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OpenStack: Nova and Neutron

by Andrew Mallett

There is an increasing need for OpenStack Administrators and the continued deployment of OpenStack. You can be well placed to deliver that need. The core components of OpenStack are covered in this course giving you the head-start you need.

What you'll learn

The core services of OpenStack are Nova and Neutron. If you understand these then you can administer OpenStack. In this course, OpenStack: Nova and Neutron, you will learn to manage Neutron Networking, Nova Compute, and HEAT Orchestration services. First, you will delve into using ip netns to jump onto internal networks. Next, you will learn to customize Nova Instances with scripts. Finally, you will dive into automating the build and tear down of resources in an Agile environment using HEAT. When you are finished with this course, you will be competent in working with Neutron, Nova, HEAT, and troubleshooting OpenStack services.

Table of contents

Course Overview
1min
Virtual Machines and Networking in OpenStack
12mins

About the author

Andrew is an all around Linux professional with in depth knowledge of the OS and this is supported with scripting in bash, perl, python and ruby and application development in C, C++ and Java. Having worked for many years in training, Andrew has developed automated course build systems after endless time wasted on Friday nights. The first build system he built was aptly named "Friday nights." This has inspired his interest in all things deployment related. He has authored training courses on M... more

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