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Installing, Monitoring, and Upgrading SystemLink Enterprise Course Overview

This course focuses on the technology, capabilities, and tools needed to install and manage SystemLink Enterprise deployments. It discusses setup, installation into AWS or Azure, and upgrades of SystemLink Enterprise, covers key background knowledge including microservices and third-party dependencies.

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Course Objectives

  • Explain SystemLink Enterprise principles and use cases

  • Describe the MicroServices architecture and 3rd party dependencies

  • Explain installation requirements and set up

  • Install, upgrade, and configure SystemLink Enterprise

  • Manage, troubleshoot, and optimize your SystemLink Enterprise deployment

Course Details

Duration

  • Instructor-led Private Virtual: Three (3) to five (5) days per 5.5 hours

Audience

  • IT professionals managing SystemLink Enterprise deployment

Prerequisites

Kubernetes Cluster Requirements

  • A Kubernetes cluster running Kubernetes 1.22 with Linux worker nodes.

  • Helm to configure and install the application.

  • Dynamic Volume Provisioning enabled on the cluster.

  • An NFS storage provisioner or equivalent storage class with ReadWriteMany access.

External Data Storage Requirements

  • An S3 or S3-compatible file storage interface.

  • A PostgreSQL 13 or 14 instance or replica set.

Networking and User Authentication Requirements

  • An Nginx Ingress Controller for HTTP communication.

  • DNS and three distinct host names.

  • MetalLB for Salt transport.

  • An identity provider with support for the OpenID Connect protocol.

  • Network access to NI's Artifact repository.

Have a Basic Understanding of the Following:

  • Kubernetes

  • Helm

  • Containers

  • Open ID Connect

  • Observability tools

  • Version control systems (Git)

  • Postgress

  • S3

NI Products Used

If you take the course in an instructor-led format:

  • SystemLink Enterprise 1.0

Training Materials

  • Virtual instructor-led training includes digital course material that is delivered through the NI Learning Center.

  • NI virtual instructor-led training is delivered through Zoom, and Amazon AppStream/LogMein access is provided to participants to perform the exercises on virtual machines equipped with the latest software.

Cost in Credits

  • Private virtual or classroom: 210 Education Services Credits or 60 Training Credits

Installing, Monitoring, and Upgrading SystemLink Enterprise Course Outline

LessonOverviewTopics

Introduction to SystemLink Enterprise

Explore SystemLink Enterprise environment, and investigate its components, and main use cases.

  • Exploring SystemLink Enterprise and Its Use Cases
  • Exploring SystemLink Enterprise Environment
  • Exploring Microservices, ETL, and Networking of SystemLink Enterprise
  • Exploring Third-Party Dependencies of SystemLink Enterprise

Setting Up, Installing, and Upgrading SystemLink Enterprise

Investigate various steps, tools, and components required to install SystemLink Enterprise.

  • Installation Process Overview
  • Exploring Kubernetes Cluster Requirements
  • Obtaining Artifacts from NI
  • Obtaining and Using Helm
  • Configuring SystemLink Enterprise
  • Exploring Required Secrets
  • Installing and Upgrading SystemLink Enterprise

Monitoring and IT Operations

Identify key monitoring and observability tools used to analyze SystemLink Enterprise performance and health.

  • Producing Logs and Metrics and Integrating Them with Observability Tools
  • Tuning for Scale and Performance
  • Backup and Restore

Identity and Access Management

Understand the identity and access control capabilities in SystemLink Enterprise.

  • Role Based Access Control
  • Integrating Claim Metadata into Role and Workspace Assignments

 

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