GL355 - Docker with Kubernetes Administration

This course combines the GL340 Docker and GL360 Kubernetes Administration courses.

Participants will first understand the core features of Docker including: container creation and management, interacting with Docker hub, using Dockerfile to create and manage custom images, advanced Docker networking (how to safely expose container services to the world, and link containers), the use of Docker volumes to manage persistent data, and Docker Compose to build multi-container applications. Emphasis is placed on best practices and how to secure Docker installations and containers.

The second part of the course introduces participants to the basic concepts and architecture of Kubernetes, its initial install & setup, Kubernetes Pods, deployments and services, persistent storage, networking, automating deployment, scaling & management of containerized applications, and finally it's logging and monitoring facilities.

Structure: 50% theory 50% hands on lab exercises

Target audience: System administrators and Devops professionals who want to understand and use Docker and Kubernetes in enterprise and cloud environments.

Prerequisites:
  • Proficiency with the Linux CLI (GL120 "Linux Fundamentals).
  • A broad understanding of Linux system administration (GL250 "Enterprise Linux Systems Administration")
Supported Distributions:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Course Outline:

  1. Core Concepts
    1. CKA Objectives Covered
    2. Kubernetes Architecture
    3. Cluster Communication
    4. Objects
    5. Object Properties
    6. Labels & Selectors
    7. Annotations
    8. Object Management
    9. Object Management (cont.)
    10. Image Fundamentals
    11. Container Fundamentals
    12. Pod Fundamentals
    13. Working with Pods
    14. Writing YAML Files
    Lab Tasks
    1. Single Node Install
    2. Pod Fundamentals
  2. Installation (HA)
    1. CKA Objectives Covered
    2. Installation pre-requisites
    3. Installation (single node)
    4. Installation (production)
    5. Client Tool Optimizations
    6. Installing HA Control Plane (DEMO)
    Lab Tasks
    1. (DEMO) Kubernetes HA Masters Install
    2. Joining Worker Nodes
  3. Application Lifecycle Management
    1. CKA Objectives Covered
    2. Pod Lifecycle
    3. Container Lifecycle
    4. Init Containers
    5. Container: command and args
    6. Container: Defining Environment
    7. ReplicaSet
    8. Deployments
    9. Working with Deployments
    10. Deployment Rollouts
    Lab Tasks
    1. Pod Lifecycle
    2. Init Containers
    3. Deployments
  4. Networking
    1. CKA Objectives Covered
    2. Network Overview
    3. Service Discovery & CoreDNS
    4. Container Network Interface (CNI)
    5. Services
    6. Ingress Objects
    Lab Tasks
    1. (DEMO) Ingress Controller
    2. Port-Forwarding
    3. Services
    4. Ingress
  5. Storage
    1. CKA Objectives Covered
    2. Storage
    3. Volume Types
    4. Volume Types
    5. Static Volumes (DEMO)
    6. ConfigMaps
    7. ConfigMaps
    8. Secrets
    Lab Tasks
    1. (DEMO) Static Volumes
    2. (DEMO) ConfigMaps & Secrets
    3. Static Volume Provisioning
    4. ConfigMaps and Secrets
  6. Security
    1. Kubernetes API - Authentication
    2. Kubernetes API - Authorization
    3. Kubectl Configuration
    4. Role–Based Access Control
    5. Service Account & Tokens
    6. Admission Controllers
    7. PodSecurityPolicy Admission Controller
    8. Default Admission Controllers
    Lab Tasks
    1. DEMO - Kubeconfigs & RBAC
    2. Service Accounts and Tokens
  7. Scheduling
    1. CKA Objectives Covered
    2. Controlling and Tracking Resources
    3. Scheduler Operation
    4. DaemonSet
    5. Node Affinity & Anti-affinity
    6. Pod Affinity & Anti-affinity
    7. Taints & Tolerations
    Lab Tasks
    1. (DEMO) Affinity and Taints
    2. Pod Resources and Scheduling
    3. Static Scheduling and Daemonsets
    4. Pod and Node Affinities
  1. Jobs and CronJobs
    1. Jobs
    2. CronJobs
    Lab Tasks
    1. Jobs
    2. CronJobs
  2. Linux Containers
    1. Application Management Landscape
    2. Application Isolation
    3. Resource Measurement and Control
    4. Container Security
    5. OverlayFS Overview
    6. Container Security
    7. Open Container Initiative
    Lab Tasks
    1. Container Concepts runC
  3. Kubernetes Install (the hard way) Lab Tasks
    1. Kubernetes Install (the hard way)
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