At a Glance; Contents; About the Author; About the Technical Reviewer; Introduction; Tips for COA Exam Preparation; Other OpenStack Certifications; Chapter 1: Getting to Know OpenStack; Understanding the Components That Make Up the Cloud; History of OpenStack Project; OpenStack Distribution and Vendors; Chapter 2: How to Build Your Own Virtual Test Environment; Installing Vanilla OpenStack with the DevStack Tool; Installing RDO OpenStack Distribution with PackStack; Installing Mirantis OpenStack with Fuel Tool; Using the OpenStack CLI; Chapter 3: Identity Management

Architecture and Main Components of KeystoneManaging Keystone Catalog Services and Endpoints; Managing/Creating Projects, Users, and Roles; Managing and Verifying Operation of the Identity Service; Review Questions; Answers to Review Questions; Chapter 4: Image Management; Architecture and Main Components of Glance; Deploying a New Image to an OpenStack Instance; Managing Images; Managing Image Back Ends; Verifying Operation of the Image Service; Review Questions; Answers to Review Questions; Chapter 5: OpenStack Networking; Architecture and Components of Neutron; Architecture of Open vSwitch

Manage Network ResourcesManage Project Security Group Rules; Manage Quotas; Verify Operation of Network Service; Review Questions; Answers to Review Questions; Chapter 6: OpenStack Compute; Architecture and Components of Nova; Managing Flavors; Managing and Accessing an Instance Using a Keypair; Launching, Shutting Down, and Terminating the Instance; Managing Instance Snapshots; Managing Quotas; Getting Nova Stats; Verifying Operation and Managing Nova Compute Servers; Review Questions; Answers to Review Questions; Chapter 7: OpenStack Dashboard; Architecture of Horizon

Verify Operation of the DashboardReview Question; Answer to Review Question; Chapter 8: OpenStack Object Storage; Overview of Swift Object Storage; Managing Permissions on a Container in Object Storage; Using the cURL Tool for Working with Swift; Managing Expiring Objects; Monitoring Swift Cluster; Review Questions; Answers to Review Questions; Chapter 9: Block Storage; Architecture and Components of Cinder; Manage Volume and Mount It to a Nova Instance; Create Volume Group for Block Storage; Manage Quotas; Back Up and Restore Volumes and Snapshots; Manage Volume Snapshots

Manage Volumes EncryptionSet Up Storage Pools; Review Questions; Answers to Review Questions; Chapter 10: Orchestration of OpenStack; Architecture and Components of Heat; Introducing the Heat OpenStack Template; Launching a Stack Using a HOT; Using Heat CLI and Dashboard; Review Questions; Answers to Review Questions; Chapter 11: Troubleshooting; The Main Principles of Troubleshooting; How to Check the OpenStack Version; Where to Find and How to Analyze Log Files; Back Up the Database Used by an OpenStack Instance; Analyze Host/Guest OS and Instance Status; Analyze Messaging Servers