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Kubernetes Fundamentals and Cluster Operations (KFCO)

This four-day course is the first step in learning about Containers and Kubernetes Fundamentals and Cluster Operations. Through a series of lectures and lab exercises, the fundamental concepts of containers and Kubernetes are presented and put to practice by containerizing and deploying a two-tier application into Kubernetes.

Who should attend:
- Anyone who is preparing to build and run Kubernetes clusters

Certifications:
This course is part of the following Certifications:

- VMware Certified Professional – Tanzu for Kubernetes Operations

Kubernetes Fundamentals and Cluster Operations (KFCO) Objectives

  • By the end of the course you should be able to meet the following objectives:
  • Build test and publish Docker container images
  • Become familiar with YAML files that define Kubernetes objects
  • Understand Kubernetes core user-facing concepts including pods
  • services and deployments
  • Use kubectl the Kubernetes CLI and become familiar with its commands and options
  • Understand the architecture of Kubernetes (Control plane and its components worker nodes and kubelet)
  • Learn how to troubleshoot issues with deployments on Kubernetes
  • Apply resource request limits
  • and probes to deployments
  • Manage dynamic application configuration using ConfigMaps and Secrets
  • Deploy other workloads including DaemonSets Jobs and CronJobs
  • Learn about user-facing security using SecurityContext RBAC and NetworkPolicies

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  • Kubernetes Fundamentals and Cluster Operations (KFCO)Outline

    Course Introduction:

    - Introductions and course logistics

    Containers

    - What and Why containers
    - Building images
    - Running containers
    - Registry and image management

    Kubernetes Overview

    - Kubernetes project
    - Plugin interfaces
    - Building Kubernetes
    - Kubectl CLI

    Beyond Kubernetes Basics

    - Kubernetes objects
    - YAML
    - Pods, replicas, and deployments
    Services
    - Deployment management
    - Rolling updates
    - Controlling deployments
    - Pod and container configurations

    Kubernetes Networking

    - Networking within a pod
    - Pod-to-Pod Networking
    - Services to Pods
    - ClusterIP, NodePort, and LoadBalancer
    - Ingress controllers
    - Service Discovery via DNS

    Stateful Applications in Kubernetes

    - Stateless versus Stateful
    - Volumes
    - Persistent volumes claims
    - StorageClasses
    - StatefulSets

    Additional Kubernetes Considerations

    - Dynamic configuration
    - ConfigMaps
    - Secrets
    - Jobs, CronJobs

    Security

    - Network policy
    - Applying a NetworkPolicy
    - SecurityContext
    - runAsUser/Group
    - Service accounts
    - Role-based access control

    Logging and Monitoring

    - Logging for various objects
    - Sidecar logging
    - Node logging
    - Audit logging
    - Monitoring architecture
    - Monitoring solutions
    - Octant
    - VMware vRealize® Operations Manager™

    Cluster Operations

    - Onboarding new applications
    - Backups
    - Upgrading
    - Drain and cordon commands
    - Impact of an upgrade to running applications
    - Troubleshooting commands
    - VMware Tanzu™ portfolio overview

  • Kubernetes Fundamentals and Cluster Operations (KFCO) Course Format

    Live Virtual Course

  • Kubernetes Fundamentals and Cluster Operations (KFCO) Prerequisites

    - Linux concepts and command line proficiency
    - General networking proficiency

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