- Course overview
- Course details
- Prerequisites
Course overview
About this course
This course offers a comprehensive introduction to the SUSE Virtualization hyperconverged (HCI) infrastructure platform. SUSE Virtualization was formerly called Harvester and is referred to as Harvester throughout the course. Beginning with the fundamental concepts of HCI, you will then learn to deploy and configure Harvester clusters. The course covers the most essential aspects of the product, including network and storage configuration, as well as the creation and management of virtual machines within the Harvester environment. Finally, you will learn how to integrate Harvester with Rancher.
Audience profile
- This course is designed for system administrators and others who are interested in how to deploy and user Harvester.
Attendees will be taught the following concepts and skills:
- Deployment of Harvester Clusters
- Configuration of Harvester Clusters
- Configuration of Networking and Storage in Harvester Clusters
- Creation and Management of VMs on Harvester Clusters
- Integration of Harvester Clusters with Rancher
Course details
Section 1: Course Introduction
Section 2: Introduction to Harvester
Hyperconverged Infrastructure Concepts
Harvester Features and Functionality
Section 3: Harvester Cluster Deployment
The Harvester Installation Process
Harvester Cluster Deployment Preparation
Harvester Cluster Manual Deployment
Harvester Cluster Automated Deployment
Section 4: General Harvester Configuration
Harvester Cluster Node Configuration
Harvester Addons
Cluster Monitoring and Metrics
VM Backup Target Configuration
Section 5: Networking in Harvester
Overview of Networking in a Harvester Cluster
Cluster Network Definitions
Network Configs
VM Networks
Section 6: Storage in Harvester
Longhorn Basics
Dedicated Storage Network
Storage Volumes
Storage Expansion
Storage Classes
Section 7: Virtualization Management with Harvester
Virtual Machine Management Concepts in Harvester
Virtual Machine Images
SSH Keys
Virtual Machine Creation
Virtual Machine Cloning
Cloud Config Templates
VM Templates
Hot-plug Volumes
Live Migration
Virtual Machine Snapshots
Virtual Machine Backups
Section 8: Harvester Maintenance, Troubleshooting Tools and Cluster Upgrade
Harvester Host Management
Additional Troubleshooting Tools in Harvester
Support Bundles in Harvester
Harvester Cluster Upgrade
Section 9: Integrate Harvester with Rancher
Harvester and Rancher Integration
Rancher and Harvester Users
Cloud Credentials
Cluster Deployment with Rancher onto Harvester
Application Deployment with Rancher onto Clusters Running on Harvester
Prerequisites
Attendees should have:
- Experience with Linux administration.
- Experience with virtualization, particularly KVM+Libvirt, is beneficial.
- Experience with Kubernetes administration is also beneficial.
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