Name: OpenStack Administration - Basic
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OpenStack Administration - Basic

Dive into the fundamentals of OpenStack with this basic administration course. Designed for IT professionals aiming to harness the power of IaaS cloud solutions, this training offers insights into OpenStack's architecture, services, and best practices.

What will you learn?

Through this training, participants will:

• Understand the core concepts behind OpenStack and Cloud Computing.

• Learn the difference between virtualization and clustering.

• Familiarize themselves with OpenStack's evolution, services, and competitors.

• Master basic OpenStack administrative tasks and automated installations.

• Explore the functionalities of various OpenStack components like Keystone, Nova, and Swift.

Requirements:

Basic Linux administration capabilities.

Introductory understanding of the Cloud Computing paradigm.

Course Outline*:

*We know each team has their own needs and specifications. That is why we can modify the training outline per need.

Introduction:

What is OpenStack?
Foundations of Cloud Computing.
Differences between virtualization and clustering.
OpenStack's evolution and notable releases.
Introduction to OpenStack distributions and deployment solutions.
Overview of OpenStack services and competitors.

OpenStack Administration:

Understanding basic terms and the IaaS model.
Insights into supported hypervisors and image formats.
Deep dive into OpenStack's architecture, design, and installation considerations.
Mastery over administrative tasks and automation within OpenStack.
Guidelines on growth planning and high availability.

Basic Environment:

Overview of prerequisites, nodes, and networks.
Introduction to AMQP and Keystone.
Discussing API concerns, components, and authentication processes.

Component Deep Dive:

Glance: Insights into components and backends.
Nova: Understanding components, flavors, and the instance lifecycle.
Neutron: Dive into network virtualization, agents, and network components.
Horizon: Learn about backends and integration with Cinder.
Swift: Discover the power of object storage, data addressing, and ring configurations.
Heat: Exploring use cases, components, and basic templates.
Ceilometer: Learn about its use cases, basic concepts, and components.