Managing Overcloud Service Containerization Technology
- Providing metrics for performance tuning and governance.
- Monitoring and troubleshooting Open Virtual Networking (OVN) network flow.
- Configuring Identity service using an external Red Hat IdM store.
- Managing the core control plane, including Pacemaker.
- Customizing images, with techniques for multiple use cases.
- Managing block and object storage back-ends.
- Managing compute nodes, including tuning and hyperconverged.
- Troubleshooting Red Hat OpenStack Platform.
Who should attend Red Hat OpenStack Administration II: Day 2 Operations for Cloud Operators with Exam (CL211) Course
Cloud operators responsible for managing daily operations and automation.
Infrastructure architects interested in or responsible for maintaining a large-scale private or hybrid cloud.
Red Hat OpenStack Administration II: Day 2 Operations for Cloud Operators with Exam (CL211) Course Outline
- Navigate the Red Hat OpenStack Platform architecture Describe the undercloud and overcloud architecture and service components.
- Operate the control plane Describe and manage the critical core services of the Red Hat OpenStack Platform control plane.
- Manage infrastructure security Protect the Red Hat OpenStack Platform infrastructure by securing service component files and endpoints.
- Manage user security Configure secure user privileges using domain-based identity management, scoped roles, and project organization.
- Manage application deployment resources Create and manage the common, shared deployment resources including custom images, flavors, and metadata services.
- Manage storage Describe and manage storage architecture and components, with an emphasis on Red Hat Ceph Storage back ends.
- Manage networking Create, manage, and troubleshoot data center and virtual network infrastructure.
- Manage compute node operations Describe the architecture and management processes for normal and hyperconverged compute nodes. Perform common operational tasks for compute nodes to support workload uptime and scaling.
- Monitor Red Hat OpenStack Platform operations Describe the monitoring framework and architecture to gather, store, and use operational metrics.
- Automate cloud applications Implement and deploy complex and scalable applications using automation technologies.
- Troubleshoot operations Describe and practice the tools and methods for diagnosing and troubleshooting issues encountered during deployment and management operations.
- Comprehensive review Review tasks from Red Hat OpenStack Platform Administration II: Day 2 Operations for Cloud Operators.
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FAQs on Red Hat OpenStack Administration II: Day 2 Operations for Cloud Operators with Exam (CL211)
This course is designed for cloud operators managing daily operations and automation, as well as infrastructure architects responsible for maintaining large-scale private or hybrid clouds using Red Hat OpenStack Platform.
The course covers control plane management (including Pacemaker), infrastructure and user security, image customization, storage management (including Ceph), compute node tuning, OVN network troubleshooting, and Identity service configuration with external IdM stores.
Yes, this course (CL211) includes a certification exam that validates skills in Red Hat OpenStack Platform Day 2 operations and administration.
Participants should have foundational knowledge of Red Hat OpenStack Platform architecture, including undercloud/overcloud components, as this course builds on core administration skills for advanced Day 2 operations.
You will learn to troubleshoot OVN network flows, manage block/object storage back-ends, tune compute nodes for hyperconverged environments, secure infrastructure and user access, and monitor performance metrics for governance and tuning.


