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

Course Introduction

• Introductions and course logistics
• Course objectives
• References and resources

Introduction to VMware Integrated OpenStack

• Describe what an OpenStack is
• Describe the services that make up VMware Integrated OpenStack
• Describe what VMware Integrated OpenStack is
• Describe what is NFV and how does VIO fit in
• Understand the licensing model of VIO
• Understand the use cases of VMware Integrated OpenStack

VMware Integrated OpenStack Deployment

• Understand the role of Kubernetes in the VIO control plane
• List the VMware Integrated OpenStack deployment models
• How to perform VIO high-availability deployment
• How to perform VIO compact installation
• Pre-requisites for installing VMware Integrated OpenStack
• How to use the HTML5 web UI / VIOCLI to check the deployment configurations and deployment running status
• Explain steps involved in patching VIO high availability setup

VMware Integrated OpenStack Architecture

• List the VMs deployed after a VMware Integrated OpenStack high-availability installation
• Describe the overall architecture of the VIO HA setup
• List the VIO services running within Kubernetes pods
• Describe the role of each service
• Understand SSL certificates in VIO

Keystone Authentication

• Understand keystone use cases and services
• List the features offered by keystone in VIO
• How to integrate keystone with LDAP
• List the configuration, view logs, and database tables related to keystone

Glance Images

• Understand Glance use case and its services
• List the features offered by Glance in VIO
• Explain how to create flavors and images
• Describe how to set up metadata, for example SPBM storage policy
• List the custom resources/logs and database tables related to Glance

Networking with Neutron

• Understand the Neutron use case and its services
• Integrate Neutron with NSX-T Data Center
• List the custom resources, logs, and database tables related to Neutron

Managing Instances with Nova

• Understand Nova use cases and services
• Understand regions, availability zones, and host aggregates
• Understand the concept of tenant VDC
• Nova support for multiple vCenter instances
• How to deploy an instance using Nova
• How to resize an instance and view the console logs
• Configuration and logs related to Nova service

Cinder Block Storage

• Understand Cinder use cases and services
• List the features offered by Cinder
• Adding a persistent volume to an instance
• Explain the Snapshot of a Cinder volume and attach it to another instance
• List the custom resources, log files, and database tables related to Cinder

Monitoring with Ceilometer

• List the Telemetry use cases and services
• How to enable Ceilometer in VIO
• How to monitor the VIO environment using Ceilometer
• Configuration and log files related to Ceilometer service

Automating with Heat

• Define Heat use cases, templates, and services
• Describe use cases of Heat

Troubleshooting Concepts

• List common issues in VMware Integrated OpenStack
• Use troubleshooting tools
• Describe simple troubleshooting procedures
• List and explain Day-2 operations

Advanced Features

• Describe Load Balancer as a Service (Octavia)
• Explain Firewall as a Service
• Describe Designate (DNS as a Service)
• Describe automating scaling
• Describe selective vCPU pinning
• Explain SRIOV network redundancy support
• Describe network trunk services support
• Describe Live resize
• Describe hardware passthrough (GPU pass through)
• Describe external REST API

This course requires the completion of the following courses:

• VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage [V7] (VSICM7) or equivalent knowledge
• VMware Integrated OpenStack Fundamentals [V6]
• VMware Network Virtualization Fundamentals [2017]

Substantial knowledge of Linux administration and TCP/IP networking is helpful.

By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives:

• 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 the OpenStack Neutron Networking service with VMware NSX-T™ Data Center networking platform
• Deploy and manage virtual machine instances
• Monitor VMware Integrated OpenStack with OpenStack monitoring services
• Design an auto-scale, multitier application using built-in automation tools
• Manage a VMware Integrated OpenStack control plane using Kubernetes
• Use the HTML5 Web UI and CLI commands to view and edit the configuration, monitor log files, and view database tables used by VMware Integrated OpenStack components

• Course Introduction
• Introduction to VMware Integrated OpenStack
• VMware Integrated OpenStack Deployment
• VMware Integrated OpenStack Architecture
• Keystone Authentication
• Glance Images
• Networking with Neutron
• Managing Instances with Nova
• Cinder Block Storage
• Monitoring with Ceilometer
• Automating with Heat
• Troubleshooting Concepts
• Advanced Features