OpenStack и Hitachi Block Storage. Integration and administration

Course ID : CWS3070

Duration In-class (в days) : 3 days

Duration Online : 3 days

Сurriculum : in-class, Virtual Instructor-Led Training - ONLINE

Overview

This 3-day instructor-led course provides the knowledge and skills needed to configure and implement Hitachi block storage systems into OpenStack cloud services and storage infrastructure. The course introduces students to the basic concepts of architecture, technologies and terminology of OpenStack. The training also covers the main software used to configure Hitachi block storage systems: Hitachi OPS Center Administrator and Hitachi OPS API Configuration Manager REST API.

The labs include extensive practice using resource management tools and working with advanced settings available on storage systems. The labs provide students with the opportunity to work with Hitachi VSP G/F/E series storage systems, integrating them into an OpenStack environment based on the Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system.

Audience for this course

IT engineers
systems engineers
IT Help Desk
system administrators
architects

Objective

Acquisition of knowledge and skills necessary to configure and implement Hitachi Vantara block storage systems in the infrastructure of cloud services and cloud storage OpenStack.

Prerequisites for this course

You must have basic knowledge of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) operating system as well as Hitachi Vantara block storage systems.

Outcomes

Upon completion of the course, students will gain skills to:

Describe the architecture of OpenStack software
Explain the purpose of the Cinder block storage service
Define and describe software products offered with Hitachi VSP G/F/E series storage systems
Use Hitachi OPS Center Administrator to configure paths between servers and storage (LUN Mapping, LUN Security)
Describe the purpose and key features of the Hitachi OPS API Configuration Manager REST API
Describe the functions and key features of the Hitachi Block Storage Driver
Use OpenStack functionality to create volumes
Create virtual machines in OpenStack
Perform live migration of virtual machines
Understand and describe the need to manage FC zones in a SAN
Describe the purpose of a high availability configuration in an OpenStack environment
Configure DM-Multipath Software on RHEL OS
Create snapshots in an OpenStack environment using internal storage functionality
Recover data from snapshots and volumes
Identify possible problems and fix them

Outline

Theory:

OpenStack Architecture
Cinder block storage service overview
Overview of Hitachi Ops Center
Overview of Hitachi Ops Center API Configuration Manager REST API
Hitachi Block Storage Driver Software for OpenStack
Fiber Channel Zoning Manager Overview
High availability configuration overview
Advanced Features of Hitachi Block Storage Systems
Fault analysis

Labs:

Installing the OpenStack Software
Configuring OpenStack Nodes
Installing the Hitachi Ops Center Administrator Software
Block storage configuration
Installing and configuring Hitachi CM-API
Installing the Hitachi Block Storage Driver for OpenStack
Initial setup of HBSD for OpenStack
volume management
Create a virtual machine
Live migration
Multipath Configuration (DM-Multipath)
Taking a snapshot using Hitachi block storage features
Restoring a Volume or Snapshot