SUSE Edge 3 Platform Deployment

This course introduces edge computing, the SUSE Edge Platform and SUSE Edge for Telco version 3. Students will learn about the architecture and components of SUSE Edge and how to use the Edge Image Builder tool to create images for edge deployments. The course covers various deployment scenarios, including standalone, phone home, and directed network provisioning, and provides hands-on experience in deploying and managing SUSE Edge clusters.

This course helps prepare students for the SUSE Certified Deployment Specialist (SCDS) in SUSE Edge certification exam.

Inhalt

Section 1: Course Overview

Section 2: Introduction to SUSE Edge

• Introduction to Edge Computing
• Introduction to SUSE Edge SUSE Edge 3 Software Components

Section 3: Edge Image Builder

• Introduction to Edge Image Builder
• Edge Image Builder Configuration
• Run Edge Image Builder Directed Network Provisioning
• Troubleshoot Edge Image Builder

Section 4: Standalone Provisioning

• Provision a Standalone Downstream Cluster

Section 5: SUSE Edge Management Cluster Deployment

• Introduction to the SUSE Edge Management Cluster
• Create an ISO Image for the Management Cluster
• Provision the SUSE Edge Management Cluster
• Troubleshoot the Management Cluster Provisioning
• Management Cluster Lifecycle Operations

Section 6: Phone Home Provisioning

• Phone Home Provisioning in Command Line
• Phone Home Provisioning with SUSE Rancher Prime

Section 7: Directed Network Provisioning

• Directed Network Provisioning with Metal3 and Cluster API
• Provision a Non-HA Downstream Cluster
• Provision a Multi-Node Downstream Cluster

Section 8: Provisioning Telco Downstream Clusters with SUSE Edge for Telco

• Radio Access Networking at the Edge
• SUSE Edge for Telco
• Provisioning Telco Downstream Clusters

Voraussetzung

A good understanding and experience working with Kubernetes clusters is essential. Operating skills on Linux terminal shells and managing YAML files are also required.

Zielgruppe

This course is designed for systems administrators responsible for provisioning edge cluster nodes and deploying Kubernetes clusters on them. The key component used for this is Edge Image Builder and output images it creates.