1. Course Introduction

• Introductions and course logistics
• Course objectives
• References and resources

1. Introduction to VMware Integrated OpenStack

• Describe what an OpenStack is
• Describe the services that make up VMware Integrated OpenStack
• Describe what VMware Integrated OpenStack is
• Describe what is NFV and how does VIO fit in
• Understand the licensing model of VIO
• Understand the use cases of VMware Integrated OpenStack

1. VMware Integrated OpenStack Deployment

• Understand the role of Kubernetes in the VIO control plane
• List the VMware Integrated OpenStack deployment models
• How to perform VIO high-availability deployment
• How to perform VIO compact installation
• Pre-requisites for installing VMware Integrated OpenStack
• •How to use the HTML5 web UI / VIOCLI to check the deployment configurations and deployment running status
• Explain steps involved in patching VIO high availability setup

1. VMware Integrated OpenStack Architecture

• List the VMs deployed after a VMware Integrated OpenStack high-availability installation
• Describe the overall architecture of the VIO HA setup
• List the VIO services running within Kubernetes pods
• Describe the role of each service
• Understand SSL certificates in VIO

1. Keystone Authentication

• Understand keystone use cases and services
• List the features offered by keystone in VIO
• How to integrate keystone with LDAP
• List the configuration, view logs, and database tables related to keystone

1. Glance Images

• Understand Glance use case and its services
• List the features offered by Glance in VIO
• Explain how to create flavors and images
• Describe how to set up metadata, for example SPBM storage policy
• List the custom resources/logs and database tables related to Glance

1. Networking with Neutron

• Understand the Neutron use case and its services
• Integrate Neutron with NSX-T Data Center
• List the custom resources, logs, and database tables related to Neutron

1. Managing Instances with Nova

• Understand Nova use cases and services
• Understand regions, availability zones, and host aggregates
• Understand the concept of tenant VDC
• Nova support for multiple vCenter instances
• How to deploy an instance using Nova
• How to resize an instance and view the console logs
• Configuration and logs related to Nova service

1. Cinder Block Storage

• Understand Cinder use cases and services
• List the features offered by Cinder
• Adding a persistent volume to an instance
• Explain the Snapshot of a Cinder volume and attach it to another instance
• List the custom resources, log files, and database tables related to Cinder

1. Monitoring with Ceilometer

• List the Telemetry use cases and services
• How to enable Ceilometer in VIO
• How to monitor the VIO environment using Ceilometer
• Configuration and log files related to Ceilometer service

1. Automating with Heat

• Define Heat use cases, templates, and services
• Describe use cases of Heat

1. Troubleshooting Concepts

• List common issues in VMware Integrated OpenStack
• Use troubleshooting tools
• Describe simple troubleshooting procedures
• List and explain Day-2 operations

1. Advanced Features

• Describe Load Balancer as a Service (Octavia)
• Explain Firewall as a Service
• Describe Designate (DNS as a Service)
• Describe automating scaling
• Describe selective vCPU pinning
• Explain SRIOV network redundancy support
• Describe network trunk services support
• Describe Live resize
• Describe hardware passthrough (GPU pass through)
• Describe external REST API