The following table summarizes the core capabilities provided by MCP Cloud Provider Infrastructure as APIs, services that provide specific parts of that API, the default and optional backends used by these services, where applicable.
| API type | Capabilities provided | Service | Default back-end | Optional back-ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compute | Boot and run virtual machines | Nova | Linux KVM | N/A |
| Identity | Control ownership, access and quota for the virtual resources | Keystone | N/A | N/A |
| Image | Create and manage VM disk images and snapshots | Glance | Ceph | GlusterFS |
| Networking | Create, manage and connect virtual overlay networks for the VMs | Neutron | OpenVSwitch | OpenContrail |
| Orchestration | Create and manage templates and instances of virtual infrastructures | Heat | N/A | N/A |
| Dashboard | Access dashboard UI for managing the virtual resources | Horizon | N/A | N/A |
| Block storage | Create, manage and connect block storage resources to the VMs | Cinder | Ceph | LVM |
| Object storage | Create, download and manage storage objects | Ceph RADOS Gateway | Ceph | N/A |