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Mastering OpenStack
Mastering OpenStack

Mastering OpenStack: Implement the latest techniques for designing and deploying an operational, production-ready private cloud , Third Edition

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Mastering OpenStack

Revisiting OpenStack – Design Considerations

“I have found you have got to look back at the old things and see them in a new light.”

- John Coltrane

Since the last edition of the Mastering OpenStack series, the OpenStack community has kept the momentum by growing and innovating around its ecosystem. At the time of writing this edition, the OpenStack design has been going through different cycles of improvements by including new projects and providing seamless integration with existing systems to respond to organization demands and custom features. Since the first Austin release back in 2010, the innovation kept opening new opportunities for companies and quickly adopting a stable private cloud setup to stay ahead in the market. The challenges of handling a scalable infrastructure have been felt by big and medium players who joined the OpenStack evolvement. Today, as the first page of this edition is being written, 14 years and 28 releases have already passed...

OpenStack – a plethora of innovations

It might be confusing to understand the state of the art of innovation when it comes to OpenStack software offerings. The rise of this open source project has been unique since its birth 14 years ago. Through its different releases, the OpenStack community has kept developing what a private cloud solution can offer based on ongoing technology trends. When the first releases of Kubernetes (container orchestration technology) were made public, subsequent OpenStack releases quickly dedicated a cycle to include services around the OpenStack ecosystem that would facilitate container management out of the box. One of the OpenStack success stories is undoubtedly its vision of staying one step ahead. There is a clear reason why OpenStack remains the fourth largest open source community worldwide: trust in its main core services. Since the first days of OpenStack, mid and large enterprises have invested and keep contributing to its software to boost...

Building blocks Of OpenStack – the control plane

The OpenStack project has been launched to solve the IaaS paradigm. By adopting the pay-as-you-use model, underlying resources, including compute, networking, and storage, are exposed as pools and reserved on demand securely per the user’s request. Throughout the development of the OpenStack ecosystem (considered in other literature as the cloud operating system), more open source projects have joined the emerging cloud software life cycle to extend its capabilities. As mentioned previously, the secret sauce of such project development comes from the natural API design, which consistently facilitates communication between services. The versatile number of services could sidetrack newcomers in understanding where and how fundamental parts of the ecosystem work to enable a well-designed architecture for custom needs and requirements. The following sections will iterate through what are considered the core services of OpenStack...

Constructing the motivation

Before building a picture of your future OpenStack environment, it is necessary to have business goals that align with the outcome of the OpenStack solution. As we have seen briefly in the previous sections with the latest updates in the OpenStack glossary, you might feel how overwhelming it could be with newly developed services and features. Obviously, the new image of OpenStack looks more robust than ever, with many hands of Anything as a Service (XaaS) opportunities. The array of choices might prevent architects and operators from starting a proper OpenStack infrastructure exercise if the scope of your business is not defined from the first day of drafting the design. As with existing major public providers such as AWS, Azure, or GCP, the OpenStack deployment should be considered as a way of investment in the long run. Expecting operational and cost savings can be felt only at later stages. Being strategic is essential to take advantage of the OpenStack...

Picking up the pieces

Independent of which use case your future OpenStack deployment will start with, mastering the art of its ecosystem is a vital step before investigating any further design and architecture options. OpenStack covers more than 1 million lines of Python code! At this stage, there is no need to worry about learning how the code works: far more important is to take a reverse engineering approach: understanding the ecosystem interactions. Simply understanding the interrelation of core services gives you the keys to the kingdom of the art of design. Starting with the basics, the foundational components will open more doors to the next ones if we master the core ones correctly. So far, we have revisited core services of OpenStack that exist with each release and had a brief scan of the incubated projects, particularly within the latest releases. Next, we will select a common workflow that illustrates the different steps and pieces to spawn a VM. This type of workflow will...

Architecting the cloud

Identifying the initial use case of your OpenStack environment is a major key to a successful start of the cloud journey. With a vast array of features, especially within the latest releases, the cloud management platform has become more mature than ever, but that might be overwhelming. Sidetracking the purpose of your OpenStack implementation would increase management complexity and potentially put your business at risk if such investment is not carefully accompanied by a vision. For this purpose, drafting your design into different iterations will help you avoid being blocked by the paradox of choices and unleash a clear short-term vision toward the longer one. As the first design iteration, we will simply identify our conceptual OpenStack model, followed by the logical architecture. Once drafted, we will walk through the practical implementation and put some numbers together to reflect our first deployment picture in the hardware.

Drafting the conceptual...

Summary

Being strategic is a fundamental key to making the right decisions when it comes to how to architect a complex ecosystem such as OpenStack. This chapter should lower the entry barrier to start an effective plan that meets your organization’s needs. The approach taken should help you identify different stages to start your cloud journey. There is no exact rule of thumb on how to design an operational OpenStack environment but templating the design patterns for each core service and sticking to the initially collected requirements will definitely enhance the journey. This chapter went through the newest updates on core services in the OpenStack ecosystem within Antelope and later releases, and a few more projects were considered to be offered once the private cloud is up and running. From an architecture perspective, this chapter should be revisited during the next stages to align and update your design draft in each step. As we used an iterative and incremental approach...

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Key benefits

  • Simplify the architecture complexity of the OpenStack ecosystem with new container and networking options
  • Apply best practices to operate and manage large OpenStack deployments with confidence
  • Design and implement hybrid cloud setups using OpenStack and public clouds
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OpenStack provides flexibility and control for designing and deploying robust and scalable cloud infrastructures, which has led to it having one of the largest open source communities in the cloud market. This book delves deep into the OpenStack architecture, dissecting each component to guide you in architecting your cloud with precision. From essential components to cutting-edge services, this book offers a step-by step approach, ensuring you grasp the fundamentals before exploring the latest advancements. This updated edition guides you through the deployment process, integrating secure best practices inspired by the DevSecOps philosophy. You’ll also explore the Antelope release, covering new services such as container management and software-defined networking (SDN). The book outlines best practices for running and managing fault-tolerant, secure, monitored, and high-performing setups. In the last part, it navigates the convergence of public and private clouds, covering hybrid models through use cases of managing Kubernetes-based applications in OpenStack private and public clouds. By the end of the book, you’ll be well versed in the latest OpenStack advancements, ready to lead your organization on a successful cloud journey.

Who is this book for?

This book is for OpenStack administrators, cloud and enterprise architects, and system and DevOps engineers looking to launch a private cloud with OpenStack. If you’re a cloud advisor, consultant, or evangelist, you’ll benefit from the expert insights, and if you’re a software developer or system operator aiming to accelerate your development cycle and agility, this book will help you bridge the gap between these roles. Basic knowledge of OpenStack, along with a prior understanding of systems, virtualization, and networking, is recommended.

What you will learn

  • Explore the latest design patterns in the OpenStack ecosystem
  • Implement DevSecOps practices for agile and secure deployment management
  • Ensure resilience, fault tolerance, and performance in your cloud setup
  • Stay up to date with OpenStack networking and storage advancements
  • Master operational best practices for managing a large-scale cloud setup
  • Discover logging and monitoring options for your cloud
  • Get acquainted with new services such as SDN and containers
  • Understand how to extend OpenStack's capabilities through a hybrid model

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Table of Contents

16 Chapters
Part 1: Architecting the OpenStack Ecosystem Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 1: Revisiting OpenStack – Design Considerations Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 2: Kicking Off the OpenStack Setup – The Right Way (DevSecOps) Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 3: OpenStack Control Plane – Shared Services Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 4: OpenStack Compute – Compute Capacity and Flavors Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 5: OpenStack Storage – Block, Object, and File Shares Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 6: OpenStack Networking – Connectivity and Managed Service Options Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Part 2: Operating the OpenStack Cloud Environment Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 7: Running a Highly Available Cloud – Meeting the SLA Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 8: Monitoring and Logging – Remediating Proactively Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 9: Benchmarking the Infrastructure – Evaluating Resource Capacity and Optimization Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Part 3: Extending the OpenStack Cloud Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 10: OpenStack Hybrid Cloud – Design Patterns Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 11: A Hybrid Cloud Hyperscale Use Case – Scaling a Kubernetes Workload Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Index Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
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