Rackspace Training for OpenStack®
As powerful as the OpenStack software is, we know first hand it takes a lot more than software to properly design, deploy, and operate a cloud at scale. Rackspace is delivering hands-on training courses for OpenStack developers and administrators. Initial courses will cover the fundamentals of setting up, administering, and troubleshooting OpenStack clouds, all with real-world situations in a training lab environment.
Rackspace training immerses students in the OpenStack environment so they can evaluate it for their use cases as well as improve performance of an existing installation. Students should walk away from the training course with the experience and knowledge to install, run, and operate OpenStack clouds.
OpenStack Fundamentals Training
The current training course offered by our team is a four-day OpenStack Cloud Fundamentals class. The course breaks down into two, two-day sessions covering OpenStack Compute and OpenStack Object Storage. Because the classes provide hands-on training with real situations in a training lab environment, seats are limited.
By the end of the OpenStack Compute Course, learners will be able to:
- Describe the architecture of an OpenStack Compute Cloud deployment
- Define the key features of OpenStack Compute, including features newly introduced with each release (ex. Quantum and Cinder)
- Identify suitable use-cases for OpenStack Compute
- Deploy an OpenStack Compute multi-server environment
- Implement and use OpenStack Image Service, OpenStack Identity, and OpenStack Dashboard services
- Create and manage images and instances
- Create and manage roles, users, and quotas
- Understand critical components of fault tolerance and scale
- Troubleshoot common issues in an OpenStack Compute environment
- Find additional OpenStack help and support resources
By the end of the OpenStack Object Storage Course, learners will be able to:
- Describe the architecture of an OpenStack Object Storage deployment
- Define the key features of OpenStack Object Storage
- Identify suitable use-cases for OpenStack Object Storage
- Deploy an OpenStack Object Storage multi-server environment
- Use the CLI and API to perform file creation and manipulation
- Create and manage roles, permissions, and ACLs
- Use best practices in performance and ring management
- Understand critical components of fault tolerance and scale
- Troubleshoot common issues in an OpenStack Object Storage environment
- Find additional OpenStack help and support resources
Our trainers can also deliver a custom, on-site program for your organization.
For more information, contact opencloudinfo@rackspace.com
For more information, contact opencloudinfo@rackspace.com
Who should take the OpenStack Training?
System administrators and solution architects who will be deploying OpenStack clouds are ideal for the training courses. We are developing curriculum with IT professionals or developers in mind who have at least six months of Linux system administrator experience and are proficient at command line interface use and bash scripting.
Who teaches the courses?
Students have exclusive access to the OpenStack experts. As founders and core contributors to OpenStack, the team of Rackspace trainers are the authority on the open source technology. All team members have deep experience deploying and operating cloud infrastructure at massive scale. Not only does Rackspace have the OpenStack expertise, but we also bring the spirit and culture of Rackspace Fanatical Support® to every student.
What kind of hands-on experience will the courses provide?
Because cloud infrastructure is scalable and distributed, you need to work in an environment with access to clusters of servers to truly understand how to effectively manage and grow a cloud. Our courses are conducted using our unique multi-system training lab. Students are better able to understand distributed systems through exercises and activities that provide real-world experience. Learn to scale cloud storage across multiple servers and how to expand the computer system as usage increases.