Who should take this exam
Platform engineers, DevOps professionals, and application developers who run containerized services on Linux and are responsible for day-two Docker operations.
Prerequisites
- Comfort with the Linux command line on Ubuntu LTS.
Exam details
| Assessment type |
Performance-based lab |
| Format |
Remote live lab in an isolated Linux environment |
| Duration |
2 hours |
| Platform |
Ubuntu LTS + Docker |
| Price |
$199 USD (one examination attempt) |
| Language |
English |
| Enrollment |
Open for enrollment |
Exam objectives
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1. Docker Engine configuration (10%)
- Verify Docker Engine version and daemon health
- Configure daemon logging and restart the Docker service
- Pull required container images from a registry
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2. Images and container lifecycle (10%)
- Build application images from a provided Dockerfile
- Tag images for deployment
- Run detached containers from built images
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3. Networks, volumes, and service deployments (25%)
- Create user-defined bridge networks and named volumes
- Deploy services with correct networking, storage, and credentials
- Distinguish internal service access from published host ports
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4. Compose application stack (20%)
- Deploy a multi-service stack from a Compose definition
- Scale worker replicas and verify application health endpoints
- Record deployment state and image identifiers required by the scenario
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5. Container inspection and operations (20%)
- Run commands inside running containers
- Inspect containers for network addresses, port bindings, and resource limits
- Collect container logs for operational review
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6. Docker Swarm (15%)
- Initialize Swarm on a standalone host
- Create and manage Swarm services
- Inspect Swarm node and service state
Study course
Free
CTR-OPS-101
Self-paced study course
Docker Administrator Exam Training
Free self-paced course for OSPI CTR-OPS-101. Build Docker skills on your own Linux VM before exam day.
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