Rancher 2.5 Administration

Section 1: Course Introduction

• Understand the Course

Section 2: Introduction to Rancher

• Company vs Product
• Explore Rancher Architecture
• Access Rancher UI
• Navigate in Global Clusters View
• Understand the Rancher API

Section 3: Rancher Cluster Manager

• Understand the Multi-Cluster Management UI
• Manage Node and Cluster Drivers
• View Cluster and Node Agents
• Register an Existing RKE Cluster
• Provision an RKE Cluster on Existing Nodes
• Provision an RKE Cluster on AWS Infrastructure Provider
• Provision an EKS Cluster on AWS
• Understand Projects and Namespaces
• Manage Users, Groups, and Roles
• Understand RKE Templates

Section 4: Rancher Cluster Explorer

• Understand Cluster Explorer Ideology
• Manage Clusters
• Deploy Workloads
• Understand Apps and Marketplace
• Install Applications with Helm

Section 5: Rancher Logging, Monitoring, and Security Scanning

• Understand Rancher Logging
• Deploy Monitoring Stack
• Manage CIS Scans

Section 6: Rancher Shell Access

• Access the Cluster Nodes with SSH
• Access a Downstream Cluster with kubectl
• Introduce Rancher CLI

Section 7: Backup and Restore With Rancher

• Understand Rancher Backup Requirements
• Create Downstream Cluster Snapshots
• Upgrade Downstream Clusters
• Restore Downstream Clusters
• Backup and Restore the Rancher Server