This Administering Kubernetes Clusters course covers the many networking and scheduling objectives of the Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) exam curriculum.

You will learn a range of core practices such as Ninja kubectl skills, the ability to control where pods are scheduled, how to manage resources for long-lasting production environments, and controlling access to applications in a cluster.

This is a 6 part course made up of four lectures. If you are not familiar with Kubernetes, we recommend completing the Introduction to Kubernetes course and the Deploy a Stateless Application in a Kubernetes Cluster Lab before taking this course.

Learning Objectives

Analyze some pro tips on how to effectively use Kubectl. What you learn here will be useful for administering a cluster and using Kubernetes in general.
Learn to be able to attract or repel pods from nodes or other pods. You can ensure pods run on nodes where they are intended to run and achieve other objectives such as high-availability by distributing pods across nodes.
Learn to think about using Kubernetes for the long term when you need to consider how you'll manage and update resources.
Learn how to control internal and external access to applications running in a Kubernetes cluster.

Intended Audience

Anyone that is interested in Kubernetes cluster administration. But many parts of this course appeal to a broader audience of Kubernetes users.
Individuals that may benefit from taking this course include System Administrators, DevOps Engineers, Cluster Administrators, and Kubernetes Certification Examinees.

Prerequisites

To get the most from this course,

Have knowledge of the core Kubernetes resources including pods, and deployments.
Experience using the kubectl command-line tool to work with Kubernetes clusters.
An understanding YAML and JSON file formats. You'll probably already have this skill if you have the prior two. When working with Kubernetes it won't take long until YAML files make an appearance.

About the Author :

Logan Rakai
Lead Content Developer - Labs

Logan has been involved in software development and research since 2007 and has been in the cloud since 2012. He is an AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional, AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional, Microsoft Certified Azure Solutions Architect Expert, MCSE: Cloud Platform and Infrastructure, Google Cloud Certified Associate Cloud Engineer, Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD), Linux Foundation Certified System Administrator (LFCS), and Certified OpenStack Administrator (COA). He earned his Ph.D. studying design automation and enjoys all things tech.