ROAD TO CKA [Certified Kubernetes Administrator ]-Exam Prerequisites,Syllabus , Exam details(Day-2)
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Published: 2023-07-09 07:33:39


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Welcome to my Blog "Road To CKA" Day-2 . I am prepraing myself for the Certified Kubernetes Administrator  and i wolud like to share my journey with you all. Today i would like to share information about CKA Exam Prerequisites,Syllabus , Exam details. 
To preprar myself for the CKA Exam i am following:

- Roadmap from [Roadmap.sh](https://roadmap.sh/kubernetes)

- [Kubernetes Documentation](https://kubernetes.io/docs/home/)

- Udemy course - [Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) with Practice Tests](https://www.udemy.com/course/certified-kubernetes-administrator-with-practice-tests/) created By Mumshad Mannambeth

-Coursera - [IBM DevOps and Software Engineering Professional Certificate ](https://www.coursera.org/professional-certificates/devops-and-software-engineering) created By IBM . 

I will try my best to share with you my daily learing topics and describe the theam in my own way.

[ROAD TO CKA [Certified Kubernetes Administrator ]-Prepration Resources (Day-1)](https://dev.to/capriciousbased/road-to-cka-day-1-5b0p)

[ROAD TO CKA [Certified Kubernetes Administrator ]-What Kubernetes is & is not?(Day-3)](https://dev.to/capriciousbased/road-to-cka-certified-kubernetes-administrator-what-kubernetes-is-is-notday-3-1bo2)

[ROAD TO CKA [Certified Kubernetes Administrator ]-Kubernetes Architecture(Day-4)](https://dev.to/capriciousbased/road-to-cka-certified-kubernetes-administrator-kubernetes-architectureday-4-2n01)

[ROAD TO CKA [Certified Kubernetes Administrator ]-Core Concept- Control Plane/Master Node (Day-5)](https://dev.to/capriciousbased/road-to-cka-certified-kubernetes-administrator-core-concept-control-planemaster-node-day-5-1d58)

[ROAD TO CKA [Certified Kubernetes Administrator ]-Core Concept- Worker Node (Day-6)](https://dev.to/capriciousbased/road-to-cka-certified-kubernetes-administrator-core-concept-worker-node-day-6-3nhj)

## Who Is It For


The Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) exam is primarily intended for individuals who are involved in the administration and management of Kubernetes clusters. It is suitable for various roles, including:

Kubernetes Administrators: Those responsible for deploying, maintaining, and scaling Kubernetes clusters in production environments.

System Administrators: Professionals with experience in system administration who are transitioning or expanding their skills to include Kubernetes administration.

DevOps Engineers: Individuals involved in the development and deployment of applications who need to understand how to effectively manage and orchestrate containerized environments using Kubernetes.

Cloud Administrators: Those responsible for managing Kubernetes clusters in cloud environments, such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.

Site Reliability Engineers (SREs): Professionals focused on ensuring the reliability, availability, and performance of Kubernetes clusters and the applications running on them.

IT Managers and Architects: Those who want to gain a deeper understanding of Kubernetes and its administration to effectively lead and architect Kubernetes-based infrastructure.

The CKA certification is beneficial for both individual professionals and organizations. For individuals, it serves as a validation of their skills and expertise in Kubernetes administration, enhancing their career prospects and credibility in the industry. For organizations, having certified Kubernetes administrators can ensure the efficient management and operation of Kubernetes clusters, leading to more reliable and scalable containerized environments.

It's worth noting that while the CKA exam is focused on administration tasks, individuals involved in development or other roles within the Kubernetes ecosystem may also find value in gaining a deeper understanding of Kubernetes administration through the certification process.

## Prerequisites

To take the Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) exam, there are no strict prerequisites in terms of educational qualifications or prior certifications. However, it is recommended that candidates have a certain level of knowledge and experience with Kubernetes administration before attempting the exam.

## CKA Exam syllabus

The Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) exam syllabus covers a broad range of topics related to Kubernetes administration. The following is a general overview of the exam syllabus:

**Storage 10%**
Understand storage classes, persistent volumes
Understand volume mode, access modes and reclaim policies for volumes
Understand persistent volume claims primitive
Know how to configure applications with persistent storage

**Troubleshooting  30%**

Evaluate cluster and node logging
Understand how to monitor applications
Manage container stdout & stderr logs
Troubleshoot application failure
Troubleshoot cluster component failure
Troubleshoot networking

**Scheduling 15%**

Understand deployments and how to perform rolling update and rollbacks
Use ConfigMaps and Secrets to configure applications
Know how to scale applications
Understand the primitives used to create robust, self-healing, application deployments
Understand how resource limits can affect Pod scheduling
Awareness of manifest management and common templating tools

**Cluster Architecture, Installation & Configuration 
25%**

Manage role based access control (RBAC)
Use Kubeadm to install a basic cluster
Manage a highly-available Kubernetes cluster
Provision underlying infrastructure to deploy a Kubernetes cluster
Perform a version upgrade on a Kubernetes cluster using Kubeadm
Implement etcd backup and restore

**Services & Networking  20%**

Understand host networking configuration on the cluster nodes
Understand connectivity between Pods
Understand ClusterIP, NodePort, LoadBalancer service types and endpoints
Know how to use Ingress controllers and Ingress resources
Know how to configure and use CoreDNS
Choose an appropriate container network interface plugin

## Exam Details & Resources
This exam is an online, proctored, performance-based test that requires solving multiple tasks from a command line running Kubernetes.
Candidates have 2 hours to complete the tasks.

Candidates who register for the Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) exam will have 2 attempts (per exam registration) to an exam simulator, provided by Killer.sh.  

The exam is based on Kubernetes v1.27
The CKA exam environment will be aligned with the most recent K8s minor version within approximately 4 to 8 weeks of the K8s release date

[Candidate Handbook](https://docs.linuxfoundation.org/tc-docs/certification/lf-handbook2)
[Curriculum Overview](https://github.com/cncf/curriculum)
[Exam Tips](https://docs.linuxfoundation.org/tc-docs/certification/tips-cka-and-ckad)
[Frequently Asked Questions](https://docs.linuxfoundation.org/tc-docs/certification/faq-cka-ckad-cks)
[Linux Foundation Global Certification and Confidentiality Agreement](https://docs.linuxfoundation.org/tc-docs/certification/lf-cert-agreement/)
[Verify Certification](https://training.linuxfoundation.org/certification/verify/)
[CKA Reseller FAQs](https://www.cncf.io/certification/cka/reseller-faqs/)

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