OpenStack Administration

Module 1: Review of Open Source Networking, Cloud Computing and NFV

• The Open Source Networking movement and related projects
• Fundamental concepts of Cloud Computing
• Review of the NFV ETSI Architecture
• Key technologies for NFV

Module 2: OpenStack components and architecture

• The OpenStack project, its releases and community
• OpenStack architecture, description of components and relationship with external components
• The OpenStack Horizon or Dashboard project
• Concepts and Laboratory:
• Deploying the OpenStack cloud via Horizon and CLI

Module 3: Identity Management

• Introduction to the Keystone project, review of its architecture and key concepts
• Advanced Keystone project concepts
• Concepts and laboratory:
• Keystone Troubleshooting

Module 4: Computing in OpenStack

• The Nova project and its internal components
• Concepts and laboratory:
• Image management (Glance Project)
• Management of virtual instances using Nova (flavors, ssh keys, consoles, availability zone, etc)

Module 5: Storage in OpenStack

• Technologies and types of storage
• Block Storage with the Cinder Project
• Object Storage with the Swift Project
• Software Defined Storage

Module 6: OpenStack Networking

• General networking topics
• Architecture and relevant functionalities of the Neutron Project
• Deployment and Operation of Neutron
• Concepts and Laboratory:
• Creating networks in OpenStack
• Customizing and Troubleshooting Neutron

Module 7: Additional components

• Orchestration with OpenStack Heat
• Telemetry Project with the Ceilometer Project
• Other components according to interest (ex. Murano, CloudKitty, Tacker, etc)
• Workshop Module: General review in customized laboratory