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RHCE Rapid Track Course

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300
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Summary: 

The Red Hat Certified Engineer™ course is designed for UNIX- and Linux-experienced users, networking specialists, and system administrators. This 5-day course provides intensive hands-on training on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, and includes the RHCE Certification Lab Exam on day 5. Those who are interested in taking the rapid track course, but who would prefer to defer taking the exam until the later date, or who are not interested in certification may wish to consider RH301.

PreRequisites: 

  • RH033 Red Hat Linux Essentials
  • RH131 Red Hat Linux System Administration
  • or RH133 Red Hat Linux System Administration (and RHCT Exam)
  • RH253 Red Hat Linux Networking and Security Administration
  • or equivalent experience with UNIX; LAN/WAN fundamentals Internetworking with TCP/IP, knowledge or experience setting up NFS, HTTP, DNS, FTP, NIS, DHCP, and other networking services, and security

Audience: 

UNIX or Linux system administrators who have significant real-world experience with UNIX or Linux systems administration and some experience setting up key networking services such as HTTP, DNS, NIS, DHCP, and who want a fast-track course to prepare for the RHCE Exam.

Objectives: 

A Red Hat Enterprise Linux system administrator who has been trained then tested by means of the RHCE Exam, a realistic performance-based lab exam that tests his/her actual ability to: install and configure Red Hat Enterprise Linux; understand limitations of hardware; configure networking and file systems; configure the X Window System; configure security, set up common network (IP) services, carry out diagnostics and troubleshooting, and perform essential Red Hat Enterprise Linux system administration.

  • Unit 1 - Package ManagementManage software on system using yum, Red Hat Network, and rpm.
  • Unit 2 - System Initialization and Kernel ServicesDefine boot process, recover system, and manage service startup.

Explore kernel modules and variants, tune kernel parameters, and manage devices.

  • Unit 3 - System Services and SecurityConfigure and access various consoles to manage system logging, printers, and task automation.

Manage local system security utilizing Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) and Security Enhanced Linux (SELinux).

  • Unit 4 - Filesystem ManagementExpand storage by adding new filesystems and swap space. Configure autofs for on-demand network storage.

Manage filesystems using Software RAID and Logical Volume Management.

  • Unit 5 - User AdministrationCreate, modify and delete users, groups, and policy. Escalate privileges. Establish collaborative group directories.

Protect users and groups through ACLs and quotas.

  • Unit 6 - Installation and VirtualizationPerform both interactive and automated installations of Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

Install the xen environment and create a para-virtualized user domain running Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

  • Unit 7 - Network ConfigurationConfigure dynamic and static network settings for both IPv4 and IPv6.

Secure OpenSSH service with keys.

Revisit user administration by connecting to network directory services like NIS and LDAP.

  • Unit 8 - Network SecurityProtecting services using TCP Wrappers.

Protecting the system using a packet filtering host-based firewall.

  • Unit 9 - Network Infrastructure ServicesCentralize logging.

Distribute network addresses with a DHCP server.

Maintain time synchronization with NTP.

Establish name resolution through caching and slave DNS server utilizing BIND.

  • Unit 10 - Web ServicesConfigure the Apache web server.

Extend web server utilizing virtual hosting.

Configure the Squid web proxy cache.

  • Unit 11 - Network File Sharing ServicesSet up an FTP server with vsftpd.

Share files with an NFS server.

Network with Windows systems utilizing Samba.

  • Unit 12 - Mail ServicesSwitch MTAs.

Configure an MTA with sendmail and postfix.

Implement mail retrieval using POP3/POP3S/IMAP/IMAPS through dovecot.

  • Unit 13 - TroubleshootingExplore troubleshooting methodologies while defining standard things to check. Maintain system from different runlevels. Utilize the rescue environment of anaconda.
Description: 

The Red Hat Certified Engineer™ course is designed for UNIX- and Linux-experienced users, networking specialists, and system administrators. This 5-day course provides intensive hands-on training on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, and includes the RHCE Certification Lab Exam on day 5.

Keywords: 
Red Hat Certified Engineer, UNIX, Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, Linux 5

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