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Title: [The IT Ops Labs: Configure and Manage Kubernetes Storage and Scheduling](https://app.pluralsight.com/labs/detail/e05d46e0-617b-4828-8790-c71b720efefd)

Author: [Luca Berton](https://app.pluralsight.com/profile/author/luca-berton)

Time: 1h 28m

Short Description

In this lab, you’ll practice Kubernetes storage and scheduling administration. When you’re finished, you’ll know how to manage Kubernetes storage and scheduling using command-line tools.

Long Description

The learner is given a Linux machine with Kubernetes preinstalled and configured. They will perform various administrative actions in the environment to give them basic, hands-on familiarity with Storage and Scheduling with command line tools.

Associated Course: [Configuring and Managing Kubernetes Storage and Scheduling](https://app.pluralsight.com/library/courses/configuring-managing-kubernetes-storage-scheduling)

Prerequisites

The learner should have general computing and networking skills. Intermediate Linux Server systems administration skills are a plus. Finally, the learner should have at least late beginner-stage competency with terminal and command line interface.

Table Of Contents

  • Challenge 1: Get Started in the Lab Environment

Here are the initial instructions and explanation of the lab environment. Read this while your environment is busy creating itself from nothing. Yes, this violates physics; we know. How fun!

  • Challenge 2: Provision Storage Statically

Dive into managing Kubernetes storage with a focus on Static Provisioning. Learn to create and bind Persistent Volumes and Persistent Volume Claims, ensuring data persistence and accessibility.

  • Challenge 3: Provision Storage Dynamically

Explore dynamic volume provisioning in Kubernetes by deploying an application with NFS storage. You will then test persistence and access to data across pod lifecycle events.

  • Challenge 4: Configure Deployments Using Environment Variables

Learn to configure Kubernetes pods using environment variables, with a focus on updating them across different deployment scenarios.

  • Challenge 5: Use Kubernetes Secrets to Store Sensitive Configuration Data

You'll create and access Kubernetes Secrets to store and manage sensitive information like usernames and passwords, both from the command line and within a pod.

  • Challenge 6: Manage Kubernetes ConfigMaps for Environment and File-Based Configurations

You'll create ConfigMaps in Kubernetes to manage environment variables and file-based configurations for different deployment environments, including production and QA (Quality Assurance).

  • Challenge 7: Control the Kubernetes Scheduler

To finish this lab, you’ll manage the Kubernetes scheduler.

Learning Objectives

  • Configure and manage Kubernetes Storage

- Create and understand persistent volumes

- Define access modes for volumes

- Use the persistent volume claims pr