Red Hat OpenStack Administration III: Networking & Foundations of NFV with Exam (EX310)

Course Overview

Learn to deploy, manage, and configure Red Hat Ceph Storage and Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform

The Red Hat OpenStack Administration III (CL310) course provides extensive hands-on training for experienced system administrators in how to use the distributed storage features of Red Hat® Ceph Storage and the networking capabilities of OpenStack® Neutron. Students will set up a Ceph environment and its configuration as a back end for OpenStack, and configure and use the advanced features of OpenStack Neutron.

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Students will set up a Ceph environment and its configuration as a back end for OpenStack, and configure and use the advanced features of OpenStack Neutron.

Target Audience

• Experienced Linux® system administrators responsible for managing OpenStack environments who want to learn:
• To configure scalable and distributed storage as a storage back end for OpenStack
• The advanced features offered by OpenStack Neutron

Course Objectives

• Deploy Red Hat Ceph Storage
• Manage snapshots in Red Hat Ceph Storage
• Access Ceph storage through Ceph block device (RBD) and Ceph object gateway (RADOSGW)
• Configure Red Hat Ceph Storage as a storage back end for OpenStack Services
• Manage networks based on VXLAN, VLAN and GRE
• Deploy and using load-balancer-as-a-service (LBaaS) in OpenStack Neutron
• Troubleshoot Neutron issues

Course Content

Introduction to Red Hat Ceph Storage
 Introduce Red Hat Ceph Storage architecture, components, and attributes.

Describe Red Hat Ceph Storage components and features
 Describe the components and features of Red Hat Ceph Storage.

Deploy and access Red Hat Ceph Storage
 Create snapshots and clones for Red Hat Ceph Storage.

Create snapshots and clones
 Manage snapshots and clones of a Ceph Block Device (RBD).

Integrate Ceph with the Glance Image service
 Integrate Ceph with the Glance image service, the Cinder block storage service, and the Nova compute service.

Introduce networking fundamentals
 Explain standard networking concepts and OpenStack Neutron networking concepts and services.

Implement virtual bridging
 Install and manage virtual network bridges.

Implement virtual network devices
 Create and deploy virtual network devices.

Implement network namespaces
 Manage network interfaces manually (using the ip command) and persistently.

Manage neutron services
 Verify and manage the configuration of Neutron networking service.

Provision project networks
 Provision project networks using VXLAN tunnels, GRE tunnels, and VLANs.

Implement load-balancer-as-a-service (LBaaS)
 Implement LBaaS.

Troubleshoot Neutron networking services
 Diagnose and troubleshoot issues with the Neutron networking service.

Comprehensive Review
 Review tasks from the Red Hat OpenStack III course.

Note: Course outline is subject to change with technology advances and as the nature of the underlying job evolves.

Course Prerequisites

• Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) certification or equivalent experience
• Red Hat Certified System Administrator in Red Hat OpenStack (EX210) certification or equivalent experience
• Have taken Red Hat OpenStack Administration (CL210) course

Test Certification

The exam (EX310) will be taken on the last day of the course.