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Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
This path focuses on the skills and knowledge required to become a fully functioning Kubernetes Administrator. You’ll begin with basic administration tasks and understanding the capabilities that the Kubernetes platform provides. You’ll cover each segment of knowledge needed to fully administer everything you’ll need as a Kubernetes administrator. By the end of this path, you’ll have gained the practical knowledge required to hit the ground running as a Kubernetes administration wizard.
Additionally, the content in this path aligns with the objectives for the Certified Kubernetes Administrator exam and can help you prepare for the test.
Content in this path
Storage
The Storage domain, which counts for 10% of the certification, addresses the fundamental requirement of maintaining data across the lifecycle of ephemeral containers. For stateful applications like databases and financial systems, storage is the most critical component of the architecture.
Troubleshooting
The Troubleshooting domain represents the most significant portion of the CKA certification at 30%, reflecting the real-world responsibilities of an administrator. This section covers performance, troubleshooting, and monitoring of your Kubernetes cluster.
Workloads & Scheduling
The Workloads and Scheduling domain, which counts for 15% of the certification, focuses on how applications run and how they respond to changing conditions.
Cluster Architecture, Installation & Configuration
This section covers the creation of clusters, and focuses on the holistic lifecycle of the infrastructure, from initial provisioning to retirement. This foundational domain of Cluster Architecture, Installation, and Configuration, accounts for 25% of the certification and represents the bedrock upon which all organizational workloads reside.
Services & Networking
The Services and Networking domain, which counts for 20% of the certification, defines how applications interact with each other and the outside world.
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What You'll Learn
- Kubernetes and application Lifecycle Management
- Kubernetes installation, configuration, and validation
- Kubernetes core operations concepts
- Kubernetes networking
- Kubernetes scheduling
- Kubernetes security
- Kubernetes cluster maintenance
- Kubernetes logging and monitoring
- Kubernetes storage
- Troubleshooting Kubernetes
- Users should have a fairly solid grasp of Linux command line essentials as well as Linux networking and service management.
- Kubernetes
- Containers
- Docker
- Systems Administration
- Kubernetes Development
- AKS
- DevOps
- Orchestration
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