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Overview
This course introduces you to the fundamentals and advanced practices used to install and manage Google Cloud's Apigee API Platform for private cloud.
Through a combination of lectures, hands-on labs, and supplemental materials, you will learn how to design, install, secure, manage, and scale the Apigee API Platform for Private Cloud.
Prerequisites
Participants should have:
- Familiarity with Linux command and command line interface
- Basic understanding of networking.
- Basic understanding of shell script, XML, JSON, HTTP, REST, and TLS
Target Audience
This course is designed for:
- Cloud Architects, Cloud Engineers and Operation Specialists
Learning Objectives
By the end of this course, learners will be able to:
- Identify the purpose and value of the Apigee API Platform.
- Gain a detailed understanding of the Apigee API Platform for Private Cloud architecture and the recommended practices for topology design.
- Gain a detailed understanding of the Apigee terminology and logical organizational structure.
- Interact with the Apigee API Platform and solve scenarios by leveraging recommended practices.
- Understand the capabilities and practices used to secure, manage and scale the platform.
- Learn and practice the installation and upgrade of the Apigee API Platform for Private Cloud.
Course Outline
Module 1: Architecture
Objectives
- Familiarize with Apigee product capabilities and its place in the enterprise architecture
- Gain an understanding of the Apigee technology stack
- Gain a basic understanding of Apache Cassandra capabilities and how they are leveraged by the Apigee platform
- Gain a detailed understanding of Apigee terminology and organizational structure
- Explore topology design options
Activities
- Lectures
Module 2: Installation
Objectives
- Discuss installation planning
- Understand installation dependencies
- Learn and practice the installation process
- Discuss post installation tasks and recurring activities recommended for the platform Learn how to uninstall the platform
Activities
- Lectures and Labs
Module 3: Developer Portal installation
Objectives
- Discuss the role of the Apigee Developer Portal
- Discuss recommended practices for hosting the Developer Portal
- Discuss the software distribution and installation process
Activities
- Lectures
Module 4: Management
- Discuss platform operations capabilities and recommended practices
- Discuss the role of the Management API and how it is leveraged by the platform
- Gain an understanding of the API deployment process
- Gain an understanding of Apigee analytics
- Discuss infrastructure operations capabilities and recommended practices
Activities
- Lectures
Module 5: Security
- Discuss Apigee capabilities to secure API traffic
- Understand how to configure TLS and mTLS for critical path components and user facing interfaces
- Learn how to configure single sign-on (SSO)
Activities
- Lectures
Module 6: Upgrade
Objectives
- Discuss upgrade planning and recommended practices
- Discuss upgrade prerequisites and dependencies
- Learn and practice the upgrade process
- Discuss rollback scenarios and the rollback process
Activities
- Lectures and Labs
Module 7: Capacity Planning and Scaling
Objectives
- Understand scenarios and recommended practices for capacity planning
- Understand how to scale up/down physical and logical capacity
- Understand how to add individual components, extend clusters and add new regions
Activities
- Lectures and Labs
Module 8: Monitoring
Objectives
- Discuss recommended practices for monitoring the platform
- Understand how to monitor individual components
- Discuss the role of synthetic transactions monitoring
- Discuss recommended practices for API monitoring
Activities
- Lectures
Module 9: Troubleshooting
Objectives
- Discuss failure scenarios and troubleshooting practices
- Understand the Apigee support model
Activities
- Lectures
Exams and Assessments
There are no examinations or certifications associated with this course
Hands-On Learning
This course is delivered via a mixture of presentations, demonstrations and practical labs.
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