Deploy OpenStack on Azure Cobalt 100 Arm64 Virtual Machine
Introduction
Understand Azure Cobalt 100 and OpenStack
Create an Azure Cobalt 100 Arm64 virtual machine for DevStack
Deploy OpenStack on an Azure Cobalt 100 Arm64 virtual machine using DevStack
Prepare Azure Arm64 virtual machine for Kolla-Ansible
Deploy OpenStack using Kolla-Ansible on an Azure Ubuntu Arm64 virtual machine
Validate OpenStack deployment and launch a virtual machine on Azure Cobalt 100
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About this Learning Path

Skill level:  Introductory
Reading time:  1 hr 30 min
Last updated:  02 May 2026
Skill level:
  Introductory
Reading time:
  1 hr 30 min
Last updated:
  02 May 2026
Author:Pareena Verma, Arm
Arm IP:Neoverse
Tags: Containers and Virtualization Microsoft Azure Linux OpenStack Kolla-Ansible DevStack Python OpenStack CLI
Author:
  • Pareena Verma, Arm
Arm IP:
Neoverse
Tags:
Containers and Virtualization Microsoft Azure Linux OpenStack Kolla-Ansible DevStack Python OpenStack CLI

Who is this for?

This learning path is designed for developers, DevOps engineers, and platform engineers who want to deploy and manage OpenStack on Arm-based cloud environments using Kolla-Ansible and DevStack.

What will you learn?

Upon completion of this Learning Path, you will be able to:

  • Deploy OpenStack on Azure Cobalt 100 Arm64 virtual machines
  • Configure core OpenStack services (Keystone, Nova, Neutron, Glance, Cinder)
  • Deploy containerized OpenStack using Kolla-Ansible
  • Set up networking and storage for OpenStack
  • Launch and manage virtual machine instances
  • Access OpenStack using CLI and Horizon dashboard

Prerequisites

Before starting, you will need the following:

  • A Microsoft Azure account with access to Cobalt 100 based instances (Dpsv6)
  • Basic knowledge of Linux command-line operations
  • Familiarity with SSH and remote server access
  • Basic understanding of cloud computing and virtualization concepts
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