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Red Hat Openstack Administration I
- Categories:
- Cloud Infrastructure and Networking
- Level:
- Intermediate
- Code:
- CL110
- Exam:
- Not Applicable
Overview
Red Hat OpenStack Administration I (CL110) is designed for system administrators who are intending to implement a cloud computing environment using Red Hat OpenStack® Platform.
This course is based on Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.1.
This course will teach students to install a proof-of-concept and configure, use, and maintain Red Hat OpenStack Platform. The focus on this course will be managing OpenStack using the Horizon dashboard and the command-line interface and managing instances.
Prerequisites
Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA®) in Red Hat Enterprise Linux® certification or equivalent experience.
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Learning outcomes
Course content summary
- 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 PackStack
To help prepare students for the Red Hat Certified System Administrator in Red Hat OpenStack exam (EX210), the following competencies are covered in this course:
- Install and configure Red Hat OpenStack Platform (using PackStack)
- Manage users, projects, flavors, roles, images, networking, and block storage
- Set quotas
- Configure images at instantiation
To learn more competencies to pass the Red Hat Certified System Administrator in Red Hat OpenStack exam (EX210), take the next step in the OpenStack training path with Red Hat OpenStack Administration II (CL210).
Impact on the organization
This course is intended to develop the skills needed to manage a private cloud. A private cloud can reduce costs through fine-grained resource control, simplifying regulatory compliance and permitting easier integration with legacy systems.
Red Hat has created this course in a way intended to benefit our customers, but each company and infrastructure is unique, and actual results or benefits may vary.
Impact on the individual
As a result of attending this course, students should be able to perform basic administration tasks in Red Hat OpenStack Platform.
Students should be able to demonstrate the following skills:
- Deploy a Red Hat OpenStack Platform proof of concept environment
- Manage software-defined networks, subnets, routers, and floating IP addresses
- Manage images and flavors
- Provision virtual machine instances
- Manage security groups and rules
- Manage block and object storage
- Customize instances
- Create scalable stacks
Course outline
Course introduction
Introduce and review the course.
Launch 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
Manage Linux networks and bridges.
Prepare and deploy an internal instance
Manage images, flavors, and private networks in preparation for launching an internal instance and launch and verify an internal instance.
Manage block storage
Manage ephemeral and persistent block storage.
Manage object storage
Manage object storage.
Prepare and deploy an external instance
Manage external networks and security in preparation for launching an external instance and launch and verify an external instance.
Customize instances
Customize an instance with cloud-init.
Deploying scalable stacks
Deploy a stack and configure autoscaling.
Install OpenStack
Install an OpenStack proof of concept using Packstack.
Comprehensive review of Red Hat OpenStack Administration I
Review tasks in the Red Hat OpenStack Administration I course.
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