OpenStack in CloudOps: Automation

OpenStack in CloudOps: Automation

• discover the key concepts covered in this course
• recognize the enterprise and operational factors that impacts the design of OpenStack Cloud
• describe the impact of SLA considerations on the design of OpenStack cloud to provide redundancy and high availability
• recall use cases of implementing OpenStack container integration and open source projects that are used to implement OpenStack container integration points
• list the prominent containers and Platform as a Service tools that can be deployed on OpenStack Cloud
• recognize how Magnum helps manage container orchestration engine provisioning
• launch OpenStack instances using Docker Machine and then install and configure Docker on the launched instances
• run Kubernetes clusters in OpenStack ecosystem and deploy a simple application server
• describe the challenges of implementing OpenStack multi-cloud along with the associated solutions for eliminating those challenges
• install and configure Jenkins Automation Server and create jobs to install OpenStack Cloud
• install OpenStack-Ansible in test environments using general workflows that include hosts preparation, deployment configuration, playbook execution, and verification
• summarize the key concepts covered in this course

In this course, you'll explore the enterprise and operational factors and SLA considerations that can impact the design of OpenStack cloud. You'll examine open source projects that can be used to implement OpenStack container integration points, prominent containers and Platform as a Service tools that can be deployed on OpenStack Cloud, and the objectives of Magnum. Next, you'll learn about the challenges and associated solutions for implementing OpenStack multi-cloud, how to launch OpenStack instances using Docker Machine, and how to install and configure Docker on OpenStack instances. Finally, you'll discover how to run Kubernetes clusters in the OpenStack ecosystem to deploy application servers, install and configure Jenkins Automation Server, and install OpenStack-Ansible in test environments using general workflows.

OpenStack in CloudOps: Managing Multi-cloud with OpenStack

OpenStack in CloudOps: Managing Multi-cloud with OpenStack

• discover the key concepts covered in this course
• recognize the role of OpenStack and the OpenStack components that provide the capability to access infrastructure resources
• install OpenStack and demonstrate the steps to create and launch virtual machine instances using the UI
• install and configure storage nodes to operate account, container, and object services
• describe topologies of multi-cloud orchestration involving Azure, AWS and OpenStack
• differentiate between OpenStack and Kubernetes and describe the benefits of using them together
• list tools that can be used to manage OpenStack deployment and life cycle
• recognize the role of shared services that are used by OpenStack to provide critical services like identification, imaging, indexing, and placement
• describe the features of Heat that are used to orchestrate composite cloud applications through OpenStack
• install and configure Heat on OpenStack nodes
• recall the different approaches of deploying OpenStack and getting started with the most commonly used OpenStack services
• summarize the key concepts covered in this course

In this course, you'll explore the essential components of OpenStack that are used for accessing infrastructure resources. You'll examine topologies of multi-cloud orchestration involving Azure, AWS and OpenStack, as well as the differences between OpenStack and Kubernetes. Next, you'll look at the benefits of using OpenStack and Kubernetes together, the tools that can be used to manage OpenStack deployments, and the critical roles of OpenStack shared services. You'll move on to explore prominent features provided by Heat, the different approaches of deploying OpenStack, and how to get started with the most commonly used OpenStack services. Finally, you'll learn to install OpenStack, create and launch virtual machine instances, and install and configure storage nodes and Heat on OpenStack nodes.