Course Description

For users of Linux (or UNIX) who want to start building skills in systems administration on Red Hat Enterprise Linux, to a level where they can attach and configure a workstation on an existing network

Course Duration

34hrs.

Benefits

1. Increased Linux competence
2. Demonstrate improved skills ot potential employer
3. Better control over Linux environment
4. Confidence in handling Linux servers

Target Audience

Entry-level Linux administrators, Linux desktop engineers, other professionals with basic understanding of Linux operating system

Mandatory pre-requisites

1.    Basic knowledge of Linux operating system
2.    Basic knowledge of networking

Helpful pre-requisites

Red Hat Linux Essential (RH033)

Detailed Course Outline

Administrative Access

Access and administer text and graphical consoles
Remotely access the system for administration
Gain administrative privilege
Access virtualized systems

Package Management

Add, remove and manage software using yum
Configure yum to connect to a private repository
Connect to and use the Red Hat Network
Create a private yum repository
Perform advanced tasks with rpm

System Services and Security

Monitor and configure system logs
Automate tasks with cron
Configure printing
Understand the importance of time synchronization
Describe SELinux service security features

System Initialization

Check your current system state
Start, stop and check services
Change to different runlevels
Understand the boot sequence

Kernel Monitoring and Configuration

Understand the purpose and organization of the kernel
Know how to configure the kernel using /proc and sysctl
Explore hardware devices available on the system
Understand how to load and configure kernel modules

Network Configuration

Configure TCP/IP network interfaces and routing
Configure DNS name resolution
Do basic monitoring and filtering of network traffic
Describe how interfaces could be bonded

File System Administration

Monitor file systems
Access removable media
Access data from remote systems using NFS
Mount NFS filesystems on demand

Additional Storage

Add new partitions/file systems
Troubleshoot file systems
Add virtual memory

User Administration

Manage user and group accounts
Set up filesystem quotas

File System for Group Collaboration

Manage security
Create collaborative directories using SetGID
Extend filesystem security with ACLs

Centralized User Administration

Describe how Red Hat Enterprise Linux Accesses user information
Configure system to use centralized authentication services

Software RAID

Configure high-availability storage with RAID
Recover a degraded software RAID array

Logical Volume Management

Use storage more efficiently with logical volumes
Back up logical volumes with minimal risk and downtime

Virtualization and Automated Installation

Define virtualization
Interactively install virtual machine
Create and utilize Kickstart files
Set up an anaconda server

Troubleshooting with Rescue Mode

Develop a strategy for troubleshooting