RAN201v2.8 - Rancher Manager 2.8 for Rancher Prime Operations
RAN201v2.8
Information
This course is designed for system administrators
responsible for deploying and administering multiple Kubernetes cluster
distributions with Rancher Manager for Rancher Prime.
It begins with an introduction to Rancher Manager and its architecture.
Students will then learn how to access Rancher Manager using a web browser.
During the course an existing RKE2 Kubernetes cluster will be registered and a
new RKE cluster will be provisioned with Rancher Manager and Kubernetes cluster
administrative activities will be introduced. It also covers Kubernetes cluster
management and hosted Kubernetes providers’ deployments in the public cloud.
This course prepares students for the SCA in Rancher Manager 2.7 and 2.8 for
Rancher Prime exam.
Pre-requisites
Objectives
Outline
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Section 1: Course Introduction
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Understand the Course
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Section 2: Introduction to Rancher Manager for
Rancher Prime
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Rancher Manager for Rancher Prime
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What’s New in Rancher Manager v2.8
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Rancher Manager Architecture
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Access Rancher Manager
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Section 3: Cluster Management with Rancher
Manager
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Rancher Manager User Interface
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Cluster and Node Agents
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Import an Existing Kubernetes Cluster
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Provision an RKE Cluster on Existing Nodes
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Provision a K3s or RKE2 Cluster on Existing
Nodes
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Section 4: User Management with Rancher Manager
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User and Group Management
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Roles
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Section 5: Cluster and Node Management with
Rancher Manager
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RKE Template Configuration
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Node and Cluster Driver Management
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Cloud Credentials Configuration
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Infrastructure Provided Kubernetes Clusters
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Hosted Kubernetes Clusters
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Section 6: Application Management with Rancher
Manager
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Projects and Namespaces
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Workload Deployment
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Application Repositories in Rancher Manager
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Application Management with Helm
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Quotas
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Section 7: Continuous Delivery with Rancher
Manager
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Project Fleet
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Continuous Delivery
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Section 8: Logging and Monitoring with Rancher
Manager
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Deploy Monitoring Stack
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Rancher Manager Logging
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External Logging Services for Grafana
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Section 9: Rancher Manager Extensions
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Introduction to Extensions
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Manage Extensions
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Section 10: Security Tools with Rancher Manager
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Manage CIS Scans
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Introduction to External Policy Engine and
Container Security Products
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Section 11: CLI Access for Rancher Manager and
Downstream Clusters
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Access Cluster Nodes with ssh
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Access a Downstream Clusters with kubectl
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Rancher Manager API
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Rancher Manager CLI
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Section 12: Backup and Restore with Rancher
Manager
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Backup Requirements with Rancher Manager
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Downstream Cluster Snapshots
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Upgrade Downstream Clusters
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Restore Downstream Clusters
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Backup and Restore Rancher Manager
Trainer Led
Training from a certified trainer
- Self-Paced
- Self-Paced Cost: $750
- Virtual Machine: $50
- Trainer Led Start: 2025-12-08
- Trainer Led End: 2025-12-10