Skill · Kubernetes · Make an application cloud native on Kubernetes
Match a cluster's node count to pending Pods and shrink it without disrupting the service
Have the Cluster Autoscaler add a node when Pods stay Pending, read its decisions and safeguards (group maximum, PodDisruptionBudget, non-movable Pods) on kind with KWOK, then choose between Cluster Autoscaler and Karpenter (NodePool, NodeClaim, consolidation).
Start lesson 1The Kubernetes domain
- 2 lessons
- ~1 h 15 of reading
- 1 quiz
- 0 proof lab
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Match a cluster's node count to pending Pods and shrink it without disrupting the service
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Lessons
How to learn it
2 lessons, about ~1 h 15, in program order. Each lesson ends with its quiz.
The program
2 lessons · ~1 h 15
Beyond the lessons
Assess, practise, pass the proof
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Assess yourself
1 quiz
At the end of the lessons: passed at 70%, it confirms the skill.
Practice
No guided lab
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Proof
No proof
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Placement test
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