Cloud Storage with Red Hat Ceph Storage (CL260) Training

Build, expand, and manage cloud-scale, software-defined storage using Red Hat Ceph Storage.

The training is designed for storage administrators and cloud operators responsible for deploying and maintaining Red Hat Ceph Storage clusters in production data centers or integrating them with Red Hat OpenStack Platform and OpenShift Container Platform environments.

Participants will learn how to deploy, configure, and scale Ceph clusters to deliver object, block, and file-based storage, compatible with Amazon S3, OpenStack Swift, and CephFS protocols.

This course is based on Red Hat Ceph Storage version 5.0.

This course is intended for:

• Storage administrators and cloud operators managing Ceph Storage in enterprise or hybrid cloud environments.

• Developers building applications that utilize cloud-based storage systems and need to understand storage types and client access mechanisms.

By the end of this training, you will have gained knowledge and skills in the following areas:

• Deploy and manage a Red Hat Ceph Storage cluster on standard hardware.

• Use the web-based management interface for day-to-day administration.

• Create and manage storage pools and control user access.

• Connect to Ceph using object, block, and file-based access methods.

• Analyze and optimize cluster performance and scalability.

• Integrate Ceph with Red Hat OpenStack Platform and OpenShift for unified storage management.

Impact on the Organization

Reliable, scalable data storage is essential for modern enterprise infrastructure.
Red Hat Ceph Storage provides a flexible, software-defined storage solution that scales seamlessly while maintaining high performance and fault tolerance.
Through this course, organizations can confidently deploy and operate enterprise-grade, hybrid storage environments.

Impact on the Individual

Upon completing this course, you will:

• Be able to deploy, manage, and scale a Red Hat Ceph Storage cluster.
• Understand Ceph’s object, block, and file storage models and how to apply them.
• Learn to integrate Ceph with Red Hat OpenStack Platform and OpenShift.
• Gain the skills to perform cluster monitoring, troubleshooting, and performance tuning.
• Master the use of Ceph as a unified cloud storage platform across multiple workloads.

1. Introducing Red Hat Ceph Storage Architecture
Learn about Ceph’s architecture, data organization, and client access methods.

2. Deploying Red Hat Ceph Storage
Install and expand a new Ceph cluster using commodity servers.

3. Configuring Ceph Clusters
Manage cluster settings, monitors, and network layout.

4. Creating Object Storage Components
Build and manage OSDs, pools, and authorization mechanisms.

5. Managing Storage Maps
Adjust CRUSH and OSD maps to optimize performance and redundancy.

6. Providing Block Storage with RADOS Block Devices (RBDs)
Configure and manage block storage for client systems.

7. Providing Object Storage with RADOS Gateway (RGW)
Deploy and configure Ceph for S3 and Swift-compatible object storage.

8. Providing File Storage with CephFS
Set up Ceph File System for shared file-based storage.

9. Managing Ceph Clusters
Monitor, maintain, and repair Ceph components including MONs, OSDs, and PGs.

10. Tuning and Troubleshooting
Identify performance bottlenecks and tune Ceph for optimal performance.

11. Managing Cloud Platforms with Ceph Storage
Integrate Ceph with OpenStack and OpenShift for image, block, and object storage.

12. Comprehensive Review
Reinforce learning through practical review and exercises.