Course Outline

Introduction to Kuma and Kubernetes Integration

  • Overview of Kuma service mesh and its role in Kubernetes
  • Kuma: Overview of features and architecture
  • Understanding the benefits of integrating Kuma with Kubernetes
  • Comparison of different service mesh solutions in the Kubernetes ecosystem
  • Understanding the need for a service mesh in modern microservices architecture
  • Installing Kuma on Kubernetes clusters
  • Exploring the control plane and data plane components of Kuma

Deploying and Configuring Kuma in Kubernetes

  • Installing Kuma control plane components within Kubernetes clusters
  • Deploying Kuma data plane proxies alongside Kubernetes pods
  • Integrating with the Kubernetes API server and synchronizing the control plane
  • Validating and testing Kuma deployment within Kubernetes environments

  • Configuring service discovery using Kuma's service catalog
  • Implementing traffic routing policies using Kuma's traffic routing resources
  • Practical exercises: Configuring traffic routing for various deployment scenarios
  • Traffic load balancing strategies in Kuma: Layer 4 and Layer 7 load balancing

Advanced Traffic Management with Kuma

  • Deep dive into Kuma's traffic policies
  • Traffic routing techniques, splitting, and shaping in Kuma
  • Weighted routing, fault injection, and circuit breaking
  • Canary and blue-green deployments with Kuma in Kubernetes

Traffic Observability and Security with Kuma

  • Implementing telemetry and observability features with Kuma data plane proxies
  • Introduction to Kuma's traffic metrics, tracing, and logging capabilities
  • Service-to-service communication security with mTLS encryption
  • Applying traffic policies and access control using Kuma's traffic policies

Enhancing Security with Kuma in Kubernetes

  • Implementing mutual TLS (mTLS) authentication between services
  • Role-based access control (RBAC) policies for detailed access management
  • Data encryption and protection within the Kuma service mesh in Kubernetes clusters

Observability and Monitoring with Kuma

  • Using Prometheus and Grafana for monitoring Kuma metrics
  • Logging and tracing with Kuma for improved observability
  • Troubleshooting and debugging Kuma deployments in Kubernetes environments

Multi-Cluster Deployment Strategies

  • Federated service mesh architecture with Kuma across multiple Kubernetes clusters
  • Replicating and synchronizing the service mesh across clusters
  • Disaster recovery planning and high availability considerations with Kuma in multi-cluster environments

Performance Optimization and Scalability of Kuma in Kubernetes

  • Optimizing Kuma control plane and data plane components for performance
  • Scaling Kuma deployments in Kubernetes clusters
  • Load balancing and performance optimization strategies for the Kuma service mesh

Advanced Topics and Best Practices

  • Implementing fault injection and circuit breaking for resilience testing
  • Advanced traffic routing techniques: Traffic shifting and mirroring
  • Integrating Kuma with external service meshes (e.g., Istio, Linkerd)
  • Best practices for deploying and managing Kuma in production environments
  • Troubleshooting common issues and debugging techniques

Practical Labs:

  • Configuring Kubernetes clusters for Kuma deployment
  • Deploying microservices applications with advanced traffic management policies
  • Implementing security measures with mTLS and RBAC
  • Monitoring Kuma deployments using Prometheus and Grafana
  • Multi-cluster deployment scenario and disaster recovery testing
  • Performance optimization and scalability exercises for Kuma in Kubernetes

Final Project and Exam (Optional)

  • Final project: Designing and implementing a service mesh architecture using Kuma for a sample microservices application
  • NobleProg certification exam: Evaluating participants' understanding of Kuma concepts, configuration, and best practices

Requirements

  • Previous experience with Kubernetes fundamentals and containerization concepts
  • Proficiency in using the Linux command-line interface
  • Knowledge of containerization technologies (Docker, container runtimes)
  • Understanding of networking fundamentals
  • Familiarity with networking principles and service mesh concepts is useful but not essential

Audience

  • DevOps Engineers
  • Kubernetes Administrators
  • Software Developers
  • System Architects
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