COA: Certified OpenStack Administrator

OpenStack Foundation COA Exam

Description

  • Exam Code: COA
  • Question types: Hands on with real OpenStack Environment
  • Time Limit: 180 minutes
  • Price: USD $400
  • Delivery Method: Live virtual instructor-led

Benefits

Earning the Certified OpenStack Administrator Certification gives you:

  • Recognition in the industry
  • Increased customer confidence
  • Proof of knowledge and skills
  • Certification verification for employers and customers
  • New career opportunities

Training Partners

The best path to certification is through one of the OpenStack Foundation training partners. Dozens of companies around the world offer OpenStack training, ranging from 101 to advanced skills. Many of these companies bundle the COA exam with their training courses. Find the best fit for you in the OpenStack Training Marketplace.

Audience & Prerequisites

  • IT professionals who want to demonstrate their hands-on knowledge of OpenStack
  • OpenStack experts who want to demonstrate their OpenStack skills
  • Linux System Administrators or equivalent skills are recommended

Study Guide

Following are the skills required to pass COA certified OpenStack Administrator:

OpenStack Essentials

  • Introduction to OpenStack Essentials
  • Introduction to Cloud
  • Introduction to OpenStack

OpenStack Administration & Operations (Ussuri)

  • Keystone (Identity service)
  • Glance (Image service)
  • Neutron (Network service)
  • Nova (Compute service)
  • Cinder (Block Storage/Volume service)
  • Heat (Orchestration service)
  • Heat (Orchestration service)
  • Octavia (LBaaS)
  • Ceilometer / Aodh (Telemetry services)