Using Astra Trident with Kubernetes

Systems administrator, architect, and integration engineer

This course focuses on enabling you to do the following:

• Describe Kubernetes storage concepts
• Explain how Trident makes managing persistent storage easier, and install Trident in a Kubernetes cluster
• Configure back ends, storage classes, and persistent volumes to use storage that Trident manages
• Use Trident to manage common scenarios
• Install and use Trident protect to protect Kubernetes applications
• Protect across clusters by cloning and mirroring applications
• Monitor Trident by using Prometheus and Grafana
• Investigate security options to ensure a secure Kubernetes environment
• Explore how to run virtual machines in Kubernetes

Module 1: Kubernetes storage

Lessons for Module 1:

• Persistent storage in Kubernetes
• Container storage
• Kubernetes storage concepts
• Static provisioning
• Dynamic provisioning

Exercise for Module 1:

• Working with Kubernetes storage volumes

Module 2: Trident installation

Lessons for Module 2:

• NetApp Trident details
• NetApp Trident installation

Exercise for Module 2:

• Installing NetApp Trident

Module 3: Configuration

Lessons for Module 3:

• Configure back ends
• Manage storage classes
• Create persistent volumes by using  NetApp Trident
• Custom naming conventions

Exercise for Module 3:

• Working with NetApp Trident

Module 4: Usage scenarios

Lessons for Module 4:

• Manage Snapshot copies
• Expand volumes
• Import volumes
• Manage multiple-zone storage
• Consumption and performance control
• Cross-namespace volume access

Exercise  for Module 4:

• Managing storage using NetApp Trident

Module 5:  Protection

Lessons for Module 5:

• Trident protect installation
• Application protection
• Application restoration
• Tridentctl-protect

Exercise for Module 5:

• Protecting Trident workloads

Module 6:  Business continuity

Lessons for Module 6:

• Use cases
• Restoring an app to a new cluster
• Application mirroring
• MetroCluster support

Exercise for Module 6:

• Protecting Trident workloads across clusters

Module 7: Monitoring

Lessons for Module 7:

• Available options for monitoring NetApp Trident
• Monitor with Prometheus and Grafana

Exercise for Module 7:

• Monitoring NetApp Trident

Module 8:  Security

Lessons for Module 8:

• SVM hardening
• NFS hardening
• iSCSI hardening

Module 9: Virtualization in Kubernetes

Lessons for Module 9:

• Installation
• Using VMs in Kubernetes
• Storage considerations
• Data protection

Exercise for Module 9:

• Managing KubeVirt

Module 10: Next steps 

Appendix 1: Kubernetes certifications

• Cloud Native Computing Foundation exams
• NetApp Kubernetes-related exams

Appendix 2: Introduction to operators

• Design patterns for extending Kubernetes
• Operators
• Example operator implementation

Appendix 3:  GitOps introduction

• GitOps definition
• Benefits of GitOps
• Set up Argo CD

• Basic Linux administration skills

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