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<!DOCTYPE FL_Course SYSTEM "https://www.flane.de/dtd/fl_course095.dtd"><?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://portal.flane.ch/css/xml-course.xsl"?><course productid="30200" language="en" source="https://portal.flane.ch/swisscom/en/xml-course/netapp-ka" lastchanged="2025-07-29T12:18:12+02:00" parent="https://portal.flane.ch/swisscom/en/xml-courses"><title>Kubernetes Administration</title><productcode>KA</productcode><vendorcode>NA</vendorcode><vendorname>NetApp</vendorname><fullproductcode>NA-KA</fullproductcode><version>2.0</version><objective>&lt;p&gt;This course focuses on enabling you to do the following:
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&lt;li&gt;Describe a Kubernetes cluster&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Discuss creating basic pod configuration&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Investigate the Kubernetes scheduling&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Manage workloads deployed in Kubernetes&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Discuss the internal pod network in Kubernetes&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Review monitoring tools for Kubernetes&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Configure role-based access control (RBAC) for a Kubernetes cluster&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</objective><essentials>&lt;p&gt;Basic Linux administration skills&lt;/p&gt;</essentials><audience>&lt;p&gt;Systems administrator, architect, operator, integration engineer&lt;/p&gt;</audience><outline>&lt;h4&gt;Module 1: Architecture&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Kubernetes Overview&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Kubernetes interfaces&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h4&gt;Module 2: Pod administration&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;YAML&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Pods and containers&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Namespaces&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Configuration&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Multicontainer pods&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Services&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Creating and updating configurations&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h4&gt;Module 3: Scheduler&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Basic Scheduling&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Influencing the scheduler&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Static pods&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h4&gt;Module 4: Workloads&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Replicas&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Deployments&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;DaemonSets&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;StatefulSets&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Jobs and CronJobs&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h4&gt;Module 5: Networking&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Cluster networking&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Pod networking&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Container Network Interface&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Service networking&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;DNS&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Network policies&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h4&gt;Module 6: Monitoring and logging&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Debugging through logging&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Enterprise logging&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Monitoring Kubernetes&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Performance monitoring&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Autoscaling with monitoring&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;State monitoring&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h4&gt;Module 7: Role-based access control&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Authentication&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;User authentication&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Service account authentication&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Authorization&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Pod permissions&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Container image access&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h4&gt;Appendix 1: Kubernetes-related certifications&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Cloud Native Computing Foundation exams&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;NetApp Kubernetes-related exams&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h4&gt;Appendix 2: Installation and maintenance&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Cluster installation overview&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Kubernetes installation: The hard way (highlights only)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Kubernetes installation: kubeadm&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Cluster maintenance&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h4&gt;Appendix 3: Advanced monitoring techniques&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Available options for monitoring Kubernetes&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Monitor Kubernetes with Prometheus and Grafana&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h4&gt;Appendix 4: Introduction to containers&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Modern software evolution&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Containers&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Container run-time engines&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Container orchestrations&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h4&gt;Appendix 5: Architecture components&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Control Plane components&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Pod components&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Component interactions&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h4&gt;Appendix 6: Ingresses&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Ingress introduction&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Ingress example&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h4&gt;Appendix 7: Helm&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Helm introduction&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Helm charts&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</outline><objective_plain>This course focuses on enabling you to do the following:



- Describe a Kubernetes cluster
- Discuss creating basic pod configuration
- Investigate the Kubernetes scheduling
- Manage workloads deployed in Kubernetes
- Discuss the internal pod network in Kubernetes
- Review monitoring tools for Kubernetes
- Configure role-based access control (RBAC) for a Kubernetes cluster</objective_plain><essentials_plain>Basic Linux administration skills</essentials_plain><audience_plain>Systems administrator, architect, operator, integration engineer</audience_plain><outline_plain>Module 1: Architecture


- Kubernetes Overview
- Kubernetes interfaces
Module 2: Pod administration


- YAML
- Pods and containers
- Namespaces
- Configuration
- Multicontainer pods
- Services
- Creating and updating configurations
Module 3: Scheduler


- Basic Scheduling
- Influencing the scheduler
- Static pods
Module 4: Workloads


- Replicas
- Deployments
- DaemonSets
- StatefulSets
- Jobs and CronJobs
Module 5: Networking


- Cluster networking
- Pod networking
- Container Network Interface
- Service networking
- DNS
- Network policies
Module 6: Monitoring and logging


- Debugging through logging
- Enterprise logging
- Monitoring Kubernetes
- Performance monitoring
- Autoscaling with monitoring
- State monitoring
Module 7: Role-based access control


- Authentication
- User authentication
- Service account authentication
- Authorization
- Pod permissions
- Container image access
Appendix 1: Kubernetes-related certifications


- Cloud Native Computing Foundation exams
- NetApp Kubernetes-related exams
Appendix 2: Installation and maintenance


- Cluster installation overview
- Kubernetes installation: The hard way (highlights only)
- Kubernetes installation: kubeadm
- Cluster maintenance
Appendix 3: Advanced monitoring techniques


- Available options for monitoring Kubernetes
- Monitor Kubernetes with Prometheus and Grafana
Appendix 4: Introduction to containers


- Modern software evolution
- Containers
- Container run-time engines
- Container orchestrations
Appendix 5: Architecture components


- Control Plane components
- Pod components
- Component interactions
Appendix 6: Ingresses


- Ingress introduction
- Ingress example
Appendix 7: Helm


- Helm introduction
- Helm charts</outline_plain><duration unit="d" days="2">2 days</duration><pricelist><price country="CA" currency="CAD">2670.00</price><price country="US" currency="USD">2022.00</price><price country="BE" currency="EUR">1900.00</price><price country="NL" currency="EUR">1900.00</price><price country="SI" currency="USD">2224.00</price><price country="MK" currency="USD">2224.00</price><price country="GR" currency="USD">2224.00</price><price country="HU" currency="USD">2224.00</price><price country="IT" currency="EUR">1900.00</price><price country="GB" currency="GBP">1735.00</price><price country="DE" currency="EUR">1800.00</price><price country="CH" currency="CHF">1980.00</price><price country="AT" currency="EUR">1800.00</price><price country="SE" currency="EUR">1800.00</price></pricelist><miles><milesvalue country="CA" vendorcurrency="NTU" vendorcurrencyname="NetApp Training Units">24.00</milesvalue><milesvalue country="US" vendorcurrency="NTU" vendorcurrencyname="NetApp Training Units">24.00</milesvalue><milesvalue country="BE" vendorcurrency="NTU" vendorcurrencyname="NetApp Training Units">24.00</milesvalue><milesvalue country="NL" vendorcurrency="NTU" vendorcurrencyname="NetApp Training Units">24.00</milesvalue><milesvalue country="GB" vendorcurrency="NTU" vendorcurrencyname="NetApp Training Units">24.00</milesvalue><milesvalue country="IT" vendorcurrency="NTU" vendorcurrencyname="NetApp Training Units">24.00</milesvalue><milesvalue country="DE" vendorcurrency="NTU" vendorcurrencyname="NetApp Training Units">24.00</milesvalue><milesvalue country="CH" vendorcurrency="NTU" vendorcurrencyname="NetApp Training Units">24.00</milesvalue><milesvalue country="AT" vendorcurrency="NTU" vendorcurrencyname="NetApp Training Units">24.00</milesvalue><milesvalue country="SE" vendorcurrency="NTU" vendorcurrencyname="NetApp Training Units">24.00</milesvalue></miles></course>