Syllabus OpenStack Administration

Duration
3 days of instructor-led training (24 hours)

Labs
60% lecture, 40% hands-on lab

Requirements
Knowledge of *nix CLI and networking. Previous experience with virtualization environments is
an asset but not a requirement

Overview
This course introduces the OpenStack cloud software (Icehouse release), architecture best
practices and components, learning how to setup your own OpenStack environment

Outline
First day
Cloud 101 (1 hour)
From virtualization to cloud computing
Use cases
OpenStack project: overview
Architecture of an OpenStack environment
Architecture overview
Openstack Terminology
Best practices
OpenStack ecosystem
Demo: Installation of an Openstack environment
OpenStack services Overview
Backend services
Database system
Message broker
Lab: Setup of MySQL and RabbitMQ services
The Identity service
How Authentication Works
How Services and Endpoints Works
Keystone install and configure
Lab: Setup of Keystone service
Identity Management
Keystone CLI
Lab: Services, Endpoints, Users, Roles and Tenants management with keystone CLI
The Glance service
Images Repository Management
Glance CLI
Lab: Setup of Glance service and Glance CLI
Second day
The Object Storage service
Installation and configuration of Swift
Lab: Setup of Object Storage service
Object Storage Management
Object Storage CLI

 Lab: Swift command line tools

The Block Storage Service
Install and configure Cinder block storage service
Cinder CLI
Lab: Setup of Cinder service and Cinder CLI
The Networking service
Installation and configuration of Neutron Networking service
Lab: Setup of Neutron Server and L3, DHCP agents
Networking Management
Networking CLI
Lab: Neutron command line tools
Third day
The Compute Controller Services
Install and configure Nova Compute Controller service
Nova CLI
Lab: Setup of Nova Compute Controller Services
Compute Controller Management
Nova CLI
Lab: Nova command line tools
Adding more compute nodes
Install and configure extra Nova Compute nodes
Lab: Setup of Extra Nova Compute nodes
The Horizon user interface
Installation and configuration of Horizon service
Lab: Setup of Horizon service
The Telemetry Services
Install and configure Telemetry Ceilometer service
Ceilometer CLI
Lab: Setup of Telemetry Ceilometer Services
The Orchestration Services
Install and configure Orchestration Heat service
Heat CLI
Lab: Setup of Heat services