Skip to main content
Ace Skills Consulting
Red Hat logoIntermediate

OpenShift Fundamentals (DO180-aligned)

Deploy, expose, scale and troubleshoot applications on Red Hat OpenShift with confidence.

  • 32 hours of live, trainer-led sessions
  • Hands-on OpenShift cluster access for every lab
  • Web console and oc command line side by side
  • Routes, storage, scaling and updates in practice
  • Capstone: deploy a multi-tier application
Aligned to Red Hat exam DO180
Duration
4 Days | 32 Hrs
Next batch
Batches on request
Delivery
Live Online · Onsite · Corporate
Level
Intermediate
Language
English

Why learn DO180 with Ace Skills

  • OpenShift, not just Kubernetes

    Learn the projects, routes, builds and security defaults that make OpenShift different.

  • Console and CLI

    Work in the web console and with oc so you are comfortable either way.

  • Production habits

    Probes, limits, scaling and safe updates are practised on every deployment.

  • Capstone project

    Bring it all together by deploying and exposing a complete multi-tier app.

Course overview

Red Hat OpenShift adds developer workflows, security defaults and operational tooling on top of Kubernetes, and it is widely used by banks, telecoms and large enterprises. This four-day course gives developers and administrators a practical grounding in running applications on it.

Day one introduces containers, Kubernetes concepts and the OpenShift architecture, then gets you working in the web console and with the oc command line: projects, pods, logs and resources. Day two covers deploying applications from images, templates and source code, configuring them with ConfigMaps and Secrets, and attaching persistent storage.

Day three focuses on networking and reliability: Services, routes and TLS, health probes, resource limits, scaling manually and automatically, and rolling out updates safely. Day four looks at managing applications with Helm and operators, basic security with service accounts and security context constraints, troubleshooting failing workloads, and finishes with a capstone that deploys and exposes a multi-tier application.

Labs run on a live OpenShift cluster so you can use both the console and the CLI throughout.

This course covers topics aligned to Red Hat DO180. Ace Skills is not a Red Hat training partner and does not use official courseware. There is no exam attached to this course; you receive an Ace Skills course completion certificate.

Key features

  • Live OpenShift cluster access
  • Web console and oc CLI in every topic
  • Persistent storage and routes labs
  • Scaling, probes and rolling updates
  • Helm and operators introduction
  • Multi-tier capstone deployment
  • Course completion certificate from Ace Skills Consulting

Who should attend

  • Developers deploying applications to OpenShift
  • System administrators supporting OpenShift platforms
  • DevOps engineers in organisations adopting OpenShift
  • Kubernetes users moving to OpenShift

Prerequisites

  • Comfort with the Linux command line
  • Basic understanding of web applications
  • Container experience is helpful but not required

Curriculum

4 Days · 32 Hours · 13 Modules · 9 Labs

  1. Container and Kubernetes concepts

    • Containers and images
    • Pods, Deployments and Services
    • Declarative resource management

    OpenShift architecture

    • Control plane and worker nodes
    • Projects and namespaces
    • Operators and cluster updates overview

    Working with the cluster

    • Web console tour
    • oc login, projects and resources
    • Inspecting pods, events and logs
    • Running commands in containers
    • Lab: Explore a project with the console and oc · 45 min
    • Lab: Run and inspect a containerised database · 40 min

  2. Deploying applications

    • Deploying from container images
    • Deploying from source with S2I
    • Templates
    • Image streams
    • Lab: Deploy an application from source code · 50 min

    Configuration

    • ConfigMaps
    • Secrets
    • Environment variables
    • Externalising configuration
    • Lab: Configure an app with ConfigMaps and Secrets · 35 min

    Persistent storage

    • Persistent volume claims
    • Storage classes
    • StatefulSets for databases
    • Lab: Attach persistent storage to a database · 40 min

  3. Networking

    • Services and DNS
    • Routes and TLS edge termination
    • Ingress
    • Network policies overview
    • Lab: Expose an app securely with a route · 40 min

    Reliability

    • Liveness and readiness probes
    • Resource requests and limits
    • Quotas and limit ranges
    • Manual and horizontal autoscaling
    • Lab: Add probes and autoscale under load · 45 min

    Application updates

    • Rolling and recreate strategies
    • Rollbacks
    • Image tags and triggers

  4. Application management

    • Helm charts
    • Operators and OperatorHub
    • Kustomize overview

    Security basics

    • Users and roles
    • Service accounts
    • Security context constraints

    Troubleshooting

    • CrashLoopBackOff and image pull errors
    • Debugging with logs and events
    • oc debug
    • Lab: Fix four broken deployments · 45 min

    Capstone

    • Planning a multi-tier deployment
    • Review and next steps
    • Lab: Deploy, expose and scale a multi-tier application · 75 min
Download full syllabus (PDF)

Skills you will gain

  • Red Hat OpenShift
  • oc CLI
  • OpenShift web console
  • Source-to-Image
  • Routes
  • Persistent storage
  • ConfigMaps & Secrets
  • Health probes
  • Autoscaling
  • Helm
  • Operators
  • Troubleshooting

Tools & technologies

  • Red Hat OpenShift
  • oc CLI
  • Web console
  • Helm
  • Podman

Schedule & Pricing

Live Online

Individual

Price on request

  • 32 hours of live, trainer-led sessions
  • 9 hands-on labs
  • Ace Skills course completion certificate

Onsite

At your office or our centre

Pricing depends on location, group size and dates.

  • Delivered at your premises or an Ace centre
  • Same curriculum and labs as live online
  • Dates planned around your team

Corporate / Team

Private batch for your organisation

A private batch with content adapted to your environment and goals.

  • Customised curriculum
  • Private batch, online or onsite
  • Progress and assessment reports
  • GST invoice and PO-based billing

No public batches scheduled — Talk to an Advisor for a private batch.

Projects & labs you will build

  • Day 2 · 50 min

    Deploy an application from source code

  • Day 4 · 75 min

    Deploy, expose and scale a multi-tier application

Your certificate

Certificate of Completion — Ace Skills Consulting

Awarded on completing the course. It records the course title and training hours, and you can share it on your LinkedIn profile.

Frequently asked questions

Is there an exam with this course?

No. This course does not include an exam; you receive an Ace Skills course completion certificate.

Is this the official Red Hat DO180 course?

No. It is an independent Ace Skills course that covers topics aligned to DO180 and does not use Red Hat courseware.

Do I need Kubernetes experience?

No. Day one covers the Kubernetes concepts you need before moving to OpenShift.

Is it for developers or administrators?

Both. The focus is on running applications, which both roles need; cluster installation is outside the scope.

Related courses

Explore more

All Red Hat, Linux & VMware courses Red Hat certifications

Red Hat, RHCSA, RHCE, Ansible and OpenShift are trademarks of Red Hat, Inc.

Train your team on DO180

Private batches online or at your office in India and the GCC, with a curriculum adapted to your environment.