VMware Kubernetes Fundamentals and Cluster Operations Training in Sweden

This four-day course is the first step to learning Containers, Kubernetes Fundamentals, and Cluster Operations.
Through lectures and hands-on labs, you will move from the basic concepts of containers to deploying a two-tier application on Kubernetes.

• Knowledge of Linux and command line proficiency

• General networking proficiency

By the end of the course, you will be able to:

• Build, test, and publish Docker container images

• Work with YAML files that define Kubernetes objects

• Understand core Kubernetes concepts: Pods, Services, Deployments

• Use kubectl CLI effectively

• Understand Kubernetes architecture (Control plane, Worker nodes, kubelet)

• Troubleshoot deployments on Kubernetes

• Apply resource requests, limits, and probes

• Manage dynamic application configs with ConfigMaps and Secrets

• Deploy workloads including DaemonSets, Jobs, and CronJobs

• Implement user-facing security with SecurityContext, RBAC, and NetworkPolicies

1. Introduction

• Course objectives and overview

2. Containers

• What and why containers?

• Building, running, and managing images

• Registry & image management

3. Kubernetes Overview

• Kubernetes project & architecture

• Plugin interfaces

• kubectl CLI usage

4. Beyond Kubernetes Basics

• Kubernetes objects & YAML

• Pods, ReplicaSets, Deployments

• Services and deployment management

• Rolling updates and deployment control

5. Kubernetes Networking

• Pod-to-pod networking

• Service-to-pod communication

• Service types: ClusterIP, NodePort, LoadBalancer

• Ingress controllers & DNS service discovery

6. Stateful Applications in Kubernetes

• Stateless vs Stateful workloads

• Volumes & Persistent Volume Claims

• StorageClasses & StatefulSets

7. Additional Considerations

• Dynamic configuration with ConfigMaps & Secrets

• Jobs & CronJobs

8. Security

• Network policies

• SecurityContext (runAsUser/Group)

• Service accounts

• Role-based access control (RBAC)

9. Logging & Monitoring

• Logging for different objects

• Sidecar and audit logging

• Monitoring architecture and solutions

• Octant & VMware vRealize Operations Manager

10. Cluster Operations

• Onboarding new applications

• Backups and upgrades

• Drain & cordon commands

• Upgrade impact on running apps

• Troubleshooting commands

• VMware Tanzu portfolio overview