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1. Introduction to OpenStack for Government

  • History of the Cloud and OpenStack for Government

  • Cloud Features for Government

  • Cloud Models for Government

    • Private, Public, Hybrid
    • On-premise, IaaS, PaaS, SaaS

  • Public and Private Cloud Deployments Based on OpenStack for Government

  • Open Source and Commercial OpenStack Distributions for Government

  • OpenStack Deployment Models for Government

  • OpenStack Ecosystem for Government

    • Modules
    • Underlying Tools
    • Integrations
  • OpenStack Lifecycle for Government

  • OpenStack Certification for Government

  • OpenStack Lab (VM) for this Course for Government

2. Hands-on OpenStack Administration Workshop for Government

  • Getting to Know OpenStack for Government

    • OpenStack Components (Keystone, Glance, Nova, Neutron, Cinder, Swift, Heat)
    • Interaction with the OpenStack Cloud for Government
    • OpenStack Daemons and API Communication Flow for Government

  • Keystone - Identity Management Service for Government

    • Keystone Architecture for Government
    • Authentication and Available Backends for Government
    • Token Types and Token Management for Government
    • Authorization in OpenStack - Roles and oslo.policy for Government
    • Keystone Resources - Domains, Projects, Users for Government
    • Openrc and clouds.yaml - CLI Clients Configuration for Government
    • OpenStack Service Catalog for Government
    • Adding a New OpenStack Service for Government
    • Quota System in OpenStack for Government

  • Glance - Image Service for Government

    • Images Adjusted to the Cloud for Government
    • Image Features (Properties, Metadata, Format, Container) for Government
    • Uploading and Downloading Images for Government
    • Sharing Images for Government
    • Glance Image Stores for Government
    • Protected Images for Government
    • Manage Quotas for the Image Service for Government
    • Verification of Glance Services for Government

  • Neutron - Networking for Government

    • Architecture and Neutron Services for Government
    • The ML2 Plugin for Government
    • Networking in Compute Node - Analysis for Government
    • Networking Concepts and Tools Used by Neutron for Government
    • Basic Neutron Network Resource Types for Government
    • Manage Tenant Networks, Subnets for Government
    • Manage Security Groups and Rules for Government
    • East-West Routing for Government
    • Network Namespaces for Government
    • Manage External/Provider Networks for Government
    • North-South Routing for Government
    • Floating IPs Management for Government
    • Role-Based Access Control in Neutron for Government
    • Manage Network Quotas for Government
    • Internals of SDN and NFV (iptables, ip route, OVS) for Government
    • Basic Network Troubleshooting (Namespaces, tcpdump, etc.) for Government
    • Networking Quotas for Government
    • Verification of Neutron Services for Government

  • Nova - Compute Service for Government

    • Interfaces to Hypervisors for Government
    • Keypair Management for Government
    • Flavor Management for Government
    • Flavors and CPU Topology for Government
    • Instance Parameters for Government
    • Creating an Instance for Government
    • Verification of Spawned Instances for Government
    • Snapshotting for Government
    • Instance Management for Government
    • Resizing Instances for Government
    • Assigning Floating IPs for Government
    • Interactive Console and Console Log for Government
    • Security Groups Assignment for Government
    • Internals of Security Groups and Port-Security Features (iptables) for Government
    • Internals of L3 Routers for Government
    • Compute Quotas for Government
    • Getting Statistics from Nova for Government
    • Placement API and Nova Cells v2 for Government
    • Placement API and Instance Scheduling for Government
    • Placement API Client Commands for Government
    • Verification of Nova Services for Government

  • Cinder - Block Storage for Government

    • Volume Parameters for Government
    • Creating a Volume for Government
    • Manage Volumes for Government
    • Attaching a Volume to a Nova Instance for Government
    • Managing Volume Snapshots for Government
    • Managing Volume Backups for Government
    • Internals of Snapshots and Backups in Cinder for Government
    • Transferring Volumes Between Projects for Government
    • Restoring Backups for Government
    • Managing Volume Quotas for Government
    • Adding a New Storage Backend for Government
    • QoS in Cinder for Government
    • LVM, Storage Array, and Ceph Storage Backends for Government
    • Ceph in OpenStack for Government
    • Integrating Ceph and Cinder for Government
    • Good Practices for Ceph Deployments for Government
    • Verification of Cinder Services for Government

  • Barbican - Key Management Service for Government

    • Barbican Architecture for Government
    • Storing Passphrases for Government
    • Generating and Storing Symmetric Encryption Keys for Government
    • Volume Encryption Mechanisms for Government
    • Configuring Cinder Storage Type for Volume Encryption for Government
    • Limitations of Volume Encryption for Government
    • Storing X.509 Certificate Bundles for Government

  • Swift - Object Storage for Government

    • Swift Components and Processes for Government
    • Managing Containers and Objects for Government
    • Managing Access Control Lists for Government
    • Setting Up Object Expiration for Government
    • The Ring and Storage Policies for Government
    • Monitoring Available Storage Space for Government
    • Setting Up Quotas for Government
    • Verification of Swift Services for Government

  • Heat - Orchestration for Government

    • Heat Orchestration Template and Its Components for Government
    • Creating a Heat Stack for Government
    • Verification of Heat Stack for Government
    • Updating a Heat Stack for Government
    • Verification of Heat Services for Government

  • Basic Troubleshooting for Government

    • Analyzing Log Files for Government
    • Centralized Logging for Government
    • Debugging OpenStack Client Queries for Government
    • Managing the OpenStack Database for Government
    • Extracting Information from Service Databases for Government
    • Backing Up OpenStack for Government
    • Analyzing Compute Node Status for Government
    • Analyzing Instance Status for Government
    • Troubleshooting Instances at the Compute Node (libvirt) for Government
    • Analyzing AMQP Broker (RabbitMQ) for Government
    • Troubleshooting RabbitMQ for Government
    • Metadata Services for Government
    • General Way of Diagnosing OpenStack Issues for Government
    • Troubleshooting Network Problems for Government
    • Troubleshooting Network Performance for Government
    • Instance Backup and Recovery for Government

2. Advanced Topics for Government

  • Octavia - Load Balancing-as-a-Service for Government

    • Architecture for Government
    • Objects and Request Flow for Government
    • Octavia Flavors for Government
    • Octavia Availability Zones for Government
    • Creating an HTTP Load Balancer for Government
    • Creating a TCP Load Balancer for Government
    • Creating an HTTPS Passthrough Load Balancer for Government
    • Listeners, Pools, and Health Monitors for Government
    • Layer 7 Load Balancing in Octavia for Government
    • Building the Amphora Image for Government
    • LB Failover for Government
    • Networking and Monitoring Details for Government
    • Troubleshooting Octavia for Government

  • Hardware Considerations and Capacity Planning for Government

    • Compute Hardware for Government
    • Network Design for Government
    • Storage Design for Government
    • Flavor Sizing for Government
    • Resource Overcommitment for Government

  • Highly Available Control Plane for Government

    • HA in OpenStack Services for Government
    • HA Database for Government
    • HA Message Queue for Government
    • Active-Active vs Active-Passive Deployments for Government
    • Multi-Region Deployments for Government

  • Cloud Partitioning and Scheduler Filters for Government

    • Why and How to Implement Cloud Partitions (Host-Aggregates) for Government
    • Nova Scheduler Filters for Government
    • Dive into Filter's Code for Government

  • Workload Migration for Government

    • Cold and Live Migration for Government
    • Live Migration Tweaking for Government
    • Migration Exercises and Troubleshooting for Government

  • Policies and Authorization in OpenStack for Government

    • Oslo.policy for Government
    • Creating a New Meaningful Role with Policy Files for Government
    • Verifying API Access for the Specific User for Government

  • In-Depth OpenStack Networking (SDN) (2-3h) for Government

    • Types of Network (Local, Flat, VLAN, VXLAN, GRE) for Government
    • Detailed Network Flow and Architecture in Various Neutron Deployments for Government
      • East-West Traffic in Tenant Networks for Government
      • North-South Traffic in Tenant Networks for Government
      • Traffic in Provider-Only Deployments for Government
    • Neutron Plugins for Government
      • Linux Bridge
      • Open vSwitch
    • OVS Troubleshooting and Exercises for Government
    • Troubleshooting Security Groups (iptables, tcpdump) for Government
    • Port-Security Adjustments and VIP Management for Government
    • Distributed Virtual Routers for Government
    • LBaaS + Octavia Project for Government
    • VPNaaS for Government

  • OpenStack Monitoring and Telemetry for Government

    • Ceilometer Service for Government
    • External Monitoring for Government

  • Advanced Cloud/Hypervisor Features for Government

    • CPU Pinning / NUMA Architecture for Government
    • SR-IOV for Government

  • Cloud-Init and Image Customization for Government

    • Metadata Service for Government
    • Getting Information from the Metadata Service for Government

  • Block Storage Backends for Government

    • LVM for Government
    • Ceph RBD for Government
    • Physical Appliances for Government
    • Storage Network Considerations for Government

  • Upgrading OpenStack for Government

    • Upgrade Strategies and Procedures for Government
    • Zero-Downtime Upgrade for Government

  • Bare-Metal Provisioning with OpenStack for Government

    • Ironic Module for Government
    • Undercloud and Overcloud Concepts for Government

  • Various Exercises on Troubleshooting the OpenStack Cluster for Government

  • Example Examination Tasks for Government

  • The Future of OpenStack for Government

Requirements

  • Proficiency in basic Linux administration
  • Fundamental understanding of networking concepts
  • Essential knowledge of the cloud computing framework for government applications
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