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CKA Preparation Plan

Certified Kubernetes Administrator v1.35 — target exam date September 10, 2026

2
Tasks Done
70
Days Remaining
5%
Overall Progress

Practice Environment

Healthy
Host
155.248.254.40
OS
Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS
Architecture
ARM64 (aarch64)
Kubernetes
v1.35.6
CNI
Calico
CRI
containerd 2.2.1
Docker
29.1.3
RAM
23 GB
Disk
45 GB (5% used)
SSH Key
oracle-cp

Phase 1: Environment & Setup

Done
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    Task 1 — Recover Oracle Cloud VM SSH Access
    Identified VM, fixed SSH key, installed Docker + kubeadm + kubectl v1.35.6. Bootstrapped single-node cluster with kubeadm init. Switched CNI from Flannel to Calico for ARM64 compatibility. All system pods healthy.
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    Task 2 — KodeKloud + kubectl Efficiency Setup
    KodeKloud CKA course accessible. kubectl aliases configured (k, do, now). Bookmarked kubernetes.io/docs, kubectl cheatsheet, Gateway API docs. Progress log initialized.
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    Task 3 — Week 1: Troubleshooting Basics
    Pod troubleshooting (describe, logs, events, exec), crash loops, CrashLoopBackOff vs ImagePullBackOff, liveness/readiness probes. KodeKloud videos + labs.
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Upcoming Phases

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    Week 2 — Troubleshooting Deep Dive
    Control plane, kubelet, CoreDNS, worker nodes, etcd backup/restore. Bootstrap fresh cluster, intentionally break components, fix.
    Jul 18–24
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    Week 3 — Troubleshooting Mastery + Self-Assessment
    Multi-step scenarios, speed drills, 2-hour timed practice. Gateway API exploration.
    Jul 25–31
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    Week 4 — Cluster Architecture, Install & Config (25%)
    RBAC, kubeadm, cluster upgrades, service accounts.
    Aug 1–7
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    Week 5 — Cluster Install Deep Dive
    etcd backup/restore, cluster upgrades, HA planning.
    Aug 8–14
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    Week 6 — Services & Networking (20%) + Gateway API
    Services, Ingress, NetworkPolicy, Gateway API. Register exam.
    Aug 15–21
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    Week 7 — Workloads (15%) + Storage (10%)
    Deployments, rollouts, ConfigMaps, Secrets, PVCs, StorageClasses.
    Aug 22–28
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    Week 8 — Killer.sh Mock #1 + Gap Filling
    Activate Killer.sh 36hr window. Drill weak areas.
    Aug 29 – Sep 4
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    Week 9 — Killer.sh Mock #2 + Exam
    Second 36hr window. Final weak-spot drilling. Real exam (~Sep 10).
    Sep 5–10

Exam Quick Reference

Version
Kubernetes v1.35
Cost
$445
Duration
2 hours
Tasks
15–20
Pass Score
66%
Retakes
1 free
Allowed Docs
kubernetes.io/docs, blog, helm.sh, Gateway API
Pre-installed
kubectl (k alias), yq, curl, wget, man