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Understand The PlatformInstall And PlanManage ClustersBuild And Operate ApplicationsInstall And Use ExtensionsPlan Versions And UpgradesPlan Availability, Backup, And RecoverySecure And Integrate

Understand The Platform

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Understand what is and how it relates to Kubernetes.Introduction
Understand the hub-and-spoke architecture.Architecture
Understand the global cluster, workload clusters, third-party clusters, HCP, projects, and namespaces.Platform Model
Understand the three-axis cluster model and responsibility boundaries.Cluster Management Models
Find platform-wide terms.Glossary

Install And Plan

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Understand what Core installation deploys.Install Overview
Choose Multi-Cluster, Single Cluster, or Single Node.Plan
Prepare resource, network, OS, and load-balancing prerequisites.Prerequisites
Download the Core Package and choose package architecture.Download
Install Core.Installing
Validate a completed installation.Validation
Decide whether to plan Global Cluster Disaster Recovery.Global Cluster Disaster Recovery

Manage Clusters

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Create lifecycle-managed workload clusters.Clusters Overview
Create on-premises workload clusters.Creating an On-Premise Cluster
Use Immutable Infrastructure.About Immutable Infrastructure
Evaluate HCP for a non-production 4.3 scenario.About Hosted Control Plane
Onboard existing third-party Kubernetes environments by import.Import Third-Party Clusters
Onboard existing third-party Kubernetes environments by register.Register Cluster
Access a cluster with KubeConfig.Access a Cluster with KubeConfig

Build And Operate Applications

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Understand developer workflows.Developer Overview
Create applications from images, charts, YAML, source code, or Operator-backed catalogs.Create Applications
Manage Kubernetes workloads.Application Workloads
Manage namespaces.Namespace Management
View application logs, events, and monitoring dashboards.Application Observability
Work with container images and registries.Images and Registry

Install And Use Extensions

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Understand Core and Extension boundaries.Core and Extensions
Understand the Extension system.Extend Overview
Install and manage Operators.Operator
Install and manage Cluster Plugins.Cluster Plugin
Upload Extension packages.Upload Packages
Check version compatibility for a specific Extension.Use the Customer Portal ACP compatible versions field, then read the Extension documentation.

Plan Versions And Upgrades

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Read Kubernetes version support and the third-party onboarding range.Kubernetes Support Matrix
Understand version, lifecycle, runtime, OS, and architecture boundaries.Version and Lifecycle
Read release changes.Release Notes
Plan cluster upgrades.Upgrade Overview
Prepare before upgrading the global cluster.Pre-Upgrade
Upgrade workload clusters.Upgrade Workload Cluster

Plan Availability, Backup, And Recovery

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Understand topology, HA, Global DR, and recovery boundaries.Availability and Recovery
Size the global cluster.Evaluating Resources for Global Cluster
Size workload cluster control planes.Evaluating Resources for Workload Cluster
Plan and operate Global Cluster Disaster Recovery.Global Cluster Disaster Recovery
Back up and restore etcd, registry, monitoring, logging, or applications.Backup Overview

Secure And Integrate

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Configure identity providers with LDAP or OIDC.Identity Provider Introduction
Manage users, roles, and Kubernetes RBAC.Roles Introduction
Manage projects and namespaces for tenant isolation.Project Introduction
View audit records.Audit Introduction
Configure NetworkPolicy.NetworkPolicy
Use API Refiner for API response filtering.API Security
Use compliance features.Compliance Service
Use container security capabilities.Alauda Container Security
Use platform APIs.API Introduction
Use CLI tools.CLI Tools