OKD Installation on Bare Metal
The OKD Installation on Bare Metal course equips cloud engineers and DevOps professionals with hands-on skills to deploy production-grade OKD clusters on physical infrastructure, solving the critical challenge of inconsistent or failed bare metal deployments. This 3-day intensive training ensures reliable, repeatable installations using industry-standard deployment patterns, covering prerequisites, networking, and post-install validation for maximum control and high availability. Graduates gain the expertise to deploy, manage, and troubleshoot OKD clusters independently, positioning them for roles in cloud operations and SRE with increased deployment efficiency and operational stability.
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Course Overview
The OKD Installation on Bare Metal course by OKD is designed for IT professionals seeking to deploy and manage enterprise-grade Kubernetes clusters on physical infrastructure. This training is ideal for Site Reliability Engineers, DevOps Engineers, and Cloud Infrastructure Specialists responsible for building scalable, secure container platforms. With over 70% of Fortune 500 companies adopting Kubernetes-based platforms like OKD for mission-critical workloads, expertise in bare metal deployment is in high demand. The course equips learners with the skills needed to install OKD clusters using user-provisioned infrastructure (UPI), focusing on air-gapped and restricted network environments where control and compliance are paramount.
Participants will work extensively with core technologies including Fedora CoreOS (FCOS), Ignition configuration, Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) integration via Redfish, PXE/iPXE booting, and the Assisted Installer. The hands-on lab environment simulates real data center conditions, where students build a fully functional OKD cluster from scratch by provisioning bootstrap, control plane, and compute nodes. Learners configure DNS, load balancing, and network infrastructure before deploying FCOS using Ignition files, then validate cluster health and node registration. A key project involves installing an OKD cluster in an isolated network environment using the agent-based installer, mirroring production scenarios in government and financial sectors.
While OKD does not currently offer a vendor-specific certification exam, this course directly prepares professionals for Red Hat OpenShift certifications such as the Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Administration (EX280), which shares core competencies. Engineers with OKD and OpenShift skills command average salaries between $130,000 and $215,000 annually, reflecting strong market demand. Koenig Solutions enhances learning with Guaranteed-to-Run batches and access to official OKD courseware, ensuring consistent lab availability and up-to-date content. Completing this training positions individuals to lead container platform deployments, advance into cloud architecture roles, or support large-scale digital transformation initiatives in enterprise environments.
What You'll Learn
Prerequisites
- Basic understanding of bare-metal server hardware and UEFI firmware setup, essential for OKD installation on bare metal
- Experience with BMC protocols such as IPMI or Redfish, crucial for managing hardware during OKD deployment
- Knowledge of network fundamentals like routable networks, DHCP, DNS, and provisioning networks, vital for successful OKD cluster setup
- Familiarity with Fedora CoreOS (FCOS) installation and system requirements, necessary for deploying OKD on bare metal servers
- Ability to configure and manage x86_64 architecture servers with compatible RAID controllers, important for stable OKD cluster operation
- Hands-on experience with cluster node requirements including control plane and worker node setup, key for a reliable OKD installation on bare metal
Certification Exam
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Course Curriculum
Structured learning with hands-on labs and real-world scenarios
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Day 1– OKD Architecture Planning
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Day 2– OKD Infrastructure Setup
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Day 3– OS and OKD Configuration
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Day 4– OKD Cluster Deployment
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Day 5– OKD Post-Installation Validation
What's Included in Your Training
Every enrollment comes packed with resources to maximise your learning and exam success
Exam Preparation Materials
Practice Test Questions (200+)
Certificate of Completion
Post-Training Support (30 days)
Session Recording Access
Free Rescheduling (7+ days notice)
Career Outcomes
of OKD Installation on Bare Metal certified professionals report career advancement within 6 months
Salary Impact
Average salary increase reported after obtaining the OKD Installation on Bare Metal certification
*Source: Glassdoor / LinkedIn 2025
Job Roles
- OpenShift Platform Engineer
- Bare Metal Cluster Administrator
- Container Infrastructure Consultant
- Kubernetes Systems Engineer
- Cloud-Native Infrastructure Specialist
- Senior OpenShift Consultant
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