Red Hat OpenStack Platform

Why Red Hat OpenStack Platform?

Public cloud not for everyone. Data sovereignty requirements. Latency-sensitive workloads. Cost optimization needed. Telco NFV requires special infrastructure.

Red Hat OpenStack Platform is enterprise-grade private cloud for demanding workloads. Production-proven - largest telcos. Integrated - RHEL foundation. Automated - Director deployment. Long lifecycle - 5+ years support.

How does it work?

Director Deployment

Automated provisioning:

• Undercloud management
• Overcloud deployment
• Day 2 operations
• Updates/upgrades
• Ansible-based

OpenStack Services

IaaS components:

• Nova compute
• Neutron networking
• Cinder/Swift storage
• Keystone identity
• Heat orchestration

Integration

Red Hat ecosystem:

• RHEL foundation
• Ceph storage
• OpenShift integration
• Ansible automation
• Satellite management

Key Features

Compute

• KVM hypervisor
• Bare metal (Ironic)
• GPU passthrough
• SR-IOV
• NUMA/CPU pinning

Networking

• SDN (OVN/OVS)
• NFV (DPDK, SR-IOV)
• Load balancing
• VPN
• BGP/MPLS

Storage

• Ceph block/object
• NFS/iSCSI
• Ephemeral
• Boot from volume
• Multi-attach

Use Case Fit

Workload	Optimizations
Enterprise	HA, multi-tenancy, integration
Telco/NFV	DPDK, SR-IOV, real-time
Edge	Distributed control plane
HPC	Bare metal, GPU

Use Cases

Enterprise Private Cloud:

• Self-service IaaS
• Development/test
• CI/CD infrastructure
• Internal services

Telco NFV:

• 5G core functions
• vRAN
• Network functions
• Service delivery

Edge Computing:

• Distributed infrastructure
• Low latency
• Local processing
• Regional deployments

Specifications

Foundation	OpenStack (upstream compatible)
Lifecycle	5+ years per major
Deployment	Director (TripleO)
Compute	KVM, bare metal

Who is it for?

• Enterprises building private cloud
• Telco operators deploying NFV
• Organizations with data sovereignty requirements
• Edge computing deployments

Benefits

For IT: Automated deployment, integrated stack, long lifecycle

For Telco: NFV optimization, carrier-grade, proven at scale

For business: Cost control, data sovereignty, vendor independence

FAQ

How is it different from upstream OpenStack? Enterprise hardening, testing, long lifecycle, Red Hat support.

What is the lifecycle? 5+ years per major version. Extended available.

Does it support containers? Yes. OpenShift on OpenStack supported.

How does deployment look? Director-based. Automated provisioning and lifecycle.

Does it support NFV? Yes. DPDK, SR-IOV, real-time kernel. Telco-grade.

How does it integrate with Ceph? Native integration. Block, object storage.

Can I upgrade without downtime? Rolling upgrades supported.

What is minimum deployment? 3 controllers, 1+ compute for production HA.

How does multi-site work? Distributed control plane or federated identity.

How does support work? Red Hat support. nFlo offers OpenStack architecture and deployment.