Alok Shrivastwa & Sunil Sarat 
OpenStack: Building a Cloud Environment [EPUB ebook] 

Learn how you can put the features of Open Stack to work in the real world in this comprehensive path

• Harness the abilities of experienced Open Stack administrators and architects, and run your own private cloud successfully


• Learn how to install, configure, and manage all of the Open Stack core projects including topics on Object Storage, Block Storage, and Neutron Networking services such as LBaa S and FWaa S


• Get better equipped to troubleshoot and solve common problems in performance, availability, and automation that confront production-ready Open Stack environments

This course is for those who are new to Open Stack who want to learn the cloud networking fundamentals and get started with Open Stack networking. Basic understanding of Linux Operating System, Virtualization, and Networking, and Storage principles will come in handy.

• Get an introduction to Open Stack and its components


• Store and retrieve data and images using storage components, such as Cinder, Swift, and Glance


• Install and configure Swift, the Open Stack Object Storage service, including configuring Container Replication between datacenters


• Gain hands on experience and familiarity with Horizon, the Open Stack Dashboard user interface


• Learn how to automate Open Stack installations using Ansible and Foreman


• Follow practical advice and examples for running Open Stack in production


• Fix common issues with images served through Glance and master the art of troubleshooting Neutron networking

Open Stack is a collection of software projects that work together to provide a cloud fabric.

Learning Open Stack Cloud Computing course is an exquisite guide that you will need to build cloud environments proficiently. This course will help you gain a clearer understanding of Open Stack’s components and their interaction with each other to build a cloud environment.

The first module, Learning Open Stack, starts with a brief look into the need for authentication and authorization, the different aspects of dashboards, cloud computing fabric controllers, along with ’Networking as a Service’ and ’Software defined Networking’. Then, you will focus on installing, configuring, and troubleshooting different architectures such as Keystone, Horizon, Nova, Neutron, Cinder, Swift, and Glance. After getting familiar with the fundamentals and application of Open Stack, let’s move deeper into the realm of Open Stack.

In the second module, Open Stack Cloud Computing Cookbook, preview how to build and operate Open Stack cloud computing, storage, networking, and automation. Dive into Neutron, the Open Stack Networking service, and get your hands dirty with configuring ML2, networks, routers, and distributed virtual routers. Further, you’ll learn practical examples of Block Storage, LBaa S, and FBaa S.

The final module, Troubleshooting Open Stack, will help you quickly diagnose, troubleshoot, and correct problems in your Open Stack. We will diagnose and remediate issues in Keystone, Glance, Neutron networking, Nova, Cinder block storage, Swift object storage, and issues caused by Heat orchestration.

This Learning Path combines some of the best that Packt has to offer in one complete, curated package. It includes content from the following Packt products:

• Learning Open Stack by Alok Shrivastwa, Sunil Sarat


• Open Stack Cloud Computing Cookbook – Third Edition by Kevin Jackson , Cody Bunch, Egle Sigler


• Troubleshooting Open Stack by Tony Campbell

This course aims to create a smooth learning path that will teach you how to get started with setting up private and public clouds using a free and open source cloud computing platform—Open Stack. Through this comprehensive course, you’ll learn Open Stack Cloud computing from scratch to finish and more!