Build advanced skills for performing Red Hat OpenStack Platform day 2 operations and management of hybrid cloud infrastructure
Red Hat OpenStack Administration II: Day 2 Operations for Cloud Operators (CL210) is designed for cloud operators, service administrators, and automation engineers who operate and manage a full-featured hybrid and private cloud-computing environment using Red Hat OpenStack Platform. You will learn how to manage, monitor, troubleshoot, and scale a Red Hat OpenStack Platform infrastructure.
This course focuses on using the OpenStack Client command-line user interface to configure metrics, policies, and architecture in order to support enterprise cloud applications and daily operations.
Customer organizations will find this version to be easier to install and manage while handling more diverse types of cloud and legacy workloads with an expanding portfolio of flexible resource configuration. Enhancements in the RHOSP 16 version address evolving customer requirements for enterprise cloud infrastructures:
This package (course + exam) is based on Red Hat OpenStack version 16.1 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 8.2 and includes an exam voucher.
Note : Starting January 2026 this bundle (Course + Exam) only exists in CR (classroom) if scheduled or Closed course modalities.
If you are targeting a virtual class, please consider CL210LS the new RHLS-course subscription which includes as well an exam voucher.
Updated Jan2026
Navigate the Red Hat OpenStack Platform architecture
Describe the undercloud and overcloud architecture and service components.
Operate the control plane
Describe and manage the critical core services of the Red Hat OpenStack Platform control plane.
Manage infrastructure security
Protect the Red Hat OpenStack Platform infrastructure by securing service component files and endpoints.
Manage user security
Configure secure user privileges using domain-based identity management, scoped roles, and project organization.
Manage application deployment resources
Create and manage the common, shared deployment resources including custom images, flavors, and metadata services.
Manage storage
Describe and manage storage architecture and components, with an emphasis on Red Hat Ceph Storage back ends.
Manage networking
Create, manage, and troubleshoot data center and virtual network infrastructure.
Manage compute node operations
Describe the architecture and management processes for normal and hyperconverged compute nodes. Perform common operational tasks for compute nodes to support workload uptime and scaling.
Monitor Red Hat OpenStack Platform operations
Describe the monitoring framework and architecture to gather, store, and use operational metrics.
Automate cloud applications
Implement and deploy complex and scalable applications using automation technologies.
Troubleshoot operations
Describe and practice the tools and methods for diagnosing and troubleshooting issues encountered during deployment and management operations.
Comprehensive review
Review tasks from Red Hat OpenStack Platform Administration II: Day 2 Operations for Cloud Operators.
After this course participants should be able to:
For candidates that have not earned an RHCE or equivalent, confirmation of the correct skill-set knowledge can be obtained by taking Red Hat free assessment to gauge whether this offering is the best fit Red Hat Skills Assessment
