OpenStack Cloud Architecture and Deployment Course

Course Summary

The OpenStack Cloud Architecture and Deployment training course is designed to demonstrate the OpenStack architecture and its advanced features.

The course begins with an overview of the OpenStack cloud components and an in-depth examination of the OpenStack Cloud Reference architecture. Next, it discusses infrastructure, with an exploration of managing guest virtual machines, software defined networks, and distributed storage. The course concludes with an analysis of OpenStack Cloud Security.

Purpose

Learn how to define and deploy an OpenStack Cloud Architecture.

Audience

Developers, Network Engineers, and System Administrators considering adopting OpenStack.

Role

Software Developer

Skill Level

Intermediate

Style

Workshops

Duration

3 Days

Related Technologies

OpenStack

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Productivity Objectives:

Identify where common OpenStack components are used in an OpenStack deployment
Describe the OpenStack Cloud Reference architecture
Create a software defined network with Neutron
Define a 3-node cluster using Swift
Use Ceph to deploy cloud storage
Describe how Pacemaker High Availability (HA) works in conjunction with Virtual Machine (VM) availability

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Project-focused demos and labs using your tool stack and environment, not some canned "training room" lab.
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What You'll Learn

In the OpenStack Cloud Architecture and Deployment training course, you'll learn:

Components of the OpenStack Cloud
- Nova
- Glance
- Keystone
- Cinder
- Horizon
- Dashboard
- Swift
- Neutron
- Heat
- Oslo
- Trove
- Ceilometer
Reference Architecture
- Example architecture
- Architecture for provisioning and deployment
- Design for Cloud controllers and cloud management
- Compute nodes
- Storage decisions
- Network design
Deploying prerequisite and infrastructure services
- NTP / Chrony time management
- MySQL / MariaDB database
- RabbitMQ AMQP server
- Deploy keystone
- Deploy Glance
- Deploy Neutron networking
- Deploy Nova
- Deploy Cinder
- Deploy Horizon
- Lab: Deploy OpenStack
Software-defined Networking with Neutron
- Introduce SDN
- Introduce OpenFlow
- Introduce OpenvSwitch
- L2 Networking
- L3 Networking and DHCP
- Utilize Linux network namespaces
- Understand SDN packet flow
- Routing in OpenStack environments
- Alternative Neutron backends
Deploying Instances
- Utilize Dashboard
- Command line interfaces
- Lab: Deploying the instance with Dashboard
Advanced Networking
OpenStack Object Storage with Swift
- Understanding Object Storage
- Introduction to Swift
- Creating a Swift cluster
- Managing Swift
Distributed Cloud Storage with Ceph
- Introduction to Ceph
- RADOS
- Deploying a Ceph cluster
- Utilize Ceph with Glance image storage
- Using Ceph with Cinder block storage
Understanding Glance and Cinder
High Availability in the Cloud
- Understanding OpenStack HA needs
- Designing a HA solution for OpenStack
- Using HA Proxy to implement HA
- Utilize Pacemaker to implement HA
- Understanding Pacemaker resources
- Designing a HA architecture for Openstack
- Openstack VM HA
OpenStack Cloud Security
- Understanding OpenStack security levels
- Exploring the Keystone authentication model
- Designing Network security
- Implementing hypervisor security
Scaling OpenStack