Certified Kubernetes Administrator

Participants in this course will learn how to prepare for the Cloud Native Computing Foundation’s Certified Kubernetes Administrator examination. The entire course is based on Kubernetes clusters built using Kubeadm and Kubernetes version 1.20, so the outline is drawn from CNCF’s CKA curriculum.

By becoming certified, administrators can quickly establish their credibility and value in the job market, and companies can hire high-quality teams to support their growth more quickly.

Outcomes:

• Overview of why we need Kubernetes and what Kubernetes is?
• Overview of Kubernetes Architecture.
• Understand Kubernetes Pods.
• Understand Kubernetes Services.
• Learn about State Persistence in Kubernetes.
• Understand various types of Controllers and how to use them.
• Creating a Kubernetes cluster with version 1.20 of Kubernetes using kubeadm.
• Understand Kubernetes Jobs and CronJobs.
• Understand multi-container pods.
• Understand Logging and Monitoring in Kubernetes.
• Setting up Horizontal Pod AutoScaler for Kubernetes Deployments.
• Understand debugging and troubleshooting in Kubernetes.
• Setting up Readiness and Liveness probs to self-heal application pods.
• Understand ConfigMaps and Secrets and use them in Complex Deployments.
• Understand how to apply SecurityContext at Pod and Container level.
• Setting up Role-Based Access Control in Kubernetes cluster.
• Understand how to use user accounts and service accounts in RBAC.
• Configure network policies to control ingress and egress traffic to a Pod.
• Installation, Configuration & Validation of Kubeadm Cluster.
• Understand the Kubernetes cluster upgrade process.
• Facilitate operating system upgrades.
• Implement etcd backup and restore methodologies.
• Know how to configure and use the cluster DNS
• Understanding Container Network Interface.
• Understand Workloads & Scheduling.
• Understanding Kubernetes security primitives.
• Working with Logging and Monitoring.
• Deep dive into Kubernetes Control Plane.
• Troubleshooting your Kubernetes Cluster.
• CKA Exam overview.