Description

OpenShift, an innovative enterprise infrastructure management system from RedHat, radically simplifies the day-to-day operation of deploying and maintaining large-scale applications.

 

OpenShift in Action teaches readers how to set up and manage container-based infrastructure using OpenShift. Along the way, they’ll discover techniques for handling persistent storage and best practices for security and other fundamental tasks.

 

Key features

·    Teaches from the ground up

·    Hands-on examples

·    Covers troubleshooting best practices

 

Audience

Written for operations engineers and developers with experience in a

Linux-based distributed environment.

About the technology

The OpenShift container management platform (CMP) uses Docker, Kubernetes, and other container-oriented technologies to ease cluster management, scaling, and upgrades.

 

Summary

OpenShift in Action is a full reference to Red Hat OpenShift that breaks down this robust container platform so you can use it day-to-day. Combining Docker and Kubernetes, OpenShift is a powerful platform for cluster management, scaling, and upgrading your enterprise apps. It doesn't matter why you use OpenShift—by the end of this book you'll be able to handle every aspect of it, inside and out!

Foreword by Jim Whitehurst, Red Hat.

About the Technology

Containers let you package everything into one neat place, and with Red Hat OpenShift you can build, deploy, and run those packages all in one place! Combining Docker and Kubernetes, OpenShift is a powerful platform for cluster management, scaling, and upgrading your enterprise apps.

About the Book

OpenShift in Action is a full reference to Red Hat OpenShift that breaks down this robust container platform so you can use it day-to-day. Starting with how to deploy and run your first application, you'll go deep into OpenShift. You'll discover crystal-clear explanations of namespaces, cgroups, and SELinux, learn to prepare a cluster, and even tackle advanced details like software-defined networks and security, with real-world examples you can take to your own work. It doesn't matter why you use OpenShift—by the end of this book you'll be able to handle every aspect of it, inside and out!

What's Inside

• Written by lead OpenShift architects
• Rock-solid fundamentals of Docker and Kubernetes
• Keep mission-critical applications up and running
• Manage persistent storage

About the Reader

For DevOps engineers and administrators working in a Linux-based distributed environment.

About the Authors

Jamie Duncan is a cloud solutions architect for Red Hat, focusing on large-scale OpenShift deployments. John Osborne is a principal OpenShift architect for Red Hat.

Table of Contents

PART 1 - FUNDAMENTALS
1. Getting to know OpenShift
2. Getting started
3. Containers are Linux
PART 2 - CLOUD-NATIVE APPLICATIONS
4. Working with services
5. Autoscaling with metrics
6. Continuous integration and continuous deployment
PART 3 - STATEFUL APPLICATIONS
7. Creating and managing persistent storage
8. Stateful applications
PART 4 - OPERATIONS AND SECURITY
9. Authentication and resource access
10. Networking
11. Security