The Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) in Red Hat OpenStack exam (EX310) is a performance-based exam that tests your ability to integrate Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® OpenStack® Platform services with Red Hat Ceph Storage and implement advanced networking features utilizing the OpenStack Neutron service. In order to become a Red Hat Certified Engineer in Red Hat OpenStack, you must also be a current Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) in Red Hat OpenStack.

The following audiences may be interested in earning the RHCE in Red Hat OpenStack:

• Experienced OpenStack system administrators responsible for the planning or deployment of Red Hat Ceph Storage as a back end for OpenStack
• An RHCSA in Red Hat OpenStack interested in earning a RHCE in Red Hat OpenStack credential
• An RHCE interested in earning a Red Hat Certificate of Expertise or RHCSA credential

Exam candidates should:

• Hold a current RHCSA in Red Hat OpenStack certification at the time the exam is taken.
• Have taken the Red Hat OpenStack Administration I (CL110), Red Hat OpenStack Administration II (CL210), and Red Hat OpenStack Administration III (CL310) courses or have equivalent experience.
• Understand that real-world system administration experience is also an important aspect of preparation for the exam.
• Review exam objectives for the RHCE in OpenStack exam.

 Red Hat OpenStack Administration III (CL310)

To help you prepare, the exam objectives highlight the task areas you can expect to see covered in the exam. Red Hat reserves the right to add, modify, and remove exam objectives. Such changes will be made public in advance.

Candidates should be able to do the following:

• Perform common administrative tasks on an existing Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform installation
• Install and configure Red Hat Ceph Storage in a multi-node environment:
  • Configure object storage devices
  • Configure monitor nodes
• Configure Ceph block devices
• Create snapshots of Ceph block devices
• Integrate Ceph block devices with OpenStack services such as Glance, Cinder, and Nova
• Create and work with virtual network devices
• Provision tenant networks with DHCP agents
• Manage network ports and VLANs
• Create instances and attach them to specific VLANs
• Create and manage floating IP addresses
• Configure Load Balancing-as-a-Service (LBaaS)
• Troubleshoot virtual network devices

As with all Red Hat performance-based exams, configurations must persist after reboot without intervention.