OpenStack Administration with Ansible 2
Automate and monitor administrative tasks
2nd Edition
Published on 13. January 2025
230 pages
978-1-78712-013-6 (ISBN)
Description
Orchestrate and automate your OpenStack cloud operator tasks with Ansible 2.0
Key Features
Automate real-world OpenStack cloud operator administrative tasks
Construct a collection of the latest automation code to save time on managing your OpenStack cloud
Manage containers on your cloud and check the health of your cloud using Nagios
Book DescriptionMost organizations are seeking methods to improve business agility because they have realized just having a cloud is not enough. Being able to improve application deployments, reduce infrastructure downtime, and eliminate daily manual tasks can only be accomplished through some sort of automation. We start with a brief overview of OpenStack and Ansible 2 and highlight some best practices. Each chapter will provide an introduction to handling various Cloud Operator administration tasks such as managing containers within your cloud; setting up/utilizing open source packages for monitoring; creating multiple users/tenants; taking instance snapshots; and customizing your cloud to run multiple active regions. Each chapter will also supply a step-by-step tutorial on how to automate these tasks with Ansible 2. Packed with real-world OpenStack administrative tasks, this book will walk you through working examples and explain how these tasks can be automated using one of the most popular open source automation tools on the market today.What you will learn
Efficiently execute OpenStack administrative tasks
Familiarize yourself with how Ansible 2 works and assess the defined best practices
Create Ansible 2 playbooks and roles
Automate tasks to customize your OpenStack cloud
Review OpenStack automation considerations when automating administrative tasks
Examine and automate advanced OpenStack tasks and designated use cases
Get a high-level overview of OpenStack and current production-ready projects
Explore OpenStack CLI tools and learn how to use them
Who this book is forThis book is aimed at OpenStack-based cloud operators and infrastructure and sys administrators who have some knowledge of OpenStack and are seeking to automate taxing and manual tasks. This book is also for people new to automating cloud operations in general and the DevOps practice in particular.
Key Features
Automate real-world OpenStack cloud operator administrative tasks
Construct a collection of the latest automation code to save time on managing your OpenStack cloud
Manage containers on your cloud and check the health of your cloud using Nagios
Book DescriptionMost organizations are seeking methods to improve business agility because they have realized just having a cloud is not enough. Being able to improve application deployments, reduce infrastructure downtime, and eliminate daily manual tasks can only be accomplished through some sort of automation. We start with a brief overview of OpenStack and Ansible 2 and highlight some best practices. Each chapter will provide an introduction to handling various Cloud Operator administration tasks such as managing containers within your cloud; setting up/utilizing open source packages for monitoring; creating multiple users/tenants; taking instance snapshots; and customizing your cloud to run multiple active regions. Each chapter will also supply a step-by-step tutorial on how to automate these tasks with Ansible 2. Packed with real-world OpenStack administrative tasks, this book will walk you through working examples and explain how these tasks can be automated using one of the most popular open source automation tools on the market today.What you will learn
Efficiently execute OpenStack administrative tasks
Familiarize yourself with how Ansible 2 works and assess the defined best practices
Create Ansible 2 playbooks and roles
Automate tasks to customize your OpenStack cloud
Review OpenStack automation considerations when automating administrative tasks
Examine and automate advanced OpenStack tasks and designated use cases
Get a high-level overview of OpenStack and current production-ready projects
Explore OpenStack CLI tools and learn how to use them
Who this book is forThis book is aimed at OpenStack-based cloud operators and infrastructure and sys administrators who have some knowledge of OpenStack and are seeking to automate taxing and manual tasks. This book is also for people new to automating cloud operations in general and the DevOps practice in particular.
More details
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Birmingham
United Kingdom
Target group
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
Edition type
Revised edition
File size
8,77 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-78712-013-6 (9781787120136)
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Additional editions
Walter Bentley
OpenStack Administration with Ansible 2, Second Edition
Book
12/2016
Packt Publishing
€50.50
Shipment within 3-4 weeks
Person
Walter Bentley is a Rackspace Private Cloud Technical Marketing Engineer and author with a diverse background in production systems administration and solutions architecture. He has more than 15 years of experience in sectors such as online marketing, financial, insurance, aviation, the food industry, education, and now in technology. In the past, he was typically the requestor, consumer, and advisor to companies in the use of technologies such as OpenStack. Today, hes an OpenStack promoter and cloud educator. In his current role, Walter helps customers build, design, and deploy private clouds built on OpenStack. That includes professional services engagements around operating OpenStack clouds and DevOps engagements creating playbooks/roles with Ansible. He presents and speaks regularly at OpenStack Summits, AnsibleFest, and other technology conferences, plus webinars, blog posts and technical reviews. His first book, OpenStack Administration with Ansible, was released in 2016.
Content
Table of Contents
Introduction to OpenStack
Introduction to Ansible
Creating Multiple Users/Tenants
Customizing Your Clouds Quotas
Snapshot Your Cloud
Migrating Instances
Managing Containers on Your Cloud
Setting up Active-Active Regions
Inventory Your Cloud
Health Check Your Cloud with Nagios
Introduction to OpenStack
Introduction to Ansible
Creating Multiple Users/Tenants
Customizing Your Clouds Quotas
Snapshot Your Cloud
Migrating Instances
Managing Containers on Your Cloud
Setting up Active-Active Regions
Inventory Your Cloud
Health Check Your Cloud with Nagios
