Course structure
1 Course Introduction
- Introductions and course logistics
- Course objectives
2 Introducing VMware Tanzu Kubernetes Grid
- Identify the VMware Tanzu products responsible for Kubernetes life cycle management and describe the main differences between them
- Explain the core concepts of Tanzu Kubernetes Grid, including bootstrap, Tanzu Kubernetes Grid management, supervisor, and workload clusters
- List the components of a Tanzu Kubernetes Grid instance
3 VMware Tanzu Kubernetes Grid CLI and API
- Illustrate how to use the Tanzu CLI
- Define the Carvel Tool set
- Define Cluster API
- Identify the infrastructure providers
- List the Cluster API controllers
- Identify the Cluster API custom resource definitions
4 Authentication
- Explain how Kubernetes manages authentication with Management clusters
- Explain how Kubernetes manages authentication with supervisor clusters
- Define Pinniped
- Define Dex
- Describe the Pinniped authentication workflow
5 Load Balancers
- Illustrate how load balancing works for the Kubernetes control plane
- Illustrate how load balancing works for application workload
- Explain how Tanzu Kubernetes Grid integrates with VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer
- List load balancing options available on public clouds
6 VMware Tanzu Kubernetes Grid on vSphere
- List the requirements for deploying a supervisor cluster
- List the steps to install a Tanzu Kubernetes Grid supervisor cluster
- Summarize the events of a supervisor cluster creation
- List the requirements for deploying a management cluster
- List the steps to install a Tanzu Kubernetes Grid management cluster
- Summarize the events of a management cluster creation
- Demonstrate how to use commands when working with management clusters
7 VMware Tanzu Kubernetes Grid on Public Clouds
- List the requirements for deploying a management cluster on AWS and Microsoft Azure
- List the configuration options to install a Tanzu Kubernetes Grid a management cluster on AWS and Azure
8 Tanzu Kubernetes Workload Clusters
- List the steps to build a custom image
- Describe the available customizations
- Identify the options for deploying Tanzu Kubernetes Grid clusters
- Explain the difference between the v1alpha3 and v1beta1 APIs
- Explain how Tanzu Kubernetes Grid clusters are created
- Discuss which VMs compose a Tanzu Kubernetes Grid cluster
- List the pods that run on a Tanzu Kubernetes Grid cluster
- Describe the Tanzu Kubernetes Grid core add-ons that are installed on a cluster
9 Tanzu Kubernetes Grid Packages
- Define the Tanzu Kubernetes Grid packages
- Explain the difference between Auto-Managed and CLI-Managed packages
- Define packages repositories
10 Configuring and Managing Tanzu Kubernetes Grid Operation and Analytics Packages
- Describe Cert-Manager
- Describe the Harbor Image Registry
- Describe Fluent Bit
- Identify the logs that Fluent Bit collects
- Explain basic Fluent Bit configuration
- Describe Prometheus and Grafana
11 Configuring and Managing Tanzu Kubernetes Grid Networking Packages
- Describe the Contour ingress controller
- Demonstrate how to install Contour on a Tanzu Kubernetes Grid cluster
- Describe ExternalDNS
- Demonstrate how to install Service Discovery with ExternalDNS
- Describe Multus CNI
12 Tanzu Kubernetes Grid Day 2 Operations
- List the load balancer configuration options in vSphere to load balance applications
- Demonstrate how to configure Ingress with the NodePortLocal Mode
- Explain how to install VMware Tanzu Application Platform
- Describe life cycle management in Tanzu Kubernetes Grid
- Explain how backup and restore are implemented in Tanzu Kubernetes Grid
- Describe Velero and Restic
- List the steps to back up a Workload cluster using Velero and Restic
13 Troubleshooting Tanzu Kubernetes Grid
- Discuss the various Tanzu Kubernetes Grid logs
- Identify the location of Tanzu Kubernetes Grid logs
- Explain the purpose of crash diagnostics
- Demonstrate how to check the health of a Tanzu Kubernetes Grid cluster
- Explain packages cleanup procedures
- Explain management recovery procedures
