Chaos Engineering
Discover how your applications stand up to real-world failure scenarios. Gain insights to construct a resilient system that minimizes downtime and saves on costs.
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- For Developers
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- For Architects
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Chaos Engineering - Developer
Product version: Harness Chaos Engineering Free/Team PlansReview Study Guide
Assesses the fundamental skills to implement chaos in your applications.
| Material | |
|---|---|
| Understanding Harness Chaos Engineering (CE) | |
| Introduction to Chaos Engineering, importance of using chaos engineering in your application, and the basic concepts. | Overview |
| Harness CE architecture | |
| Anatomy of a Chaos experiment in Harness CE that gives information about key concepts such as chaos experiment, chaos fault, probes, and resilience score. | Concepts |
| Overview of architecture and components, such as the control plane and the execution plane. | Architecture |
| Connecting to Harness CE using Chaos infrastructures | Connect chaos infrastructure |
| Key features of Harness CE | |
| Harness CE Resilience Probes and how they help assess the reliability of the application due to unplanned failures. | Resilience probes |
| ChaosGuard in Harness CE and how it can be used to safeguard your experiments. | ChaosGuard |
| Chaos dashboards in Harness CE and how they can be used to create custom visualization to better understand your data. | Chaos dashboard |
| Run chaos experiments on various platforms | |
| Kubernetes chaos faults in Harness CE | Kubernetes faults |
| AWS chaos faults in Harness CE | AWS faults |
| Azure chaos faults in Harness CE | Azure faults |
| GCP chaos faults in Harness CE | GCP faults |
Exam Details
The Chaos Engineering Developer exam tests your knowledge and skills of the Harness Chaos Engineering module.
Prerequisites
- Basic terminal skills
Exam Details
Exam Duration: 60 mins (knowledge exam) + 60 mins (hands on learning)
Question Type: Multiple choice + Hands on Learning
| Covered Domain | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Run chaos experiments | 35% |
| Understand Harness CE Architecture. | 30% |
| Key features of Harness CE | 25% |
| Basics of Harness chaos engineering | 10% |
Exam Objectives
List of Objectives
Next Steps
The Chaos Engineering Developer exam can start immediately after registering. Please allow up to 90 mins for the exam.
- Create an account in Harness University
- Register for the exam
- Take the exam
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Chaos Engineering - Administrator
Product version: Harness CE Enterprise PlanReview Study Guide
Assesses the fundamental skills to deploy and maintain CE projects and the overall Harness Platform. This exam builds upon the Chaos Engineering Developer Certificate.
| Objective | Material |
|---|---|
| 1. Understand the Basics of Chaos Engineering and Harness Chaos Engineering (HCE) | |
| Explain the principles and benefits of Chaos Engineering | Chaos 101 |
| Describe the key features of HCE | Benefis of HCE |
| Review foundational concepts from "All about chaos engineering" and "Explore features" | Chaos 101 |
| 2. Set Up and Configure the HCE Environment | |
| Install and configure the Harness Delegate | Onboard with Harness CE |
| Understand the role and setup of chaos infrastructure | Onboard with Harness CE |
| Reuse the delegate for executing experiments and service discovery | Onboard with Harness CE |
| 3. Understand Prerequisites and Onboarding Methods in HCE | |
| Identify prerequisites for HCE onboarding | Prerequistites to Onboarding |
| Differentiate between automated and guided onboarding methods | Onboard with Harness CE |
| Select appropriate infrastructure during onboarding | Steps to Create an Infrastructure for Onboarding |
| 4. Execute Chaos Experiments Using Onboarding Methods | |
| Perform experiments using automated onboarding | Use Harness CE |
| Perform experiments using guided onboarding | Use Harness CE |
| Create and select chaos infrastructure for experiments | Chaos Experiments |
| 5. Work with Application Maps and Service Discovery | |
| Create and interpret application maps | Application Maps |
| Discover services using HCE | Service Discovery |
| Understand service dependencies and relationships | What is Harness Chaos Infrastructure? |
| 6. Utilize ChaosHub, Chaos Dashboard, and Manage Chaos Experiments | |
| Use ChaosHub to access fault templates | ChaosHub |
| Navigate and utilize the Chaos Dashboard | Manage ChaosHub |
| Create, execute, and manage chaos experiments | Chaos Experiments |
| 7. Implement Governance, Infrastructure Management, and Resilience Probes | |
| Apply governance policies within HCE | Governance in Harness CE |
| Configure and manage infrastructure settings | Governance in Harness CE |
| Use resilience probes to validate system behavior | Use Resilience Probe |
| 8. Conduct GameDay Exercises and Understand CE Services Licensing | |
| Plan and execute GameDay scenarios | GameDay |
| Understand CE Services license consumption and management | CE Services - License Consumption |
| Ensure compliance with licensing requirements | Governance in Harness CE |
| 9. Configure Image Registry and Manage Chaos Faults | |
| Set up and manage image registry settings | Image Registry |
| Understand and implement different chaos faults | Chaos Faults |
| Customize chaos faults to target specific system components | Chaos Faults |
Exam Details
The Chaos Engineering Administrator exam tests your knowledge and skills of the Harness Chaos Engineering module.
Prerequisites
- Basic terminal skills
- Intermediate understanding of on-premise or cloud architecture
- This exam builds upon the Chaos Engineering Developer Exam
Exam Details
| Exam Type | Duration |
|---|---|
| Knowledge Exam | 90 minutes |
| Hands On Exam | 120 minutes |
| Covered Domain | Percentage |
|---|---|
| 1. Understand the Basics of Chaos Engineering and Harness Chaos Engineering (HCE) | 15% |
| 2. Set Up and Configure the HCE Environment | 10% |
| 3. Understand Prerequisites and Onboarding Methods in HCE | 10% |
| 4. Execute Chaos Experiments Using Onboarding Methods | 10% |
| 5. Work with Application Maps and Service Discovery | 15% |
| 6. Utilize ChaosHub, Chaos Dashboard, and Manage Chaos Experiments | 10% |
| 7. Implement Governance, Infrastructure Management, and Resilience Probes | 10% |
| 8. Conduct GameDay Exercises and Understand CE Services Licensing | 10% |
| 9. Configure Image Registry and Manage Chaos Faults | 10% |
Exam Objectives
List of Objectives
Next Steps
The Chaos Engineering Administrator 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.
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Chaos Engineering - Architect (BETA COMING SOON)
Product version: Harness Chaos Engineering Enterprise PlanComing Soon...
Assess key technical job functions and advanced skills in design, implementation and management of CE.