This course will begin the transition from administering OpenStack using Horizon to using the unified command-line interface. Exam competencies covered in the course include: install and configure Red Hat OpenStack Platform (using OpenStack Director), manage users, projects, flavors, roles, images, networking, and block storage, automation (scale-out and scale-back), and build a customized image.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform architecture

Understand Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform features and terminology.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform installation

Install Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform using packstack.

Create an instance with the Horizon web front-end.

Qpid message broker

Install and configure the Qpid message broker service.

Secure Qpid using authentication and encryption.

Keystone identity service

Install, configure, and use the Keystone authentication services.

Swift object storage service

Install, configure, and use the Swift object storage service.

Glance image service

Install and use the Glance image service.

Cinder block storage service

Install the Cinder block storage service.

Manage Cinder volumes.

Networking service

Install, configure, and manage Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform networking service.

Nova compute and controller services

Install Nova compute and controller services.

Deploy an instance from the command line.

Implement an additional compute node

Learn to add and remove additional Nova compute nodes.

Heat orchestration service

Install the Heat orchestration service.

Launch a stack using preconfigured templates.

Ceilometer metering service

Install and manage the ceilometer metering service.

The future of the OpenStack development community

Learn about the future of OpenStack.

Comprehensive review

Review the installation and management of Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform.