Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) Exam Prep

LU1 Core Concepts of Kubernetes

Topic 1 Core-Concepts

• What is Kubernetes
• Installing & Configuring kubectl for Linux
• Configuring Kubernetes in Minikube in Windows
• Configuring Kubernetes in Minikube in Linux
• Understanding PODS
• Creating First POD Configuration in YAML
• Understanding Commands and Arguments in Kubernetes
• Exposing Ports for PODS
• Generating Pod Manifests via CLI

LU2 Workloads and Scheduling for Kubernetes

Topic.2 Workloads & Scheduling 

• Implementing Labels and Selectors
• Creating our first ReplicaSet
• Creating our first Deployment
• Rolling Back Deployments
• maxSurge and maxUnavailable
• Important Pointers - Deployments
• Generating Deployment Manifests via CLI
• Understanding DaemonSets
• Overview of NodeSelector
• Understanding Node Affinity
• Resource Limits
• Scheduling Pods without a Scheduler
• Taints and Tolerations
• Adapter Pattern

LU3 Develop Kubernetes Networking Solutions

Topic 3 Services and Networking 

• Creating Service and Endpoints
• Using Selectors in Service
• Service Type: NodePort
• Service Type: Load Balancer
• Generating Service Manifest via CLI
• Installing Helm
• Deploying our first Helm Chart
• Creating Ingress Resource
• Deploying Ingress Controller
• Kubernetes Namespace
• Overview of Service Accounts
• Service Accounts - Points to Note
• Service Accounts- Practical Scenerios
• Named Port

LU4 Kubernetes Security and Storage Blueprint

Topic 4 Security 

• Authenticating with K8s using Tokens
• Overview of Authorization
• ClusterRole and ClusterRole Bindings
• Creating TLS Certificate for Authentication
• Kubernetes Secrets
• Mounting Secrets Inside Pods

Topic 5 Storage

• Storage-Section-Introduction
• Introduction-to-Docker-Storage
• Storage-in-Docker
• Volume-Driver-Plugins-in-Docker
• Container.Storage-Interface
• Volumes
• Persistent-Volumes
• Persistent-Volume-Claims
• Using-PVC-in-PODs
• Storage-Class

LU5 Kubernetes Components and Configuration

Topic 6 Cluster Architecture, Installation & Configuration 

• Configuring Cluster with kubeadm
• Upgrading kubeadm Clusters
• Steps to install and configure Kubernetes
• Breakdown Learning
• ETCD Backup and Restore
• Understanding Network Policies

LU6 Kubernetes Monitoring and Troubleshooting

Topic 7 Logging and Monitoring 

• Kubernetes Events
• Field selectors
• Deploying Metric Server

Final Assessment

• Written Assessment (SAQ)
• Practical Performance (PP)

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Knowledge and Skills

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Truman has over 15 years project experiences across Database & Web Design, PLC machinery, Data Center Design , Structure Cabling System(SCS) and Enterprise Network Design and Implementation. He used to be a network architect for Hewlett Packard, working with a group of virtual team from the US in handling network design and projects in the States.

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Truman is certified in PMP, Cisco CCNP, CCIP, CCDP, HP Ase and Huawei HCNP, HCIE R&S, HCNA Cloud, HCNA Security, etc.

Peter Cheong :  Peter is a ACLP certied trainer. Specialise In IT related knowlege and conduct IT Training which Include Microsoft Window Server Technology (Wintel) and Linux - Centos/Red Hat. Comptia ,ITIL , Motorola Solution Trunking System and Cisco Networking. I was worked in Motorola Solutions Conduct Motorola Astro 25 Trunking System For Police Force Malaysia (RMPnet),Taiwan Navy, Indonesia METRO POLDA (Police Force). After that Peter Join As IT Group Manager For W-Group which include 17 subsidiaries Companies in Real Estate Developer,Plantation, Building Management Services ,Contruction and also Fiber Opti Service Provider in Sabah,Malaysia.

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