Overview
Amazon Elastic Container Service for Kubernetes (Amazon EKS, or AWS EKS) is a service for running Kubernetes on AWS without having to install and operate Kubernetes yourself.
This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at engineers who wish to use Amazon EKS to deploy and scale containerized applications across AWS managed Kubernetes clusters.
By the end of this training, participants will be able to:
- Set up an EKS based Kubernetes cluster.
- Create and run a containerized application on Amazon EKS.
- Auto-scale a Containerized Application
- Automate the Deployment Process
- Integrate EKS based applications with a new or existing Continuous Integration workflow.
Format of the Course
- Interactive lecture and discussion.
- Lots of exercises and practice.
- Hands-on implementation in a live-lab environment.
Course Customization Options
- To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.
Requirements
- An understanding of Docker and Kubernetes basics.
- Experience with the Linux command line.
- A general understanding of web-based software development.
- An Amazon AWS account with at least 10 USD on it.
Audience
- Developers
- System Administrators
- DevOps Engineers
Course Outline
Introduction
Preparing the AWS Account
Overview of Amazon EKS Features and Architecture
Costs of Running Amazon EKS
Case Study: Amazon EKS for Microservices
Overview of the Different EKS Components
Navigating the CLI
Creating an EKS Kubernetes Cluster
Provisioning Worker Nodes
Containerizing an Application
Deploying the Application
Using AWS CloudFormation Templates
Auto-scaling the EKS Cluster
Monitoring the Performance of an EKS Cluster
Integrating EKS with a Continuous Integration System
Troubleshooting
Summary and Conclusion