Open Cloud Computing Interface Specification
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1. The name of the specification
Open Cloud Computing Interface Specification
2. A short statement (<100 words) of the purpose and function of the specification
The Open Cloud Computing Interface Specification describes and API which will enable Cloud providers to expose their services. It focuses on ‘Infrastructure as a Service’ based clouds and allows the deployment, monitoring and management of virtual workloads (like virtual machines). It is highly extensible and in future releases extensions will be added.
The working group homepage is located at http://www.occi-wg.org
A short introduction can be found here.
3. The version number (or other distinct identifier) and date of the most recently approved version of the specification.
Work in progress
4. If the specification is part of a group of explicitly related specifications from the same source, the name of the group of specifications.
Not applicable
5. URI for the normative text of the specification
Work in progress
SOURCE
6. The name of the SDO that generated/authored/hosted the specification.
Open Grid Forum
7. URI for the SDO
http://www.ogf.org
8. The level of approval that the SDO has conferred on the specification as described by the SDO’s process.
Not yet released
9. The language or languages in which the specification is available.
US English
SUBJECT
10. Which of the categories of Cloud services does the standard address? (Infrastructure as a Service – IaaS)
11. Does the standard address both functional and management aspects of the service?
It addresses Infrastructure as a Service based Clouds with a focus on functional features. With the help of extensions management aspects can be included as well.
OPTIONAL
12. The level of approval of the specification in this generic lifecycle taxonomy:
13. URI for the applicable SDO’s patent and copyright rules, if any, applicable to development and use of the specification.
http://www.ogf.org/About/abt_policies_ipr.php
14. URI for the SDO’s posting location, (if any) for notices from participants or individuals regarding claims under the rules stated under number 15.
<disclosures URL>
15. Interoperability, conformance, or certification test activity for the specification (by owner name or URI).
16. Known implementations of the specification (by owner name or URI).
http://forge.ogf.org/sf/wiki/do/viewPage/projects.occi-wg/wiki/Members
17. A list (or URI pointer to same) of the other specifications* that are normatively referenced in the specification.
18. A list (or URI pointer to same) of the other specifications* that are referenced in the specification (except the ones listed under number 17).
19. A list (or URI pointer to same) of other specifications* with which the specification may (speculatively) interoperate or act in complementary, compatible fashion.
20. A list (or URI pointer to same) of other specifications* similar to this specification. (Whether or not substitutable.)
‘Please identify whether this reference specification is within an SDO member organizations or not and its current level of approval.
