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Duration 14 hours
Course Outline
Introduction to Service Mesh
- Challenges associated with managing microservices at scale
- The specific problems a service mesh addresses
- Comparison of Istio with alternative service meshes (Linkerd, Consul)
Kubernetes Networking Fundamentals
- The core Kubernetes networking model
- Services, Ingress, and load balancing mechanisms
- Limitations inherent in native Kubernetes networking
Istio Features and Architecture
- Distinction between the control plane and data plane
- The function of Envoy sidecars
- Key Istio components: Pilot, Citadel, Mixer (legacy), and Istiod
Installing Istio on Kubernetes
- Preparing a Kubernetes cluster for Istio deployment
- Deploying Istio using Helm and Istioctl
- Verifying the installation and sidecar injection process
Working with Istio Traffic Management
- Configuring routing, retries, and failover strategies
- Implementing blue/green and canary deployment patterns
- Utilizing the Istio Gateway for ingress traffic handling
Service Mesh Security with Istio
- Mutual TLS (mTLS) for authenticating service-to-service interactions
- Authorization policies (RBAC and ABAC)
- Zero Trust architecture within Istio
Observability and Monitoring
- Leveraging Prometheus and Grafana with Istio
- Distributed tracing using Jaeger and Zipkin
- Analyzing metrics, logs, and traces
Integrating Istio with Calico
- Enforcing advanced network policies
- Securing pod-to-pod communication
- Best practices for deploying Istio alongside Calico
Troubleshooting and Best Practices
- Common issues encountered in Istio deployments
- Debugging sidecar proxies effectively
- Operational best practices for production service meshes
Summary and Next Steps
Requirements
- A solid grasp of networking concepts
- Proficiency with the Linux command line
- Familiarity with containers and Kubernetes
Target Audience
- Developers
- Cloud architects
- DevOps engineers
- Network engineers
- System administrators
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