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Docker Certified Associate (DCA): Exam Guide

By : Francisco Javier Ramírez Urea
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Docker Certified Associate (DCA): Exam Guide

By: Francisco Javier Ramírez Urea

Overview of this book

Developers have changed their deployment artifacts from application binaries to container images, and they now need to build container-based applications as containers are part of their new development workflow. This Docker book is designed to help you learn about the management and administrative tasks of the Containers as a Service (CaaS) platform. The book starts by getting you up and running with the key concepts of containers and microservices. You'll then cover different orchestration strategies and environments, along with exploring the Docker Enterprise platform. As you advance, the book will show you how to deploy secure, production-ready, container-based applications in Docker Enterprise environments. Later, you'll delve into each Docker Enterprise component and learn all about CaaS management. Throughout the book, you'll encounter important exam-specific topics, along with sample questions and detailed answers that will help you prepare effectively for the exam. By the end of this Docker containers book, you'll have learned how to efficiently deploy and manage container-based environments in production, and you will have the skills and knowledge you need to pass the DCA exam.
Table of Contents (22 chapters)
1
Section 1 - Key Container Concepts
8
Section 2 - Container Orchestration
12
Section 3 - Docker Enterprise
17
Section 4 - Preparing for the Docker Certified Associate Exam

Integrating and automating image workflow

DTR provides built-in features aligned with CI/CD pipeline construction logic. We will have webhooks that can be triggered to inform other applications or processes regarding certain events, such as a completed image scan or a new image/tag arrival. We also have image promotions. This feature will retag images between repositories. The following diagram shows a simple workflow for building, distributing, and executing an application. We are including some of the features provided by DTR:

This workflow represents how to implement DTR in several development stages. Promoting a scanned image for testing will ensure its security before going to production in this example. Toward the end of this section, we will also be reviewing image mirroring. This is a feature used to share images between different DTR environments.

Image promotion

DTR allows us to automatically promote images between repositories. Promotion is based on repository-defined policies...