Deploying ArcGIS Enterprise on Kubernetes Course Resources

DanMoore

• Resources
• Lesson 1 - Examining ArcGIS as a cloud-native solution
• Lesson 2 - Exploring cloud-native implementation details
• Lesson 3 - Configuring a prerequisite infrastructure
• Lesson 4 - Deploying ArcGIS on Kubernetes
• Lesson 5 - Completing the setup of ArcGIS Enterprise on Kubernetes
• Lesson 6 - Managing ArcGIS Enterprise on Kubernetes over time
• Lesson 7 - Scaling system infrastructure and services
• Additional Web Based and Instructor-Led Training
• Technology Resources
• Webinars/Videos

ArcGIS Enterprise on Kubernetes is a cloud-native ArcGIS Enterprise deployment option that enables organizations to efficiently deliver GIS capabilities and content and flexibly scale to meet demand while maintaining high performance. This course introduces cloud-native concepts, Kubernetes tools, and key infrastructure requirements. In course exercises, you'll create and manage a new ArcGIS Enterprise on Kubernetes deployment.

 

Resources

Lesson 1 - Examining ArcGIS as a cloud-native solution

• Cloud-native computing
• Cloud Native Computing Foundation
• What's new in ArcGIS Enterprise 12.1 on Kubernetes

 

Lesson 2 - Exploring cloud-native implementation details

• kubectl examples
• Freelens GUI dashboard

 

Lesson 3 - Configuring a prerequisite infrastructure

• System requirements - ArcGIS Enterprise on Kubernetes
• Deploy a cluster in Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service
• Deploy a cluster in Azure Kubernetes Service
• Deploy a cluster in Google Kubernetes Engine
• Deploy a Red Hat OpenShift Kubernetes Engine cluster
• Deploy an RKE2 cluster 
• Deploy a cluster in VMware Tanzu
• What is a resource quota?
• Resource quota - preparing the cluster 
• Prepare the cluster
• GitHub - ArcGIS Enterprise on Kubernetes resources

 

Lesson 4 - Deploying ArcGIS on Kubernetes

• Understand architecture profiles
• Run the deployment script
• Create an organization

 

Lesson 5 - Completing the setup of ArcGIS Enterprise on Kubernetes

• Administrative resources
• Use LDAP or Windows Active Directory for users and groups
• Import certificates
• Back up and restore 
• Federate a server site

 

Lesson 6 - Managing ArcGIS Enterprise on Kubernetes over time

• ArcGIS Enterprise Administrator API
• Work with system logs
• Service deployment modes
• Understanding updates and upgrades
• Publish web tools
• Use the metrics API
• ArcGIS Enterprise observability resources

 

Lesson 7 - Scaling system infrastructure and services

• Service scaling
• Enable auto scaling

 

Additional Web Based and Instructor-Led Training

• ArcGIS Enterprise: Configuring a Base Deployment

 

Technology Resources

• Kubernetes concepts and architecture
• Kubernetes glossary
• What is DevOps?
• Using Kubernetes Persistent Volumes
• Cluster Architecture
• Undeploy ArcGIS Enterprise on Kubernetes
• Multi-availability zone Kubernetes cluster administration
• Security best practices
• Blue-green deployment with Kubernetes
• Performing a rolling update
• Resource Quotas (Kubernetes doc)

 

Webinars/Videos

• ArcGIS Enterprise on Kubernetes: Tuning and Scaling (2025 Esri User Conference)
• ArcGIS Enterprise on Kubernetes: Is It For Me (2025 Esri User Conference)
• Kubernetes: The Documentary [Part 1]
• Kubernetes: The Documentary [Part 2]
• ArcGIS Enterprise on Kubernetes: Handling Chaos with Confidence (2024 Esri Developer Summit) 
• ArcGIS Enterprise on Kubernetes (2024 Esri Developer Summit) 
• ArcGIS Enterprise on Kubernetes (2023 Esri Developer Summit Plenary)
• ArcGIS Enterprise on Kubernetes presentation (2023 Esri Developer Summit)
• Automate Your Deployments Using Helm, Jenkins…(2022 Esri Developer Summit) 
• Kubernetes and ArcGIS: Staying Ahead of Evolving Tech (ROK Technologies)