Pluralsight The IT Ops Labs: Maintain, Monitor, and Troubleshoot Kubernetes

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Title: The IT Ops Labs: Configure and Manage Kubernetes Storage and Scheduling

Author: Luca Berton

Time: 1h 28m

Short Description

In this lab, you’ll practice monitoring in Kubernetes. When you’re finished, you’ll have know how to maintain and troubleshooting using command-line tools.

See also: Pluralsight The IT Ops Labs: Configure and Manage Kubernetes Storage and Scheduling

Long Description

The learner is given a Linux machine with Kubernetes preinstalled and configured. They will perform various administrative actions in the environment to give them basic, hands-on familiarity with Storage and Scheduling with command line tools.

Associated Course: Maintaining, Monitoring and Troubleshooting Kubernetes

Prerequisites

The learner should have general computing and networking skills. Intermediate Linux Server systems administration skills are a plus. Finally, the learner should have at least late beginner-stage competency with terminal and command line interface..

• General computing and networking skills
• Intermediate Linux Server systems administration skills are a plus.
• At least late beginner-stage competency with the Ubuntu Terminal and command-line interface (CLI)
• Ability to use vim (nano should suffice)

Table Of Contents

• Challenge 1: Get Started in the Lab Environment

Here are the initial instructions and explanation of the lab environment. Read this while your environment is busy creating itself from nothing. Yes, this violates physics; we know. How fun!

• Challenge 2: Manage etcd Configuration

You'll manage etcd configurations, perform backups, and restore data in Kubernetes, enhancing system integrity and availability.

• Challenge 3: Upgrade Kubernetes

You'll upgrade the control plane node of a Kubernetes cluster, which is crucial for security, performance, and new features.

• Challenge 4: Explore Logs

You'll explore Kubernetes logging architecture by setting up and managing logs across pods, nodes, and control plane components for improved troubleshooting and maintenance.

• Challenge 5: Monitor Events

You will learn about Kubernetes events, and how to monitor them.

• Challenge 6: Troubleshoot Kubernetes Clusters

Test your troubleshooting capabilities on a Kubernetes worker node.

See also: Fixing Kubernetes PersistentVolume Configuration Error

Learning Objectives

• Maintain, Monitor, and Troubleshoot Kubernetes
• Maintain Kubernetes Clusters
• Perform logging and monitoring in Kubernetes Clusters
• Troubleshoot Kubernetes Clusters

Pluralsight

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See also: How to Upgrade Kubelet in Kubernetes: A Complete Guide

Conclusion

Practice or improve your Kubernetes skills on The IT Ops Labs: Maintain, Monitor, and Troubleshoot Kubernetes available now in the Pluralsight website (subscription required).

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• Pluralsight The IT Ops Labs: Configure and Manage Kubernetes Storage and Scheduling
• Fixing Kubernetes PersistentVolume Configuration Error