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Continuous Integration - Developer
Product version: Harness CI Free/Team PlansReview Study Guide
Assesses the fundamental skills to deploy CI projects.
| Objective | Material |
|---|---|
| 1. Understanding of CI/CD Concepts and Best Practices | |
| Distinguish between Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery, and Continuous Deployment | Harness Continuous Integration (CI) overview |
| Identify key concepts related to CI/CD pipelines and their steps | Key concepts |
| Recognize best practices for implementing CI/CD in software development workflows | Optimize and enhance CI pipelines |
| 2. Harness CI Pipeline Creation and Optimization | |
| Construct a Harness CI pipeline and establish its stages and steps | CI onboarding guide |
| Diagnose and resolve common errors and issues within the CI pipeline | Optimize and enhance CI pipelines |
| Implement strategies to optimize pipeline execution and minimize build times | Optimize and enhance CI pipelines |
| 3. Utilization and Management of Harness Connectors and Integrations | |
| Configure and manage various Harness Connectors (e.g., Docker, Git) | Configure codebase |
| Understand and implement integration with different platforms and OS | Continuous Integration (CI) |
| 4. Implementing and Managing Docker and Containerization in Harness CI | |
| Establish Docker connectivity and manage Docker connectors | Build and Push to Docker |
| Develop and optimize Dockerfile configurations and image handling | Harness CI images |
| Diagnose and mitigate common Docker-related issues and errors | Troubleshoot CI |
| 5. Harness CI Configuration and Codebase Management | |
| Understand and implement the configuration of Harness CI Codebase | Configure codebase |
| Optimize and manage code repository, connectors, and trigger settings | Optimize and enhance CI pipelines |
| 6. Authentication and Security Management in Harness CI | |
| Configure and manage authentication methods for various connectors (e.g., Git, Docker) | Using Git Credentials from Codebase Connector in CI Pipeline's Run Step |
| Implement and utilize Secrets Management tools with Harness CI | Use secrets managers |
| Understand and implement access control using Harness RBAC configurations | Role-based access control (RBAC) in Harness |
| 7. Implementing and Utilizing Test Intelligence in Harness CI | |
| Configure and synchronize Harness Test Intelligence with main/master branches | Test Intelligence overview |
| Implement strategies to improve and optimize test execution times | Split tests (parallelism) |
| 8. Advanced CI Features and Troubleshooting in Harness | |
| Implement and utilize advanced features like caching and conditional executions in CI | Stage and step conditional execution settings |
| Diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve common issues and errors in CI stages | Troubleshoot CI |
| 9. Implementation of Plugins and Extensions in Harness CI | |
| Understand, install, and manage plugins in the Harness CI environment | Use Drone plugins |
| Implement use-cases using various Harness CI and third-party plugins | Explore plugins |
Exam Details
The Continuous Integration Developer exam tests your knowledge and skills of the Harness Integration Delivery module.
Prerequisites
- Basic terminal skills
- Basic understanding of on-premise or cloud architecture
Exam Details
Exam Duration: 90 minutes
Question Type: Multiple choice
| Covered Domain | % of Coverage |
|---|---|
| 1. Understanding of CI/CD Concepts and Best Practices | 12% |
| 2. Harness CI Pipeline Creation and Optimization | 11% |
| 3. Utilization and Management of Harness Connectors and Integrations | 11% |
| 4. Implementing and Managing Docker and Containerization in Harness CI | 11% |
| 5. Harness CI Configuration and Codebase Management | 11% |
| 6. Authentication and Security Management in Harness CI | 11% |
| 7. Implementing and Utilizing Test Intelligence in Harness CI | 11% |
| 8. Advanced CI Features and Troubleshooting in Harness | 11% |
| 9. Implementation of Plugins and Extensions in Harness CI | 11% |
Exam Objectives
List of Objectives
Next Steps
The Continuous Integration Developer exam can start immediately after registering. Please allow up to 90 mins for the exam.
- Create an account in Harness University
- Register for an exam
- Take the exam
Prepare for the Exam
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Continuous Integration - Administrator
Product version: Harness CI Enterprise PlanReview Study Guide
Assesses the fundamental skills to deploy and maintain CI projects and the overall Harness Platform. This exam builds upon the CI Developer Certification.
| Topic | Material |
|---|---|
| 1. Introduction to Harness and Key Concepts | |
| Understand continuous integration fundamentals, including critical stages or steps | Harness CI |
| Grasp the core concepts: "Pipeline, Stages, Step Groups, Steps" and Harness hierarchy "Account, Organizations, Projects" | Key Concepts |
| Familiarize with Harness Manager and the role of Harness Delegate for CI capability | CI key concepts |
| 2. Harness Build Infrastructure and Configuration | |
| Explore Harness Cloud supported platforms, OS, and build infrastructures | Use Harness Cloud build infrastructure |
| Dive into CI Build Infrastructures and their diverse options | Harness CI |
| Understand Ephemeral Environments and the specific requirements for a K8s Build environment | Which build infrastructure is right for me |
| 3. Artifact Management and Connectivity | |
| Grasp Artifacts and Packages spanning from jar to container image, helm, and more | Artifacts Tab |
| Describe and configure Artifact Repositories like cont registry, object store, jfrog, nexus, etc | Connect to an Artifact repository |
| Delve into Harness Connectors: configuration of Git, DockerHub, and more | Connectors |
| 4. Harness CI Pipelines and Advanced Features | |
| Master Codebase configuration, shared paths, and step library, including plugin configurations | Configure codebase |
| Understand and set up advanced features like caching intelligence, test intelligence, and flow control | Cache Intelligence |
| Configure pipeline features, including triggers, input sets, failure strategies, looping, and notifications | Input sets and overlays |
| 5. Pipeline Execution Strategies | |
| Get to grips with execution environments: running steps on host vs. containers | Stage and step conditional execution settings |
| Manage outputs, PR status updates, and understand chained pipelines | Output variables with chained pipeline |
| Delve into advanced options like timeouts, selective stage executions, and stage context sharing | Pipeline and steps reference |
| 6. Security and Access Control | |
| Understand RBAC with user groups, roles, role bindings, and service account considerations | RBAC in Harness |
| Configure access and permissions, including tags and resource groups | Permissions Reference |
| Grasp the implications of anonymous Docker image pulls and other security considerations | Docker Connector Settings Reference |
| 7. Authentication and User Management | |
| Deep dive into OAuth, SAML, and SCIM integrations | Authentication |
| Set up and manage credentials, user and group permissions, and more | Manage user groups |
| Delve into debugging and troubleshooting techniques, including running pipeline steps locally | Troubleshoot CI |
| 8. Policy-Based Governance and Compliance | |
| Explore and configure policy as code with OPA and Rego | Harness Policy As Code quickstart |
| Enforce governance within pipelines and understand templates for Harness CI | Manage access control for asset governance rules |
| Familiarize with account audit trails and their respective use cases | View audit trail |
| 9. Enterprise Features and Dashboards | |
| Delve into Enterprise dashboards, including custom options like Looker | Best practices for building dashboards |
| Explore Pipeline Studio's execution history and other related features | Input sets and overlays |
| Get a handle on pipeline templatization for scalable CI solutions | Best practices and guidelines for templates |
Exam Details
The Continuous Integration Administrator exam tests your knowledge and skills of the Harness Continuous Integration module.
Prerequisites
- Intermediate terminal skills
- Basic understanding of on-premise or cloud architecture
- This exam builds upon the CI Developer Exam
Exam Details
| Exam Type | Duration |
|---|---|
| Knowledge Exam | 90 minutes |
| Hands On Exam | 120 minutes |
| Covered Domain | % of Coverage |
|---|---|
| 1. Understanding and Managing Pipelines in Harness CI | 12% |
| 2. Configuring Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) in Harness | 12% |
| 3. Implementing and Managing Authentication and Security | 12% |
| 4. Working with Harness CI/CD Integration and Infrastructure | 12% |
| 5. Utilizing and Managing Harness Connectors | 12% |
| 6. Implementing and Leveraging Harness Variables and Expressions | 12% |
| 7. Leveraging Harness Secret Management and Secret Usage | 12% |
| 8. Managing Harness CI/CD Artifacts and File Store | 12% |
| 9. Harness Delegate Configuration and Management | 16% |
Exam Objectives
List of Objectives
Next Steps
The Continuous Integration Administrator exam can start immediately after registering. Please allow 90 mins for the knowledge exam and approximately 90 minutes for the hands on exam.
- Create an account in Harness University
- Register for an exam. There is a $50 fee for the exam
- Review the instructions for the Hands On Exam
- Take the exams
- There will be a knowledge and hands on portion.
Prepare for the Exam
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Continuous Integration - Architect
Product version: Harness CI Enterprise PlanReview Study Guide
Assess key technical job functions and advanced skills in design, implementation and management of CI. This exam builds upon the CI Admin Certification
| Objective | Material |
|---|---|
| 1. Understanding and Troubleshooting Harness Delegates | |
| Manage and troubleshoot Kubernetes Delegates | Install Harness Delegate on Kubernetes or Docker |
| Implement and troubleshoot networking and connectivity issues | Troubleshoot CI |
| 2. Managing Build Environments and Dependencies | |
| Navigate and solve issues in Docker-in-Docker build environments | Run Docker-in-Docker in a Build stage |
| Implement and troubleshoot dependency caching mechanisms | Cache Intelligence |
| 3. Implementing and Managing CI Pipelines | |
| Develop and troubleshoot pipeline triggers | Troubleshoot failed triggers |
| Optimize CI pipeline efficiency and speed | Optimize and enhance CI pipelines |
| 4. Ensuring Security and Compliance in CI Pipelines | |
| Implement secrets management and ensure secure build processes | Use secrets managers |
| Adhere to the Principle of Least Privilege (PoLP) in CI/CD | Roles and resource groups work together |
| 5. Utilizing Test Intelligence in CI | |
| Implement and manage Test Intelligence for optimizing testing | Test Intelligence overview |
| Understand and troubleshoot test visualization and metrics | View test reports and test selection |
| 6. Managing and Troubleshooting Custom Build Tools and Binaries | |
| Navigate issues with custom binary installations on Delegates | Install a delegate with third-party tool custom binaries |
| Manage custom build tools and dependencies | Dependency management strategies |
| 7. Implementing Pipeline Optimizations and Strategies | |
| Implement multilayer caching for pipeline optimizations | Multilayer caching |
| Utilize matrix and looping strategies for test execution | Use looping strategies |
| 8. Managing Connectivity and Networking in CI Pipelines | |
| Ensure effective communication between Delegates, Harness Manager, and external services | Communication with Harness Manager |
| Troubleshoot connectivity issues in webhook triggers and pipeline steps | Troubleshoot CI |
| 9. Implementing and Managing CI in Diverse Infrastructures | |
| Manage and troubleshoot CI in Kubernetes build infrastructures | Set up a Kubernetes cluster build infrastructure |
| Implement and manage CI pipelines for MacOS and Windows build environments | Set up a local runner build infrastructure |
Exam Details
The Continuous Integration Architect exam tests your knowledge and skills of the Harness Continuous Integration module.
Prerequisites
- Basic terminal skills
- Advanced understanding of on-premise or cloud architecture
- This exam builds upon the Continuous Integration Admin
Exam Details
| Exam Type | Duration |
|---|---|
| Knowledge Exam | 90 minutes |
| Hands On Exam | 120 minutes |
| Covered Domain | % of Coverage |
|---|---|
| 1. Understanding and Troubleshooting Harness Delegates | 12% |
| 2. Managing Build Environments and Dependencies | 12% |
| 3. Implementing and Managing CI Pipelines | 12% |
| 4. Ensuring Security and Compliance in CI Pipelines | 12% |
| 5. Utilizing Test Intelligence in CI | 12% |
| 6. Managing and Troubleshooting Custom Build Tools and Binaries | 12% |
| 7. Implementing Pipeline Optimizations and Strategies | 12% |
| 8. Managing Connectivity and Networking in CI Pipelines | 8% |
| 9. Implementing and Managing CI in Diverse Infrastructures | 8% |
Exam Objectives
List of Objectives
Next Steps
The Continuous Integration Architect exam can start immediately after registering. Please allow up to 90 mins for the knowledge exam and up to 2 hours for the hands-on exam.
- Create an account in Harness University
- Register for an exam. There is a $50 fee for the exam
- Review the instructions for the Hands-On Exam
- Take the exams
- There will be a knowledge and hands-on portion.