LFS462 Open Source Virtualization

Learn KVM from the ground up with a focus on QEMU and libvirt, as well as Xen. By the end of this course, you will understand how these and other related open source components can be assembled to create a virtual IT infrastructure. There is a focus on practical deployment skills, securing the virtual infrastructure, and administering solutions. There will also be detailed material about using containers. There are low-level lab exercises focused on virtual images and snapshots, deployment, VM creation and maintenance, integration with networking infrastructure, device pass-through and more.

Open Source Virtualization takes a deep dive into KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) and Xen, the most popular hypervisor virtualization technologies in the open source ecosystem, as well as the deployment and use of containers. Built by experts in the field of virtualization, this course provides the technical background to understand the components required to build and administer a modern virtual IT infrastructure.

This course is focused on problems typically faced in the enterprise world. The lectures are filled with examples of how KVM, Xen and containers can be used in business environments as well as practical lab sessions that let participants gain a real-world perspective of common virtualization problems and how to address them.

At the end of the training, attendees will have acquired the skills needed to:

Understand the role KVM and Xen play in the virtualization ecosystem
Know how to assemble KVM and other components into a robust and efficient virtual IT infrastructure

This course is designed to work with a wide range of Linux distributions, so you will be able to apply these concepts regardless of your distro.

Voraussetzungen

This course is for technical IT professionals interested in building a reliable, efficient and open virtualization infrastructure with KVM. Students are expected to have mastered the skills covered in the lower level Linux Foundation System Administration courses. Students are expected to be well versed in Linux command line usage, shell scripting and text file editing.

Inhalt

Introduction

Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation Training
Laboratory Exercises, Solutions and Resources
Distribution Details
Registration
Labs

Virtualization Overview

Virtualization Terminology
Host versus Guest
Virtual Machine Monitor
Emulation
Software versus Hardware Virtualization
Hypervisor Types
Instruction Translation and Caching
Paravirtualization
Virtual Machine Image File
Linux Containers
Xen Hypervisor
Labs

KVM Quick-Start

Verifying your linux Kernel has KVM
Validating your Hardware for KVM
Obtaining and Installing KVM and QEMU
Verifying libvirt installation
Building Upstream QEMU
libvirt
qemu-img and Virtual Disk Files
virt-install
Pausing and Restoring the Guest
Managing VMs with GUIs
The QEMU Command line
The QEMU Monitor
virt-manager
Labs

KVM Architecture and Relationship with linux

Brief History of KVM
Controlling KVM Using linux Commands
Obtaining KVM
Labs

Running KVM Using QEMU

What is QEMU?
Running KVM Using QEMU
Machine Commands
Starting Guest Networking
Dumping Network Traffic with QEMU
Guest-to-Host Communication using Virtio
QEMU Tracing
Managing Storage With QEMU
Managing Virtual Storage with libguestfs
Using Host Physical Storage
Using Host Physical Networking
Graphics
BIOS
USB Pass-through
Labs

libvirt

Architecture
libvirt Access Control
virsh
libvirt XML
Open vSwitch
Labs

Hardware Support

I/O Provisioning
Labs

Tuning for Performance

Measuring Performance
netperf
fio
Memory Testing with Stream
SPECVirt Tuning
Labs

KVM Security

Review - libvirt Access Control
Host Security Concerns
libvirt-sandbox
sVirt
Security Updates
Labs

Xen Hypervisor Architecture

Domain Types
Toolstack Choices
Virtualization Modes
Labs

Installing and Configuring Xen

Preparing the Host
Getting the Software
Verifying dom0
Toolstack Selection
Installing domU
Persistent Xen Configuration
Connections to domU
Labs

Administration of Xen domains

Debugging Xen Issues
Backup and Restore
live Migration
NUMA Features
PCI Pass-through
USB Device Pass-through
Troubleshooting
Labs

Xen Performance and Tuning

Domain Resource Usage
Xen Scheduler Options
I/O Benchmark Testing
Boot Options for dom0
Labs

Xen Security

Domain Type Considerations
Xen Security Modules
FLASK
Virtual Trusted Platform Module
pvgrub
Network Security
Labs

Working with Linux Containers

Container Basics
Docker
Rocket
Kubernetes
LXD Container Hypervisor
OCI
lxc command line tools
Labs

Kurszeiten

Wer möchte, reist bis 22 Uhr am Vortag an und nutzt den Abend bereits zum Fachsimpeln am Kamin oder im Park.

An den Kurstagen dann von 9-18 Uhr (mit 2 Kaffee- und 1 Mittagspause) etwa 60% Schulungen und 40% Übungen. Selbstverständlich arbeitet jeder Teilnehmer am von uns gestellten Notebook oft parallel zum Referenten mit.

Anschließend Abendessen und Angebote für Fachsimpeln, Ausflüge uvm. Wir schaffen eine Atmosphäre, in der Fachleute sich ungezwungen austauschen. Wer das nicht will, wird zu nichts gezwungen und findet auch jederzeit Ruhe.

dieser Kurs auf deutsch

Preis und Dauer

4 Tage,
2.484,11 € + 19% MwSt. = 2.956,09 €

Übernachtungsoptionen

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