- Course overview
- Course details
- Prerequisites
Course overview
About this course
This course covers deploying and administering Rancher Manager for Rancher Prime in existing Kubernetes clusters. The course begins with an introduction to Rancher Manager, what is required for a deployment, different deployment strategies, and best practices for deployment.
The next sections provide an understanding of deploying Rancher Manager in three different ways, using self-signed certificates, Let’s Encrypt and signed certificates, depending on your specific needs. Deployment in an air-gapped environment is also covered. Students are taught how to back up and restore Rancher Manager, migrate it to a new cluster, and how to upgrade it from a previous version to the current one.
This course will help prepare for the SUSE Certified Deployment Specialist (SCDS) in Rancher Manager 2.7 and 2.8 for Rancher Prime certification exam.
Audience profile
- This course is designed for users who will be deploying Rancher Manager, need to know the process to troubleshoot deployment problems, and will be providing consulting on Rancher Manager.
Attendees will be taught the following concepts and skills:
- Overview of Rancher Manager
- Deployment Requirements
- Deployment Strategies
- Deployment of Rancher Manager
- Backup and Restore of Rancher Manager
- Migrating Rancher Manager to a New Cluster
- Upgrading Rancher Manager
Course details
Module 1: Course Introduction
Module 2: Overview of the Rancher Manager Deployment Process
Introduce Rancher Manager
Understand Node Requirements for Rancher Manager Deployment
Understand Deployment Strategies Understand Rancher Manager Deployment Options
Overview of Rancher Manager Certificate Options
Overview of Rancher Manager Deployment Best Practices
Module 3: Install Rancher Manager
Overview of Rancher Manager Deployment
Deploy cert-manager
Deploy Rancher Manager with Self-Signed Certificates
Deploy Rancher Manager with Let's Encrypt
Deploy Rancher Manager with Signed Certificates
Module 4: Install Air-Gapped Rancher Prime Manager
Overview of Rancher Manager in an Air-Gapped Environment
Mirror Image Repositories
Prepare Helm Charts
Deploy cert-manager and Rancher Manager
Module 5: Backup, Restore, and Migrate Rancher Manager
Overview of Rancher Manager Backup, Restore, and the Migration Processes
Deploy the Rancher Backup Operator
Back Up Rancher Manager
Restore Rancher Manager
Migrate Rancher Manager to a New Cluster
Module 6: Upgrade Rancher Manager
Understand Rancher Manager Upgrade Best Practices
Upgrade a Rancher Cluster
Prerequisites
Attendees should have:
- An understanding of Kubernetes objects and resources. This knowledge can be gained through the KUB201v1: Kubernetes Administration course.
- Linux command line experience is required.
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