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Workloads Deep Dive for CKAD

In this lab, you'll practice deploying and managing Kubernetes workloads using Deployments. When you're finished, you will have a basic deployment with proper scaling, rolling updates, and troubleshooting capabilities.

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Level
Clock icon Intermediate
Duration
Clock icon 1h 0m
Published
Clock icon May 08, 2025

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Table of Contents

  1. Challenge

    Create and Manage Deployments

    • Create Kubernetes Deployments using YAML manifests
    • Configure container resource requests
    • Verify deployment status and pod health
    • Apply labels for pod organization and selection
  2. Challenge

    Update and Scale Applications

    • Scale Kubernetes deployments horizontally
    • Perform rolling updates with zero downtime
    • Monitor deployment rollout status
    • Roll back deployments to previous versions
    • View and manage deployment history
  3. Challenge

    Troubleshoot Pod and Deployment Issues

    • Diagnose common pod failures and deployment issues
    • Read and interpret pod logs and events
    • Execute commands inside containers for debugging
    • Resolve CrashLoopBackOff scenarios
  4. Challenge

    Access the Kubernetes Terminal via the AWS Console

    • Acess the AWS Console
    • Connect to the EC2's terminal (in other words its CLI, or Command Line Interface)

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