Red Hat OpenStack Administration II: Infrastructure Configuration for Cloud Administrators with Exam

This course teaches system administrators how to implement a cloud computing environment using Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® OpenStack Platform, including installation, configuration, and maintenance. Through hands-on labs, students will explore fault-tolerant and redundant configurations of Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform and look at the future plans of the OpenStack development community.

Who Can Benefit

• Linux system administrators and cloud administrators interested in or responsible for maintaining a private cloud.
• Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) or requisite level of knowledge is highly recommended.

Skills Gained

• Get an overview of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform architecture
• Install Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform
• Manage Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform
• Manage users and projects
• Deploy virtual machines
• Learn about the future of Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform

Prerequisites

• Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) certification or equivalent knowledge and experience.

Course Content

Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform architecture

• Understand Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® OpenStack Platform features and terminology.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform installation

• Install Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack platform using packstack.
• Use Horizon web interface manage it.

Message broker

• Install and secure the Qpid message broker service.

Identity service

• Install, configure, and use the Keystone authentication services.

Object storage service

• Install and manage the Swift object storage service.

Image service

• Install the Glance image service.
• Import system images.

Block storage service

• Install the Cinder block storage service.
• Manage Cinder volumes.

Networking service

• Install, configure, and manage Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform networking service.

Compute and controller services

• Install Nova compute and controller.
• Learn how to add nova compute nodes.
• Launch an instance from the command line.

Additional compute node

• Learn to add and remove additional Nova compute nodes.

Orchestration service

• Install the Heat orchestration service.

Metering service

• Install and manage the Ceilometer metering service.
• Launch a stack.

The future of Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform

• Comprehensive review
• Review the installation and management of Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform.