Course Overview
The Kubernetes Administration (LFS458) Training is an advanced, hands-on programme designed for system administrators, DevOps engineers, cloud engineers, and IT professionals who are responsible for deploying, managing, securing, and operating Kubernetes clusters in production environments.
This course provides deep practical knowledge of Kubernetes architecture, cluster installation, configuration, networking, storage, security, monitoring, and troubleshooting. Participants will gain real-world experience managing containerized applications at scale using Kubernetes, the industry-standard container orchestration platform.
Through intensive labs and real-life enterprise scenarios, learners will work directly with kubectl, kubeadm, etcd, networking plugins, storage classes, RBAC, and monitoring tools. The training focuses on operational best practices, ensuring participants can maintain high availability, scalability, security, and reliability of Kubernetes clusters.
By the end of the course, participants will be fully equipped to administer Kubernetes clusters in cloud, on-premise, and hybrid environments, making this training ideal for professionals preparing for production-level Kubernetes operations and administration roles.
Course Objectives:
- Install, configure, and manage Kubernetes clusters using best practices
- Administer core Kubernetes components, including API Server, etcd, Scheduler, and Controller Manager
- Manage workloads using Pods, Deployments, StatefulSets, DaemonSets, and Jobs
- Configure Kubernetes networking, services, ingress, and DNS
- Implement persistent storage solutions using PVs, PVCs, and StorageClasses
- Apply Kubernetes security controls, including RBAC, network policies, and pod security
- Perform cluster upgrades, backups, and disaster recovery
- Monitor, log, and troubleshoot Kubernetes clusters effectively
- Optimize cluster performance and resource utilization
- Handle real-world operational challenges in production Kubernetes environments
Target Audiance
- This course is designed for system administrators, DevOps engineers, cloud engineers, platform engineers, and SREs who are responsible for managing Kubernetes clusters in production. It is also suitable for professionals who already have basic Kubernetes knowledge and want to advance into administration and operations-focused roles.
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