OpenStack

Learn how you can put the features of OpenStack to work in the real world in this comprehensive path Key Features: - Harness the abilities of experienced OpenStack administrators and architects; and run your own private cloud successfully - Learn how to install; configure; and manage all of the OpenStack core projects including topics on Object Storage; Block Storage; and Neutron Networking services such as LBaaS and FWaaS - Get better equipped to troubleshoot and solve common problems in performance; availability; and automation that confront production-ready OpenStack environments Book Description: OpenStack is a collection of software projects that work together to provide a cloud fabric. Learning OpenStack Cloud Computing course is an exquisite guide that you will need to build cloud environments proficiently. This course will help you gain a clearer understanding of OpenStack's components and their interaction with each other to build a cloud environment. The first module; Learning OpenStack; starts with a brief look into the need for authentication and authorization; the different aspects of dashboards; cloud computing fabric controllers; along with 'Networking as a Service' and 'Software defined Networking'. Then; you will focus on installing; configuring; and troubleshooting different architectures such as Keystone; Horizon; Nova; Neutron; Cinder; Swift; and Glance. After getting familiar with the fundamentals and application of OpenStack; let's move deeper into the realm of OpenStack. In the second module; OpenStack Cloud Computing Cookbook; preview how to build and operate OpenStack cloud computing; storage; networking; and automation. Dive into Neutron; the OpenStack Networking service; and get your hands dirty with configuring ML2; networks; routers; and distributed virtual routers. Further; you'll learn practical examples of Block Storage; LBaaS; and FBaaS. The final module; Troubleshooting OpenStack; will help you quickly diagnose; troubleshoot; and correct problems in your OpenStack. We will diagnose and remediate issues in Keystone; Glance; Neutron networking; Nova; Cinder block storage; Swift object storage; and issues caused by Heat orchestration. This Learning Path combines some of the best that Packt has to offer in one complete; curated package. It includes content from the following Packt products: Learning OpenStack by Alok Shrivastwa; Sunil Sarat OpenStack Cloud Computing Cookbook - Third Edition by Kevin Jackson ; Cody Bunch; Egle Sigler Troubleshooting OpenStack by Tony Campbell What You Will Learn: - Get an introduction to OpenStack and its components - Store and retrieve data and images using storage components; such as Cinder; Swift; and Glance - Install and configure Swift; the OpenStack Object Storage service; including configuring Container Replication between datacenters - Gain hands on experience and familiarity with Horizon; the OpenStack Dashboard user interface - Learn how to automate OpenStack installations using Ansible and Foreman - Follow practical advice and examples for running OpenStack in production - Fix common issues with images served through Glance and master the art of troubleshooting Neutron networking Who this book is for: This course is for those who are new to OpenStack who want to learn the cloud networking fundamentals and get started with OpenStack networking. Basic understanding of Linux Operating System; Virtualization; and Networking; and Storage principles will come in handy.