OpenStack: Solution setup

Create and manage your own cloud with Openstack.
Private session

This training is available in a private or personalized format. It can be provided in one of our training centres or at your offices. Call one of our consultants of submit a request online.

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  • Duration: 3 days
  • Regular price: On request

Course outline

Duration : 3 days

Audience

  • System administrators
  • Solution architects

Prerequisites

  • Linux knowledge (shell commands)
  • Virtualisation basics

Objectives

At the end of the course:
  • You will master the cloud computing concepts
  • You will understand the OpenStack components
  • You will be able to create and manage your own cloud with Openstack

Contents

What is Cloud Computing ?
  • Private Cloud/Public Cloud
  • Functionalities
  • Glossary
OpenStack
  • Project background
  • Creation
  • Overall architecture and components
Managing Identities: Keystone
  • Keystone concepts
  • About users, projects and roles
  • Set-up and configuration
Managing images: Glance
  • Glance concepts
  • Managing image storage and related file systems
  • Set-up and configuration
Managing the network: Neutron
  • Neutron concepts
  • The ML2/Open vSwitch plugin
  • Set-up and configuration
Managing computation: Nova
  • Nova and Nova-compute
  • Migrating instances
  • Managing multiple hypervisors (kvm, lxc)
  • Set-up and configuration
Managing data volumes: Cinder
  • Cinder concepts
  • Backends
  • Set-up and configuration
Storage infrastructure: Swift
  • Swift concepts
  • Managing storage
  • Set-up and configuration
Graphical dashboard: Horizon
  • Horizon concepts
  • Set-up and configuration
Managing metrics: Ceilometer
  • Ceilometer concepts (Metrics, Multi-Publisher, Alarming)
  • Types of collectors and agents
  • Coupling with Heat for adaptation depending on resource usage
  • Set-up and configuration
Heat
  • Heat concepts
  • HOT: the Heat template language
  • Set-up and configuration
Recommanded tools
  • cloud-init: automatic instance configuration (data,files)
  • Puppet: centralized configuration management

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Frédéric Paradis
Certified Trainer and Cloud Architect
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Marc Maisonneuve
Marc Maisonneuve
Training program director
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Vicky Moreau
Vicky Moreau
Trainer
Vicky Moreau is a passionate freelancer and professional in the area of office automation. She holds a college diploma in office automation, most of her solid experience with the Office Suite was acquired while being an autodidact. In fact, she has successfully completed an MOS (Microsoft Office Specialist) Excel certification.
Francis Ferland-Stevenson
Francis Ferland-Stevenson
Trainer
Francis began as a trainer more than 5 years ago by testing office automation tools designed specifically to met the needs of his colleagues. His calm and his empathy makes him able to adapt his language according to the level of experience of the group. This makes his learnings clear and accessible to anyone. As a trainer, he is therefore attentive to the needs of his students to make sure they meet their objectives and face the challenges.