Red Hat OpenShift Administration II: Configuring a Production Cluster (DO280) prepares OpenShift Cluster Administrators to perform daily administration tasks on clusters that host applications provided by internal teams and external vendors, enable self-service for cluster users with different roles, and deploy applications that require special permissions such as such as CI/CD tooling, performance monitoring, and security scanners. This course focuses on configuring multi-tenancy and security features of OpenShift as well as managing OpenShift add-ons based on operators.
The skills you learn in this course can be applied using all versions of OpenShift, including Red Hat OpenShift on AWS (ROSA), Azure Red Hat OpenShift, and OpenShift Container Platform.
This course is based on OpenShift Container Platform 4.14.
RHLS Course Includes:
- 365-Day RHLS Subscription - Full year of access starting from your purchase date. Official Red Hat Training Curriculum - Learn directly from Red Hat’s validated, up-to-date course materials.
- Hands-On Labs (100 Hours per Course) - Build practical, real-world skills through extensive lab time.
- One Certification Exam + Free Retake - Includes exam readiness resources to help you prepare with confidence.
- One Virtual, Instructor-Led Class - Attend a live online class through the Red Hat portal (self-enrollment required using your RHID).
- Deploying packaged applications using manifests, templates, kustomize, and helm.
- Configuring authentication and authorization for users and applications.
- Protecting network traffic with network policies and exposing applications with proper network access.
- Deploying and managing applications using resources manifests.
- Enabling developer self-service of application projects.
- Managing OpenShift cluster updates and Kubernetes operator updates.
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Who should attend Red Hat OpenShift Administration II: Configuring a Production Cluster – Red Hat Learning Subscription Course (DO280LS) Course
Platform Administrators, System Administrators, Cloud Administrators, and other infrastructure-related IT roles who are responsible for managing and maintaining infrastructure for applications.
Enterprise Architects, Site Reliability Engineers, DevOps Engineers, and other application-related IT roles who are responsible for designing infrastructure for applications
Prerequisites for Red Hat OpenShift Administration II: Configuring a Production Cluster – Red Hat Learning Subscription Course (DO280LS) Course
Red Hat OpenShift Administration II: Configuring a Production Cluster – Red Hat Learning Subscription Course (DO280LS) Course Outline
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This is a Red Hat Learning Subscription course covering OpenShift Administration II: Configuring a Production Cluster. It teaches configuration and management tasks required to prepare and maintain a production-ready OpenShift cluster, including deploying applications, security, networking, and updates.
This course is intended for Platform, System, and Cloud Administrators, as well as Enterprise Architects, Site Reliability Engineers, and DevOps Engineers who manage or design infrastructure for applications running on OpenShift.
Participants should have completed Red Hat OpenShift Administration I (DO180) or have equivalent experience deploying and managing Kubernetes applications via the OpenShift web console and CLI. Basic Bash shell skills are required, but deep Linux administration experience is not necessary.
The course covers declarative resource management, deploying packaged applications, authentication and authorization, network security, exposing non-HTTP/SNI applications, developer self-service, managing Kubernetes operators, application security, and OpenShift updates.
You will learn to deploy applications using manifests, templates, kustomize, and helm; configure authentication and authorization; secure network traffic; enable developer self-service; and manage OpenShift and Kubernetes operator updates for production environments.


