Cloud & DevOps

OpenStack Architecture and Troubleshooting Training

OpenStack is an open-source platform for building cloud computing environments.

Duration
6h
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Who it's for

Ideal for teams that…

1 System administrators who want to learn how to manage the OpenStack platform from an administrator or user perspective.
2 Developers building interfaces and services on top of OpenStack.
3 Architects looking to select the optimal configuration for OpenStack deployments.
4 Candidates preparing for the Certified OpenStack Administrator certification.
5 Network administrators who want to understand network virtualization and software-defined networking in cloud environments.
6 Security specialists interested in the nuances of distributed cloud infrastructure security.
Outcomes after the program

Cloud, automation and CI/CD in practice — hands-on for engineering teams.

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Gain an in-depth understanding of OpenStack architecture.

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Learn to manage virtual resources such as VMs and storage volumes.

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Build virtual networks with routers and secure access to resources.

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Understand how virtualization of compute and networking is implemented at the OS level.

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Learn cloud monitoring principles and troubleshooting techniques.

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Secure cloud environments and infrastructure against unauthorized access.

Program · 12 modules

What we actually do

M01
General Architecture of OpenStack
  • · General architecture of OpenStack
  • · OpenStack lab (VM) for this course
  • · Message queue and database
M02
Hardware Considerations and Capacity Planning
  • · Compute hardware
  • · Network design
  • · Storage design
  • · Flavour sizing
  • · Resource overcommitment
M03
Highly Available Control Plane
  • · HA in OpenStack services
  • · HA database
  • · HA message queue
M04
Cloud Partitioning and Scheduler Filters
  • · Why and how to implement cloud partitions (host-aggregates)
  • · Nova scheduler filters
M05
Workload Migration
  • · Cold and live migration
  • · Live migration tweaking
  • · Watcher project
M06
In-depth OpenStack Networking (SDN)
  • · Types of networks (local, flat, VLAN, VXLAN, GRE)
  • · Neutron plugins
  • · Linux Bridge
  • · Open vSwitch
  • · Distributed Virtual Routers
  • · LBaaS + Octavia project
  • · VPNaaS
M07
Troubleshooting
  • · General approach to diagnosing OpenStack issues
  • · Troubleshooting network problems
  • · Analyzing log files
  • · Centralized logging
  • · Debugging OpenStack client queries
  • · Managing OpenStack database
  • · Backing up OpenStack
  • · Analyzing compute node status
  • · Analyzing instance status
  • · Analyzing AMQP broker (RabbitMQ)
  • · Metadata services
  • · Troubleshooting network performance
  • · Instance backup and recovery
M08
OpenStack Monitoring and Telemetry
  • · Ceilometer service
  • · External monitoring
M09
Advanced Cloud / Hypervisor Features
  • · CPU pinning / NUMA architecture
  • · SR-IOV
  • · Cloud-init and image customization
  • · Metadata Service
M10
Block Storage Backends
  • · LVM
  • · Ceph RBD
  • · Physical appliances
  • · Storage network considerations
M11
Upgrading OpenStack
  • · Upgrade strategies and procedures
  • · Zero-downtime upgrade
M12
Bare-Metal Provisioning with OpenStack
  • · Ironic module
  • · Undercloud and overcloud concepts
Every module is adapted to your stack and context. The above is a starting point — not a fixed agenda.
How we work

From brief to retro in 30 days.

01

Brief & diagnosis

A call with the team lead + a short survey for participants. We define goals, gap and context.

02

Program customization

We adapt modules, case studies and code examples to your stack. Approval in 5 days.

03

Workshop

Trainer-led sessions, hands-on, code review. Mentor available between sessions too.

04

Retro + report

Outcome report for the team and lead. 30 days of consulting included.

Inquiry

Send a brief. We'll reply within 1 day.

After a short brief we'll prepare a program and a quote. No obligations — it's just a starting point.

✓Quote within 48h of the brief
✓First session within 30 days
✓Pilot before the full decision
✓VAT invoice, payment in instalments possible

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