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OpenStack: Getting to Know OpenStack and the COA

by Andrew Mallett

OpenStack is one of the most widely adopted environments used in public/private clouds. Having built the the cloud, you now need to be introduced to managing it.

What you'll learn

Having built the OpenStack Cloud, you need to learn how to manage it. Learning to manage the OpenStack Cloud is going to provide you with the skills needed for the Certified OpenStack Administrator. In this course, OpenStack: Getting to Know OpenStack and the COA, you will explore the exam and the practical format that shapes it. In addition to this, you will learn to the basics of Cloud Administration, forming a platform to move on with more detailed administrative tasks. Finally, you'll learn about working with both the CLI and Dashboard, and you will work with major OpenStack Services including Nova and Neutron. By the end of the course, you will have an OpenStack Cloud where you have connectivity from the host network to the internal virtual machines.

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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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