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Certified Kubernetes Application

Live Online & Classroom Enterprise Training

The CKA (Certified Kubernetes Administrator) is a hands-on certification for Kubernetes administrators. It focuses on cluster management, including installation, configuration, and troubleshooting. Key topics include networking, security, storage, and control plane components. Ideal for DevOps engineers and sysadmins managing Kubernetes infrastructure.

Who is it for?

This certification is for Kubernetes administrators, cloud administrators, and other IT professionals responsible for managing, maintaining, and troubleshooting Kubernetes clusters.

 

What does this certification demonstrate?

The Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) demonstrates the ability to install, configure, and manage production-grade Kubernetes clusters.
A CKA can perform key administrative tasks such as cluster maintenance, networking, security, logging, monitoring, and troubleshooting.
The exam assumes a solid understanding of Linux system administration, container runtimes, and Kubernetes architecture.

The successful candidate will be comfortable:
 – managing Kubernetes cluster components and node operations
 – configuring and securing workloads and cluster resources
 – troubleshooting cluster and application issues
 – implementing storage, networking, and scheduling within Kubernetes

 

Who Should Enrol for This Course?

  1. System Administrators
  2. DevOps Engineers
  3. Cloud Engineers
  4. Infrastructure Architects
  5. Platform Engineers

Course Outline

Basics of Kubernetes
  • Define Kubernetes
  • Cluster Structure
  • Adoption
  • Project Goverance and CNCF
Installation and Configuration
  • Getting Started with Kubernetes
  • Minikube
  • kubeadm
  • More Installation Tool

Lab: Kubernetes Installation with kubeadm

Kubernetes Architecture
  • Kubernetes Terminology
  • Kubernetes Components
  • Kubernetes Cluster Architecture
  • Understanding Kubernetes Master Components
    • Kube-apiserver
    • ETCD
    • Kube-scheduler
    • Kube-controller
    • Kube-DNS
  • Understanding Kubernetes Node Components
    • Kube-proxy
    • Kubelet
    • Container Runtime
  • Understanding the difference between the master and worker nodes
APIs and Access
  • API Access
  • Annotations
  • Working with A Simple Pod
  • kubectl and API
  • Swagger and OpenAPI

Lab: Kubernetes API objects and RBAC Configuration