@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ sqlite3

 python-pysqlite2

 python-sqlalchemy

 python-mysqldb

+python-mysql.connector

 python-webob

 python-greenlet

 python-routes

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ python-kombu

 python-eventlet

 python-sqlalchemy

 python-mysqldb

+python-mysql.connector

 python-pyudev

 python-qpid # dist:precise

 dnsmasq-base

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ parted

 iputils-arping

 mysql-server # NOPRIME

 python-mysqldb

+python-mysql.connector

 python-xattr # needed for glance which is needed for nova --- this shouldn't be here

 python-lxml # needed for glance which is needed for nova --- this shouldn't be here

 gawk

@@ -10,5 +10,6 @@ python-devel

 python-greenlet

 python-lxml

 python-mysql

+python-mysql.connector

 python-pysqlite

 sqlite3

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ python-greenlet

 python-iso8601

 python-kombu

 python-mysql

+python-mysql.connector

 python-Paste

 python-PasteDeploy

 python-pyudev

@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ python-lockfile

 python-lxml # needed for glance which is needed for nova --- this shouldn't be here

 python-mox

 python-mysql

+python-mysql.connector

 python-numpy # needed by websockify for spice console

 python-paramiko

 python-sqlalchemy-migrate

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ dnsmasq-utils # for dhcp_release

 ebtables

 iptables

 iputils

+mysql-connector-python

 mysql-server # NOPRIME

 openvswitch # NOPRIME

 python-boto

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ libvirt-python # NOPRIME

 libxml2-python

 numpy # needed by websockify for spice console

 m2crypto

+mysql-connector-python

 mysql-server # NOPRIME

 parted

 polkit

@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ function initialize_database_backends {

     # a multi-node DevStack installation.

     # NOTE: Don't specify ``/db`` in this string so we can use it for multiple services

-    BASE_SQL_CONN=${BASE_SQL_CONN:-${DATABASE_TYPE}://$DATABASE_USER:$DATABASE_PASSWORD@$DATABASE_HOST}

+    BASE_SQL_CONN=${BASE_SQL_CONN:-$(get_database_type)://$DATABASE_USER:$DATABASE_PASSWORD@$DATABASE_HOST}

     return 0

 }

@@ -120,6 +120,14 @@ function database_connection_url {

     database_connection_url_$DATABASE_TYPE $db

 }

+function get_database_type {

+    if [[ -n "${SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_DRIVER}" ]]; then

+        echo "${DATABASE_TYPE}+${SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_DRIVER}"

+    else

+        echo "${DATABASE_TYPE}"

+    fi

+}

+

 # Restore xtrace

 $XTRACE

@@ -52,6 +52,18 @@ if [[ -z "$ENABLED_SERVICES" ]]; then

     ENABLED_SERVICES+=,rabbit,tempest,mysql

 fi

+# SQLAlchemy supports multiple database drivers for each database server

+# type. For example, deployer may use MySQLdb, MySQLConnector, or oursql

+# to access MySQL database.

+#

+# When defined, the variable controls which database driver is used to

+# connect to database server. Otherwise using default driver defined for

+# each database type.

+#

+# You can find the list of currently supported drivers for each database

+# type at: http://docs.sqlalchemy.org/en/rel_0_9/core/engines.html

+# SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_DRIVER="mysqldb"

+

 # Global toggle for enabling services under mod_wsgi. If this is set to

 # ``True`` all services that use HTTPD + mod_wsgi as the preferred method of

 # deployment, will be deployed under Apache. If this is set to ``False`` all