Virtualization Management using Red Hat CloudForms Training Course

Introduction

• CloudForms vs ManageIQ vs other cloud management platforms
• Overview of CloudForms features and architecture

Getting Started

• Understanding the virtual hardware requirements
• Installing Red Hat CloudForms
• Setting up regions and roles
• Configuring the load balancer and database
• Analyzing capacity and utilization

Configuring CloudForms with OpenStack and VMware VSphere

• Obtaining and setting up the appliance
• Accessing the appliance console
• Setting up the database
• Configuring the worker appliance
• Installing VMware VDDK
• Optimizing appliance performance
• Logging in to CloudForms

Integrating CloudForms with Red Hat OpenShift

• Deploying CloudForms on OpenShift
• Enabling OpenShift metrics
• Retrieving the management token
• Configuring capacity and utilization
• Adding OpenShift as a container provider
• Managing container images

Managing an Infrastructure

• Setting up policies and profiles
• Collecting information from the clusters
• Managing infrastructure, cloud, and container providers
• Configuring authentication methods
• Provisioning virtual machines
• Managing workload and orchestration

Performing Administration Tasks

• Assigning custom analysis profiles to virtual machines
• Enhancing the security of CloudForms appliances
• Configuring and tuning global settings
• Implementing automation scripts
• Monitoring alerts and reports
• Using the CloudForms Self Service feature

Troubleshooting

Summary and Next Steps