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In English First Edition, 2025

Red Hat Cloud Foundations

The Complete Guide to Building Enterprise Private Clouds with OpenShift, OpenStack, and Ceph

by BEKROUNDJO AKOLEY ARISTIDE

Build enterprise private clouds with OpenShift, OpenStack & Ceph. Complete hands-on guide with labs, GitOps automation & production-ready configurations.

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About this book

Transform your data center into a powerful private cloud with this comprehensive guide to Red Hat’s enterprise stack. Through 10 hands-on chapters, you’ll build a production-ready hybrid cloud from scratch on a single lab host.

Learn how to deploy OpenShift 4.19 for container orchestration, integrate Red Hat OpenStack Services on OpenShift (RHOSO) for VM workloads, and implement Ceph for unified storage. The book covers security hardening with Red Hat IdM, performance optimization, cluster scaling, and GitOps automation with Argo CD.

Based on real production deployments by EC INTELLIGENCE, every chapter combines concepts with practical step-by-step instructions, CLI commands, YAML configurations, and validation checks. A companion GitHub repository provides all scripts and configurations.

What you will learn

  • Deploy OpenShift 4.19 on-premise using the Installer-Provided Infrastructure (IPI) method
  • Integrate Red Hat OpenStack Services on OpenShift (RHOSO) for VM workloads
  • Deploy a 3-node Ceph cluster and integrate it with both OpenShift and RHOSO
  • Secure your infrastructure with Red Hat Identity Management (IdM) and certificates
  • Monitor performance, troubleshoot issues, and implement high availability
  • Scale OpenShift and RHOSO clusters to meet growing demands
  • Automate multi-tier application deployments with GitOps and Argo CD

Table of contents

  1. Preface
  2. Chapter 1: Introduction to Red Hat Cloud Foundations
  3. Chapter 2: Setting Up Your Lab Environment
  4. Chapter 3: Deploying OpenShift On-Premise
  5. Chapter 4: Integrating Red Hat OpenStack Services (RHOSO)
  6. Chapter 5: Adding Ceph Storage to the Mix
  7. Chapter 6: Securing Your Cloud Infrastructure
  8. Chapter 7: Monitoring and Performance Tuning
  9. Chapter 8: Operating RHOSO in Production
  10. Chapter 9: Scaling Your Cloud Infrastructure
  11. Chapter 10: Deploying Real-World Applications
  12. Appendices

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