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Stage 06 · Containers & Platforms

OpenShift & OKD Complete Course

Operate enterprise Kubernetes platforms from projects, routes, builds, and Operators through security, upgrades, disaster recovery, GitOps, virtualization, and multi-cluster operations.

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42chapters

210lessons

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Hands-onlearning mode

Course stateCurriculum ready

Course brief

A production-focused OpenShift and OKD curriculum for platform engineers operating secure Kubernetes environments.

This course is organized as a progressive operational curriculum. Lesson files are reserved in the repository structure so future content can be added without changing URLs or navigation.

By the end

You will be able to

Explain OpenShift and OKD architecture and how they extend Kubernetes
Deploy and operate workloads, networking, storage, builds, and Operators
Administer identity, RBAC, SCCs, certificates, nodes, and cluster operators
Design upgrades, disconnected environments, backup, recovery, and observability
Integrate GitOps, Pipelines, virtualization, service mesh, and multi-cluster operations

Complete syllabus

42 chapters in prerequisite order.

The structure goes beyond a command reference and includes architecture, security, reliability, troubleshooting, automation, governance, and production operations.

Chapter 1

OpenShift, OKD, and Enterprise Kubernetes Foundations

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OpenShift, OKD, and Enterprise Kubernetes Foundations: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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OpenShift, OKD, and Enterprise Kubernetes Foundations: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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OpenShift, OKD, and Enterprise Kubernetes Foundations: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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OpenShift, OKD, and Enterprise Kubernetes Foundations: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — OpenShift, OKD, and Enterprise Kubernetes FoundationsReserved in course structure

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Chapter 2

Platform Architecture: Kubernetes, RHCOS, CRI-O, and Cluster Operators

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Platform Architecture: Kubernetes, RHCOS, CRI-O, and Cluster Operators: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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Platform Architecture: Kubernetes, RHCOS, CRI-O, and Cluster Operators: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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Platform Architecture: Kubernetes, RHCOS, CRI-O, and Cluster Operators: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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Platform Architecture: Kubernetes, RHCOS, CRI-O, and Cluster Operators: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — Platform Architecture: Kubernetes, RHCOS, CRI-O, and Cluster OperatorsReserved in course structure

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Chapter 3

Local Labs with OpenShift Local, Single-Node OpenShift, and OKD

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Local Labs with OpenShift Local, Single-Node OpenShift, and OKD: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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Local Labs with OpenShift Local, Single-Node OpenShift, and OKD: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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Local Labs with OpenShift Local, Single-Node OpenShift, and OKD: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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Local Labs with OpenShift Local, Single-Node OpenShift, and OKD: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — Local Labs with OpenShift Local, Single-Node OpenShift, and OKDReserved in course structure

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Chapter 4

The oc CLI, Web Console, API Resources, and Discovery

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The oc CLI, Web Console, API Resources, and Discovery: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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The oc CLI, Web Console, API Resources, and Discovery: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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The oc CLI, Web Console, API Resources, and Discovery: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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The oc CLI, Web Console, API Resources, and Discovery: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — The oc CLI, Web Console, API Resources, and DiscoveryReserved in course structure

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Chapter 5

Projects, Namespaces, Quotas, LimitRanges, and Multi-Tenancy

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Projects, Namespaces, Quotas, LimitRanges, and Multi-Tenancy: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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Projects, Namespaces, Quotas, LimitRanges, and Multi-Tenancy: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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Projects, Namespaces, Quotas, LimitRanges, and Multi-Tenancy: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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Projects, Namespaces, Quotas, LimitRanges, and Multi-Tenancy: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — Projects, Namespaces, Quotas, LimitRanges, and Multi-TenancyReserved in course structure

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Chapter 6

Pods, Deployments, ReplicaSets, Jobs, CronJobs, and Workload Lifecycle

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Pods, Deployments, ReplicaSets, Jobs, CronJobs, and Workload Lifecycle: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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Pods, Deployments, ReplicaSets, Jobs, CronJobs, and Workload Lifecycle: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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Pods, Deployments, ReplicaSets, Jobs, CronJobs, and Workload Lifecycle: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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Pods, Deployments, ReplicaSets, Jobs, CronJobs, and Workload Lifecycle: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — Pods, Deployments, ReplicaSets, Jobs, CronJobs, and Workload LifecycleReserved in course structure

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Chapter 7

Services, Endpoints, DNS, Routes, Ingress, and Gateway Concepts

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Services, Endpoints, DNS, Routes, Ingress, and Gateway Concepts: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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Services, Endpoints, DNS, Routes, Ingress, and Gateway Concepts: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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Services, Endpoints, DNS, Routes, Ingress, and Gateway Concepts: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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Services, Endpoints, DNS, Routes, Ingress, and Gateway Concepts: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — Services, Endpoints, DNS, Routes, Ingress, and Gateway ConceptsReserved in course structure

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Chapter 8

Builds, BuildConfig, Source-to-Image, and Binary Builds

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Builds, BuildConfig, Source-to-Image, and Binary Builds: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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Builds, BuildConfig, Source-to-Image, and Binary Builds: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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Builds, BuildConfig, Source-to-Image, and Binary Builds: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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Builds, BuildConfig, Source-to-Image, and Binary Builds: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — Builds, BuildConfig, Source-to-Image, and Binary BuildsReserved in course structure

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Chapter 9

ImageStreams, Image Tags, Internal Registry, and Image Promotion

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ImageStreams, Image Tags, Internal Registry, and Image Promotion: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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ImageStreams, Image Tags, Internal Registry, and Image Promotion: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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ImageStreams, Image Tags, Internal Registry, and Image Promotion: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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ImageStreams, Image Tags, Internal Registry, and Image Promotion: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — ImageStreams, Image Tags, Internal Registry, and Image PromotionReserved in course structure

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Chapter 10

ConfigMaps, Secrets, ServiceAccounts, and Application Configuration

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ConfigMaps, Secrets, ServiceAccounts, and Application Configuration: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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ConfigMaps, Secrets, ServiceAccounts, and Application Configuration: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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ConfigMaps, Secrets, ServiceAccounts, and Application Configuration: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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ConfigMaps, Secrets, ServiceAccounts, and Application Configuration: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — ConfigMaps, Secrets, ServiceAccounts, and Application ConfigurationReserved in course structure

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Chapter 11

Health Probes, Resource Requests, Limits, QoS, and Lifecycle Hooks

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Health Probes, Resource Requests, Limits, QoS, and Lifecycle Hooks: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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Health Probes, Resource Requests, Limits, QoS, and Lifecycle Hooks: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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Health Probes, Resource Requests, Limits, QoS, and Lifecycle Hooks: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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Health Probes, Resource Requests, Limits, QoS, and Lifecycle Hooks: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — Health Probes, Resource Requests, Limits, QoS, and Lifecycle HooksReserved in course structure

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Chapter 12

Scheduling, Taints, Tolerations, Affinity, Topology, and Priorities

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Scheduling, Taints, Tolerations, Affinity, Topology, and Priorities: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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Scheduling, Taints, Tolerations, Affinity, Topology, and Priorities: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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Scheduling, Taints, Tolerations, Affinity, Topology, and Priorities: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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Scheduling, Taints, Tolerations, Affinity, Topology, and Priorities: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — Scheduling, Taints, Tolerations, Affinity, Topology, and PrioritiesReserved in course structure

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Chapter 13

Persistent Storage, PVs, PVCs, StorageClasses, CSI, and Snapshots

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Persistent Storage, PVs, PVCs, StorageClasses, CSI, and Snapshots: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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Persistent Storage, PVs, PVCs, StorageClasses, CSI, and Snapshots: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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Persistent Storage, PVs, PVCs, StorageClasses, CSI, and Snapshots: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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Persistent Storage, PVs, PVCs, StorageClasses, CSI, and Snapshots: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — Persistent Storage, PVs, PVCs, StorageClasses, CSI, and SnapshotsReserved in course structure

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Chapter 14

OVN-Kubernetes Networking, DNS, Services, and Traffic Flow

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OVN-Kubernetes Networking, DNS, Services, and Traffic Flow: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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OVN-Kubernetes Networking, DNS, Services, and Traffic Flow: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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OVN-Kubernetes Networking, DNS, Services, and Traffic Flow: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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OVN-Kubernetes Networking, DNS, Services, and Traffic Flow: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — OVN-Kubernetes Networking, DNS, Services, and Traffic FlowReserved in course structure

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Chapter 15

NetworkPolicy, Multus, Secondary Networks, and Network Attachments

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NetworkPolicy, Multus, Secondary Networks, and Network Attachments: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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NetworkPolicy, Multus, Secondary Networks, and Network Attachments: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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NetworkPolicy, Multus, Secondary Networks, and Network Attachments: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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NetworkPolicy, Multus, Secondary Networks, and Network Attachments: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — NetworkPolicy, Multus, Secondary Networks, and Network AttachmentsReserved in course structure

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Chapter 16

TLS, Routes, Certificates, Ingress Controllers, and Edge Security

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TLS, Routes, Certificates, Ingress Controllers, and Edge Security: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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TLS, Routes, Certificates, Ingress Controllers, and Edge Security: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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TLS, Routes, Certificates, Ingress Controllers, and Edge Security: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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TLS, Routes, Certificates, Ingress Controllers, and Edge Security: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — TLS, Routes, Certificates, Ingress Controllers, and Edge SecurityReserved in course structure

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Chapter 17

Operators, OLM, CatalogSources, Subscriptions, and InstallPlans

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Operators, OLM, CatalogSources, Subscriptions, and InstallPlans: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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Operators, OLM, CatalogSources, Subscriptions, and InstallPlans: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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Operators, OLM, CatalogSources, Subscriptions, and InstallPlans: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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Operators, OLM, CatalogSources, Subscriptions, and InstallPlans: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — Operators, OLM, CatalogSources, Subscriptions, and InstallPlansReserved in course structure

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Chapter 18

CRDs, Controllers, Reconciliation, and Operator SDK Fundamentals

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CRDs, Controllers, Reconciliation, and Operator SDK Fundamentals: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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CRDs, Controllers, Reconciliation, and Operator SDK Fundamentals: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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CRDs, Controllers, Reconciliation, and Operator SDK Fundamentals: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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CRDs, Controllers, Reconciliation, and Operator SDK Fundamentals: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — CRDs, Controllers, Reconciliation, and Operator SDK FundamentalsReserved in course structure

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Chapter 19

Security Context Constraints, Pod Security, SELinux, and Least Privilege

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Security Context Constraints, Pod Security, SELinux, and Least Privilege: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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Security Context Constraints, Pod Security, SELinux, and Least Privilege: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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Security Context Constraints, Pod Security, SELinux, and Least Privilege: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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Security Context Constraints, Pod Security, SELinux, and Least Privilege: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — Security Context Constraints, Pod Security, SELinux, and Least PrivilegeReserved in course structure

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Chapter 20

RBAC, OAuth, Identity Providers, Groups, and Authentication

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RBAC, OAuth, Identity Providers, Groups, and Authentication: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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RBAC, OAuth, Identity Providers, Groups, and Authentication: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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RBAC, OAuth, Identity Providers, Groups, and Authentication: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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RBAC, OAuth, Identity Providers, Groups, and Authentication: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — RBAC, OAuth, Identity Providers, Groups, and AuthenticationReserved in course structure

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Chapter 21

Certificates, Trust Bundles, Encryption, and Secret Protection

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Certificates, Trust Bundles, Encryption, and Secret Protection: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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Certificates, Trust Bundles, Encryption, and Secret Protection: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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Certificates, Trust Bundles, Encryption, and Secret Protection: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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Certificates, Trust Bundles, Encryption, and Secret Protection: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — Certificates, Trust Bundles, Encryption, and Secret ProtectionReserved in course structure

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Chapter 22

Cluster Monitoring, Metrics, Prometheus, and OpenShift Observability

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Cluster Monitoring, Metrics, Prometheus, and OpenShift Observability: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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Cluster Monitoring, Metrics, Prometheus, and OpenShift Observability: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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Cluster Monitoring, Metrics, Prometheus, and OpenShift Observability: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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Cluster Monitoring, Metrics, Prometheus, and OpenShift Observability: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — Cluster Monitoring, Metrics, Prometheus, and OpenShift ObservabilityReserved in course structure

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Chapter 23

Cluster Logging, Log Forwarding, Audit Logs, and Retention

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Cluster Logging, Log Forwarding, Audit Logs, and Retention: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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Cluster Logging, Log Forwarding, Audit Logs, and Retention: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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Cluster Logging, Log Forwarding, Audit Logs, and Retention: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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Cluster Logging, Log Forwarding, Audit Logs, and Retention: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — Cluster Logging, Log Forwarding, Audit Logs, and RetentionReserved in course structure

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Chapter 24

Alerting, Telemetry, Insights, Must-Gather, and Support Diagnostics

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Alerting, Telemetry, Insights, Must-Gather, and Support Diagnostics: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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Alerting, Telemetry, Insights, Must-Gather, and Support Diagnostics: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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Alerting, Telemetry, Insights, Must-Gather, and Support Diagnostics: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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Alerting, Telemetry, Insights, Must-Gather, and Support Diagnostics: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — Alerting, Telemetry, Insights, Must-Gather, and Support DiagnosticsReserved in course structure

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Chapter 25

Machine Config Operator, MachineConfigs, Pools, and Node Configuration

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Machine Config Operator, MachineConfigs, Pools, and Node Configuration: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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Machine Config Operator, MachineConfigs, Pools, and Node Configuration: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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Machine Config Operator, MachineConfigs, Pools, and Node Configuration: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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Machine Config Operator, MachineConfigs, Pools, and Node Configuration: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — Machine Config Operator, MachineConfigs, Pools, and Node ConfigurationReserved in course structure

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Chapter 26

RHCOS Nodes, Kubelet, CRI-O, Node Maintenance, and Remediation

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RHCOS Nodes, Kubelet, CRI-O, Node Maintenance, and Remediation: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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RHCOS Nodes, Kubelet, CRI-O, Node Maintenance, and Remediation: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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RHCOS Nodes, Kubelet, CRI-O, Node Maintenance, and Remediation: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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RHCOS Nodes, Kubelet, CRI-O, Node Maintenance, and Remediation: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — RHCOS Nodes, Kubelet, CRI-O, Node Maintenance, and RemediationReserved in course structure

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Chapter 27

Installation Architecture: IPI, UPI, Agent-Based Installer, and Assisted Workflows

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Installation Architecture: IPI, UPI, Agent-Based Installer, and Assisted Workflows: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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Installation Architecture: IPI, UPI, Agent-Based Installer, and Assisted Workflows: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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Installation Architecture: IPI, UPI, Agent-Based Installer, and Assisted Workflows: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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Installation Architecture: IPI, UPI, Agent-Based Installer, and Assisted Workflows: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — Installation Architecture: IPI, UPI, Agent-Based Installer, and Assisted WorkflowsReserved in course structure

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Chapter 28

Cloud, VMware, Bare-Metal, and Edge Deployment Patterns

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Cloud, VMware, Bare-Metal, and Edge Deployment Patterns: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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Cloud, VMware, Bare-Metal, and Edge Deployment Patterns: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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Cloud, VMware, Bare-Metal, and Edge Deployment Patterns: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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Cloud, VMware, Bare-Metal, and Edge Deployment Patterns: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — Cloud, VMware, Bare-Metal, and Edge Deployment PatternsReserved in course structure

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Chapter 29

Disconnected and Air-Gapped Installation, Mirrors, and ImageContentSources

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Disconnected and Air-Gapped Installation, Mirrors, and ImageContentSources: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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Disconnected and Air-Gapped Installation, Mirrors, and ImageContentSources: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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Disconnected and Air-Gapped Installation, Mirrors, and ImageContentSources: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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Disconnected and Air-Gapped Installation, Mirrors, and ImageContentSources: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — Disconnected and Air-Gapped Installation, Mirrors, and ImageContentSourcesReserved in course structure

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Chapter 30

Cluster Updates, EUS Strategy, Channels, Operators, and Upgrade Safety

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Cluster Updates, EUS Strategy, Channels, Operators, and Upgrade Safety: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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Cluster Updates, EUS Strategy, Channels, Operators, and Upgrade Safety: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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Cluster Updates, EUS Strategy, Channels, Operators, and Upgrade Safety: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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Cluster Updates, EUS Strategy, Channels, Operators, and Upgrade Safety: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — Cluster Updates, EUS Strategy, Channels, Operators, and Upgrade SafetyReserved in course structure

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Chapter 31

etcd Backup, OADP, Application Backup, Restore, and Disaster Recovery

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etcd Backup, OADP, Application Backup, Restore, and Disaster Recovery: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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etcd Backup, OADP, Application Backup, Restore, and Disaster Recovery: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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etcd Backup, OADP, Application Backup, Restore, and Disaster Recovery: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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etcd Backup, OADP, Application Backup, Restore, and Disaster Recovery: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — etcd Backup, OADP, Application Backup, Restore, and Disaster RecoveryReserved in course structure

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Chapter 32

Control-Plane Failure, Node Failure, Quorum, and High-Availability Recovery

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Control-Plane Failure, Node Failure, Quorum, and High-Availability Recovery: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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Control-Plane Failure, Node Failure, Quorum, and High-Availability Recovery: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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Control-Plane Failure, Node Failure, Quorum, and High-Availability Recovery: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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Control-Plane Failure, Node Failure, Quorum, and High-Availability Recovery: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — Control-Plane Failure, Node Failure, Quorum, and High-Availability RecoveryReserved in course structure

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Chapter 33

HPA, VPA Concepts, Cluster Autoscaler, MachineAutoscaler, and Capacity

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HPA, VPA Concepts, Cluster Autoscaler, MachineAutoscaler, and Capacity: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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HPA, VPA Concepts, Cluster Autoscaler, MachineAutoscaler, and Capacity: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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HPA, VPA Concepts, Cluster Autoscaler, MachineAutoscaler, and Capacity: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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HPA, VPA Concepts, Cluster Autoscaler, MachineAutoscaler, and Capacity: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — HPA, VPA Concepts, Cluster Autoscaler, MachineAutoscaler, and CapacityReserved in course structure

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Chapter 34

OpenShift GitOps, Argo CD, ApplicationSets, and Declarative Delivery

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OpenShift GitOps, Argo CD, ApplicationSets, and Declarative Delivery: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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OpenShift GitOps, Argo CD, ApplicationSets, and Declarative Delivery: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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OpenShift GitOps, Argo CD, ApplicationSets, and Declarative Delivery: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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OpenShift GitOps, Argo CD, ApplicationSets, and Declarative Delivery: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — OpenShift GitOps, Argo CD, ApplicationSets, and Declarative DeliveryReserved in course structure

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Chapter 35

OpenShift Pipelines, Tekton, Tasks, Pipelines, Triggers, and Supply Chain

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OpenShift Pipelines, Tekton, Tasks, Pipelines, Triggers, and Supply Chain: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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OpenShift Pipelines, Tekton, Tasks, Pipelines, Triggers, and Supply Chain: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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OpenShift Pipelines, Tekton, Tasks, Pipelines, Triggers, and Supply Chain: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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OpenShift Pipelines, Tekton, Tasks, Pipelines, Triggers, and Supply Chain: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — OpenShift Pipelines, Tekton, Tasks, Pipelines, Triggers, and Supply ChainReserved in course structure

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Chapter 36

OpenShift Serverless, Knative Serving, Eventing, and Scale-to-Zero

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OpenShift Serverless, Knative Serving, Eventing, and Scale-to-Zero: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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OpenShift Serverless, Knative Serving, Eventing, and Scale-to-Zero: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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OpenShift Serverless, Knative Serving, Eventing, and Scale-to-Zero: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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OpenShift Serverless, Knative Serving, Eventing, and Scale-to-Zero: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — OpenShift Serverless, Knative Serving, Eventing, and Scale-to-ZeroReserved in course structure

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Chapter 37

OpenShift Virtualization, KubeVirt, VMs, Networks, Storage, and Migration

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OpenShift Virtualization, KubeVirt, VMs, Networks, Storage, and Migration: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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OpenShift Virtualization, KubeVirt, VMs, Networks, Storage, and Migration: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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OpenShift Virtualization, KubeVirt, VMs, Networks, Storage, and Migration: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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OpenShift Virtualization, KubeVirt, VMs, Networks, Storage, and Migration: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — OpenShift Virtualization, KubeVirt, VMs, Networks, Storage, and MigrationReserved in course structure

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Chapter 38

Service Mesh, Gateway Patterns, mTLS, Traffic Policy, and Observability

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Service Mesh, Gateway Patterns, mTLS, Traffic Policy, and Observability: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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Service Mesh, Gateway Patterns, mTLS, Traffic Policy, and Observability: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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Service Mesh, Gateway Patterns, mTLS, Traffic Policy, and Observability: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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Service Mesh, Gateway Patterns, mTLS, Traffic Policy, and Observability: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — Service Mesh, Gateway Patterns, mTLS, Traffic Policy, and ObservabilityReserved in course structure

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Chapter 39

Multi-Cluster Management, Fleet Governance, Placement, and Policy

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Multi-Cluster Management, Fleet Governance, Placement, and Policy: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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Multi-Cluster Management, Fleet Governance, Placement, and Policy: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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Multi-Cluster Management, Fleet Governance, Placement, and Policy: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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Multi-Cluster Management, Fleet Governance, Placement, and Policy: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — Multi-Cluster Management, Fleet Governance, Placement, and PolicyReserved in course structure

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Chapter 40

Performance Profiles, NUMA, Huge Pages, CPU Pinning, GPUs, and Edge Tuning

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Performance Profiles, NUMA, Huge Pages, CPU Pinning, GPUs, and Edge Tuning: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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Performance Profiles, NUMA, Huge Pages, CPU Pinning, GPUs, and Edge Tuning: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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Performance Profiles, NUMA, Huge Pages, CPU Pinning, GPUs, and Edge Tuning: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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Performance Profiles, NUMA, Huge Pages, CPU Pinning, GPUs, and Edge Tuning: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — Performance Profiles, NUMA, Huge Pages, CPU Pinning, GPUs, and Edge TuningReserved in course structure

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Chapter 41

DevSecOps, Compliance, ACS Concepts, Policies, and Platform Hardening

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DevSecOps, Compliance, ACS Concepts, Policies, and Platform Hardening: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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DevSecOps, Compliance, ACS Concepts, Policies, and Platform Hardening: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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DevSecOps, Compliance, ACS Concepts, Policies, and Platform Hardening: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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DevSecOps, Compliance, ACS Concepts, Policies, and Platform Hardening: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — DevSecOps, Compliance, ACS Concepts, Policies, and Platform HardeningReserved in course structure

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Chapter 42

Production Platform Capstone: Build, Secure, Upgrade, Observe, and Recover OpenShift

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Capstone Requirements, Architecture, and Success CriteriaReserved in course structure

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Build the End-to-End Build, Secure, Upgrade, Observe, and Recover OpenShift EnvironmentReserved in course structure

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Inject Failures, Diagnose Behavior, and Recover SafelyReserved in course structure

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Security, Governance, Observability, and Operational Readiness ReviewReserved in course structure

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Final Validation, Runbook, Handoff, and Improvement BacklogReserved in course structure

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A production-focused OpenShift and OKD curriculum for platform engineers operating secure Kubernetes environments.

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42 chapters in prerequisite order.

OpenShift, OKD, and Enterprise Kubernetes Foundations

Platform Architecture: Kubernetes, RHCOS, CRI-O, and Cluster Operators

Local Labs with OpenShift Local, Single-Node OpenShift, and OKD

The oc CLI, Web Console, API Resources, and Discovery

Projects, Namespaces, Quotas, LimitRanges, and Multi-Tenancy

Pods, Deployments, ReplicaSets, Jobs, CronJobs, and Workload Lifecycle

Services, Endpoints, DNS, Routes, Ingress, and Gateway Concepts

Builds, BuildConfig, Source-to-Image, and Binary Builds

ImageStreams, Image Tags, Internal Registry, and Image Promotion

ConfigMaps, Secrets, ServiceAccounts, and Application Configuration

Health Probes, Resource Requests, Limits, QoS, and Lifecycle Hooks

Scheduling, Taints, Tolerations, Affinity, Topology, and Priorities

Persistent Storage, PVs, PVCs, StorageClasses, CSI, and Snapshots

OVN-Kubernetes Networking, DNS, Services, and Traffic Flow

NetworkPolicy, Multus, Secondary Networks, and Network Attachments

TLS, Routes, Certificates, Ingress Controllers, and Edge Security

Operators, OLM, CatalogSources, Subscriptions, and InstallPlans

CRDs, Controllers, Reconciliation, and Operator SDK Fundamentals

Security Context Constraints, Pod Security, SELinux, and Least Privilege

RBAC, OAuth, Identity Providers, Groups, and Authentication

Certificates, Trust Bundles, Encryption, and Secret Protection

Cluster Monitoring, Metrics, Prometheus, and OpenShift Observability

Cluster Logging, Log Forwarding, Audit Logs, and Retention

Alerting, Telemetry, Insights, Must-Gather, and Support Diagnostics

Machine Config Operator, MachineConfigs, Pools, and Node Configuration

RHCOS Nodes, Kubelet, CRI-O, Node Maintenance, and Remediation

Installation Architecture: IPI, UPI, Agent-Based Installer, and Assisted Workflows

Cloud, VMware, Bare-Metal, and Edge Deployment Patterns

Disconnected and Air-Gapped Installation, Mirrors, and ImageContentSources

Cluster Updates, EUS Strategy, Channels, Operators, and Upgrade Safety

etcd Backup, OADP, Application Backup, Restore, and Disaster Recovery

Control-Plane Failure, Node Failure, Quorum, and High-Availability Recovery

HPA, VPA Concepts, Cluster Autoscaler, MachineAutoscaler, and Capacity

OpenShift GitOps, Argo CD, ApplicationSets, and Declarative Delivery

OpenShift Pipelines, Tekton, Tasks, Pipelines, Triggers, and Supply Chain

OpenShift Serverless, Knative Serving, Eventing, and Scale-to-Zero

OpenShift Virtualization, KubeVirt, VMs, Networks, Storage, and Migration

Service Mesh, Gateway Patterns, mTLS, Traffic Policy, and Observability

Multi-Cluster Management, Fleet Governance, Placement, and Policy

Performance Profiles, NUMA, Huge Pages, CPU Pinning, GPUs, and Edge Tuning

DevSecOps, Compliance, ACS Concepts, Policies, and Platform Hardening

Production Platform Capstone: Build, Secure, Upgrade, Observe, and Recover OpenShift

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