This course is for IT professionals, DevOps engineers, and developers who need to manage application storage in Kubernetes. You’ll start by learning about the main storage options in Kubernetes, including pod volumes, persistent volumes, and persistent volume claims. Through hands-on labs, you’ll practice setting up pods with storage and see how volume reclaim policies affect data management. The course also covers how to use config maps and secrets for handling configuration and sensitive information. You’ll learn about automatic storage provisioning with Storage Classes and storage provisioners, with practical examples using NFS and host path storage. By the end of the course, you’ll have the skills to manage and automate storage in Kubernetes environment.
Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA): Unit 4
Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA): Unit 4
This course is part of Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) Specialization
Instructors: Pearson
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Intermediate level
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2 hours to complete
Flexible schedule
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What you'll learn
Configure and manage pod volumes, persistent volumes, and persistent volume claims in Kubernetes.
Set up and use storage classes for automatic storage provisioning.
Implement volume reclaim policies and manage data lifecycle.
Securely handle configuration and sensitive data with config maps and secrets.
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Assessments
2 assignments
Taught in English
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This course is part of the Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) Specialization
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