Duration
14 hours (usually 2 days including breaks)
Requirements
- An understanding of containers and virtual machine concepts (Docker, Kubernetes, KVM, etc.).
- Experience with the Linux command line.
Audience
- Developers
Overview
This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at developers who wish to build lightweight virtual machines that perform like containers.
By the end of this training, participants will be able to:
- Install and configure Kata Containers.
- Create virtual machines (VMs) that plug into a container ecosystem.
- Overcome the shortcomings of standalone containers and virtual machines.
- Deploy applications on top of lightweight VMs that perform like containers, but provide the workload isolation and security of VMs.
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.
- To learn more about Kata Containers, please visit: https://katacontainers.io/
Course Outline
Introduction
- The marriage of containers and hypervisors
Container Shortcomings
- Application workload isolation
Virtual Machine Shortcomings
- Speed
- Resource Consumption
Kata Containers Use Cases
Preparing the Development Environment
Overview of Kata Containers Features and Architecture
- Leveraging Intel Clear Containers and Hyper.sh runV
- Compliance: OCI for Docker and CRI for Kubernetes.
Kata Container Components
- Agent, Runtime, Proxy, Shim, Kernel and QEMU.
Building a Kata Container
Security
- Overview of VM and container security
- Enabling workload isolation
Networking
- Kubernetes Overlay Network
Storage
- How the VM and storage interact
Kata Containers APIs
- Supporting legacy VMs.
- Supporting bare-metal infrastructure.
Deployment
- Deploying applications to production
Multi-tenancy
- Multi-tenant Kubernetes
Kata Containers and Continuous Integration
- Integrating with CI tools and processes
Troubleshooting
Summary and Conclusion