Duration: 5 Days
Designed for senior Linux system administrators who want to validate their competencies by earning the RHCSA and RHCE credentials, this fast-paced preparation course combines RHCSA Rapid Track Course (RH199) and System Administration III (RH254) courses -- eight Days of training -- into a single course.
Building on your extensive knowledge of command line based Linux administration, the course moves very quickly through the intermediate and advanced tasks covered by lab-based knowledge checks and facilitative discussions. By the end of this course, you will have been exposed to all the intermediate and advanced competencies tested on the RHCSA and RHCE exams.
What You Will Learn
Intermediate and advanced competencies tested on the RHCSA and RHCE exams
Audience
- Experienced Linux system administrators with a minimum of three years of Linux experience who want a fast-track solution to earn an RHCE certification
- Experienced Solaris system administrators who have completed the Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Solaris Administrators (RH290) course
- Note, we do not recommend this course for students who have successfully completed the RHCSA Rapid Track Course (RH200). For those students, we recommend Red Hat System Administration III (RH254).
Prerequistes
- Red Hat System Administration I, II, and III courses
- Same skill set as an RHCT/RHCSA
- Confirmation of the skill set required for this course can be obtained by passing the online pre-assessment quiz at redhat.com/explore/pre-assessment
Course Outline
1. Software Management
- Manage packages with yum, rpm, and RHN
- Build an RPM package and place it in a repository
2. Network Management
- Configure and troubleshoot network settings
- Configure network bonding
3. Storage Management
- Manage partitioning, filesystems and swap space
- Configure encrypted partitions and iSCSI initiator
4. Logical Volume Management (LVM)
- Manage physical volumes, volume groups, and logical volumes with their filesystems
5. Account Management
- Provide password aging for accounts
- Use ACLs and SGID directories for collaborative directories
6. Authentication Management
- Configure an LDAP and Kerberos client
- Configure autofs to support authentication client
7. Installation, Kickstart, and Virtualization
- Install a system and manage kickstart and firstboot
- Use virtualization tools to manage virtual machines
8. Boot Management
- Configure runlevels and sysctl
- Reset the root password
- Understand the boot process
9. Scheduling Commands (at and cron)
- Schedule commands using at and cron
10. Security Enhanced Linux (SELinux) Management
- Understand, troubleshoot, and manage SELinux
11. Firewall Management
12. Network Time Protocol (NTP) Service
- Configure an NTP server
- Provide that service to clients
13. System Logging (rsyslog) Service
- Troubleshoot by finding and analyzing logs
- Configure remote logging
14. Web (HTTP/HTTPS) Service
- Manage a web server with virtual hosts
- Manage a web server using file/directory access controls
15. Email (SMTP) Service
- Null client
- Outbound smarthost relay
- Accept inbound connections
16. Domain Name System (DNS) Service
- Configure a caching nameserver and DNS forwarder
17. Network File System (NFS) Service
- Manage the NFS service
- Use autofs to access the NFS server
18. Common Internet File System (CIFS) Service
- Configure a CIFS server
- Use autofs to access the CIFS server
19. File Transfer Protocol (FTP) Service
- Provide anonymous-only download service
- Provide drop-box upload service
20. Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS) Service
- Configure local and remote printers
21. Secure Shell (SSH) Service
- Configure and implement SSH keys
- Use SSH for port forwarding
- Transfer data using rsync
22. Virtual Network Computing (VNC) Service
- Configure remote desktops and connect to them securely
23. Comprehensive Review
Course Labs
