vSphere Kubernetes Service: Design, Deploy and Operate [V9.0]

System Administrators, Solution Engineers, Consultants, Architects, and Support Personnel

This course has the following prerequisites:

• VCF Stage-1 Training
• Working experience and knowledge of VMware vSphere®, VMware NSX®, and vSAN environments

Kursziel

By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives:

• Identify the key components of a Kubernetes architecture
• Explain Volumes and persistent storage mechanisms in Kubernetes
• Explain Kubernetes networking
• Explain the concepts and components of vSphere Supervisor
• Explain the vSphere Supervisor authentication workflow using vCenter Single Sign-On
• Explain the key features of VCF Consumption CLI
• Describe the vSphere Supervisor deployment models
• Identify the vSphere Supervisor networking and load-balancing requirements
• Explain the vSphere Supervisor storage options including cross Datacenter topologies
• Outline the steps to configure vSphere Namespaces and Zones
• Explain the VCF Cloud Services enablement options
• Identify available Services in vSphere Supervisor including Velero and Extensible Services
• Explain how the vSphere Supervisor is monitored and upgraded.
• Explain the VM creation workflow with VM Service
• Outline the VM Service deployment models for Virtual Machines with configurable OVF Properties
• Explain how to deploy a vSphere Pod using kubectl and expose it through a Load Balancer IP
• Describe how building an extensible ecosystem enables organizations to deploy cloud-native applications with integrated services
• Explain how VKS Cluster monitoring functions and how standard packages are managed
• Describe VKS Cluster provisioning using TanzuKubernetesCluster and ClusterClass
• Describe the application deployment workflow using Helm
• Describe the steps for creating snapshots in VKS Cluster
• Explain the process of upgrading the VKS Version
• Outline the steps to update VKS Cluster using VCF CLI
• Explain how VKS cluster management enables platform engineers to manage VKS clusters at scale
• Outline the process for installing Istio on a VKS cluster.
• Illustrate how to visualize the Istio Service Mesh using Kiali.
• Explain how to use the Gateway API to configure traffic routing within Istio the service mesh.

Kursinhalt

• Course Introduction
• Kubernetes Overview
• VCF Cloud Services Overview
• vSphere Supervisor Deployment Models
• VCF Cloud Services Enablement Options
• vSphere Supervisor Storage Topologies
• Configuring and Managing vSphere Namespaces and Zones
• Services in vSphere Supervisor
• Monitoring and Lifecycle Management of vSphere Supervisor
• Managing Virtual Machines with VM Service
• Multi-Tenancy in VCF
• Consuming VCF Cloud Services for building an Extensible Ecosystem
• VKS Cluster Deployment using Kubectl
• Monitoring and Lifecycle Management of VKS Clusters
• Deploying Workloads on VKS Clusters using Helm
• VKS Cluster Day-2 Operations
• VKS Cluster Management and Istio Service Mesh