Description
This four-day training course enables participants to deploy, configure and administer Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (NKP), a turnkey solution built on pure upstream Kubernetes compliant with Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) standards. It is not a general Kubernetes training course: it is intended for profiles already autonomous in Kubernetes and aims at the operational administration of NKP, namely installation, lifecycle management, workspaces, clusters, access control, platform applications, monitoring, Day 2 operations and troubleshooting. At the end of the training course, participants are able to operate NKP at scale in an enterprise environment.
Objectifs pédagogiques
- At the end of the training course, participants will be able to:
- Understand what NKP is, its key concepts and terminology
- Identify the installation prerequisites (network, DNS, certificates, access to images, registry)
- Install NKP in a connected environment (non-air-gapped) and understand installation in a disconnected environment (air-gapped)
- Manage the licensing of an NKP cluster
- •Carry out lifecycle management operations: infrastructure configuration, workspaces, cluster creation, attachment and scaling, projects, NKP updates
- Configure and manage access control: identity providers, groups, workspace and project roles, role binding
- Deploy and manage platform applications (monitoring, logging, security)
- Implement monitoring: metrics collection, cost monitoring, visualisation with Grafana, alert rules and notifications
- Perform Day 2 operations (backup, autoscaling, fleet management) and troubleshoot an NKP cluster
Public concerné
Kubernetes administrators
DevOps and Cloud engineers required to manage Kubernetes clusters
IT and infrastructure administrators managing Nutanix clusters in data centres
Platform administrators and engineers responsible for operating Kubernetes platforms
Prérequis
Have completed CKAD (Certified Kubernetes Application Developer) training or certification, or have equivalent knowledge and experience. Have practical experience in building and managing Kubernetes clusters (6 to 12 months recommended). Have a good command of the Linux environment and the command line. This training course is intended for an experienced technical audience and is not an introduction to Kubernetes.
Déroulé du programme
1
••Day 1 — Architecture, prerequisites and installation (7 hours)
7h
2
Module 1 — Introduction to Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (2 hours)
2h
- Positioning of NKP as a turnkey Kubernetes solution compliant with CNCF standards
3
•Key concepts and terminology
- Platform architecture and components
- Management cluster and managed clusters
- Enterprise use cases
4
Module 2 — Prerequisites and environment preparation (2 hours 30 minutes)
2h
- Installation prerequisites
5
•Network, DNS, proxy and certificates
- Access to images and registry
- Comparison of non-air-gapped and air-gapped approaches
- Points requiring attention and preparation checklist
6
Module 3 — Management cluster installation and licensing (2 hours)
2h
- Installation of the management cluster in a connected environment (non-air-gapped)
7
•Deployment verification and validation
8
•Licensing model and licence application
- Practical exercise: installation of an NKP management cluster and licence management
- Day 1 summary (30 minutes)
9
Day 2 — Cluster lifecycle management (7 hours)
7h
10
Module 4 — Infrastructure and workspaces (2 hours)
2h
- Infrastructure configuration
- Principle and use of workspaces
- Organisation of environments
- Practical exercise: configuration of a workspace
11
Module 5 — Cluster creation and management (3 hours 30 minutes)
3h
- Creation of Kubernetes clusters
- Attachment of existing clusters
- Cluster scaling
- Creation and management of projects
- Practical exercise: cluster creation, attachment and scaling
12
Module 6 — Updates, lifecycle and air-gapped installation (1 hour)
1h
- NKP update and cluster lifecycle management
- Guided air-gapped installation scenario: architecture, constraints, checklist (full practical exercise only if the laboratory environment allows it)
- Best practices
- Day 2 summary (30 minutes)
13
Day 3 — Access control and platform applications (7 hours)
7h
14
Module 7 — Access control management (3 hours)
3h
- Configuration of identity providers
15
•Creation of identity provider groups
- Configuration of workspace and project roles
- Role binding
- Practical exercise: access control configuration
16
Module 8 — Platform applications (3 hours 30 minutes)
3h
17
•Principle of platform applications
- Categories provided as standard: monitoring, logging, security, etc.
- Deployment of platform applications
- Practical exercise: deployment of platform applications
18
•Day 3 summary (30 minutes)
19
Day 4 — Monitoring, Day 2 operations and troubleshooting (7 hours)
7h
20
Module 9 — Monitoring and observability (2 hours 30 minutes)
2h
- Metrics collection components and exposed metrics
- Cost monitoring
- Visualisation with Grafana
- Configuration of alert rules and notifications
- Practical exercise: implementation of monitoring and Grafana dashboards
21
Module 10 — Day 2 operations (2 hours)
2h
- Workload backup
- Backup and restoration of clusters or critical components according to the available NKP capabilities
- Limitations depending on the environment and coordination with platform tools
22
•Autoscaling and management at scale
- Cluster fleet management
23
Module 11 — Troubleshooting (1 hour 30 minutes)
1h
- NKP cluster troubleshooting methodology
- Concrete cases: installation failure, interface access issues, identity provider/RBAC issues, unhealthy attached cluster, scaling failure, platform application deployment errors, missing metrics in Grafana, alerts not triggered, network/DNS/certificate/registry issues
- Final summary practical exercise (30 minutes)
24
Complete diagnostic scenario combining several failures: unhealthy managed cluster, metrics no longer being reported, incorrectly applied project role and platform application deployment failure
25
Guided end-to-end resolution
26
Conclusion
- Review of acquired knowledge
- Discussions and questions
Informations
Durée
4 jour(s)
28h
Tarif
Sur demande