Overview
This four-day course covers the installation of VMware Tanzu® Kubernetes GridTM in a VMware vSphere® environment, including provisioning and managing Kubernetes Grid clusters. The course also includes topics such as image registry, authentication, logging, ingress, network interfaces, service discovery, monitoring, backup, lifecycle management, and application-specific tools. This course is applicable to users who need to install Tanzu Kubernetes Grid on supported cloud platforms.
Prerequisites
- Understanding of Kubernetes and Kubernetes cluster architecture.
- Experience in deploying and managing multiple Kubernetes clusters.
Target Audience
Platform operators responsible for deploying and managing Tanzu Kubernetes Grid clusters.
Delegates will learn how to
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Describe how Tanzu Kubernetes Grid fits within the VMware Tanzu® portfolio.
- Explain the Tanzu Kubernetes Grid architecture.
- Deploy and manage Tanzu Kubernetes Grid management and supervisor clusters.
- Deploy and manage Tanzu Kubernetes Grid workload clusters.
- Deploy, configure, and manage Tanzu Kubernetes Grid packages.
- Perform day 2 operations, such as backups and lifecycle management.
- Perform basic troubleshooting of Tanzu Kubernetes Grid.
Outline
Course Introduction
- Introductions and course logistics.
- Overview of course objectives.
Introducing Tanzu Kubernetes Grid
- Description of Tanzu Kubernetes Grid and its components.
- Overview of VMware vSphere® with Tanzu® and VMware Tanzu Mission ControlTM.
- Benefits of registering with VMware Tanzu Mission Control.
CLI Tools and Cluster API
- Usage of Tanzu CLI, Kubernetes CLI tools, and the Carvel toolset.
- Description of Cluster API, its infrastructure providers, controllers, and custom resource definitions.
Authentication
- Understanding Kubernetes roles and RBAC API objects.
- Explanation of Pinniped, OpenID Connect, Dex, LDAP, and integration with VMware vCenter® Single Sign-On.
- Authentication workflow in Tanzu Kubernetes Grid management cluster.
Load Balancers
- Explanation of load balancing in Tanzu Kubernetes Grid and its integration with VMware NSX® Advanced Load BalancerTM.
VMware Tanzu Kubernetes Grid on vSphere
- Requirements for deploying a supervisor cluster in vSphere.
- Steps for installing and managing Tanzu Kubernetes Grid management clusters.
Tanzu Kubernetes Grid Workload Clusters
- Options for deploying and customising workload clusters.
Tanzu Kubernetes Grid Packages
- Explanation of auto-managed and CLI-managed packages, and how they are configured and installed.
Networking Packages
- Configuration of cert-manager, Contour ingress controller, ExternalDNS, Multus, and Whereabouts.
Operation and Analytics Packages
- Installation and configuration of Fluent Bit, Prometheus, Grafana, and the Harbor image registry.
Tanzu Kubernetes Grid Day 2 Operations
- Overview of upgrading, updating, and backing up Tanzu Kubernetes Grid instances and workload clusters with Velero.
Troubleshooting
- Review of Tanzu Kubernetes Grid logs, troubleshooting package installations, and connection to nodes via SSH.
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