KUBERNETES FOR DEVOPS

Questions:

### General Kubernetes Knowledge:

1. What is the architecture of Kubernetes and its main components?

2. Explain the role of etcd in a Kubernetes cluster.

3. How do you manage secrets in Kubernetes?

4. Describe the differences between a Deployment, StatefulSet, and

DaemonSet.

5. How do you handle configuration management in Kubernetes?

6. What is a ReplicaSet and how does it differ from a ReplicationController?

7. Explain the concept of Namespaces in Kubernetes.

8. How do you use Kubernetes ConfigMaps?

9. Describe the Kubernetes service discovery mechanism.

10. What are PersistentVolumes and PersistentVolumeClaims in Kubernetes?

### Kubernetes and DevOps Integration:

11. How do you use Kubernetes for continuous deployment (CD)?

12. Explain the use of Helm in Kubernetes.

13. How do you manage Kubernetes deployments with GitOps?

14. Describe the process of monitoring and logging in a Kubernetes cluster.

15. How do you integrate Kubernetes with CI/CD tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI,
or Travis CI?

16. What is the purpose of Kubernetes Operators?

17. How do you use Kubernetes for blue-green deployments?

18. Explain the use of Kubernetes Ingress for routing traffic.

19. How do you handle secrets and configurations in Kubernetes CI/CD
pipelines?

20. Describe the use of service mesh in Kubernetes.

### Advanced Topics:

21. How do you implement multi-cluster management in Kubernetes?

22. Explain the concept of Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs) in

Kubernetes.

23. How do you perform rolling updates and rollbacks in Kubernetes?

24. Describe the Kubernetes Horizontal Pod Autoscaler.

25. How do you manage resource quotas in Kubernetes?

26. Explain the process of setting up a Kubernetes Federation.

27. How do you manage Kubernetes cluster upgrades?

28. What are Kubernetes taints and tolerations?

29. How do you implement Kubernetes network policies?

30. Describe the process of setting up a private Docker registry for

Kubernetes.

### Kubernetes Security:

31. How do you secure a Kubernetes cluster?

32. Explain the use of Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) in Kubernetes.

33. How do you manage container runtime security in Kubernetes?

34. What are the best practices for securing Kubernetes secrets?

35. Describe the use of Pod Security Policies in Kubernetes.

36. How do you implement TLS in Kubernetes?

37. Explain the process of auditing a Kubernetes cluster.

38. How do you secure Kubernetes API server communications?

39. Describe the use of network policies for securing Kubernetes traffic.
40. How do you handle image security in Kubernetes?

### Kubernetes Networking:

41. How do you configure and manage Kubernetes networking?

42. Explain the difference between ClusterIP, NodePort, and LoadBalancer

services.

43. Describe the Kubernetes CNI (Container Network Interface) plugins.

44. How do you implement service discovery in Kubernetes?

45. Explain how DNS works in Kubernetes.

46. How do you troubleshoot Kubernetes network issues?

47. Describe the process of configuring Ingress controllers.

48. How do you implement network policies in Kubernetes?

49. Explain the use of kube-proxy in Kubernetes networking.

50. How do you handle IP address management in a Kubernetes cluster?

### Kubernetes Storage:

51. How do you manage storage in Kubernetes?

52. Explain the differences between PersistentVolumes (PVs) and

PersistentVolumeClaims (PVCs).

53. Describe the use of StorageClasses in Kubernetes.

54. How do you implement dynamic provisioning in Kubernetes?

55. Explain the concept of volume snapshots in Kubernetes.

56. How do you handle data backup and recovery in Kubernetes?

57. Describe the use of local storage in Kubernetes.

58. How do you manage stateful applications in Kubernetes?

59. Explain the use of CSI (Container Storage Interface) in Kubernetes.

60. How do you monitor storage performance in Kubernetes?

### Kubernetes Performance and Scalability:

61. How do you optimize Kubernetes cluster performance?

62. Describe the use of resource requests and limits in Kubernetes.

63. How do you scale applications in Kubernetes?

64. Explain the concept of node pools in Kubernetes.

65. How do you troubleshoot performance issues in a Kubernetes cluster?

66. Describe the use of Kubernetes Vertical Pod Autoscaler.

67. How do you handle high availability in Kubernetes?

68. Explain how to use Kubernetes for large-scale deployments.

69. How do you monitor and manage Kubernetes resource utilization?

70. Describe the use of Kubernetes Cluster Autoscaler.

### Kubernetes in Cloud and DevOps Tools:

71. How do you deploy Kubernetes on AWS, Azure, or GCP?

72. Explain the use of managed Kubernetes services like EKS, AKS, and GKE.

73. How do you integrate Kubernetes with cloud-native tools?

74. Describe the process of setting up Kubernetes clusters in a hybrid cloud

environment.

75. How do you use Kubernetes for serverless computing?

76. Explain the use of Kubernetes with cloud infrastructure as code tools like
Terraform.

77. How do you implement Kubernetes-based CI/CD pipelines in the cloud?

78. Describe the use of Kubernetes for managing cloud-native applications.

79. How do you monitor Kubernetes clusters in the cloud?

80. Explain the use of cloud storage solutions with Kubernetes.

### Troubleshooting and Debugging in Kubernetes:

81. How do you troubleshoot common Kubernetes errors?

82. Explain how to debug a failed Kubernetes deployment.

83. Describe the use of Kubernetes logs for diagnosing issues.

84. How do you handle Pod crashes and restarts in Kubernetes?

85. What are some common performance issues in Kubernetes and how do
you address them?

86. How do you recover from a failed Kubernetes cluster upgrade?

87. Explain how to debug network issues in Kubernetes.

88. How do you identify and resolve issues with PersistentVolumes in

Kubernetes?

89. Describe the process of diagnosing slow Kubernetes API responses.

90. How do you handle out-of-sync Kubernetes objects?

### Miscellaneous Advanced Kubernetes Questions:

91. Explain the concept of immutable infrastructure and how Kubernetes

supports it.

92. How do you manage Kubernetes clusters in a multi-cloud environment?

93. Describe the use of Kubernetes for continuous integration and delivery.

94. How do you handle large-scale Kubernetes deployments?

95. Explain the purpose of Kubernetes Service Catalog.

96. How do you use Kubernetes for managing microservices dependencies?

97. Describe how to use Kubernetes for managing project dependencies.

98. How do you ensure consistency across distributed Kubernetes clusters?

99. Explain the use of Kubernetes for tracking and managing feature flags.

100. How do you use Kubernetes for orchestrating complex deployment

workflows?