Content
1 Course Introduction
- Introductions and course logistics
- Course objectives
2 Introducing VMware Tanzu Kubernetes Grid
- Describe the VMware Tanzu products responsible for Kubernetes life cycle management
- Describe the Tanzu Kubernetes Grid concepts
- Describe the components of a Tanzu Kubernetes Grid instance
- Describe the Tanzu CLI
- List the requirements for a bootstrap machine
- Describe the Carvel Tool Set
- Describe Cluster API
- List the infrastructure providers
- Detail the Cluster API controllers
- List the Cluster API Custom Resource Definitions
3 Management Cluster
- Describe the vSphere requirements for deploying a management cluster
- List the differences between deploying on vSphere 6.7 Update 3 and vSphere 7
- Describe the NSX Advanced Load Balancer components
- Explain how Tanzu Kubernetes Grid integrates with NSX Advanced Load Balancer
- Describe how Kubernetes manages authentication
- Explain what Pinniped is
- Explain what Dex is
- Describe the Pinniped authentication workflow
- List the steps to install a Tanzu Kubernetes Grid management cluster
- Describe what happens when a management cluster is created
- Describe the commands available for working with management clusters
4 Tanzu Kubernetes Clusters
- Describe the steps to build a custom image
- Describe the available customizations
- Describe the options for deploying Tanzu Kubernetes clusters
- Describe how Tanzu Kubernetes clusters are created
- Describe the commands available for working with Tanzu Kubernetes clusters
- Describe the VMs that make up a Tanzu Kubernetes cluster
- Describe the pods that run on a Tanzu Kubernetes cluster
- Describe the Tanzu Kubernetes Grid core add-ons that are installed on a cluster
5 Configuring and Managing Tanzu Kubernetes Grid Instances
- Describe the Tanzu Kubernetes Grid extensions
- Describe the Harbor Image Registry
- Describe Fluent Bit
- Detail the logs that Fluent Bit collects
- Describe basic Fluent Bit configuration
- Describe the Contour ingress controller
- Explain how to install Contour on a Tanzu Kubernetes cluster
- Describe Service Discovery
- Describe External DNS
- Detail the configuration options for BIND servers
- Describe Prometheus
- Describe Grafana
6 Troubleshooting Tanzu Kubernetes Grid
- Describe the various Tanzu Kubernetes Grid logs
- Identify the location of Tanzu Kubernetes Grid logs
- Describe the purpose of Crash Diagnostics
- Describe how to use SSH to connect to a Tanzu Kubernetes VM
- Detail the steps to troubleshoot a failed cluster deployment