About the Book
Learn how you can put the features of OpenStack to work in the real world in this comprehensive path
About This Book
* 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
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.
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
In Detail
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
Style and approach
This course aims to create a smooth learning path that will teach you how to get started with setting up private and public clouds using a free and open source cloud computing platform-OpenStack. Through this comprehensive course, you'll learn OpenStack Cloud computing from scratch to finish and more!"
About the Author :
Alok Shrivastwa is a technologist from India, currently working as a director of Cloud Services for Microland Limited in their Center of Innovation. He has a keen interest in all things physical and metaphysical and is an innovator at heart. He has worked with multiple large- and medium-sized enterprises, designing and implementing their network security solutions, automation solutions, VoIP environments, datacenter designs, public and private clouds, and integrations.
He has also created several tools and intellectual properties in the field of operationalization of emerging technologies. He has also authored several white papers and blogs on technology and metaphysical topics, in addition to writing poems in Hindi. Also, he has been a guest speaker for undergraduate engineering students in Chennai.
You can connect with him at https://in.linkedin.com/in/alokas or follow him at @alok_as. Sunil Sarat is the vice president of Cloud and Mobility Services at Microland Ltd, an India-based global hybrid IT infrastructure services provider.
He played a key role in setting up and running emerging technology practices dealing with areas such as public/private cloud (AWS and Azure, VMware vCloud Suite, Microsoft, and OpenStack), hybrid IT (VMware vRealize Automation/Orchestration, Chef, and Puppet), enterprise mobility (Citrix Xenmobile and VMware Airwatch), VDI /app virtualization (VMware Horizon Suite, Citrix XenDesktop/XenApp, Microsoft RDS, and AppV), and associated transformation services.
He is a technologist and a business leader with an expertise in creating new practices/service portfolios and in building and managing high performance teams, strategy definition, technology roadmaps, and 24/7 global remote infrastructure operations. He has varied experiences in handling diverse functions such as innovation/technology, service delivery, transition, presales/solutions, and automation.
He has authored white papers, blogs, and articles on various technology- and service-related areas. Also, he is a speaker at cloud-related events and reviews technical books. He has reviewed the books Learning Airwatch and Mastering VMware Horizon 6, Packt Publishing.
He holds various industry certifications in the areas of compute, storage, and security and also has an MBA degree in marketing.
Besides technology and business, he is passionate about filmmaking and is a part-time filmmaker as well.
For more information, you can visit his Linkedin profile at https://www.linkedin.com/in/sunilsarat or follow him at @sunilsarat. Kevin Jackson is married and has three children. He is an experienced IT professional working with business and enterprises of all sizes at Rackspace as an OpenStack and private cloud specialist. Kevin has been working with OpenStack since early 2011 and has extensive experience of various flavors of Linux, Unix, and hosting environments. Kevin can be found on Twitter at @itarchitectkev.
Kevin authored the first edition and coauthored the second edition of the OpenStack Cloud Computing Cookbook, Packt Publishing. Kevin also coauthored OpenStack Foundation's OpenStack Architecture Design Guide during a 5-day book sprint in California. Cody Bunch is a principal architect in the Rackspace Private Cloud group based out of San Antonio, Texas. Cody has been working with OpenStack since early 2012, coauthored the second edition of this book and also coauthored OpenStack Security Guide. Cody has extensive experience with virtualized and cloud environments in various-sized enterprises and hosting environments. Cody can be found on Twitter at @cody_bunch. Egle Sigler is an OpenStack Foundation board member and a principal architect in the Rackspace Private Cloud group based out of San Antonio, Texas. Egle holds an M.S. degree in computer science. She started her career as a software developer and still has a soft spot for all the people who write, test, and deploy code, since she has had the chance to do all of those tasks throughout her career. Egle dreams about a day when writing, testing, and deploying code will be a seamless and easy process-bug and frustration free for all. Egle believes that knowledge should be shared and has tried to do this by writing this book, giving talks and workshops at conferences, and blogging. Egle can be found on Twitter at @eglute.
She has coauthored DevOps for VMware Administrators (VMware Press Technology). Tony Campbell grew up in the heart of Silicon Valley where he had access and exposure to many technology companies that led the Internet boom. He started programming in the early 90s and has been hooked since then. Tony is committed to helping others understand and successfully adopt OpenStack.
