KBS101

The Linux Foundation Kubernetes Administration Training

This Kubernetes Administration course covers the topics of the CKA (Certified Kubernetes Administrator) exam.

Attendees will master Kubernetes installation, application lifecycle management, networking, storage, security, scheduling, logging, maintenance, and troubleshooting.

Course Details

Duration

3 days

Prerequisites

  • Proficiency with the Linux CLI
  • A broad understanding of Linux system administration (GL250 "Enterprise Linux Systems Administration").
  • Basic knowledge of Linux containers, e.g. Docker (GL340 "Docker")

Target Audience

System administrators and Devops professionals who want to understand and use Kubernetes in cloud environments.
Course Outline
  • Core Concepts
    • CKA Objectives Covered
    • Kubernetes Architecture
    • Cluster Communication
    • Objects
    • Object Properties
    • Labels & Selectors
    • Annotations
    • Object Management
    • Image Fundamentals
    • Container Fundamentals
    • Pod Fundamentals
    • Working with Pods
    • Container and Pod Fundamentals
    • Single Node Install
    • Pod Fundamentals
  • Installation
    • CKA Objectives Covered
    • Installation pre-requisites
    • Installation (single node)
    • Installation (production)
    • Client Tool Optimizations
    • Kubernetes HA Masters Install
    • Kubernetes Install
    • Joining Worker Nodes
  • Application Lifecycle Management
    • CKA Objectives Covered
    • Pod Lifecycle
    • Container Lifecycle
    • Init Containers
    • Container: command and args
    • Container: Defining Environment
    • ReplicaSet
    • Deployments
    • Working with Deployments
    • Deployment Rollouts
    • Pod Lifecycle
    • Init Containers
    • Deployments
  • Networking
    • CKA Objectives Covered
    • Network Overview
    • Service Discovery & CoreDNS
    • Container Network Interface (CNI)
    • Services
    • Ingress Objects
    • Ingress Controller
    • Port-Forwarding
    • Services
    • Ingress
    • STORAGE
    • CKA Objectives Covered
    • Storage
    • Volume Types
    • ConfigMaps
    • Secrets
    • Static Volume Provisioning
    • ConfigMaps and Secrets
  • Security
    • Controlling Access to the Kubernetes API
    • Admission Controllers
    • PodSecurityPolicies Admission Controller
    • Default Admission Controllers
  • Scheduling
    • CKA Objectives Covered
    • Controlling and Tracking Resources
    • Scheduler Operation
    • DaemonSet
    • Node Affinity & Anti-affinity
    • Pod Affinity & Anti-affinity
    • Taints & Tolerations
    • Pod Resources and Scheduling
    • Static Scheduling and Daemonsets
    • Pod and Node Affinities
  • Jobs and CronJobs
    • Jobs
    • CronJobs
  • Linux Containers
    • Application Management Landscape
    • Application Isolation
    • Resource Measurement and Control
    • Container Security
    • OverlayFS Overview
    • Container Security
    • Open Container Initiative
    • Container Concepts runC