Amazon EKS (AWS EKS)

Prerequisites:

• 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

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.

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