Learn to manage Red Hat OpenStack Platform private cloud environments, configure secure resources and deploy scalable cloud applications, networks and storage services.

Red Hat OpenStack Administration I: Core Operations for Domain Operators (CL110) provides the essential knowledge and practical skills required to operate and manage production Red Hat OpenStack Platform (RHOSP) private cloud environments.

The course focuses on managing a single-site OpenStack overcloud, creating secure project environments and provisioning the resources cloud users need to deploy applications. Participants learn how to manage user permissions, network configurations, storage services and scalable application deployments within an OpenStack infrastructure.

The training also introduces OpenShift integration, load balancing, identity management, monitoring, proxy services and storage solutions. Participants further develop their ability to troubleshoot cloud infrastructure issues and perform essential Day 2 operational tasks.

This course is based on Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.1.

Course Content Summary

The CL110 training programme covers the routine and specialised operational tasks involved in managing a production OpenStack overcloud domain. Participants work with both the web-based management interface and command-line tools (CLI) to configure and administer cloud resources.

Key skills covered during the course include:

Launching virtual machine instances for different application scenarios.
Managing domains, projects, users, roles and quotas in multitenant cloud environments.
Configuring and administering networks, subnets, routers and floating IP addresses.
Securing instances through security group rules and access keys.
Creating and managing block storage, object storage and shared storage resources.
Customising instance deployment processes using cloud-init.
Deploying scalable cloud applications through stack templates.

Impact on the Organisation

The Red Hat OpenStack Administration I (CL110) course develops the technical capabilities needed to operate and manage private cloud infrastructure effectively as part of daily business operations.

Private cloud environments can help organisations reduce costs through more precise resource control, simplify regulatory compliance and support integration with existing legacy systems.

Using the skills gained during this training, cloud users and operators can create and manage project resources consisting of networks, services and template-based applications. These flexible configurations can significantly reduce the need to deploy new physical infrastructure for individual projects.

The Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.1 release includes important improvements such as service containerisation, new installation and management tools, a redesigned application load balancing component and expanded functionality supported by the OpenStack CLI.

In addition, PackStack is among the installation tools that have been fully deprecated in this platform release.

The operational and business benefits of the training may vary depending on each organisation's infrastructure, technical requirements and implementation environment.

Recommended Next Courses

Participants who wish to continue developing their OpenStack administration and cloud storage expertise may consider the following courses:

Red Hat OpenStack Administration II: Day 2 Operations for Cloud Operators (CL210)
Cloud Storage with Red Hat Ceph Storage (CL260)

For corporate groups, we can organize this training as an on-site private group.

Prerequisites

Participants should meet one of the following requirements:

Hold the Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) certification.
Demonstrate system administration knowledge and experience equivalent to RHCSA level.

Participants who do not hold the RHCSA certification may use the Red Hat skills assessment to evaluate their current knowledge.

Who Should Attend

This training is intended for professionals responsible for deploying, operating or maintaining applications within private and hybrid OpenStack cloud environments.

The course is particularly relevant to:

Cloud users who deploy application instances and application stacks.
Domain operators responsible for managing cloud resources and security permissions.
Cloud operations personnel who maintain applications running on private or hybrid OpenStack infrastructures.
Technology evaluation teams seeking to understand Red Hat OpenStack Platform operations and application deployment methods.

What You Will Learn

By completing this course, participants will gain an understanding of private and hybrid OpenStack cloud architectures and develop the skills required to create, manage and troubleshoot software-defined networks, cloud resources, servers and applications in dynamically scalable business environments.

By the end of the training, learners will be able to:

Design and implement on-demand projects, software-defined networks and virtual machine instances.
Deploy an OpenStack proof-of-concept (PoC) environment for practice, development, demonstrations and testing within their own computing infrastructure.
Manage OpenStack resources such as subnets, routers, floating IP addresses, images, flavors, security groups and security rules.
Configure and administer block storage and object storage services.
Create and customise advanced virtual machine instances, including deployment-time configuration.
Build scalable application stacks consisting of multiple virtual machine applications.
Perform essential operational management and troubleshooting tasks within an OpenStack environment.

Training Outline

1. Introduction to Red Hat OpenStack Platform

Explore the OpenStack architecture and its core components, understand the different user and operator roles, and learn how to launch a virtual machine instance.

OpenStack personas and operational roles
OpenStack components and architecture
Launching virtual machine instances

2. Manage Application Projects in a Multitenant Cloud

Create and configure secure cloud projects with appropriate user permissions and sufficient resources to support application deployment requirements.

Project creation and configuration
User access and security permissions
Project resource management

3. Manage OpenStack Networking

Understand how IP networks are implemented within OpenStack, including fundamental TCP/IP behaviour, software-defined networking (SDN) components and the network types available to self-service cloud users.

OpenStack IP networking
TCP/IP fundamentals
Software-defined networking components
Self-service network types

4. Configure Resources to Launch a Non-Public Instance

Prepare and configure the resources needed to launch a virtual machine instance that operates within a tenant network without public access.

Virtual CPU (vCPU) and memory resources
System disk images
Launching instances within tenant networks
Deploying application components without public access

5. Configure Virtual Machine System Disks

Examine the available options for configuring, storing and selecting block-based virtual machine system disks according to application requirements.

Block-based VM system disks
Ephemeral disks
Persistent disks
Selecting appropriate disk configurations for specific use cases

6. Provide Additional Storage Strategies

Explore alternative storage methods available in OpenStack and identify suitable approaches for different cloud application requirements.

Object-based storage
Network file sharing
Storage volumes sourced from file sharing services
Evaluating cloud storage options

7. Configure Resources to Launch an Instance with Public Access

Identify and configure the additional networking and security resources required to deploy instances that need public connectivity.

Networking configuration for public access
Access security components
Launching publicly accessible instances

8. Automate Customised Cloud Application Launches

Configure and deploy multi-tier cloud application stacks using architectural templates that define scalable virtual machine instances and their deployment customisations.

Multi-tier application stacks
Template-based application deployment
Instance launch customisation
Scalable application configurations

9. Manage Cloud Application Placement

Explore advanced overcloud architectures beyond a single-site environment and understand the resources used to control where virtual machine instances are deployed.

Advanced and multisite overcloud layouts
Cells and Availability Zones
Instance placement controls
Compute node resource requirements
Managing placement attributes

Note: The course outline may be updated to reflect technological developments and changing operational requirements.

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