Fundamentals of the OpenStack Cloud with Hands-on Labs

Deploy a multinode OpenStack cluster on your Mac, Windows or Linux system and master it by doing hands-on labs

Created by: Naveen Joy
DevOps Expert: OpenStack, Kubernetes, Docker, AWS

What Will I Learn?

• Deploy a multinode Pike OpenStack cluster on your computer consisting of a cloud controller and compute node
• Master OpenStack by doing several lab exercises that simulate production scenarios involving Software Defined Networking, Compute and Storage
• Learn to automate cloud resources by writing and running a Linux Shell script
• Master software defined networks by creating project & provider networks, floating-ip addresses, security-groups, routers & external gateways in the lab
• Learn to provision secure Internet connectivity to your OpenStack instances using the Neutron Virtual Router
• Learn the software architecture and components of Nova and Neutron
• Understand object storage and block storage service concepts
• Understand HOT and it's anatomy in the context of the OpenStack Heat service
• Learn about RBAC and token based authentication in Keystone
• Learn to create and update Heat stacks
• Understand the production deployment architecture of the OpenStack Neutron service
• Learn Swift architecture, features and how to create objects
• Describe the Neutron provider and project network topologies
• Learn advanced Nova features such as the Cells, Host Aggregates, Scheduling logic and Placement
• Learn how to create an instance and inject ssh keypairs
• Learn to troubleshoot OpenStack
• Learn about Nova cells and how to add nodes to cells

Requirements

• Basic knowledge of cloud computing concepts covered in my introductory Udemy course titled: "Hands-on Introduction to OpenStack, Docker and Cloud Computing"
• A Mac or Windows PC (or even Ubuntu or CentOS) with 6 GB free RAM to deploy OpenStack and do the lab exercises.

Target audience

• Anyone looking to attain the OpenStack Cloud Mastery by doing lab scenarios using their own personal computer (either a Windows PC or Mac)
• Anyone looking to get hands-on exposure to OpenStack and practicing several technical job interview questions in this field
• Anyone interested in enhancing their cloud computing and OpenStack skills
• Anyone interested in becoming a Certified OpenStack Administrator (COA)