VMware Tanzu Kubernetes Grid: Install, Configure, Manage [V2.0]

1 Course Introduction

• Introductions and course logistics

• Course objectives

2 Introducing Tanzu Kubernetes Grid

• Describe Tanzu Kubernetes Grid

• Describe VMware vSphere® with VMware Tanzu®

• Describe VMware Tanzu® Mission ControlTM

• Describe VMware Tanzu® for Kubernetes Operations

• Describe the Tanzu Kubernetes Grid components

• Discuss bootstrapping multiple Tanzu Kubernetes Grid instances

• Describe vSphere Namespaces

• Describe the benefits of registering with VMware Tanzu Mission Control

3 CLI Tools and Cluster API

• Describe the Tanzu CLI and plug-ins

• Describe the Kubernetes CLI Tools for vSphere

• Describe the Carvel tool set

• Describe Cluster API

• List the infrastructure providers

• Detail the Cluster API controllers

• List the Cluster API custom resource definitions

4 Authentication

• Define Kubernetes roles and RBAC API objects

• Define Pinniped and OpenID Connect

• Define Dex and LDAP authentication

• Define VMware vCenter® Single Sign-On integration with Tanzu Kubernetes Grid

• Identify the management cluster authentication components

• Describe the Pinniped workflow in Tanzu Kubernetes Grid on a management cluster

• Describe vSphere Namespace permissions and roles

• Define authentication using vCenter Single Sign-On

• Define authentication using external identity providers

• Identify the authentication options for kubectl and the Tanzu CLI

5 Load Balancers

• Explain load balancing in Tanzu Kubernetes Grid

• Describe the different load balancers that integrate with Tanzu Kubernetes Grid

• Discuss public cloud load balancing

• Describe the components of VMware NSX® Advanced Load BalancerTM

• Explain how Tanzu Kubernetes Grid integrates with NSX Advanced Load Balancer

6 VMware Tanzu Kubernetes Grid on vSphere

• Outline the requirements for deploying a supervisor cluster in a vSphere environment

• Describe the different options for deploying the supervisor cluster

• Describe the licensing requirements for supervisor clusters

• List the steps to install a Tanzu Kubernetes Grid supervisor cluster and retrieve its status

• Describe how to apply a full license to the supervisor cluster

• List the requirements for deploying a management cluster in a vSphere environment

• List the requirements for a bootstrap machine

• List the requirements for Internet-restricted environments

• Explain how the Tanzu Kubernetes Grid version relates to specific OVA versions

• Describe the optional configuration for deploying a management cluster in a vSphere environment

• List the steps to install a Tanzu Kubernetes Grid management cluster

• Summarize the creation of a management cluster

• Define the commands available for working with management clusters

• List the steps to register Tanzu Kubernetes Grid management clusters with VMware Tanzu Mission Control

7 VMware Tanzu Kubernetes Grid on Public Clouds

• Describe the requirements for deploying a management cluster on AWS and Azure

• Summarize the process of creating a management cluster on a public cloud

8 Tanzu Kubernetes Grid Workload Clusters

• List the options for deploying Tanzu Kubernetes Grid workload clusters

• Describe the different types of Tanzu Kubernetes Grid workload clusters

• Explain how Tanzu Kubernetes Grid clusters are created

• Describe the VMs that are included in a workload cluster

• Describe the components of a workload cluster

• Describe the difference between machine images and custom machine images

• List the available customizations

• Explain how to build custom images

• Describe how to use custom images

• Describe the commands available for working with workload clusters

• Explain how to scale workload clusters

• Describe machine health checks

9 Tanzu Kubernetes Grid Packages

• Explain how Tanzu Kubernetes Grid uses packages

• Identify the different package repositories

• Describe the different types of packages and their dependencies

• Define auto-managed packages

• Identify the auto-managed packages that are installed to every cluster and those that are installed based on configuration

• Explain how auto-managed packages are installed and configured

• Define CLI-managed packages

• Explain how CLI-managed packages are installed and configured

• Use the Tanzu CLI to configure and install optional packages and repositories

10 Configuring and Managing Tanzu Kubernetes Grid Networking Packages

• Describe cert-manager

• Explain how to install cert-manager

• Describe the Contour ingress controller

• Explain how to install Contour

• Describe service discovery

• Describe ExternalDNS

• Detail the configuration options for BIND servers

• Explain how to install ExternalDNS

• Describe Multus

• Describe Multus pod configuration

• Describe Whereabouts

• Explain how to install Multus and Whereabouts

11 Configuring and Managing Tanzu Kubernetes Grid Operation and Analytics Packages

• Describe Fluent Bit

• Detail the logs that Fluent Bit collects

• Describe basic Fluent Bit configuration

• Explain how to install Fluent Bit

• Describe Prometheus

• Describe Grafana

• Describe the Harbor image registry

• Explain Harbor vulnerability scanning

12 Tanzu Kubernetes Grid Day 2 Operations

• Explain the process of authenticating Tanzu Kubernetes Grid workload clusters

• Identify the method of creating restricted role-based access to components inside a workload cluster

• Explain how Tanzu Kubernetes Grid integrates with NSX Advanced Load Balancer for ingress

• Describe VMware Tanzu® Application PlatformTM

• List the steps to install Tanzu Application Platform on Tanzu Kubernetes Grid workload clusters

• Describe the prerequisites and steps for upgrading Tanzu Kubernetes Grid instances

• Describe the prerequisites and steps for updating Tanzu Kubernetes Grid workload clusters

• Understand how VMware Tanzu Mission Control manages the life cycle of Tanzu Kubernetes Grid

• Define Velero Plugin for vSphere and standalone Velero

• Describe Velero Plugin for vSphere

• Identify the steps to install Velero on workload clusters

• Explain how to back up and restore workload clusters with the Velero CLI and VMware Tanzu Mission Control

13 Troubleshooting Tanzu Kubernetes Grid

• Describe the various Tanzu Kubernetes Grid logs

• Explain how to review the Cluster API controller logs

• Identify the location of the Tanzu Kubernetes Grid logs

• Explain the purpose of Crash Diagnostics

• Describe how to use SSH to connect to Tanzu Kubernetes Grid nodes

• Explain how to troubleshoot package installation errors