Exam Prep CKA: Certified Kubernetes Administrator

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Exam Prep CKA: Certified Kubernetes Administrator

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6 modules

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20 hours to complete

3 weeks at 6 hours a week

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6 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Intermediate level

Recommended experience

20 hours to complete

3 weeks at 6 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Elaborate the concepts of Cluster Networking, CNI plugin and Network Policy.
Analyze Ingress Resources and Controllers.
Examine Primitives blocks to create robust, self-healing, application deployments in Kubernetes.
Implement etcd Backup and Restore
Analyze and troubleshoot application and cluster components failure.

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There are 6 modules in this course

Kubernetes (K8s) is an open-source system for deploying, scaling, automating, and managing containerized applications. This automation helps in improving productivity, efficiency, and reduction of operational downtime for enterprises.

This training course helps you develop your skills and knowledge in Kubernetes. In addition, you can also explore basic to advanced concepts of Kubernetes such as Pods, Nodes, Schedulers, Replication Controller & Replica Sets, etc. The course is designed for Cloud and DevOps professionals working as cloud administrators, and Kubernetes administrators managing Kubernetes instances. Exam Prep CKA: Certified Kubernetes Administrator course contains 7+ hours of Training content. Learners could find a combination of Video Lectures. Reading material and quizzes in the training course with comprehensive coverage of all topics regarding automating and managing containerized applications. These lectures are divided into 6 Modules and each module is further split into Lessons. The entire course includes Assessments (both Graded and Non-Graded) to validate learners' knowledge. Module 1: Kubernetes: Core Concepts Module 2: Kubernetes: Storage and Networking Module 3: Kubernetes: Scaling Workloads Module 4: Kubernetes: Pods and Schedulers Module 5: Kubernetes: Cluster Architecture, Installation & Configuration Module 6: Kubernetes: Troubleshooting Candidate should have hands-on knowledge of Docker, and Kubernetes (K8s). One should have experience with Linux shells, Git, GitHub and virtual machines in cloud environments. By the end of this course, a learner will be able to: - Implement Kubernetes cluster and evaluate its basic components. - Explore Networking and Storage concepts in Kubernetes. - Analyze and Implement application scaling in Kubernetes. - Explore Pods and Schedulers concepts in Kubernetes. - Troubleshoot Kubernetes cluster using monitoring and logging techniques.

Welcome to the Exam Prep CKA: Certified Kubernetes Administrator Course. In the first week, we'll be introduced to Kubernetes (an open-source system for automating and managing containerized applications and its components. We will also explore the steps to install, setup Kubernetes cluster.

What's included

16 videos2 readings3 assignments1 discussion prompt

16 videosTotal 88 minutes

Welcome to the course3 minutesPreview module
Course Overview2 minutes
Introduction to Kubernetes6 minutes
Course Prerequisites3 minutes
Cluster and Nodes2 minutes
Provision Underlying Infrastructure to deploy a Kubernetes cluster7 minutes
Use Kubeadm to install a basic cluster8 minutes
Adding Worker Nodes4 minutes
Kubernetes Cluster Basics7 minutes
Accessing Cluster From External Networks4 minutes
Pod and Container8 minutes
Namespaces6 minutes
Labels, Selectors and Annotations6 minutes
Deployments7 minutes
Command & Arguments5 minutes
Environment Variables3 minutes

2 readingsTotal 20 minutes

Course Outline10 minutes
Overview of Kubernetes Introduction and Core Concepts10 minutes

3 assignmentsTotal 60 minutes

Kubernetes Introduction and Core Concepts - Assessment20 minutes
Introduction to Kubernetes and configure cluster - Knowledge Check20 minutes
Basic Components of Kubernetes - Knowledge Check20 minutes

1 discussion promptTotal 10 minutes

Meet and Greet10 minutes

In this second week, we'll learn about the networking and storage aspects of Kubernetes clusters. We'll explore the Connectivity between Pods and ClusterIP Service, along with the concepts such Ingress Controller, Container Network Interface (CNI) plugin, Network Policy, Reclaim Policies and Persistent Storage.

What's included

14 videos1 reading3 assignments

14 videosTotal 95 minutes

Cluster Networking5 minutesPreview module
Configure and use CoreDNS7 minutes
Connectivity between Pods and ClusterIP Service8 minutes
NodePort Service and LoadBalancer Service4 minutes
Ingress Controller8 minutes
Ingress Resources8 minutes
Container Network Interface (CNI) plugin and Network Policy8 minutes
Volumes: Persistent Storage6 minutes
HostPath_Volume5 minutes
PersistentVolume and Storage Classes5 minutes
Configure applications with Persistent Volume8 minutes
Persistent Volume Claims5 minutes
Reclaim Policies7 minutes
Reclaim Policies - Demo5 minutes

1 readingTotal 10 minutes

Overview of Kubernetes: Storage and Networking10 minutes

3 assignmentsTotal 65 minutes

Kubernetes: Storage and Networking - Assessment25 minutes
Services and Networking in Kubernetes - Knowledge Check20 minutes
Storage in Kubernetes - Knowledge Check20 minutes

In the third week of this course, we'll learn to scale cluster using Replica Sets. We'll also explore other methods such as ConfigMaps and Secrets to configure applications. We will examine Primitives to create robust, self-healing, application deployments.

What's included

10 videos1 reading2 assignments

10 videosTotal 61 minutes

Replication Controller & Replica Sets6 minutesPreview module
Replication Controller & Replica Sets - Demo8 minutes
Init Containers2 minutes
Init Containers - Demo8 minutes
Use ConfigMaps and Secrets to configure applications8 minutes
Use ConfigMaps and Secrets to configure applications - Demo9 minutes
Know how to scale applications1 minute
Know how to scale applications - Demo4 minutes
Understand Primitives: Create robust, self-healing, application deployments7 minutes
Understand Primitives: Create robust, self-healing, application deployments - Demo5 minutes

1 readingTotal 10 minutes

Overview of Kubernetes: Scaling Workloads10 minutes

2 assignmentsTotal 90 minutes

Kubernetes: Scaling Workloads - Assessment50 minutes
Scaling Workloads in Kubernetes - Knowledge Check40 minutes

In the fourth week of the course, we'll be introduced to the concepts such as Stateful Sets, Cron Jobs, and DaemonSets. We'll also explore Kubernetes Schedulers and learn to assign nodes to pods and examine Pod scheduling.

What's included

14 videos1 reading3 assignments

14 videosTotal 67 minutes

Introduction to Stateful Sets4 minutesPreview module
Introduction to Stateful Sets - Demo6 minutes
Jobs and Cron Jobs2 minutes
Jobs and Cron Jobs - Demo3 minutes
DaemonSets2 minutes
DaemonSets - Demo5 minutes
Kubernetes Schedulers3 minutes
Kubernetes Schedulers - Demo5 minutes
Assigning nodes to pods4 minutes
Assigning nodes to pods - Demo12 minutes
Understand how resource limits can affect Pod scheduling4 minutes
Awareness of manifest management and common templating tools7 minutes
Static Pods1 minute
Static Pods - Demo3 minutes

1 readingTotal 10 minutes

Overview of Kubernetes: Pods and Schedulers10 minutes

3 assignmentsTotal 155 minutes

Kubernetes: Pods and Schedulers - Assessment55 minutes
Sets and Jobs in Kubernetes - Knowledge Check50 minutes
Static Pods and Pod scheduling in Kubernetes - Knowledge Check50 minutes

In the fifth week of this course, we'll learn to create simple kubernetes cluster using Kubeadm. We'll also explore and manage role based access control (RBAC) in Kubernetes. At the end, we'll focus on Cluster monitoring and backup techniques in Kubernetes.

What's included

9 videos1 reading2 assignments

9 videosTotal 52 minutes

Use Kubeadm To Create a Cluster8 minutesPreview module
Use Kubeadm To Create a Cluster - Demo10 minutes
Manage role based access control (RBAC)8 minutes
Manage role based access control (RBAC) - Demo5 minutes
Manage a highly-available Kubernetes cluster4 minutes
Using Kubeadm to Upgrade a Cluster2 minutes
Using Kubeadm to Upgrade a Cluster - Demo3 minutes
Cluster and Application Monitoring8 minutes
Implement etcd Backup and Restore1 minute

1 readingTotal 10 minutes

Overview of Kubernetes: Cluster Architecture, Installation & Configuration10 minutes

2 assignmentsTotal 147 minutes

Kubernetes: Cluster Architecture, Installation & Configuration - Assessment70 minutes
Cluster Configuration, Monitoring and Backup - Knowledge Check77 minutes

In the sixth week of this course, we'll explore the concept of cluster and networking troubleshooting techniques. We'll start with node logging and monitor applications for Kubernetes clusters. We will also focus on methods to troubleshoot cluster component failures.

What's included

13 videos4 readings3 assignments

13 videosTotal 64 minutes

Evaluate cluster and node logging4 minutesPreview module
Evaluate cluster and node logging - Demo10 minutes
Understand how to monitor applications5 minutes
Understand how to monitor applications - Demo8 minutes
Manage container stdout & stderr logs2 minutes
Manage container stdout & stderr logs - Demo7 minutes
Troubleshoot application failure2 minutes
Troubleshoot application failure - Demo5 minutes
Troubleshoot cluster component failure5 minutes
Troubleshoot cluster component failure - Demo6 minutes
Troubleshoot networking2 minutes
Getting ready to take the exam1 minute
Taking the exam2 minutes

4 readingsTotal 45 minutes

Overview of Kubernetes: Troubleshooting10 minutes
Key Takeaways from the course15 minutes
Course Conclusion10 minutes
What Next?10 minutes

3 assignmentsTotal 160 minutes

Kubernetes: Troubleshooting - Assessment60 minutes
Cluster Troubleshooting in Kubernetes - Knowledge Check50 minutes
Network Troubleshooting in Kubernetes - Knowledge Check50 minutes

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Exam Prep CKA: Certified Kubernetes Administrator

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There are 6 modules in this course

Kubernetes Introduction and Core Concepts

What's included

Kubernetes: Storage and Networking

What's included

Kubernetes: Scaling Workloads

What's included

Kubernetes: Pods and Schedulers

What's included

Kubernetes: Cluster Architecture, Installation & Configuration

What's included

Kubernetes: Troubleshooting

What's included

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