Drive Team Excellence with VMware PKS Corporate Training

VMware PKS, or VMware Pivotal Container Service, is a Kubernetes-based container orchestration platform designed to streamline the deployment, management, and scaling of containerized applications across hybrid cloud environments. It offers organizations a unified solution for running, securing, and scaling containers, facilitating faster application development and deployment while ensuring consistency and control across diverse infrastructures. Training in VMware PKS empowers professionals to harness the platform's capabilities, enhancing operational efficiency and enabling seamless integration of modern applications into their infrastructure.

Edstellar's virtual/onsite VMware PKS training course offers customization and employs cutting-edge methodologies for better outcomes. Our trainers are renowned for their expertise in VMware PKS instructor-led training course and have vast experience in guiding teams through the complexities of VMware PKS.

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Skills Your Employees Will Gain

VMware PKS skills corporate training will enable teams to effectively apply their learnings at work.

  • Kubernetes Integration
    Kubernetes Integration involves deploying and managing applications in Kubernetes environments. This skill is important for DevOps and cloud engineering roles, ensuring efficient scalability and orchestration.
  • PKS Deployment
    Pks Deployment involves setting up and managing Pivotal Kubernetes Service environments. This skill is important for DevOps and cloud engineering roles, ensuring efficient container orchestration and scalability.
  • NSX-T Networking
    Nsx-t networking is the ability to design and manage virtualized network environments using vmware's nsx-t platform. this skill is important for network engineers and cloud architects to ensure efficient, scalable, and secure network operations in modern data centers.
  • Ops Manager Configuration
    Ops Manager Configuration involves setting up and managing operational systems to optimize efficiency. This skill is important for Ops Managers to streamline processes, enhance productivity, and ensure seamless operations.
  • BOSH Management
    BOSH Management involves overseeing health and safety regulations in the workplace. This skill is important for ensuring compliance, reducing risks, and promoting a safe environment.
  • Cluster Provisioning
    Cluster Provisioning is the process of setting up and managing a group of interconnected servers for efficient resource allocation. this skill is important for IT roles, as it ensures optimal performance, scalability, and reliability of applications and services.

What Your Team Will Achieve After This Training

  • Utilize Kubernetes clusters as an operator to deploy and manage applications, ensuring high availability and scalability
  • Create deployment strategies using Ops Manager and BOSH, streamlining the deployment of VMware PKS components
  • Apply knowledge of VMware PKS architecture to design and implement scalable Kubernetes clusters for efficient container orchestration
  • Analyze NSX-T networking configurations to ensure seamless integration with VMware PKS, optimizing network performance and security
  • Evaluate the use of VMware Harbor for container image management, ensuring efficient storage and distribution of containerized applications
  • Demonstrate proficiency in configuring and managing PKS Control Plane, facilitating the provisioning and management of Kubernetes clusters
  • Apply maintenance procedures to VMware PKS environments, ensuring continuous operation and optimal performance of containerized applications

Topics & Program Outline

The curriculum is organized into focused modules built by industry experts and delivered virtually or on-premise. Interactive sessions reflect the evolving demands of the workplace, keeping the learning both relevant and practical.

  1. Overview of VMware PKS
    • What is PKS?
    • Key features and benefits of PKS
    • Use cases for PKS
  2. Importance of container orchestration
    • Challenges of managing containers manually
    • Benefits of container orchestration platforms like Kubernetes
    • How PKS leverages Kubernetes
  3. Objectives and scope of the training program
    • What you will learn in this training
    • Prerequisites for attending this training
  4. Introduction to the trainer and training methodology
    • Trainer's background and experience
    • Training format and delivery style
    • Q&A policy and interaction opportunities

 

  1. Integration with Kubernetes (K8s)
    • How PKS interacts with K8s control plane and worker nodes
    • PKS extensions to K8s functionalities
    • Management of K8s clusters through PKS
  2. PKS API, deployment, monitoring, and self-service features
    • PKS API functionalities
    • Deployment options for PKS
    • Monitoring PKS health and performance
    • Self-service capabilities for application deployment and management

 

  1. Creating a centralized management VM
    • Hardware and software requirements for the management VM
    • Deployment process for the management VM
    • Configuring the management VM for PKS operations
  2. Command-line tools
    • Introduction to essential PKS command-line tools
    • Using PKS CLI for management tasks 

 

  1. Network deployment topologies supported by PKS
    • Single vCenter with NSX-T
    • Multi-vCenter with NSX-T
    • Considerations for different network topologies
  2. Setting up NSX-T components
    • Deploying NSX-T manager and edges
    • Configuring network segments and security policies for PKS
    • Integrating NSX-T with PKS for network provisioning
  1. vSphere Datastore configuration
    • Requirements for vSphere datastore 
    • Configuring storage resources 
    • Managing datastore permissions 
  2. Defining networks to deploy PKS Management VMs
    • Selecting the appropriate network for PKS management VMs
    • Configuring network security for PKS communication
  1. Provisioning and managing K8s clusters with frontend API
    • Creating K8s clusters through PKS API
    • Configuring cluster resources
    • Managing K8s clusters using PKS API commands
  2. Applying the NSX-T configurations
    • Integrating pre-configured NSX-T settings with PKS clusters
    • Verifying network connectivity for deployed clusters
  1. PKS/K8s cluster deployment
    • Planning and designing K8s cluster deployments for workloads
    • Deploying K8s clusters with specific configurations
    • Scaling K8s clusters based on resource requirements
  2. Application deployment
    • Managing application lifecycles (deploy, update, delete)
    • Integrating CI/CD pipelines with PKS deployments
  3. Decommissioning K8s cluster
    • Process for gracefully shutting down K8s clusters
    • Cleaning up resources associated with decommissioned clusters
    • Best practices for cluster decommissioning
  1. Harbor configurations
    • Harbor repository management and access control
    • Integrating Harbor with PKS
  2. Harbor VM deployment
    • Deploying a Harbor VM for container image registry
    • Securing Harbor access and user authentication
    • Managing container image lifecycle within Harbor

 

  1. Logging components
    • Understanding PKS logging mechanisms
    • Collecting and analyzing logs for troubleshooting PKS issues
    • Configuring log forwarding and aggregation tools
  2. Infrastructure monitoring using vROps
    • Integrating vROps with PKS for infrastructure health monitoring
    • Monitoring PKS resource utilization and performance
  3. Application monitoring using Wavefront
    • Setting up Wavefront for Application Performance Monitoring (APM)
    • Collecting application metrics and
  4. Application monitoring
    • Choosing an application monitoring tool compatible with PKS and Kubernetes
    • Configuring application monitoring for deployed workloads
    • Collecting application metrics and logs for performance analysis
    • Identifying and troubleshooting application issues
    • Setting up alerts and notifications for application health

Who Should Attend?

This program suits professionals at many levels across the organization, including:

  • Cloud Architects
  • System Administrators
  • DevOps Engineers
  • Infrastructure Engineers
  • IT Professionals
  • Kubernetes Administrators
  • Virtualization Engineers
  • Application Developers
  • Network Engineers
  • Operations Engineers
  • Site Reliability Engineers
  • Managers

What Are the Prerequisites?

Professionals with a basic understanding of Kubernetes and experience with cloud computing concepts can take up the VMware PKS training course.

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        "Attending the VMware PKS training was transformational for my professional development. As a Senior Software Engineer, the deep dive into advanced methodologies gave me the confidence to tackle complex challenges head-on. of practical simulations were immediately applicable to my work. My productivity and technical capabilities have increased dramatically since applying these concepts. This course has become foundational to my continued success.”

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        Digital Innovation Platform

        "This VMware PKS course was precisely what I needed to design robust technical mastery architectures. The hands-on approach to hands-on exercises and seamless integration with real-world case studies was strategic projects using advanced techniques from this training. Our project success rate and profitability increased dramatically within the quarter. The comprehensive curriculum has elevated my solution delivery capabilities significantly.”

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