VMware Integrated OpenStack: Install, Configure, Manage [V7]

Cloud architects, systems engineers, data center administrators, and cloud administrators with experience in a service provider or managed services environment.

After completing this course you should be able to:

• Describe how VMware Integrated OpenStack fits into the VMware SDDC and its use cases
• List the deployment options and how to install VMware Integrated OpenStack
• Describe the architecture of VMware Integrated OpenStack and its components
• Configure tenancy and manage user authentication
• Integrate with VMware NSX and VMware NSX-T networking platforms
• Deploy and manage virtual machine instances
• Manage containers using VMware Integrated OpenStack with Kubernetes
• Monitor VMware Integrated OpenStack with built-in tools and integrate with VMware vRealize Operations and VMware vRealize Log Insight
• Design an auto-scale, multitier application using built-in automation tools
• List the commands, configuration files, log files, database tables used by VMware Integrated OpenStack Components

Attendees should meet the following prerequisites:

• Substantial knowlegde of Linux administration and TCP/IP networking is helpful

Attendance or knowledge equivalent to that found in 

• VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage - VSICM
• VMware Integrated OpenStack Fundamentals - Elearning
• VMware Network Virtualization Fundamentals - Elearning

Course Introduction

• Review course goals
• Review course objectives

Introduction to Vmware Integrated OpenStack

• Describe what OpenStack is
• Describe the services that makeup OpenStack
• Describe what VMware Integrated OpenStack is
• Describe what NFV is and how VMware Integrated OpenStack fits in
• Understand the licensing model of VMware Integrated OpenStack
• Understand the use cases of VMware Integrated OpenStack

VMware Integrated OpenStack Deployment

• Understand the roles of OpenStack Management Server and Ansible
• List the deployment models
• Prerequisites for installing VMware Integrated OpenStack
• Perform a VMware Integrated OpenStack high-availability deployment
• Patch and Upgrade a VMware Integrated OpenStack environment

VMware Integrated OpenStack Architecture

• List the VM's deployed after VMware Integrated OpenStack high-availability installation
• Understand the overall architecture of VMware Integrated OpenStack high-availability setup
• List the VMware Integrated OpenStack services running within each VM
• Understand the role of each VMware Inetgrated OpenStack service
• Understand SSL certificates in VMware Integrated OpenStack

Keystone Authentication

• Understand keystone use cases and services
• List the features offered by keystone
• How to integrate keystone with LDAP
• Configuration files, log files and database tables related to keystone

Glance Images

• Understand Glance use cases and services
• List the features offered by Glance
• Create flavors and images
• List the configuration files, log files and database tables related to Glance

Networking with Neutron

• Understand Neutron use cases and services
• Integrate Neutron with VMware vSphere Distributed Switch
• Integrate Neutron with NSX for vSphere
• Integrate Neutron with NSX-T
• List the configuration files, log files and database tables related to Neutron

• Understand availability zone and host aggregates
• Understand the concept of tenant VDC's
• Resize an instance and view the console logs

Cinder Block Storage

• Understand Cinder use cases and services
• List the features of Cinder
• Add a persistent volume to an instance
• Snapshot and backup Cinder volume
• List the configuration/log files and database tables related to Cinder

Monitoring with Ceilometer

• List the Telemetry use cases and services
• Enable Ceilometer in VMware Integrated OpenStack
• Monitor instances using Ceilometer
• Configuration and log files related to Ceilometer service

Automating with Heat

• Define Heat use cases and services
• Build a Heat orchestration template
• Deploy resources using a Heat orchestration template

Kubernetes Integration

• Introduction to Docker and Kubernetes
• Deploy VMware Integrated OpenStack with Kubernetes
• Manage Containers using Kubernetes

Troubleshooting Concepts

• Common Issues in VMware Integrated OpenStack top
• Tools used to troublshoot VMware Integrated OpenStack

Advanced Features

• LBaaS and its use cases
• FWaaS and its use cases
• DNSaas and its use cases
• Auto-scaling using Heat
• Working with Security and Policies
• Using Hardware Passthrough