Course Outline
Introduction
- Objectives
- Who You Are
- The Linux Foundation
- Linux Foundation Training
- Certification Programs and Digital Badging
- Preparing Your System
- Course Registration
- Labs
Kubernetes Architecture
- What Is Kubernetes?
- Components of Kubernetes
- Challenges
- The Borg Heritage
- Kubernetes Architecture
- Terminology
- Master Node
- Minion (Worker) Nodes
- Pods
- Services
- Controllers / Operators
- Single IP per Pod
- Networking Setup
- CNI Network Configuration File
- Pod-to-Pod Communication
- Cloud Native Computing Foundation
- Resource Recommendations
- Labs
Build
- Container Options
- Containerizing an Application
- Creating the Dockerfile
- Hosting a Local Repository
- Creating a Deployment
- Running Commands in a Container
- Multi-Container Pod
- readinessProbe
- livenessProbe
- Testing
- Labs
Design
- Traditional Applications: Considerations
- Decoupled Resources
- Transience
- Flexible Framework
- Managing Resource Usage
- Using Label Selectors
- Multi-Container Pods
- Sidecar Container
- Adapter Container
- Ambassador
- Points to Ponder
- Jobs
- Labs
Deployment Configuration
- Volumes Overview
- Introducing Volumes
- Volume Spec
- Volume Types
- Shared Volume Example
- Persistent Volumes and Claims
- Persistent Volume
- Persistent Volume Claim
- Dynamic Provisioning
- Secrets
- Using Secrets via Environment Variables
- Mounting Secrets as Volumes
- Portable Data with ConfigMaps
- Using ConfigMaps
- Deployment Configuration Status
- Scaling and Rolling Updates
- Deployment Rollbacks
- Labs
Security
- Security Overview
- Accessing the API
- Authentication
- Authorization
- ABAC
- RBAC
- RBAC Process Overview
- Admission Controller
- Security Contexts
- Pod Security Policies
- Network Security Policies
- Network Security Policy Example
- Default Policy Example
- Labs
Exposing Applications
- Service Types
- Services Diagram
- Service Update Pattern
- Accessing an Application with a Service
- Service without a Selector
- ClusterIP
- NodePort
- LoadBalancer
- ExternalName
- Ingress Resource
- Ingress Controller
- Service Mesh
- Labs
Troubleshooting
- Troubleshooting Overview
- Basic Troubleshooting Steps
- Ongoing (Constant) Change
- Basic Troubleshooting Flow: Pods
- Basic Troubleshooting Flow: Node and Security
- Basic Troubleshooting Flow: Agents
- Monitoring
- Logging Tools
- Monitoring Applications
- System and Agent Logs
- Conformance Testing
- More Resource
- Labs
CKAD exam review
Requirements
To maximize the benefits of this course, participants should possess:
Foundational Linux command-line and file-editing skills, along with familiarity with at least one programming language (e.g., Python, Node.js, or Go). Understanding Cloud Native application concepts and architectures—such as those covered in the free Introduction to Kubernetes edX MOOC—is advantageous.
Please note that Kubernetes Administration (LFS458) is not a prerequisite. While there is some overlap in material, each course is designed to function independently and align with its respective exam.
Target Audience
This course is intended for experienced application developers who need to containerize, host, deploy, and configure applications in a multi-node cluster.
Experience Level: Intermediate
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