HP Education Services course data sheet

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.

Special notes

Price USD $2,400 Customers who attend a public, open enrollment session of this 3-day
Fundamentals of OpenStack® Technology in US and Canada also receive the
Links to local US/Canada
schedules,
following offer upon completion of their H6C68S class:
Mexico/Latin America
pricing and One free EXIN Foundation Certification in OpenStack® Software Exam Voucher
registration Brazil
(valued at $184 USD)
Fundamentals of Free access to 4 hour H8Q15S EXIN Foundation Certificate in OpenStack®: Exam
Course title
OpenStack® Technology
Preparation seminar (valued at $200 USD)
HP course # H6C68S

Audience
Category Cloud

System Administrators, engineers and consultants who will plan and manage
Duration 3 days
OpenStack-based environments

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)
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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

Certifications and Related Examinations

EXIN Foundation Certificate in OpenStack Software

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

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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
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- 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
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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

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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

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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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