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OpenStack Cookbook
Manage Compute, Storage and Networking through Single Interface
This book is 100% completeLast updated on 2026-01-17
This book aims to empower you to take advantage of OpenStack's full potential in your own environments, not just teach you how to use it. The recipes here are as versatile as the platform itself; both are meant to be easily adjusted to suit your needs. You can use them directly in your scenarios or modify them to suit your specific requirements. I've also included troubleshooting techniques to assist you in overcoming the unavoidable hiccups on the road.
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OpenStack Cookbook is specifically tailored for cloud professionals, network administrators, and engineers who express a desire to augment their proficiency in effectively managing OpenStack environments. The book provides a pragmatic and interactive methodology with recipes that specifically target solutions to tackle the actual difficulties encountered in implementing and overseeing cloud infrastructure.
Every chapter presents systematic solutions, enabling you to develop proficiency in designated OpenStack components. These recipes provide instructions on how to install, configure, and optimize OpenStack services such as Keystone for identity management, Glance for image processing, Neutron for networking, Nova for computing management, Cinder for block storage, and Octavia for load balancing. Some of the more advanced topics covered in the book include how to use Heat for Infrastructure as Code (IaC), how to automate and repeat infrastructure deployments, and how to use Heat and Ceilometer to create auto-scaling solutions that dynamically adjust resources according to demand.
Typical problems with stack creation, resource management, and orchestration tasks will be explained and solved. The book encompasses a broad spectrum of situations, ranging from the prevention of stack creation failures and template validation errors to the effective management of resource dependencies and performance issues. With the knowledge you gain from this book, you will be able to set up, administer, and fix OpenStack environments with ease. No matter your level of expertise with OpenStack, this cookbook will equip you with the practical knowledge and solutions you need to use OpenStack efficiently in real-world scenarios.
Key Learnings
- Get the environment quickly settled with all the OpenStack services, including Nova, Keystone, Glance, and Neutron.
- Make easy management of OpenStack cloud environments a reality with these real-world solutions.
- Get your cloud infrastructure up and running consistently and reliably every time with the help of Heat templates.
- Improve your resource allocation skills with practical experience in auto-scaling with Heat and Ceilometer.
- Keep operations stable by troubleshooting common OpenStack issues and providing step-by-step solutions.
- Vertigo, XLAN, and security group configurations are just a few of the advanced networking techniques you can learn about in Neutron.
- Secure your cloud with SSL termination and volume encryption.
- Optimize traffic management and guarantee high availability by deploying Octavia-based load balancing solutions.
- Build automated cloud environment management with Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
Table of Content
- Setting up OpenStack Infrastructure
- Identity Management with Keystone
- Image Management with Glance
- Networking with Neutron
- Compute Resources with Nova
- Block Storage with Cinder
- Load Balancing with Octavia
- Orchestration with Heat
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