Fundamentals of OpenStack® Technology (H6C68S)

COURSE OVERVIEW

This 3-day course assists administrators and users to configure, manage, and use the OpenStack® cloud services platform. An architectural overview ensures understanding of various OpenStack® projects and their functions. Hands-on labs provide configuration and operation experience with major aspects of the OpenStack® environment.

PREREQUISITES

HP recommends that students have attained the following credentials or levels of experience before taking this course:

• Completion of Linux Fundamentals (U8583S)
• Completion of Linux for Unix Administrators (U2794S)
• HP Cloud Overview Seminar (HK917AAE)

AUDIENCE

• System Administrators, engineers and consultants who will plan and manage OpenStack-based environments

CERTIFICATIONS AND RELATED EXAMINATIONS

• EXIN Foundation Certificate in OpenStack Software

COURSE OBJECTIVES

At the conclusion of this course, you should be able to:

• Describe the major features of OpenStack®
• Describe the architecture of OpenStack®
• Configure and use OpenStack®

BENEFITS TO YOU

• Gain the ability to configure, administer, and use an OpenStack® environment
• Understand the architecture of the various OpenStack® projects and how they fit together in a solution

COURSE OUTLINE

Module 1: Course Overview

• Set out the course objectives

Module 2: Introduction to OpenStack®

• OpenStack Overview
  • OpenStack high level architecture
  • OpenStack architecture overview
  • OpenStack component interactions
  • OpenStack API Interfaces
• HP and the Cloud
  • HP’s Contributions to OpenStack
  • HP’s OpenStack and Cloud Leadership
  • HP’s OpenStack Based Offerings
• Accessing OpenStack Services
  • Dashboard
  • CLI
  • API
• Lab Exercises:
  • Accessing the Lab VM and starting the OpenStack® environment
  • Exploring the OpenStack® command line
  • Accessing OpenStack® using Horizon GUI

Module 3: Keystone – OpenStack® Identity Service

• Keystone overview
• Keystone architecture
  • User management
  • Service management
• Using Keystone
  • Using the python-keystone client
  • Adding Users, Tenants, and Roles
  • Token Auth vs Password Auth methods
  • Configuring service credentials
  • Configuring SSL support
• Configuring Keystone
• Troubleshooting Keystone
• Lab Exercises
  • Keystone Identity Functionality
  • Horizon Identity Functionality
  • OpenStack® Service Catalog and API access

Module 4: Nova – OpenStack® Compute Service

• Nova Overview
• Nova architecture
  • OpenStack Compute component interactions
  • A look the Nova API
  • Nova-network
  • Nova volume management
• Configuring Nova
• Operating Nova
  • Creating and managing a compute node
  • Image and instance management using Nova
• Scheduler
  • Scheduling overview
  • Nova Schedulers
• Troubleshooting
• Lab exercises
  • Creating an Instance from the CLI
  • Verify the required nova services are enabled and happy
  • Run (boot) an Image
  • Manage Instances from the Horizon GUI
  • Pausing and Suspending the VM
  • Creating a Snapshot
  • Terminating Instance

Module 5: Glance – OpenStack® Image Service

• Glance Overview
• Glance architecture
  • Glance API
  • Glance Registry
  • Glance storage adapters
• Image management using Glance
  • Overview of image management
  • Supported image types
  • Creating and configuring images in Glance
  • Booting an image
  • Deleting an instance
  • Replicating images
• Troubleshooting Glance
• Lab Exercises
  • Creating a Glance Image
  • Creating an Instance

Module 6: Horizon – OpenStack® Dashboard

• Horizon overview
• Horizon Architecture
• Installing and configuring Horizon
• Common management tasks
• Troubleshooting
• Lab Exercises
  • Exploring the OpenStack® Dashboard
  • Exploring the Horizon Configuration Settings

Module 7: Neutron – OpenStack® Networking Service

• Overview of OpenStack Neutron
• Neutron Architecture and use cases
  • Single flat network
  • Multiple flat network
  • Mixed flat and private network
  • Provider router with private networks
  • Per-tenant routers with private networks
  • Open vSwitch and Linux bridge
  • Linux network namespaces
• Configuring Neutron
• Using Neutron Services
• Troubleshooting Neutron
• Lab Exercises
  • Verifying Neutron configuration
  • Assembling the network map
  • Creating a VM
  • Modifying Access & Security settings
  • Connecting to the Instance
  • Associating Floating IP to the Instance
  • Examining the Network Topology

Module 8: Cinder – OpenStack® Block Storage

• Cinder Overview
• Cinder Architecture
  • OpenStack storage concepts
  • Cinder API
  • Cinder scheduler
• Cinder Configuration
• Using Cinder
  • Creating volumes
  • Configuring boot from volume
• Troubleshooting
• Lab Exercises
  • Creating a Stack Volume from the CLI
  • Creating an instance that boots from a Cinder volume
  • Using Horizon to manage Cinder Volumes

Module 9: Swift – OpenStack® Object Storage

• Swift Overview
• Swift Architecture
  • Accounts and credentials
  • Containers, objects, rings
  • Nodes: auth, proxy, storage
  • Replication
  • Updaters and auditors
  • Language Bindings
• Configuring Swift
• Using Swift
  • Accounts
  • Creating and managing objects
  • Object server management
  • Container server management
  • Account server management
  • Proxy server management
  • Ring management
  • Large objects
  • Monitoring
• Troubleshooting
• Lab exercises
  • Using the OpenStack® Object Storage Service
  • Exploring the Swift Configuration

Module 10: Ceilometer – OpenStack® Telemetry Service

• Ceilometer overview
• Architecture
  • Central agent
  • Compute agent
  • Collector
  • Data store
  • API server
  • Meter types and units
• Configuring Ceilometer
• Using Ceilometer
  • Using component meters
  • API and CLI queries
• Troubleshooting Ceilometer
• Lab Exercises
  • Ceilometer overview

Module 11: Heat – OpenStack® Orchestration Service

• Heat Overview
• Architecture
  • Heat Orchestration Template (HOT) format
  • Heat CFN API service
  • Heat CFN tools
  • Heat enabled images
  • User data input formats
  • Cloud-init and user-data scripts
  • Resource plugins
• Configuring Heat
• Using Heat
  • Configuring images for use with Heat
  • Creating a stack
• Troubleshooting
• Lab exercises
  • Configuring OpenStack® for Heat
  • Heat basic template example
  • Viewing the status of Stack from Horizon
  • Template Input Parameters
  • Improving Templates
  • Providing parameters to heat command line
  • Providing template outputs
  • Complex Template Deployment
  • Cleanup

Module 12: Trove – OpenStack® Database Service

• Trove Overview
  • Terminology
  • Use Cases
• Architecture
• Trove Installation
• Configuring Trove
• Using Trove
  • Working with Datastores
  • Working with Instances
  • Working with Databases
• Managing Trove using Horizon
• Troubleshooting Trove
  • Using Trove with DevStack Environment
• Lab Exercises:
  • Preparing the environment for Trove
  • Creating new Datastore
  • Create trove Instance and Database
  • Managing Trove using Horizon

Module 13: Deployment Planning

• Planning an OpenStack deployment
• Regions, AZs, Cells, etc.
• HA considerations
• HP Services for OpenStack deployment planning

Module 14: New Capabilities

• Introducing capabilities under development for Juno release
• Introducing Ironic – OpenStack® Bare Metal Provisioning Service
  • Use Cases
  • Logical Architecture
  • Key Technologies
  • Deployment Architecture
  • Prerequisites for Bare Metal Deployment
  • Bare Metal Deployment Steps
• Introducing Zaqar – Multi-tenant Cloud Messaging Service
• Introducing Manilla – Shard File System Service
• Introducing Designate – DNS as a Service component
• Introducing Barbican – Key Management Service

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For whom it is intended:

• Presale/consultant
• System administrator
• System engineer