Prerequisites:
• Basic knowledge of Linux Server Administra9on.
• Basic knowledge of Containers
Course Objec1ve:
This comprehensive Azure Kubernetes Service course, covering container
orchestra9on, cluster design, installa9on, resource and applica9on management, security,
networking, maintenance, logging, and monitoring on Azure, is designed to equip learners with the
skills needed to successfully clear the Cer9fied Kubernetes Administrator exam.
Kubernetes Version:
Latest
Lab Requirement:
Customer Azure Account Required
Module 1 – Core Concepts
Overview of Container Orchestra9on
Introduc9on to Kubernetes
Understanding Kubernetes Architecture
Module 2 – Installa1on, Configura1on & Valida1on
Introduc9on to Azure AKS Cluster
Lab: Create AKS Cluster
Lab: Explore AKS Cluster using kubectl
Lab: Setup Azure CLI on Local Desktop
Module 3 – Managing Resources
Understanding Pods, Labels & Selectors
Lab: Managing Pods
Lab: Managing Labels & Selector
Understanding Replica9on Controller & Replica Set
Lab: Deploying Replica9on Controller & Replica Set
Understanding Services – ClusterIP, NodePort & LoadBalancer
Lab: Crea9ng & Managing Service
Module 4 - Scheduling
Manual Scheduling of Pods
Taint and Tolera9ons
Lab: Using Manual Scheduling or Taints and Tolera9ons
Lab: Node Selector and Node Affinity
Module 5 - Applica1on Lifecycle Management
Overview of Deployment
Deployment Strategies – Blue/Green & Canary
Lab: Deploying Applica9ons as Deployment
Lab: Implemen9ng Deployment Strategies on Deployments
Module 6 - Environment Variable
Plain Key
Config Map
Secret
Lab: Using Plain Keys, Config Map & Generic Secret as Environment Variables
Lab: Mount Environment Variable as Volumes
Module 7 – Storage
Understanding Volume Management in AKS
Types of Volumes Provisioning
Persistent Volumes
Persistent Volume Claim
Lab: Using PV & PVC to aUach Persistent Volume to a Pod using Azure Disk
Understanding Storage Class
Lab: Use AKS Provisioned Storage Class instead of Custom Storage Class
Module 8 – Security
Introduc*on to Ac*ve Directory Authen*ca*on for AKS admins
Lab: Create AD Group and User and Enable AD for AKS
Lab: Access Azure AKS Cluster Resources using Azure AD User
Understanding Role, ClusterRole, RoleBinding& ClusterRoleBinding
Lab: Managing Roles and Role Binding
Lab: Managing Cluster Role and Cluster Role Binding
Module 9 – Autoscaling
Introduc*on to Cluster Autoscaler
Lab: Create AKS Cluster with Autoscaling enabled using Azure AKS
Introduc*on to Horizontal Pod Autoscaler
Lab: Create Horizontal Pod Autoscaler
Module 10 – Logging and Monitoring
Understand how to Monitor Applica*on and Cluster Components
Lab: Understand how to Read Applica*on & Cluster Component Logs
Lab: Deploying Prometheus & Grafana to Monitor K8s Cluster
Module 11 – Networking in Kubernetes
Understand Basics of Kubernetes Networking
Understand CNI
Understand Pod Networking Concepts
Understanding DNS of K8s
Understanding Ingress
Lab: Configure and Manage Ingress Rule
Understanding Namespace & Use-Cases
Lab: Crea*ng Namespace & Deploying K8s resources in Different Namespaces
Lab: Load Balancer Service
