Kubernetes Fundamentals and Cluster Operations Training in United States of America

  • Learn via: Classroom
  • Duration: 4 Days
  • Level: Fundamentals
  • Price: From €3,367+VAT
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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.

• Linux concepts and command line proficiency
• General networking proficiency

• 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 requests, 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

1 Course Introduction
• Introductions and objectives

2 Containers
• What and Why containers
• Building images
• Running containers
• Registry and image management

3 Kubernetes Overview
• Kubernetes project
• Plugin interfaces
• Building Kubernetes
• Kubectl CLI

4 Beyond Kubernetes Basics
• Kubernetes objects
• YAML
• Pods, replicas, and deployments
• Services
• Deployment management
• Rolling updates
• Controlling deployments
• Pod and container configurations

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

6 Stateful Applications in Kubernetes
• Stateless versus Stateful
• Volumes
• Persistent volumes claims
• StorageClasses
• StatefulSets

7 Additional Kubernetes Considerations
• Dynamic configuration
• ConfigMaps
• Secrets
• Jobs, CronJobs

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

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

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



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Upcoming Trainings

Join our public courses in our United States of America facilities. Private class trainings will be organized at the location of your preference, according to your schedule.

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08 January 2025
United States of America
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12 January 2025
United States of America
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08 January 2025
United States of America
4 Days
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12 January 2025
United States of America
4 Days
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03 March 2025
United States of America
4 Days
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20 March 2025
United States of America
4 Days
Classroom / Virtual Classroom
03 March 2025
United States of America
4 Days
Classroom / Virtual Classroom
20 March 2025
United States of America
4 Days
Kubernetes Fundamentals and Cluster Operations Training Course in the United States

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