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Preparing for the Certified OpenStack Administrator Exam, published by Packt

Preparing for the Certified OpenStack Administrator Exam [Video]

This is the code repository for Preparing for the Certified OpenStack Administrator Exam [Video], published by Packt. It contains all the supporting project files necessary to work through the video course from start to finish.

About the Video Course

This course provides you with a specific strategy to pass the OpenStack Foundation's first professional certification: the Certified OpenStack Administrator. In a recent survey, 78% of respondents said the OpenStack skills shortage had deterred them from adopting OpenStack. Consider this an opportunity to increase employer and customer confidence by proving you have the skills required to administrate real-world OpenStack clouds. You will begin your journey by familiarizing yourself with the OpenStack environment, understanding the benefits of taking the exam, and installing an included OpenStack all-in-one virtual appliance so you can work through objectives covered throughout the video course. After exploring the basics of the individual services, you will be introduced to strategies to accomplish the exam objectives relevant to Keystone, Glance, Nova, Neutron, Cinder, Swift, Heat, and troubleshooting. Finally, you'll benefit from the special tips section and a practice exam to put your knowledge to the test. By the end of the journey, you will be ready to become a Certified OpenStack Administrator!

What You Will Learn

• Manage the Keystone identity service by creating and modifying domains, groups, projects, users, roles, services, endpoints, and quotas
• Upload Glance images, launch new Nova instances, and create flavors, key pairs, and snapshots
• Discover Neutron tenant and provider networks, security groups, routers, and floating IPs
• Manage the Cinder block storage service by creating volumes and attaching them to instances
• Create Swift containers and set access control lists to allow read/write access to your objects
• Explore Heat orchestration templates and create, list, and update stacks

Instructions and Navigation

Assumed Knowledge

To fully benefit from the coverage included in this course, you will need:
Basic Knowledge of OpenStack

Technical Requirements

This course has the following software requirements:
OpenStack

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