Istio Service Mesh
Learn how to manage the challenges posed by distributed systems using service mesh technologies such as Envoy Proxy and the Service Mesh Interface (SMI) specification.
- Flexible Schedules
- Live Training
- Real Time Projects
Course Details
- Online / Offline
- Limited Students
Who is it for
This course is designed for DevOps engineers, site reliability engineers, and platform engineers adopting microservice architectures.
What You’ll Learn
The course introduces the challenges of distributed systems, strategies for managing these challenges, and the architecture of service meshes. It also covers key concepts such as data plane vs. control plane and the evolution of ingress.
What It Prepares You For
After completing this course, you will be prepared to roll out and manage microservice architectures and distributed systems.
Lab Info
To successfully complete the lab exercises in this course, access to a Linux server or Linux desktop/laptop is required. Access to a public cloud provider, or VirtualBox on your machine is also needed. Detailed instructions to set up your lab environment are provided in the course.
If using a cloud provider like GCP or AWS, you should be able to complete the lab exercises using the free tier or credits provided to you. However, you may incur charges if you exceed the credits initially allocated by the cloud provider, or if the cloud provider’s terms and conditions change.
Benefits
- Master advanced traffic routing techniques, including load balancing, canary deployments, and fault injection.
- Learn to implement mTLS, authentication, and fine-grained access controls for secure microservices communication.
- Gain skills in monitoring microservices with metrics, distributed tracing, and logs for better troubleshooting.
- Stand out in DevOps and cloud-native fields by mastering a key service mesh technology.
Istio is a powerful open-source service mesh that simplifies and enhances the management of microservices in cloud-native environments. It provides advanced features like traffic management, security, and observability, making it a valuable tool for Kubernetes and cloud ecosystems.
Syllabus
To make the most of this course, you will need to have:
- Experience with Kubernetes and Docker
- Familiarity with command line tools
- Experience with Linux systems
- Understanding Kubernetes services
- Overview of Kubernetes services: ClusterIP, NodePort, LoadBalancer
- What is Istio?
- Why Service Mesh?
- Monolith vs. Microservices
- Real-World Use Cases
Exercise:
• Task: Deploy a simple microservice without a service mesh.
• Goal: Experience challenges like lack of observability, manual service communication, and insecure communication.
• Expected Outcome: Understand the need for Istio and how service meshes solve these challenges.
- Control Plane & Data Plane
- Components Overview: Envoy, Citadel, Pilot, Mixer
- Traffic Flow Example in Istio
Exercise:
• Task: Draw an architectural diagram representing Istio’s control plane and data plane components (Envoy, Citadel, Pilot, Mixer).
• Goal: Visualize how components work together for traffic management, security, and monitoring.
• Expected Outcome: Clear understanding of Istio’s architecture.
- Installing Istio on Kubernetes Cluster
- Setting up istioctl
- Installing Kiali Dashboard
Exercise:
• Task: Install Istio on a Kubernetes cluster using istioctl. Deploy the Bookinfo sample app.
• Goal: Verify Istio installation by accessing the app through its external IP.
• Expected Outcome: App running successfully with Istio components.
- Gateways: Ingress, Egress
- Virtual Services and Destination Rules
- Service Discovery & Routing
Exercise:
• Task: Create an Ingress Gateway for external access and an Egress Gateway for accessing external APIs.
• Goal: Route requests based on path and hostname.
• Expected Outcome: Access control works correctly with gateways configured.
- Round-Robin, Least Requests, Random
- Blue-Green Deployments
- Canary Releases & Mirroring Traffic
Exercise:
• Task: Implement Blue-Green Deployment for a microservice with two versions.
• Goal: Split traffic 80% to version 1 and 20% to version 2.
• Expected Outcome: Traffic should follow configured percentages with no downtime.
- Timeout Policies & Retries
- Fault Injection (Delays, Errors)
- Circuit Breaking
Exercise:
• Task: Configure Fault Injection to simulate network delays and service failures.
• Goal: Observe how the system handles failures using Retries and Timeouts.
• Expected Outcome: Resilient service behavior under failure conditions.
- mTLS Overview (Mutual TLS)
- JWT Authentication
- Zero-Trust Security Model
Exercise:
• Task: Enable mTLS (Mutual TLS) for secure service communication between microservices.
• Goal: Ensure communication is encrypted and authenticated.
• Expected Outcome: All requests between services should be encrypted.
- Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
- Defining Security Policies (Service-to-Service)
Exercise:
• Task: Implement Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) for service-to-service communication.
• Goal: Restrict service access to authorized users only.
• Expected Outcome: Unauthorized requests should be blocked.
- Metrics Collection using Prometheus
- Grafana Dashboards Setup
Exercise:
• Task: Deploy Prometheus and Grafana. Configure Dashboards for monitoring metrics.
• Goal: Display microservice metrics like request latency, error rates, and CPU usage.
• Expected Outcome: Metrics should be visualized in Grafana.
- Jaeger Introduction
- Analyzing Traces
- Debugging & Troubleshooting
Exercise:
• Task: Deploy Jaeger and enable tracing in Istio.
• Goal: Trace a user request through the entire microservice chain.
• Expected Outcome: End-to-end trace data should be visible in Jaeger.
- Monitoring Workloads with Kiali
- Service Mesh Metrics & Alerts
Exercise:
• Task: Install Kiali and enable workload monitoring.
• Goal: Visualize service mesh architecture, errors, and traffic flow.
• Expected Outcome: Service-to-service traffic should be clearly represented in Kiali
Deploying Microservices with Load Balancing
- Creating Canary Deployment & Monitoring Traffic
Scenario:
• Deploy an eCommerce app with product, payment, and order services.
• Implement load balancing, traffic splitting, and canary deployment.
• Monitor traffic using Prometheus and Grafana
- Integrating CI/CD Pipelines with Istio
- Multi-Service Application Deployment
Exercise:
• Task: Configure a CI/CD Pipeline for automatic microservice deployment using Istio.
• Goal: Trigger deployments on GitHub commits.
• Expected Outcome: Automatic deployments with zero downtime
- Securely Deploying & Scaling Microservices
- Load Balancing with Resilience Policies
Scenario:
• Securely deploy a banking app with mTLS, JWT authentication, and RBAC.
• Ensure service scalability and resilience with circuit breaking.
• Use Grafana for real-time monitoring.
- Q&A Session
- Hands-on Troubleshooting & Debugging
Exercise:
• Task: Perform a mock troubleshooting session based on sample Istio failures.
• Goal: Apply debugging and tracing tools to diagnose issues.
• Expected Outcome: Correct identification and resolution of service failures.
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Corporate Learning
Empower your team with hands-on expertise in Istio service mesh for microservices management, traffic control, and enhanced security. Learn to deploy, configure, and optimize Istio in Kubernetes environments with real-world use cases. Elevate your organization’s cloud-native capabilities with advanced observability and automation practices.
Onsite - Instructor Led Training
Onsite group training delivers immersive and insightful learning experiences right in the comfort of your office.
- Collaborative Workspaces
- Knowledge Sharing Sessions
- Troubleshooting
- Continuous Learning Culture
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Certification
This Course involves – Training and Certification from CubenSquare
- Hands on Training
- Real Time Projects
- Assisgnments
- Course Completion Certificate
- Job Assistance
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Demo every Thursday at 5pm
Career Roadmap
Service Mesh Specialist
- Architect and deploy Istio for managing microservices.
- Optimize traffic control, implement mTLS, and enhance observability.
Kubernetes Platform Engineer
- Manage Kubernetes clusters with integrated service mesh solutions like Istio.
- Enhance platform scalability, security, and monitoring.
Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)
- Ensure reliability and scalability of applications with Istio’s observability and traffic routing features.
- Automate incident detection and resolution using Istio and Kubernetes.
Cloud-Native Architect
- Design and implement microservices architectures with service mesh as a core component.
- Guide teams in leveraging Istio for secure and efficient application delivery.
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