The quickly growing virtualization in data centers and the keywords cloud and OpenStack have become focal points for many companies to an ever increasing degree. The course at hand provides an excellent insight into the basic OpenStack infrastructure. The course presents the technologies for the setup of these infrastructures as well as the individual OpenStack components. It also discusses design aspects and the prerequisites for the implementation of this solution. Basics, such as cloud computing, storage virtualization, and KVM/VMware, are also explained in order to round off the topic of OpenStack. The course provides a holistic overview as well as a solid know-how basis on the topic of OpenStack infrastructures. Moreover, it gives a preview which shows how data center and cloud architectures will be changing over the course of the next years. In addition, the acquired knowledge about OpenStack will be intensified in smaller-scale exercises.

Course Contents
- Introduction to Virtualization, Storage and Storage Virtualization
- Cloud Computing
- Overview OpenStack
- Applications in the Cloud
- Reference Architectures
- Neutron, Glance, Horizon, Nova, Swift & Many Further Modules of OpenStack

You will receive the comprehensive documentation package of the ExperTeach Networking series – printed documentation, e-book, and personalized PDF! As online participant, you will receive the e-book and the personalized PDF.

Target Group
The course addresses all those persons who wish to acquaint themselves with the topics virtualization and OpenStack, but do not want to perform configurations themselves. The course provides decision-takers as well as sales and pre-sales staff working in the cloud environment with a solid know-how basis and an excellent insight into application scenarios with OpenStack, their limitations, as well as state-of-the-art developments in these fields.

Knowledge Prerequisites
The readiness to cope with the topics of virtualization and OpenStack from a technical viewpoint and to understand the basics and contexts of the various components are the prerequisites for a successful attendance at the course.

The implementation as well as the operation of OpenStack solutions require a comprehensive know-how in the fields compute, network, and storage. Today, most practical implementations are based on the Open Source Hypervisor KVM which will also be presented in this workshop and will be used for the exercises. During this course, we will set up a complete OpenStack solution with KVM, completed by a discussion of the technical options and system limitations. The course provides a thorough insight into the installation, configuration, and basic operation of OpenStack. In addition, the seminar provides hints on troubleshooting and high availability.
Course Contents
- Overview OpenStack
- Scalability and Performance
- Installation and Configuration of OpenStack
- High Availability and Security
- Monitoring, Metering, and Troubleshooting
- Reference Architectures
- Outlook
- FAQ
You will receive the comprehensive documentation package of the ExperTeach Networking series – printed documentation, e-book, and personalized PDF! As online participant, you will receive the e-book and the personalized PDF.

Target Group The course addresses all those who are dealing with the maintenance and implementation of OpenStack platforms and wish to gain know-how on a technical level.

Knowledge Prerequisites Basic know-how in Linux as well as basic networking and IT knowledge are required. In addition, the students should have the know-how imparted in the course OpenStack I—Basics of an OpenStack Platform.