Preparation for Certified OpenStack Administrator (COA) exam Training Course

This instructor-led, live training in Slovakia (online or onsite) is tailored for DevOps engineers and developers who wish to deploy and manage OpenStack services on cloud infrastructures using Kubernetes.

Upon completing this training, participants will be able to:

• Deploy, configure, and manage MOS and its components.
• Access OpenStack APIs.
• Execute common OpenStack operational tasks, such as backup and restore.
• Upgrade OpenStack deployments.

This instructor-led, live training in Slovakia (online or onsite) is designed for engineers, architects, and managers who wish to deploy an OpenStack cloud to manage their telecommunications infrastructure.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Plan, deploy, and administer OpenStack as a private cloud.
• Understand IaaS architecture and its implementation under OpenStack.
• Replace physical routers and servers with virtual machines running in a private cloud.
• Reduce infrastructure and maintenance costs through virtualization and cloud computing.
• Expedite the rollout of new services to customers.

This program delivers comprehensive training on OpenStack. It starts with an introduction to the system, followed by hands-on workshops that provide practical skills for managing private clouds built on OpenStack. The course concludes with modules on troubleshooting and advanced architectural concepts. The primary goal is to familiarize participants with the OpenStack ecosystem and establish a solid foundation for further expanding and refining OpenStack cloud environments. The curriculum covers all essential topics required to pass the OpenStack Administrator certification exam.

This course is designed to provide a comprehensive understanding of the OpenStack environment, covering both operational and administrative perspectives. Following a concise overview of cloud computing principles, participants will be assigned their own OpenStack instance to engage in practical, hands-on exercises. The curriculum spans the fundamental components of OpenStack, ranging from high-level architecture to day-to-day cloud administration. With approximately 75% of the course dedicated to workshops within a live OpenStack environment, learners will gain substantial practical experience.

This course is designed with two primary objectives: to provide a robust understanding of OpenStack architecture and to develop advanced troubleshooting capabilities. In the architectural component, participants will learn how to design hardware infrastructure for both public and private clouds, establish a high-availability control plane, select appropriate flavor sizes, and safely implement resource overcommitment, among other key topics. A thorough comprehension of Neutron (the Networking Service) internals is another critical element of the OpenStack architecture curriculum. Additionally, attendees will be introduced to various troubleshooting methodologies for OpenStack clusters, ranging from general best practices and network diagnostics to addressing specific challenges within core OpenStack services. Approximately 75% of the course consists of hands-on workshops conducted in a real OpenStack training environment.

This course offers comprehensive training on OpenStack. It begins with an introduction to the system, progresses through hands-on workshops to provide practical knowledge for managing private clouds based on OpenStack, and concludes with troubleshooting and advanced architectural topics. The goal is to familiarize participants with the OpenStack ecosystem and establish a solid foundation for further expansion and refinement of OpenStack clouds. The course covers all topics necessary to pass the OpenStack Administrator certification exam. Approximately 75% of the course consists of hands-on workshops in a real OpenStack training environment.

This course provides comprehensive training on OpenStack. The extended version of the OpenStack Bootcamp includes additional exercises, troubleshooting scenarios, and sample exam tasks. The extended content is highlighted in bold within the course outline. The training begins with an introduction to the system, progresses through hands-on workshops to deliver practical knowledge for managing OpenStack-based private clouds, and concludes with troubleshooting and advanced architectural topics. The primary goal is to familiarize participants with the OpenStack ecosystem and provide a strong foundation for further expansion and refinement of OpenStack clouds. This course covers all topics necessary to pass the Certificate OpenStack Administrator exam. Seventy-five percent of the course consists of hands-on workshops in a real OpenStack training environment. Upon completion, participants receive all course materials and access to the training environment for self-study, feature exploration, and troubleshooting exercises.

Customization options

The full course is designed for a minimum duration of five days. It can be shortened if certain topics are not relevant to the customer's needs. For participants who are beginners to OpenStack (requiring a slower pace), it is recommended to extend the course to six days or remove some advanced topics. Additionally, the course can be extended by one more day to include OVN topics.

This course provides comprehensive training on OpenStack networking. It begins with an introduction to OpenStack and its architecture, then clarifies core OpenStack projects such as Identity service (Keystone), Image service (Glance), Compute service (Nova), and Block storage (Cinder) to describe the surrounding context of networks in OpenStack and mainly focus on the Networking project (Neutron). Virtual network infrastructure is described based on the Open Virtual Network project, Open vSwitch, and OpenFlow. The goal of the course is to understand basic operations and architecture of OpenStack as well as to familiarize participants with various networking technologies behind OpenStack, extending information about OVN and underlying flows, resources and tools.

Customization options

The training can be contracted to 2 days, focusing on core aspects relevant for the customer. The training can be also extended regarding administrative, design, networking and/or troubleshooting topics concerning OpenStack deployments. It is possible to describe other underlying SDN solutions like Linux Bridge or OvS.

This course is designed for IT engineers and architects seeking a solution to host private or public IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) clouds using OpenStack.
It also serves as an excellent opportunity for IT managers to gain a high-level understanding of the capabilities that OpenStack can enable.

Before committing to an OpenStack implementation, conducting further independent research, or hiring a third-party provider, you can weigh the pros and cons by attending our course.
This subject is also available as individual consultancy.

Course goal:

understand how Public Cloud differs from Private Cloud in the offering and management

gaining basic knowledge regarding OpenStack

This course delivers hands-on expertise in OpenStack and private cloud security. The curriculum begins with a system introduction, progressing to practical insights on securing private clouds and hardening OpenStack installations. Throughout the training, each core OpenStack module is explored while participants construct virtual identity, image, network, compute, and storage resources, discussing relevant security considerations along the way. Every participant is provided with a dedicated training environment featuring a complete OpenStack installation tailored to a selected cloud architecture (e.g., storage or networking). The training is highly customizable to meet specific client requirements.

Customization Options
The training duration can be adjusted to two days, focusing on the core aspects most relevant to the customer. Additionally, the scope can be expanded to cover administrative, design, networking, and troubleshooting topics specific to OpenStack deployments.

This instructor-led, live training (available online or onsite) targets system administrators and infrastructure engineers looking to design, deploy, and manage private OpenStack cloud environments tailored for enterprise needs.

Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to understand OpenStack architecture, deploy private cloud infrastructure, manage compute and storage resources, implement security with Keystone, and apply enterprise best practices.