Technologies: OpenShift

Course description

An introduction to containerization concepts

Containers, Kubernetes and Red Hat OpenShift Technical Overview (DO080) is a series of on-demand, online videos that introduces you to Linux® containers and container orchestration technology using Docker, Kubernetes, and Red Hat® OpenShift Container Platform.

This course is based on Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.1.

Course content summary

In this series of short lectures and in-depth demonstrations, you will learn about the concepts of containerization—and see it in action. Learn about containerizing applications and services, testing them using Docker, and deploying them on a Kubernetes cluster using Red Hat OpenShift. You will also learn how to build and deploy an application from source code using the source-to-image facility of OpenShift.

Note: You can view all videos or only the ones that interest you. There are no hands-on labs associated with this course, and you will not receive course completion recognition.

Audience for this course

Anyone interested in learning the value of container technology, containerizing applications, and deploying them at scale on a Kubernetes cluster.

Prerequisites for this course

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Duration 30 days

Overview

Exam description

The Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Administration exam (EX280) tests the knowledge, skills, and ability to create, configure, and manage a cloud application platform using Red Hat® OpenShift® Container Platform.

By passing this exam, you become a Red Hat Certified Specialist, which also counts toward becoming a Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA®).

This exam is based on Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.2.

Audience for this exam

• System and Software Architects who need an understanding of the features and functionality of an OpenShift Container Platform cluster.
• System Administrators who need to support the initial establishment of an OpenShift cluster.
• Cluster Operators who need to support ongoing maintenance of an OpenShift cluster.
• Site Reliability Engineers who need to support the ongoing maintenance and troubleshooting of an OpenShift cluster.
• System administrators who want to demonstrate their OpenShift Container Platform skills
• Red Hat Certified Engineers (RHCEs) who wish to become a Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA)
• System administrators or developers who are working in a DevOps environment using Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform

Prerequisites for this exam

• Become a Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) or have comparable work experience and skills
• Take the Red Hat OpenShift Administration I (DO280) course or have comparable work experience using OpenShift Container Platform
• Review the Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Administration exam (EX280) objectives

Overview

Course description

Design, build, and deploy containerized applications on Red Hat OpenShift

Red Hat OpenShift Development II: Containerizing Applications (DO288) teaches you how to design, build, and deploy containerized software applications on an OpenShift cluster

Whether you are migrating existing applications or writing container-native applications, you will learn how to boost developer productivity powered by Red Hat® OpenShift Container Platform, a containerized application platform that allows enterprises to manage container deployments and scale their applications using Kubernetes.

This course is based on Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.10.

Course content summary

• Design containerized applications for OpenShift.
• Manage and trigger application builds using Source-to-Image (S2I).
• Customize an existing source-to-image base image.
• Deploy multi-container applications using Helm Charts.
• Create health checks to monitor and improve application reliability.
• Create and deploy cloud-native applications on OpenShift.

Audience for this course

• Enterprise application developers
• Site reliability engineers

Recommended for this course

• Complete the Introduction to Containers, Kubernetes, and Red Hat OpenShift course (DO180), or have equivalent knowledge
• Being a Red Hat Certified System Administrator or having earned a higher certification is helpful for navigation and usage of the command line, but is not required

Technology considerations

• This course uses a lab environment provisioned in the Red Hat Online Learning (ROL) cloud.
• Internet access is required to run the exercises and labs.

Overview

Course description

Design, build, and deploy containerized applications on Red Hat OpenShift

Red Hat OpenShift Development II: Containerizing Applications (DO288) teaches you how to design, build, and deploy containerized software applications on an OpenShift cluster

Whether you are migrating existing applications or writing container-native applications, you will learn how to boost developer productivity powered by Red Hat® OpenShift Container Platform, a containerized application platform that allows enterprises to manage container deployments and scale their applications using Kubernetes.

This course is based on Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.10.

Course content summary

• Design containerized applications for OpenShift.
• Manage and trigger application builds using Source-to-Image (S2I).
• Customize an existing source-to-image base image.
• Deploy multi-container applications using Helm Charts.
• Create health checks to monitor and improve application reliability.
• Create and deploy cloud-native applications on OpenShift.

Audience for this course

• Enterprise application developers
• Site reliability engineers

Recommended for this course

• Complete the Introduction to Containers, Kubernetes, and Red Hat OpenShift course (DO180), or have equivalent knowledge
• Being a Red Hat Certified System Administrator or having earned a higher certification is helpful for navigation and usage of the command line, but is not required
• Take our free assessment to gauge whether this offering is the best fit for your skills.

Technology considerations

• This course uses a lab environment provisioned in the Red Hat Online Learning (ROL) cloud.
• Internet access is required to run the exercises and labs.

Overview

Course description

Deploy, manage, and troubleshoot containerized applications running as Kubernetes workloads in OpenShift clusters.

• Red Hat OpenShift Administration I: Managing Containers and Kubernetes (DO180) prepares OpenShift Cluster Administrators to perform day-to-day management of Kubernetes workloads and collaborate with Developers, DevOps Engineers, System Administrators, and SREs to ensure the availability of application workloads. This course focuses on managing typical end-user applications that are often accessible from a web or mobile UI and represent the majority of cloud native and containerized workloads. Management of applications also includes deployment and updating of their dependencies such as databases, messaging, and authentication systems.
  
  The skills you learn in this course can be applied using all versions of OpenShift, including Red Hat OpenShift on AWS (ROSA), Azure Red Hat OpenShift (ARO), and OpenShift Container Platform.
  
  This course is based on Red Hat^® OpenShift^® 4.14.
• Following course completion, you will receive a 45-day extended access to hands-on labs for any course that includes a virtual environment.

Course content summary

• Managing OpenShift clusters from the command-line interface and from the web console.
• Troubleshooting network connectivity between applications inside and outside of an OpenShift cluster.
• Connecting Kubernetes workloads to storage for application data.
• Configuring Kubernetes workloads for high availability and reliability.
• Managing updates to container images, settings, and Kubernetes manifests of an application.

Audience for this course

• System Administrators and Platform Operators interested in the ongoing management of OpenShift clusters and containerized applications.
• Site Reliability Engineers interested in the ongoing maintenance and troubleshooting of containerized applications on Kubernetes.
• System and Software Architects interested in understanding the features and functionality of an OpenShift cluster.

Prerequisites for this course

• Take our free assessment to gauge whether this offering is the best fit for your skills.
• Prerequisite: Containers, Kubernetes and Red Hat OpenShift Technical Overview (DO080) or equivalent knowledge of Linux containers.
• Prerequisite: Getting Started with Linux Fundamentals (RH104) or equivalent proficiency in using a command line interface, ideally operating a Bash shell, is required.

Course description

Configure and manage OpenShift clusters to maintain security and reliability across multiple applications and development teams.

Red Hat OpenShift Administration II: Operating a Production Kubernetes Cluster (DO280) prepares OpenShift Cluster Administrators to perform daily administration tasks on clusters that host applications provided by internal teams and external vendors, enable self-service for cluster users with different roles, and deploy applications that require special permissions such as such as CI/CD tooling, performance monitoring, and security scanners. This course focuses on configuring multi-tenancy and security features of OpenShift as well as managing OpenShift add-ons based on operators.

The skills you learn in this course can be applied using all versions of OpenShift, including Red Hat OpenShift on AWS (ROSA), Azure Red Hat OpenShift, and OpenShift Container Platform.

This course is based on OpenShift Container Platform 4.14.

Following course completion, you will receive a 45-day extended access to hands-on labs for any course that includes a virtual environment.Note: This course is offered as a five day virtual class or self-paced. Durations may vary based on the delivery. For full course details, scheduling, and pricing, select your location then “get started” on the right hand menu.

Course Topics

• Deploying packaged applications using manifests, templates, kustomize, and helm.
• Configuring authentication and authorization for users and applications.
• Protecting network traffic with network policies and exposing applications with proper network access.
• Deploying and managing applications using resources manifests.
• Enabling developer self-service of application projects.
• Managing OpenShift cluster updates and Kubernetes operator updates.

Target Audience

• Platform Administrators, System Administrators, Cloud Administrators, and other infrastructure-related IT roles who are responsible for managing and maintaining infrastructure for applications
• Enterprise Architects, Site Reliability Engineers, DevOps Engineers, and other application-related IT roles who are responsible for designing infrastructure for applications

Recommended Training

• Take our free assessment to gauge whether this offering is the best fit for your skills.
• Prerequisite: Red Hat OpenShift Administration I: Operating a Production Cluster (DO180v4.14), or equivalent skills deploying and managing Kubernetes applications using the OpenShift web console and command-line interfaces.
• Significant experience with Linux System Administration is not needed for this course. Basic skills operating a Bash shell, manipulating files and processes, and verifying system confirmations such as network addresses are necessary and sufficient. Students are encouraged to take Getting Started with Linux Fundamentals (RH104) before enrolling in DO280

Technology considerations

• This course requires internet access to access the cloud-based classroom environment that provides an OpenShift cluster and a remote administrator’s workstation.

Overview

Course description

Developing microservices using Red Hat OpenShift Application Runtimes

Red Hat OpenShift Development II: Creating Microservices with Red Hat OpenShift Application Runtimes (DO292) introduces you to three runtimes: WildFly Swarm, Vert.x, and Spring Boot. This course is an intensive, hands-on programming experience in which you will develop multiple microservices using the three runtimes and deploy them on a Red Hat^® OpenShift Container Platform cluster.

This course is based on Red Hat^® Enterprise Linux 7.5 and OpenShift Container Platform 3.9.

Like members of many organizations, you may be interested in or are already employing microservice architectures. We have introduced solutions to ease the on-ramp for the creation and deployment of microservices through its developer programs and Red Hat^® OpenShift Application Runtimes.

Course summary

• Deploy microservices with WildFly Swarm.
• Deploy microservices with Vert.x.
• Deploy microservices with Spring Boot.
• Develop an API gateway.
• Implement fault tolerance with Hystrix.

Audience for this course

• Java application developers interested in employing microservices architectures
• Software architects interested in creating and deploying microservices

Prerequisites for this course

Red Hat recommends these prerequisites:

• Have completed Red Hat Application Development I: Implementing Microservice Architectures (JB283), or demonstrate equivalent experience with microservice architecture
• Being a Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) or higher is helpful, for navigation and usage of the command line
• Being a Red Hat Certified Specialist in Containerized Application Development, completing Red Hat OpenShift Development I: Containerizing Applications (DO288), or experiencing developing and deploying containerized applications to an OpenShift cluster

Overview

Course description

Design, build, and test OpenShift HA cluster

Red Hat OpenShift Administration II teaches you how to build robust clusters that provide high availability and the ability to run large numbers of applications. You will learn about OpenShift integration with datacenter infrastructure such as load balancers, identity management, monitoring, proxies, and storage. You will also develop more troubleshooting and Day 2 operations skills in this course.

This course is based on Red Hat® OpenShift Container Platform 3.6.

You will design an OpenShift HA cluster, then build and test it. You will use this cluster to examine more advanced topics in the administration and operation of a robust OpenShift cluster in the remainder of the course.

Course content summary

• Understand container and OpenShift architecture.
• Create containerized services.
• Manage containers and container images.
• Create custom container images.
• Deploy containerized applications on Red Hat OpenShift.
• Deploy multi-container applications.

Audience for this course

This course is designed for Linux^® system administrators who want to deploy and manage a large-scale Red Hat^® OpenShift Container Platform environment in their datacenters.

Prerequisites for this course

• Become a Red Hat Certified System Administrator, or demonstrate equivalent experience
• Attend Introduction to Containers, Kubernetes, and Red Hat OpenShift (DO180) or demonstrate equivalent experience with containers, Kubernetes, and OpenShift
• Attend Red Hat OpenShift Administration I (DO280) or demonstrate equivalent experience with OpenShift
• Recommended, but not required: become a Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Administration (EX280)

Course description

Configure and manage OpenShift clusters to maintain security and reliability across multiple applications and development teams.

Red Hat OpenShift Administration II: Operating a Production Kubernetes Cluster (DO280) prepares OpenShift Cluster Administrators to perform daily administration tasks on clusters that host applications provided by internal teams and external vendors, enable self-service for cluster users with different roles, and deploy applications that require special permissions such as such as CI/CD tooling, performance monitoring, and security scanners. This course focuses on configuring multi-tenancy and security features of OpenShift as well as managing OpenShift add-ons based on operators.

The skills you learn in this course can be applied using all versions of OpenShift, including Red Hat OpenShift on AWS (ROSA), Azure Red Hat OpenShift, and OpenShift Container Platform.

This course is based on OpenShift Container Platform 4.14.

Following course completion, you will receive a 45-day extended access to hands-on labs for any course that includes a virtual environment.Note: This course is offered as a five day virtual class or self-paced. Durations may vary based on the delivery. For full course details, scheduling, and pricing, select your location then “get started” on the right hand menu.

Course Topics

• Deploying packaged applications using manifests, templates, kustomize, and helm.
• Configuring authentication and authorization for users and applications.
• Protecting network traffic with network policies and exposing applications with proper network access.
• Deploying and managing applications using resources manifests.
• Enabling developer self-service of application projects.
• Managing OpenShift cluster updates and Kubernetes operator updates.

Target Audience

• Platform Administrators, System Administrators, Cloud Administrators, and other infrastructure-related IT roles who are responsible for managing and maintaining infrastructure for applications
• Enterprise Architects, Site Reliability Engineers, DevOps Engineers, and other application-related IT roles who are responsible for designing infrastructure for applications

Recommended Training

• Take our free assessment to gauge whether this offering is the best fit for your skills.
• Prerequisite: Red Hat OpenShift Administration I: Operating a Production Cluster (DO180v4.14), or equivalent skills deploying and managing Kubernetes applications using the OpenShift web console and command-line interfaces.
• Significant experience with Linux System Administration is not needed for this course. Basic skills operating a Bash shell, manipulating files and processes, and verifying system confirmations such as network addresses are necessary and sufficient. Students are encouraged to take Getting Started with Linux Fundamentals (RH104) before enrolling in DO280

Technology considerations

• This course requires internet access to access the cloud-based classroom environment that provides an OpenShift cluster and a remote administrator’s workstation.

Overview

Course description

Learn to build and manage Linux containers and configure and manage an OpenShift cluster

Containers, Kubernetes, and Red Hat OpenShift Administration I (DO285) helps you build core knowledge in building and managing Linux® containers and Red Hat® OpenShift® Container Platform. This hands-on, lab-based course shows you how to deploy sample applications to either a local container runtime or an OpenShift cluster, as well as how to configure and manage OpenShift clusters. If you’re a developer, administrator or site reliability engineer, you will benefit from learning these skills.

This course is based on Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.2 and combines the content from Introduction to Containers, Kubernetes, and Red Hat OpenShift (DO180) and Red Hat OpenShift Administration I (DO280).

Course content summary

• Learn about container and OpenShift architecture.
• Manage containers and container images.
• Create custom container images.
• Deploy and troubleshoot applications on OpenShift.
• Configure authentication using local users.
• Control access to projects using role-based access control.
• Configure service and container networking.
• Configure pod scheduling using labels and selectors.
• Limit compute resource usage.
• Scale a cluster.
• Monitor cluster events and alerts.

Audience for this course

• System and software architects interested in understanding features and functionality of an OpenShift cluster
• System administrators who want to learn about the initial establishment of a cluster
• Cluster operators responsible for the ongoing maintenance of a cluster
• Site reliability engineers interested in the ongoing maintenance and troubleshooting of a cluster

Prerequisites for this course

Become a Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA), or demonstrate equivalent Red Hat Enterprise Linux system administration experience

Technology considerations

Internet access is required.