Kubernetes Management with Rancher

Overview

Rancher is an open-source PaaS platform for managing Kubernetes on any infrastructure. This instructor-led live training provides participants with a tour of Rancher and demonstrates, through hands-on exercises, how to deploy and manage a Kubernetes cluster using Rancher.

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Install and configure Rancher.
• Launch a Kubernetes cluster using RKE (Rancher Kubernetes Engine).
• Manage multiple Kubernetes clusters in the cloud, avoiding vendor lock-in.
• Manage Kubernetes clusters using any chosen operating system and container engine.

Course Format

Lectures, discussion components, and intensive hands-on exercises.

Requirements

• Experience with Kubernetes.
• Experience with distributed applications.
• General understanding of infrastructure and software deployment.

Target Audience

• Software Engineers
• System Administrators
• DevOps Engineers

Introduction

Rancher vs OpenShift

Installing and Configuring Rancher

Understanding Rancher Kubernetes Distributions

Launching the Rancher Server

Adding Hosts

Launching Infrastructure Services

Creating a Container via the User Interface

Creating a Container via Docker CLI

Creating a Multi-container Application

Inter-container Networking

Service Discovery

Container Load Balancing

Running Kubernetes with RKE (Rancher Kubernetes Engine)

Managing Kubernetes with Rancher

Managing Kubernetes Load

Health Monitoring

Backup and Recovery

Working with Catalogs

Working with the Rancher API (optional)

Summary and Conclusion