SUSE Rancher 2.6 Operations
This course is intended for system administrators responsible for deploying and administering multiple Kubernetes cluster deployments with SUSE Rancher.
The course provides an introduction to SUSE Rancher and its architecture. Students will then learn how to access the updated SUSE Rancher GUI. During this course, you will register an existing Kubernetes cluster, provision a new RKE cluster with SUSE Rancher, and introduce Kubernetes cluster administrative tasks. The course also covers managing Kubernetes clusters and implementing Kubernetes providers hosted in public clouds.
The course includes presentations on the provisioning and administration features of SUSE Rancher and extensive hands-on experience with lab exercises.
This course prepares students to take the SUSE Certified Administrator (SCA) exam in SUSE Rancher 2.6.
COD: RAN201v2.6
CATEGORY: SUSE Rancher
Who should participate
This course is intended for system administrators and others responsible for provisioning and administering Kubernetes clusters with SUSE Rancher.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of Kubernetes objects and resources is required for this course. This knowledge can be acquired through course KUB201v1.2: Kubernetes Administration.
Some experience with the Linux command line would be helpful.
During this course the following aspects will be illustrated:
- Introduction to SUSE Rancher
- Managing Clusters and Cluster Models with SUSE Rancher
- User management
- Application management with SUSE Rancher
- Manage multi-cluster applications with Continuous Delivery
- Logging and tracking
- Security scans and configuration of policy constraints
- Various shell-based actions with SUSE Rancher
- Backup and restore of downstream clusters and SUSE Rancher
Section 1: Introduction to the course
- Understanding of course objectives
Section 2: Introduction to Rancher
- Introduction to the company and product name
- Introduction to SUSE Rancher Version 2.6.0
- Analyze the architecture of SUSE Rancher
- Log in to the SUSE Rancher GUI
- Log in to the SUSE Rancher user interface
- Change the name of the SUSE Rancher cluster
Section 3: Cluster Management with SUSE Rancher
- Explore the SUSE Rancher GUI
- View Cluster and Node Agents
- Import an existing Kubernetes cluster
- Provision an RKE cluster on existing nodes
Section 4: User Management with SUSE Rancher
- Management of users and groups
- Understand the roles
Section 5: Model Management with SUSE Rancher
- Configure RKE templates
- Manage cluster and node drivers
- Configure cloud credentials
- Introduction to infrastructure-provided Kubernetes clusters
- Introdurre i cluster Kubernetes in hosting
Section 6: Application Management with SUSE Rancher
- Understand Workload Deploy Projects and Namespaces
- Understanding Apps and the Marketplace
- Installing applications with Helm
- Configure quotas
Section 7: Continued Delivery with SUSE Rancher
- Introduction to Project Fleet
- Understand the concept of Continuous Delivery
- Manage cluster groups
- Configure Continuous Delivery
Section 8: Logging and Monitoring with SUSE Rancher
- Deploy the monitoring stack
- Understand SUSE Rancher logging
- Configure an external logging service for Grafana
Section 9: Security tools with SUSE Rancher
- Manage CIS scans
- Understand OPA Gatekeeper
Section 10: Accessing the SUSE Rancher Shell
- Log into the cluster nodes with ssh
- Access a Downstream Cluster with kubectl
- Understand the SUSE Rancher API
- Introduce the SUSE Rancher CLI
Section 11: Backup and Restore with SUSE Rancher
- Understand the backup requirements of SUSE Rancher
- Creare snapshot del cluster Downstream
- Upgrade downstream clusters
- Restore downstream clusters
- SUSE Rancher server backup and restore
Duration – 3 days
Delivery – Classroom, On Site, Remote
PC and SW Requirements:
- Internet connection
- Web browser, Google Chrome
- ZoomÂ
Language
Instructor: English
Labs: English
Slides: English
