Getting Started with Google Kubernetes Engine

This course covers an introduction to Kubernetes, a software layer that sits between your applications and your hardware infrastructure. Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) brings you Kubernetes as a managed service on Google Cloud. This course teaches the basics of GKE and how to get applications containerized and running in Google Cloud. The course covers a basic introduction to Google Cloud, an overview of containers and Kubernetes, Kubernetes architecture, and Kubernetes operations.

Getting Started with Google Kubernetes Engine Benefits

• This course will empower you to:

  • Discuss the differences among Google Cloud compute platforms.
  • Discuss the components and architecture of Kubernetes.
  • Identify how Google manages Kubernetes orchestration.
  • Create and manage Google Kubernetes Engine clusters by using the Google Cloud console and the gcloud/kubectl commands.

• Prerequisites

  • Having completed Google Cloud Fundamentals: Core Infrastructure, or having equivalent experience
  • Basic proficiency with command-line tools and Linux operating system environments

Getting Started with Google Kubernetes Engine Training Outline

Learning Objectives

Introduction to Google Cloud

• Identify Google Cloud services and their functions.
• Choose the right Google Cloud services to create your own cloud solution.
• Define the purpose of and use cases for Identity and Access Management (IAM).
• Identify how costs can be managed in the resource hierarchy.
• Use the Google Cloud console and Cloud Shell to create virtual machines (VMs), service accounts, and buckets

Introduction to Containers and Kubernetes

• Define the concept of a container and identify uses for containers.
• Identify the purpose of and use cases for Kubernetes.
• Outline the concept of Google Kubernetes Engine.
• Create a container using Cloud Build

Kubernetes Architecture

• Conceptualize the Kubernetes architecture.
• Identify how to view and manage Kubernetes objects.
• Distinguish between Google Kubernetes Engines modes of operation.
• Deploy a Kubernetes cluster by using GKE

Kubernetes Operations

• Work with the kubectl command.
• Inspect the cluster and Pods.
• View a Pod’s console output.
• Sign in interactively to a Pod