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Preparing for the Certified OpenStack Administrator Exam

By : Matt Dorn
Book Image

Preparing for the Certified OpenStack Administrator Exam

By: Matt Dorn

Overview of this book

This book provides you with a specific strategy to pass the OpenStack Foundation’s first professional certification: the Certified OpenStack Administrator. In a recent survey, 78% of respondents said the OpenStack skills shortage had deterred them from adopting OpenStack. Consider this an opportunity to increase employer and customer confidence by proving you have the skills required to administrate real-world OpenStack clouds. You will begin your journey by getting well-versed with the OpenStack environment, understanding the benefits of taking the exam, and installing an included OpenStack All-in-One Virtual Appliance to work through objectives covered throughout the book. After exploring the basics of the individual services, you will be introduced to strategies to accomplish the exam objectives relevant to Keystone, Glance, Nova, Neutron, Cinder, Swift, Heat, and troubleshooting. Finally, you’ll benefit from the special tips section and a practice exam to put your knowledge to the test. By the end of the journey, you will be ready to become a Certified OpenStack Administrator!
Table of Contents (13 chapters)

External monitors

If you are planning on taking the exam on a personal laptop, that's completely fine! Keep in mind that you are free to hook up one or many external monitors to the laptop while taking the exam. In some cases, using an external monitor will fit more details found on the Horizon dashboard and more output from the terminal. If you have an external monitor available (28" or larger), you may want to use it instead of relying on a small laptop screen.

Figure 11.5: Using an external monitor may help you fit more dashboard and terminal details on one screen