User Documentation

Prerequisites

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Prerequisites

To start provisioning cloud resources in your OpenStack Project, follow these steps:

Ensure You Have SWITCH edu-ID Affiliation: Use your SWITCH edu-ID credentials to log in to the Switch Cloud Portal.
Request Access to a Switch Cloud Compute Project: Contact your Organization Admin and request to be added to the appropriate Switch Cloud Compute project. They can invite you and assign the necessary privileges.
Set Up a Service Group: Work with your Organization Admin to ensure a dedicated service group is set up for managing your operations within the OpenStack Project.