RHCSA Fast Track course with exam - RH200

Course summary The RHCSA Fast Track course with exam (RH200) is designed for experienced Linux System Administrators who want to harden their technical skill set and become accredited with the RHCSA certification. Using a best-of-breed contemporary teaching approach, students will learn to properly manage a Linux workstation and server, including installation and configuration of local components and services as well as connections to existing network services. To successfully navigate this course, students must already have solid Linux command line experience to perform tasks at an accelerated pace. In addition, they should possess the necessary 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. At the completion of the course, students will be adequately prepared to take the Red Hat Certified System Administration (RHCSA) exam. Audience:

  • Practiced Linux system administrators who currently manage Linux servers at the enterprise level
  • Skilled Linux system administrators who who want or are required to demonstrate competencies by earning the RHCSA

Prerequisites:

  • Full time Linux administration with between 1-3 years of experience

    • · The following skills:

  • Use the BASH shell and manage files and directories from the command-line
  • Configure print queues to local and remote printers
  • Monitor system resources at a basic level (ps, kill)
  • Manage system software (install and update packages with yum)
  • Establish network connectivity using DHCP
  • Administer local user and group accounts
  • Manage local, physical storage
  • Install Linux graphically on a bare-metal system

Follow up courses and exams:

Includes:

  • 5 days intensive training on Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • Hands-on labs and exercises
  • Catered lunch
  • One workstation per student
  • Student materials, pre-assessment questionnaire, study aids, handouts
  • Red Hat promotional items

All other expenses of travel and per diem are the student´s responsibility. Course Outline The following is an outline of the skills and knowledge represented in the training elements of the RHCSA Rapid Track Course with Exam (RH200) course.

  • Unit 1 - Establish Network Connectivity Objective: Configure, manage, and test static network settings
  • Unit 2 - Administer Users and Groups Objective: Implement password aging and configure an LDAP client
  • Unit 3 - Monitor System Resources Objective: Manage CPU, memory, and disk utilization; manage system logs
  • Unit 4 - Manage System Software Objective: Install software and query with yum using RHN and a custom repository
  • Unit 5 - Deploy Network Services Objective: Deploy VNC, FTP, and web services and require key authentication with SSH
  • Unit 6 - Secure Filesystems and Network Services Objective: Restrict file access with ACLs and secure network services with a firewall and SELinux
  • Unit 7 - Manage Physical Storage Objective: Manage encrypted partitions, filesystems, and swap space
  • Unit 8 - Manage Logical Volumes Objective: Understand Logical Volume concepts and manage Logical Volumes, including snapshots
  • Unit 9 - Control the Boot Process Objective: Understand runlevels and manage GRUB
  • Unit 10 - Tune and Maintain the Kernel Objective: Pass parameters to the kernel and manage kernel modules
  • Unit 11 - Automate Installation with Kickstart Objective: Create kickstart configurations and use them to install Linux
  • Unit 12 - Manage Virtual Machines Objective: Deploy and manage KVM virtual machines
  • Unit 13 - Troubleshoot System Problems Objective: Apply a systematic approach to diagnosing and correcting system failures
  • Unit 14 - Research Red Hat Resources Objective: Access Red Hat documentation and services