Infrastructure as Code Management
Efficiently and securely scale your Terraform / OpenTofu Infrastructure as Code.
Certifications
- For Developers
- For Administrators
- For Architects
Prepare for the Exam
Get Certified | Harness Expert
Infrastucture as Code Management - Developer
Product version: Harness IaCM Free/Team PlansReview Study Guide
Assesses the fundamental skills to manage your infrastructure with IaCM projects.
| Topic | Material |
|---|---|
| 1. Introduction to Harness IaCM | |
| Overview of Harness IaCM capabilities | Harness Infrastructure as Code Management (IaCM) Overview |
| Integration points with other Harness services | Harness IaCM Onboarding: Add Connectors |
| 2. Getting Started with IaCM | |
| Setting up Git repositories with Terraform or OpenTofu configurations | Harness IaCM Onboarding: Add Connectors |
| Configuring Workspace Connectors for Cloud Providers | IaCM onboarding guide |
| Exploring the Harness IaCM UI | IaCM onboarding guide |
| 3. Managing Workspaces | |
| Creating and configuring Workspaces | Create a Workspace |
| Understanding Workspace statuses | Workspace expressions |
| Practical management of Infrastructure States | State Migration |
| 4. IaCM Pipelines | |
| Introduction to IaCM Pipelines | IaCM Pipelines |
| Configuring stages for infrastructure provisioning | State Migration |
| Using the step library to manage infrastructure lifecycles | IaCM Plugins |
| 5. Drift Management | |
| Identifying configuration drift and understanding its causes | Drift Detection |
| Setting up drift detection pipelines | Drift Plugin |
| Analyzing and remediating drift issues | Drift Detection |
| 6. Governance and Security | |
| Implementing Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) | Role-based access control (RBAC) |
| Configuring Audit Trails and Monitoring for compliance | Built-in policies |
| Using security scanners and custom plugins | IaCM Security |
| 7. State Migration and Remote Backends | |
| Migrating existing infrastructure state into Harness IaCM | State Migration |
| Configuring and managing remote backends | Dynamic backend configuration |
| Using Harness migration utilities and API for state migration | State Migration |
| 8. Cost Management and Optimization | |
| Tracking cost using policy-as-code | Cost estimation |
| Using perspectives and cost estimation tools | Plan Cost Policies |
| Setting up alerts and cost thresholds | Plan Cost Policies |
Exam Details
The Infrastructure as Code Management Developer exam tests your knowledge and skills of the Harness Infrastructure as Code Management module.
Prerequisites
- Basic terminal skills
- Basic understanding of the Harness Platform and IACM basics.
Exam Details
| Exam Type | Duration |
|---|---|
| Knowledge Exam | 90 minutes |
| Covered Domain | % of Coverage |
|---|---|
| 1. Introduction to Harness IaCM | 15% |
| 2. Getting Started with IaCM | 15% |
| 3. Managing Workspaces | 15% |
| 4. IaCM Pipelines | 15% |
| 5. Drift Management | 15% |
| 6. Governance and Security | 10% |
| 7. State Migration and Remote Backends | 10% |
| 8. Cost Management and Optimization | 5% |
Exam Objectives
List of Objectives
Next Steps
The Infrastructure as Code Management Developer exam can start immediately after registering. Please allow up to 90 mins for the knowledge exam.
- Create an account in Harness University
- Register for an exam.
- Take the exams
- There will be a knowledge and hands-on portion.
Prepare for the Exam
Get Certified | Harness Expert
Infrastucture as Code Management - Administrator (BETA COMING SOON)
Product version: Harness IaCM Enterprise PlanComing Soon...
Assesses the fundamental skills to deploy and maintain IaCM projects and the overall Harness Platform.
Prepare for the Exam
Get Certified | Harness Expert
Infrastrucuture as Code Management - Architect (BETA COMING SOON)
Product version: Harness IaCM Enterprise PlanComing Soon...
Assess key technical job functions and advanced skills in design, implementation and management of IaCM.