1. Basic information about the exam:
- Scope of the CKA exam
- Preparing your browser for the remote exam
- Methods for working with official documentation (search, copy, adapt)
2. Information about basic objects:
- Pods, ReplicaSets, Deployments, etc.
- Searching for deployed objects on the cluster
- Namespaces and ways to navigate between them
- Methods for deploying objects using declarative vs. imperative approaches (dry-run option for the exam)
- Role of labels, annotations, etc.
3. Cluster and application configuration:
- Passing configuration to objects – ConfigMap and Secret
- Distributing Pods across nodes in the cluster
- Marking nodes with NoSchedule
- Updating the cluster to a new version
- Managing Deployments and application change deployment policies
4. Cluster status monitoring:
- Managing and reviewing logs
- Managing and repairing services on cluster nodes (kubelet service)
- Checking the status of a single Pod
- Troubleshooting elements
5. Networking issues in Kubernetes:
- Network policies
- Exposing applications using service objects
6. Storage space:
- Managing volumes (PVC, PV), storage classes (Storage Class)
7. Deploying applications using Helm
8. API calls
9. Ingress Controller
10. Practical test mimicking the certification exam