3. Why CKA?
• Required for KCSP
• Proof of intermediate K8Ser
• Separate milestone from CKAD
4. Things to Know Prior…
• Offered by CNCF
• $300 (1 free retake within a year)
• Online-base with a proctor
• Reservation 1~3 days prior exam
• Command line ONLY
• Currently v1.9.1
• 3~4hrs (request breaks to proctor)
• Run the Compatibility Check!!
https://www.examslocal.com/ScheduleExam/Home/CompatibilityCheck
11. What else should I know?
• Read the Manual!!!
https://www.cncf.io/certification/candidate-handbook
12. How to Prepare?
• Practice Linux CLI (Ubuntu 16)
• Practice kubectl commands
• Minikube (https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube)
• inwinstack/kube-ansible
(https://github.com/inwinstack/kube-ansible)
• Get familiar with kubernetes.io documentations
• Get familiar with kubernetes.io yaml examples
• Get familiar with kubernetes.io API references
13. How to Prepare?
• Get familiar with kubernetes.io documentations
(https://kubernetes.io/docs/home/?path=users&persona=app-
developer&level=foundational)
14. How to Prepare?
• Get familiar with kubernetes.io yaml examples
Here’s my advice:
DON’T JUST COPY&PASTE!!
Type your own and play
around with it.
15. How to Prepare?
• Get familiar with kubernetes.io API references
(https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/generated/kubernetes-api/v1.9/)
It’s ugly
It’s dirty
It’s really annoying
But we all desperately
need it…
16. How to Prepare?
Knowing K8S infrastructure is a PLUS+
• Kubernetes the Hard Way - Kelsey Hightower
https://github.com/kelseyhightower/kubernetes-the-hard-way
• Kubernetes v1.8.x – Kyle Bai
https://kairen.github.io/2017/10/27/kubernetes/deploy/manual-v1.8/
17. How to Prepare?
• Online course – Kubernetes Fundamentals
https://training.linuxfoundation.org/linux-courses/system-administration-
training/kubernetes-fundamentals
• Training courses from inwinSTACK (TBD)