CL270

Course Description

Learn to deploy and manage Red Hat OpenStack Services on OpenShift and its external data plan nodes. 

OpenStack Administration II: Deploy Control Plane Services and Manage Data Plane Nodes (CL270) is designed for administrators of Red Hat OpenStack who want to enhance their skills in deploying and managing Red Hat OpenStack Services on OpenShift. Participants will learn the processes, tools, and technologies to set up a functional OpenStack cluster, and to manage and troubleshoot data plane nodes to host cloud user workloads. 

Through hands-on practice and real-world scenarios, attendees will install prerequisite operators and create custom resources effectively. In addition, attendees will develop troubleshooting skills for managing OpenStack compute nodes by using the External Data Plane Management (EDPM) automation engine.

This course is based on Red Hat OpenStack Services on OpenShift 18.

Course Content Summary

• Assessing and comparing a data center environment with commonly used architectures, and preparing to perform an installation of Red Hat OpenStack Services on OpenShift.
• Installing the OpenStack operator and assessing the health of its dependent operators.
• Inspecting the network and storage resources that are available in an environment, and deploy an OpenStack control plane.
• Configuring RHEL servers with the required resources to be added as data plane nodes.
• Deploying the custom resources for a node set and a data plane, and verifying that the data plane can handle a test user workload.
• Adding and removing data plane nodes from a node set, and verifying the services that are running in the node.
• Configuring the resources of an RHOSO cluster to support cloud user workloads. 

Target Audience 

• Platform engineers, cloud administrators, and system administrators who are responsible for the administration of Red Hat OpenStack clusters, and who must be able to deploy and maintain them. 

Prerequisites for this course

• Take our free assessment to gauge whether this offering is the best fit for your skills.
• Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) certification, or equivalent skills in Ansible automation and RHEL administration is recommended.
• The OpenStack Administration: Control Plane Management course (CL170), or equivalent experience with the basic administration of Red Hat OpenStack Services on OpenShift.

Course Outline 

1. Preparing to Deploy a RHOSO Cluster

   Assess and compare a data center environment with commonly used architectures, and prepare to perform an installation of Red Hat OpenStack Services on OpenShift (RHOSO).

2. The OpenStack Operator

   Configure prerequisite operators and resources, and install the OpenStack operator. 

3. Deploying a RHOSO Control Plane

   Configure the OpenShift custom resources that are required to deploy an OpenStack control plane, and then deploy the control plane. 

4. Preparing RHEL Servers for Data Plane Deployment

   Configure RHEL Servers with the required resources to be added as data plane nodes.

5. Deploying a RHOSO Data Plane

   Create the custom resources for a node set and a data plane, and verify that the data plane can handle a test user workload.

6. Managing Data Plane Node Sets

   Add and remove data plane nodes from a node set, and troubleshoot, fix, and verify the services that are running in a node. 

7. Preparing a RHOSO Cluster for User Workloads

   Configure the resources of a RHOSO cluster to support cloud user workloads. 

Impact on the Organization

• Organizations can achieve advanced technical skills to deploy, manage, and troubleshoot Red Hat OpenStack Services on OpenShift. 

Impact on the Individual 

• As a result of taking this course, Red Hat OpenStack administrators will be empowered to deploy and scale Red Hat OpenStack Services on OpenShift.  

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