RH199 – Red Hat Certified Systems Administrator Rapid Track Course

Description

Overview:

Learn to install, configure, and manage local storage, deploy and maintain network services, secure files with ACLs, secure network services with firewall and SELinux, manage virtual machines with KVM technology, and automate installation of Linux using Kickstart. Exam not included. Additional terms and conditions apply–please see your Account Executive. Class available in the Bellevue, WA location only.

Prerequisite(s):

Full-time Linux administration with 1-3 years of experience with the skills to execute common commands, such as cp, grep, sort, mkdir, tar, mkfs, ssh, and yum?and be familiar with accessing man pages for help.

Audience:

Practiced Linux or UNIX system administrators who currently manage servers at the enterprise level; skilled Linux system administrators who wish to earn an RHCSA certification

Outline:

Lesson 1: Network configuration and troubleshooting

• Configure, manage, and test network settings.

Lesson 2: Managing user accounts

• Manage user accounts, including password aging, and connect to a central lightweight directory access protocol (LDAP) directory service.

Lesson 3: Command-line process management

• Launch, monitor, govern, and terminate processes using the Bash command line.

Lesson 4: Manage system resources

• Schedule recurring tasks; monitor and manage system logs.

Lesson 5: Installing and managing software

• Install software and query with yum using Red Hat? Network and a custom repository.

Lesson 6: Administer remote systems

• Access remote systems using command-line and graphical techniques.

Lesson 7: Deploy and secure file-sharing services

• Install and manage basic network services, including firewall configuration.

Lesson 8: Managing SELinux

• Manage SELInux booleans and file system contexts.

Lesson 9: Managing simple partitions and file systems

• Manage encrypted partitions, file systems, and swap space.

Lesson 10: Using file system access control lists

• Restrict file access with file system access control lists (ACLs).

Lesson 11: Logical volume management

• Understand logical volume concepts and manage logical volumes, including snapshots.

Lesson 12: Control the boot process

• Understand runlevels and manage GRUB.

Lesson 13: Tune and maintain the kernel

• Pass parameters to the kernel and manage kernel modules.

Lesson 14: Manage virtual machines

• Deploy and manage Kernel-based Virtual Machines (KVM).

Lesson 15: Automate installation with Kickstart

• Create Kickstart configurations and use them to install Linux?.