OpenShift Deep Dive - Running a Large, Public PaaS

Dive deep into the management and architecture of OpenShift Online, Red Hat's hosted PaaS offering, in this 50-minute conference talk from the 2013 Red Hat Summit. Explore the evolution of OpenShift, its architecture, and the intricacies of running a large-scale public PaaS. Learn about application creation processes, gear placement strategies, and the use of various components like MongoDB and ActiveMQ. Gain insights into maintenance procedures, client tools, and performance monitoring techniques. Understand the challenges of capacity planning, common issues, and release schedules. Discover how OpenShift Online connects with OpenShift Enterprise for on-premise solutions, and examine aspects of the Open Hybrid Cloud, including load balancers, latency tests, and cartridge management.

Introduction
Agenda
OpenShift History
Architecture
Application Creation
New Application Creation
Create New Application
Mongo Farm
ActiveMQ
Broadcast Requests
New Gear Placement
Gear Cartridges
Broker
Maintenance
Client Tools
Git repo
General architecture
DNS
Capacity Planning
Gears
Performance Monitoring
Common Issues
Release Schedule
Open Hybrid Cloud
Load Balancers
Latency Tests
Cartridges
Home Directory
Snapshots