployments to cloud computing environments.
- Understand the benefits of using Terraform to perform such deployments.
- Perform some basic deployments on Jetstream2 using Terraform.
- Perform some provisioning of deployed Jetstream2 resources through Terraform.
This topic does not attempt to teach:
- How to use Jetstream2 or its Application Programmer Interfaces (APIs).
- All of the functionality available in Terraform.
- Details for using Terraform to deploy Jetstream2 components for any specific application.
Prerequisites
- Complete the Introduction to Jetstream2 tutorial.
- Complete the Using the Jetstream2 APIs topic, which introduces terminology and procedures that are also relevant when using tools like Terraform to deploy to Jetstream2.
Requirements
To perform the steps outlined in this roadmap you will need:
- An ACCESS User ID, which may be obtained from the ACCESS User Registration page.
- An ACCESS allocation. ACCESS provides complete information about its allocations, while Jetstream2 provides an overview of the types of allocations that are available, with links to detailed information about allocations in the context of Jetstream2.