A Practical Guide for Container Orchestration and Deployment.
ISBN-13: 979-8-8688-1324-5
Publisher: Apress; First Edition (April 1, 2025)
Language: English
Paperback: 750 pages
Item Weight: 1.11 pounds
Dimensions: 6.1 x 1.65 x 9.25 inches
1373 production-ready recipes — fresh patterns for deployments, networking, security, AI/GPU, and more.
Disable GPUDirect Storage (GDS) when not needed and configure IOMMU passthrough mode for GPU and NIC device assignment. Kernel parameters, BIOS settings, VFIO
advanced 🤖 AI & GPUConfigure NVIDIA GPU Operator ClusterPolicy to disable RDMA and enable GPUDirect Storage (GDS). Control nvidia-peermem, nvidia-fs modules, driver
advanced 🤖 AI & GPUEnable and verify GPUDirect RDMA for GPU-to-NIC direct data transfer on Kubernetes. Install nvidia-peermem, configure DMA-BUF, verify RDMA paths, troubleshoot
advanced 🤖 AI & GPUConfigure IOMMU kernel parameters for optimal GPU and RDMA performance on Kubernetes. Compare intel_iommu, amd_iommu, and iommu settings, passthrough vs off vs
advanced 🤖 AI & GPUConfigure SSH daemon in Kubeflow MPIJob worker pods for multi-node GPU training. Covers SSHD setup in containers, host key generation, authorized keys from MPI
intermediate 🤖 AI & GPUConfigure Kubernetes Topology Manager to align CPU, GPU, and NIC allocations on the same NUMA node. Covers policies, kubelet config, and GPU performance tuning.
advanced 🤖 AI & GPUTroubleshoot MPI hostfile DNS resolution in Kubeflow MPIJob on Kubernetes. Covers headless Service creation, subdomain configuration, DNS wait loops, FQDN
intermediate 🤖 AI & GPURun and interpret NCCL all_reduce_perf benchmarks on multi-node Kubernetes GPU clusters. Understand bus bandwidth results, expected throughput for H200 NVL
advanced 🤖 AI & GPUInterpret NCCL channel logs to understand GPU communication paths on Kubernetes. Decode P2P/CUMEM, SHM/direct, NET/IB/GDRDMA transport
advanced 🔧 TroubleshootingConfigure NCCL_DEBUG and NCCL_DEBUG_SUBSYS for targeted logging during multi-node GPU training. Covers INIT, NET, GRAPH subsystems, log
intermediate 🤖 AI & GPUEnable NCCL DMA-BUF support for GPUDirect RDMA in Kubernetes GPU clusters. Covers NCCL_DMABUF_ENABLE=1, kernel requirements, nvidia-peermem vs dmabuf, GPU
advanced 🤖 AI & GPUTune NCCL_NET_GDR_LEVEL for optimal GPUDirect RDMA performance on Kubernetes. Compare PIX, PXB, PHB, and SYS distance thresholds with PCIe topology. Benchmark
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Kubernetes Recipes: A Practical Guide for Container Orchestration and Deployment, packed with actionable solutions.
A comprehensive collection of step-by-step guides designed to solve real-world Kubernetes deployment challenges.
Master Kubernetes from installation and API fundamentals to advanced scaling, monitoring, and troubleshooting.
Learn best practices and strategies from industry experts Grzegorz Stencel and Luca Berton.
Discover detailed recipes for managing workloads, services, and configurations for optimal performance.
Implement robust security measures and access controls to safeguard your Kubernetes clusters.
Explore complementary tools like Helm, logging, and monitoring to extend your Kubernetes capabilities.
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Beginning with the fundamentals, the book covers installation, working with the Kubernetes API, and application primitives. It includes monitoring, troubleshooting, handling specialized workloads, managing volumes and configuration data, scaling strategies, and security best practices.
You'll gain practical skills in everyday tasks like using the CLI, managing workloads, and accessing logs. The book extends to advanced topics such as developing Kubernetes itself, leveraging Helm, and using observability tools like Prometheus and Grafana.
Kubernetes Recipes is for developers, system administrators, DevOps professionals, project managers, students, and researchers—anyone ready to master this powerful platform with confidence.
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