Configuring OpenStack

Overview/Description
Target Audience
Prerequisites
Expected Duration
Lesson Objectives
Course Number
Expertise Level

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Overview/Description
OpenStack uses core software components such as OpenStack Compute, OpenStack Image Service, and OpenStack Object Storage to provide an operating system and logical architecture for private and public clouds. This course covers configuration tasks for OpenStack Compute deployments and configuring reliable storage sources using Object Storage. The course looks at the installation and configuration of the OpenStack Dashboard, and how to use it in managing your cloud resources. It also describes the setup and configuration of network services including configuring the network node, using VLAN Manager, and managing tenant networks.

Target Audience
Established IT professionals who wish to acquire job skills and knowledge in OpenStack cloud software

Prerequisites
None

Expected Duration (hours)
2.9

Lesson Objectives

Configuring OpenStack

start the course

setting post-configuration options and understanding the nova.conf file

configure the Compute nodes with the required Neutron network connectivity

configure the Compute node with credentials and certificates needed to launch instances and work with images and other API functions

configure the Compute node to allow appropriate access to VMs

configure additional Compute nodes in order to distribute the load across multiple servers

configure OpenStack Compute to use a hypervisor and virtualization standards

configure authentication for OpenStack Compute projects

configure authorization for OpenStack Compute projects

demonstrate how to launch an instance, selecting an image, a flavor, and optional attributes

demonstrate how to configure OpenStack Compute with Identity Service

install the OpenStack Object Storage feature on your node

demonstrate how to configure OpenStack Object Storage Service

configure replication for OpenStack Storage Service

demonstrate how to set up SSL access to object storage

demonstrate how to manage, create, delete and list containers

demonstrate how to manage, download, upload, and list objects

install the dashboard on the node

create security group rules using OpenStack Dashboard

configure key management using the OpenStack Dashboard

use the OpenStack Dashboard to launch a new instance

demonstrate how to use the Dashboard for user management and to add new tenants

install the OpenStack Neutron Networking service node

configure OpenStack networking settings for networks, subnets, routers, and ports

demonstrate how to configure and modify IP ranges for tenants

create a basic Neutron network on the OpenStack Network node

use OpenStack Dashboard to create, configure, and modify key components

Course Number:
cl_opst_a02_it_enus

Expertise Level
Beginner