- Course overview
- Course details
- Prerequisites
Course overview
About this course
This course is designed for system administrators responsible for deploying and administering multiple Kubernetes cluster distributions with Rancher Manager for Rancher Prime. It begins with an introduction to Rancher Manager and its architecture. Students will then learn how to access Rancher Manager using a web browser. During the course an existing RKE2 Kubernetes cluster will be registered and a new RKE cluster will be provisioned with Rancher Manager and Kubernetes cluster administrative activities will be introduced. It also covers Kubernetes cluster management and hosted Kubernetes providers’ deployments in the public cloud.
Audience profile
- This course is designed for system administrators and other persons responsible for provisioning and administering Kubernetes clusters with Rancher Manager for Rancher Prime.
Attendees will be taught the following concepts and skills:
- An Introduction to Rancher Manager for Rancher Prime
- Cluster and Cluster Template Management with Rancher Manager
- User Management
- Application Management with Rancher Manager
- Multi-cluster Application Management with Continuous Delivery
- Logging and Monitoring
- Rancher Manager Extensions
- Security Scans and Policy Constraint Configuration
- Variety of Shell Based Actions with Rancher Manager
- Backing up and Restoring Downstream Clusters and Rancher Manager
Course details
Module 1: Course Introduction
Understand the course
Module 2: Section 2: Introduction to Rancher Manager for Rancher Prime
Rancher Manager for Rancher Prime
What’s New in Rancher Manager v2.8
Rancher Manager Architecture
Access Rancher Manager
Module 3: Cluster Management with Rancher Manager
Rancher Manager User Interface
Cluster and Node Agents
Import an Existing Kubernetes Cluster
Provision an RKE Cluster on Existing Nodes
Provision a K3s or RKE2 Cluster on Existing Nodes
Module 4: User Management with Rancher Manager
User and Group Management
Roles
Module 5: Cluster and Node Management with Rancher Manager
RKE Template Configuration
Node and Cluster Driver Management
Cloud Credentials Configuration
Infrastructure Provided Kubernetes Clusters
Hosted Kubernetes Clusters
Module 6: Application Management with Rancher Manager
Projects and Namespaces
Workload Deployment
Application Repositories in Rancher Manager
Application Management with Helm
Quotas
Module 7: Continuous Delivery with Rancher Manager
Project Fleet
Continuous Delivery
Module 8: Logging and Monitoring with Rancher Manager
Deploy Monitoring Stack
Rancher Manager Logging
External Logging Services for Grafana
Module 9: Rancher Manager Extensions
Introduction to Extensions
Manage Extensions
Module 10: Security Tools with Rancher Manager
Manage CIS Scans
Introduction to External Policy Engine and Container Security Products
Module 11: CLI Access for Rancher Manager and Downstream Clusters
Access Cluster Nodes with ssh
Access a Downstream Clusters with kubectl
Rancher Manager API
Rancher Manager CLI
Module 12: Backup and Restore with Rancher Manager
Backup Requirements with Rancher Manager
Downstream Cluster Snapshots
Upgrade Downstream Clusters
Restore Downstream Clusters
Backup and Restore Rancher Manager
Prerequisites
Attendees should have:
- An understanding of Kubernetes objects and resources is needed for this course. This knowledge can be gained through the KUB201v1: Kubernetes Administration course.
- Linux command line experience is helpful.
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