This instructor-led program focuses on cluster installation concepts, node management, user and role administration, security policies, networking, storage management, monitoring, troubleshooting, and operational best practices.
Overview
OpenShift for Administrator Training by AcadNXT is designed to provide participants with practical, hands-on expertise in managing and administering Red Hat OpenShift clusters in enterprise environments. This instructor-led program focuses on cluster installation concepts, node management, user and role administration, security policies, networking, storage management, monitoring, troubleshooting, and operational best practices. Participants will learn how to ensure high availability, performance, and reliability of OpenShift clusters while managing day-to-day administrative tasks. This course is ideal for system administrators, DevOps engineers, and platform support teams responsible for OpenShift operations.
Learning Outcomes
• Understand OpenShift cluster architecture and operations
• Manage users, roles, and RBAC policies
• Configure networking and storage in OpenShift
• Monitor and troubleshoot cluster components
• Apply security and compliance practices
• Manage projects and resource allocation
• Perform basic cluster administration tasks
• Operate production-ready OpenShift environments
Duration & Delivery Mode
14 hours
Target Audience
• OpenShift Administrators
• System Administrators
• DevOps Engineers
• Cloud Platform Engineers
• Site Reliability Engineers (SREs)
• Infrastructure Support Engineers
• Kubernetes Administrators
• IT Operations Teams
Pre-requisites
• Basic understanding of Linux/Unix administration
• Familiarity with Kubernetes concepts is helpful
• Basic knowledge of networking and storage concepts
• Understanding of container fundamentals is recommended
Skillset Achieved
• Understanding OpenShift cluster architecture and administration
• Managing users, roles, and RBAC policies
• Handling projects, namespaces, and resource quotas
• Configuring networking, routes, and services
• Managing persistent storage and storage classes
• Monitoring cluster health and performance
• Troubleshooting nodes, pods, and deployments
• Applying security and compliance policies
• Performing cluster maintenance and upgrades basics
• Administering production-grade OpenShift environments
Course Outcome
After completing the OpenShift for Administrator Training, participants will be able to manage and operate enterprise OpenShift clusters efficiently. Learners will gain practical expertise in cluster administration, security, networking, storage management, monitoring, and troubleshooting in production environments.
Course Outline
OpenShift Architecture and Cluster Administration
• Overview of OpenShift 4 architecture
• Cluster components and control plane
• Master and worker node responsibilities
• OpenShift installation concepts overview
• Using OpenShift CLI (oc) for administration
User and Role Management (RBAC)
• User authentication and identity management
• Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
• Role bindings and cluster roles
• Service accounts management
• Project-level access control
Project and Resource Management
• Creating and managing projects (namespaces)
• Resource quotas and limits
• ConfigMaps and Secrets management
• Application resource allocation
• Multi-tenant environment handling
Networking and Storage Administration
• OpenShift networking architecture
• Services, routes, and ingress management
• Load balancing and traffic flow
• Persistent volumes and storage classes
• Dynamic storage provisioning
Monitoring, Logging, and Troubleshooting
• Cluster monitoring overview
• Logs and event analysis
• Node and pod troubleshooting
• Resource utilization monitoring
• Health checks and readiness probes
Security and Compliance Management
• OpenShift security model overview
• Security Context Constraints (SCC)
• Image security and policies
• Cluster hardening basics
• Audit and compliance practices
Mini Project and Practical Implementation
• Managing a complete OpenShift cluster scenario
• Configuring RBAC, networking, and storage
• Troubleshooting real cluster issues
• Monitoring and optimizing cluster performance
• Final operational review and discussion
Assessment Topics
• OpenShift architecture and cluster components
• User management and RBAC configuration
• Networking and routing concepts
• Storage and persistent volumes
• Monitoring and troubleshooting
• Security and compliance management
• Cluster administration workflows
• OpenShift mini project implementation
Evaluation
• Hands-on cluster administration exercises
• RBAC and user management tasks
• Networking and storage configuration assignments
• Troubleshooting and monitoring activities
• Mini project development and evaluation
• Real-world operational scenario simulations
Course Materials
Participants will receive course materials, slides, reference materials, exercises and access to resources for further learning.
Certification
Participants who successfully complete the training will receive an AcadNXT Certification in OpenShift for Administrator Training, validating their expertise in OpenShift cluster administration, security, networking, storage management, monitoring, and enterprise Kubernetes operations.
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“The training gave me strong practical skills in OpenShift cluster management and troubleshooting.”
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“The instructor explained OpenShift operations and cluster maintenance in a very structured way.”
“I gained confidence in managing production OpenShift environments after this training.”
“AcadNXT delivered a highly practical OpenShift administration program that improved our platform reliability significantly.”