Cloud & DevOps

OpenStack Bootcamp Training

OpenStack is an open-source platform used 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 · 14 modules

What we actually do

M01
Introduction to OpenStack
  • · History of the cloud and OpenStack
  • · Cloud features
  • · Cloud models: private, public, hybrid; on-premise, IaaS, PaaS, SaaS
  • · Public and private cloud deployments based on OpenStack
  • · Open source and commercial OpenStack distributions
  • · OpenStack deployment models
  • · Modules
  • · Underlying tools
  • · Integrations
  • · OpenStack lifecycle
  • · OpenStack certification
  • · OpenStack lab (VM) for this course
M02
Getting to Know OpenStack
  • · OpenStack components: Keystone, Glance, Nova, Neutron, Cinder, Swift, Heat
  • · Interaction with the OpenStack cloud
  • · OpenStack daemons and API communication flow
M03
Keystone – Identity Management Service
  • · Keystone architecture
  • · Authentication and available backends
  • · Token types and token management
  • · Authorization in OpenStack – roles and oslo.policy
  • · Keystone resources: domains, projects, users
  • · openrc and clouds.yaml – CLI client configuration
  • · OpenStack service catalog
  • · Adding new OpenStack service
  • · Quota system in OpenStack
M04
Glance – Image Service
  • · Images adjusted to the cloud
  • · Image features: properties, metadata, format, container
  • · Uploading and downloading images
  • · Sharing images
  • · Glance image stores
  • · Protected images
  • · Managing quotas for the image service
  • · Verification of Glance services
M05
Neutron – Networking
  • · Architecture and Neutron services
  • · The ML2 plugin
  • · Networking in the compute node – analysis
  • · Networking concepts and tools used by Neutron
  • · Basic Neutron network resource types
  • · Managing tenant networks and subnets
  • · Managing security groups and rules
  • · East-West routing
  • · Network namespaces
  • · Managing external/provider networks
  • · North-South routing
  • · Floating IP management
  • · Network quotas
  • · Basic network troubleshooting (namespaces, tcpdump, etc.)
  • · Verification of Neutron services
M06
Nova – Compute Service
  • · Interfaces to hypervisors
  • · Keypair management
  • · Flavour management
  • · Flavors and CPU topology
  • · Instance parameters
  • · Creating and managing instances
  • · Verification of spawned instances
  • · Snapshotting
  • · Resizing instances
  • · Assigning floating IPs
  • · Interactive console and console logs
  • · Security groups assignment
  • · Internals of security groups and port security (iptables)
  • · Internals of L3 routers
  • · Compute quotas
  • · Statistics from Nova
  • · Placement API and Nova Cells v2
  • · Instance scheduling with Placement API
  • · Verification of Nova services
M07
Cinder – Block Storage
  • · Volume parameters
  • · Creating and managing volumes
  • · Attaching volumes to Nova instances
  • · Managing snapshots and backups
  • · Transferring volumes between projects
  • · Restoring backups
  • · Volume quotas
  • · QoS in Cinder
  • · LVM, storage array, and Ceph backends
  • · Ceph integration with Cinder
  • · Good practices for Ceph deployments
  • · Verification of Cinder services
M08
Barbican – Key Management Service
  • · Barbican architecture
  • · Storing passphrases and encryption keys
  • · Volume encryption mechanisms and limitations
  • · Configuring encrypted Cinder volumes
  • · Storing X.509 certificate bundles
M09
Swift – Object Storage
  • · Swift components and processes
  • · Managing containers and objects
  • · Access control lists (ACLs)
  • · Object expiration
  • · The Ring and storage policies
  • · Monitoring storage capacity
  • · Quotas
  • · Verification of Swift services
M10
Heat – Orchestration
  • · Heat Orchestration Templates (HOT)
  • · Creating and updating stacks
  • · Verification of Heat stacks and services
M11
Octavia – Load Balancing as a Service
  • · Architecture and request flow
  • · Flavors and availability zones
  • · HTTP, TCP, and HTTPS passthrough load balancers
  • · Listeners, pools, and health monitors
  • · Layer 7 load balancing
  • · Amphora image creation
  • · Failover, networking, and monitoring
  • · Troubleshooting Octavia
M12
Troubleshooting and Operations
  • · Analyzing logs and centralized logging
  • · Debugging OpenStack client queries
  • · Database management and backups
  • · Analyzing compute and instance status
  • · RabbitMQ diagnostics
  • · Metadata services
  • · Network and performance troubleshooting
  • · Instance backup and recovery
M13
Advanced Architecture and Operations
  • · Hardware considerations and capacity planning
  • · HA control plane and message queue
  • · Cloud partitioning and Nova scheduler filters
  • · Cold and live migrations, Watcher project
  • · Advanced SDN networking (Linux Bridge, OVS, DVR, VPNaaS)
  • · Monitoring and telemetry (Ceilometer, external tools)
  • · Advanced hypervisor features: CPU pinning, NUMA, SR-IOV
  • · Cloud-init and image customization
M14
Upgrades, Bare Metal, and the Future
  • · Upgrade strategies and zero-downtime upgrades
  • · Bare-metal provisioning with Ironic
  • · Undercloud and overcloud concepts
  • · Future of OpenStack
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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