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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="32337" language="en" source="https://portal.flane.ch/swisscom/en/xml-course/suse-kub211" lastchanged="2026-03-04T15:10:12+01:00" parent="https://portal.flane.ch/swisscom/en/xml-courses"><title>Rancher Kubernetes Engine 2 Deployment</title><productcode>KUB211</productcode><vendorcode>SU</vendorcode><vendorname>SUSE</vendorname><fullproductcode>SU-KUB211</fullproductcode><version>1.0</version><objective>&lt;p&gt;Attendees will be taught the following concepts and skills:
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&lt;li&gt;Deployment of RKE2 clusters, both standard highly available clusters and those with custom K8s addons, advanced networking and with CIS hardening&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Deployment of RKE2 clusters in an air-gapped environment&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Backing up and restoring RKE2 clusters&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Upgrading RKE2 clusters&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</objective><essentials>&lt;p&gt;Attendees should have experience with Kubernetes administration and experience with SUSE Linux Enterprise deployment and administration.&lt;/p&gt;</essentials><audience>&lt;p&gt;This course is designed for system administrators and others that are interested in deploying RKE2 clusters.&lt;/p&gt;</audience><outline>&lt;h4&gt;Section 1: Course Overview&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Section 2: Overview of the RKE2 Deployment Process&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Introduction to RKE2&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Requirements for RKE2 Deployment&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;RKE2 Architecture and Design Concepts&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h4&gt;Section 3: Install RKE2 Clusters&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Overview of RKE2 Installation Methods&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Overview of RKE2 Manual Installation&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Overview of RKE2 Installation with the Installer Script&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Overview of the RKE2 Configuration Options&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Multi-node and Highly Available RKE2 Clusters&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Install RKE2&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h4&gt;Section 4: Install RKE2 Clusters with Auto Deployed Services&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Understand Kubernetes Addons&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Understand Helm Integration in RKE2&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Configure Deployment of Addons During the RKE2 Cluster Install&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h4&gt;Section 5: Install RKE2 Clusters with Advanced Networking&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Understand Cluster Networking Options in RKE2&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Configure Cluster Networking in RKE2&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Configure RKE2 to Provide Multiple Network Interfaces to Pods&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h4&gt;Section 6: Install CIS Hardened RKE2 Clusters&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Understand the CIS Benchmark and Cluster Hardening&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Install RKE2 with Hardening for the CIS Benchmark&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h4&gt;Section 7: Install Air-gapped RKE2 Clusters&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Understand Air-gapped RKE2 Cluster Installation Concepts&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Install RKE2 in an Air-gapped Environment&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h4&gt;Section 8: Overview of etcd and RKE2 Backup and Recovery&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Overview of etcd&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Understand Basic etcd Concepts&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Understand RKE2 Backup and Recovery Concepts&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Back Up and RKE2 Cluster&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Restore an RLE2 Cluster&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h4&gt;Section 9: Upgrade RKE2 Clusters&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Overview of the RKE2 Cluster Upgrade Process&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Upgrade RKE2 Clusters&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Upgrade RKE2 Clusters in an Air-gapped Environment&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</outline><objective_plain>Attendees will be taught the following concepts and skills:



- Deployment of RKE2 clusters, both standard highly available clusters and those with custom K8s addons, advanced networking and with CIS hardening
- Deployment of RKE2 clusters in an air-gapped environment
- Backing up and restoring RKE2 clusters
- Upgrading RKE2 clusters</objective_plain><essentials_plain>Attendees should have experience with Kubernetes administration and experience with SUSE Linux Enterprise deployment and administration.</essentials_plain><audience_plain>This course is designed for system administrators and others that are interested in deploying RKE2 clusters.</audience_plain><outline_plain>Section 1: Course Overview


Section 2: Overview of the RKE2 Deployment Process


- Introduction to RKE2
- Requirements for RKE2 Deployment
- RKE2 Architecture and Design Concepts
Section 3: Install RKE2 Clusters


- Overview of RKE2 Installation Methods
- Overview of RKE2 Manual Installation
- Overview of RKE2 Installation with the Installer Script
- Overview of the RKE2 Configuration Options
- Multi-node and Highly Available RKE2 Clusters
- Install RKE2
Section 4: Install RKE2 Clusters with Auto Deployed Services


- Understand Kubernetes Addons
- Understand Helm Integration in RKE2
- Configure Deployment of Addons During the RKE2 Cluster Install
Section 5: Install RKE2 Clusters with Advanced Networking


- Understand Cluster Networking Options in RKE2
- Configure Cluster Networking in RKE2
- Configure RKE2 to Provide Multiple Network Interfaces to Pods
Section 6: Install CIS Hardened RKE2 Clusters


- Understand the CIS Benchmark and Cluster Hardening
- Install RKE2 with Hardening for the CIS Benchmark
Section 7: Install Air-gapped RKE2 Clusters


- Understand Air-gapped RKE2 Cluster Installation Concepts
- Install RKE2 in an Air-gapped Environment
Section 8: Overview of etcd and RKE2 Backup and Recovery


- Overview of etcd
- Understand Basic etcd Concepts
- Understand RKE2 Backup and Recovery Concepts
- Back Up and RKE2 Cluster
- Restore an RLE2 Cluster
Section 9: Upgrade RKE2 Clusters


- Overview of the RKE2 Cluster Upgrade Process
- Upgrade RKE2 Clusters
- Upgrade RKE2 Clusters in an Air-gapped Environment</outline_plain><duration unit="d" days="2">2 days</duration><pricelist><price country="US" currency="USD">1600.00</price><price country="CA" currency="CAD">2210.00</price><price country="DE" currency="EUR">1450.00</price><price country="AT" currency="EUR">1450.00</price><price country="CH" currency="CHF">1450.00</price><price country="SE" currency="EUR">1450.00</price><price country="SI" currency="EUR">1450.00</price></pricelist><miles/></course>