IntroductionCourse Outline

Prerequisites

  • Become a Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) or demonstrate equivalent experience

Skills Gained

  • Launch an instance.
  • Manage projects, quotas, and users.
  • Manage networks, subnets, routers, and floating IP addresses.
  • Create and manage block and object storage in the OpenStack framework.
  • Customize instances with cloud-init.
  • Deploy scalable stacks.
  • Deploy Red Hat OpenStack Platform using RHOSP director.

Who Can Benefit?

This course is designed for Linux system administrators, cloud administrators, and cloud operators interested in, or responsible for, maintaining a private or hybrid cloud.

    Outline for Red Hat OpenStack Administration I: Core Operations for Domain Operators Training

    Introduce launching an instance

    • Launch an instance and describe the OpenStack architecture and use cases.

    Organize people and resources

    • Manage projects, users, roles, and quotas.

    Describe cloud computing

    • Describe the changes in technology and processes for cloud computing.

    Manage Linux networks

    • Administer Linux networks and bridges.

    Prepare to deploy an instance with public access

    • Manage images, flavors, and private networks in preparation for launching an instance.

    Deploy an instance

    • Launch and verify an instance.

    Manage block storage

    • Manage ephemeral and persistent block storage.

    Manage object storage

    • Administer object storage.

    Prepare to deploy an external instance

    • Manage external networks and security in preparation for launching an instance with public access.

    Deploy an instance with public access

    • Launch and verify an instance with public access.

    Customize instances

    • Customize an instance with cloud-init.

    Deploying scalable stacks

    • Deploy a stack and configure autoscaling.

    Install an OpenStack overcloud

    • Install an OpenStack proof of concept using the director UI and provisioning service templates.

    Lab: Comprehensive review of CL110

    • Review tasks in the Red Hat OpenStack Administration I: Core Operations for Cloud Operators course.