Red Hat OpenStack Administration with exam (CL211) – Outline

Detailed Course Outline

Navigate the Red Hat OpenStack Platform architecture

Describe the classroom environment, support systems, functions of the undercloud components, and more.

Describe the OpenStack control plane

Identify the shared services running on a controller node and describe service endpoint configuration and security.

Integrate identity management

Describe the installation and architecture of a Red Hat Identity Management back end for the OpenStack identity service.

Perform image operations

Build an image using diskimage-builder and customize launched instances during deployment using cloud-init.

Manage storage

Explain persistent storage options for use in OpenStack, focusing on the expanding capabilities of the default Red Hat® Ceph Storage.

Manage OpenStack networking

Explain the different network types available to the OpenStack networking service and improve network performance with Open Virtual Network.

Manage compute resources


Perform common compute node administration tasks, including live migration, evacuation, and enabling and disabling compute nodes.

Automate cloud applications

Explain the orchestration architecture required to deploy application stacks and write templates using the Heat Orchestration Template (HOT) language.

Troubleshoot OpenStack operations

Discuss recommended diagnostic and troubleshooting tools and techniques.

Comprehensive review

Build a custom image and launch an instance using the custom image.