RH133 Red Hat® Linux System Administration & Red Hat® Certified Technician (RHCT®) Lab Exam

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Who Needs to Attend

Users of Linux (or UNIX) who understand the basics of Red Hat Linux and want further technical training to begin the process of becoming a Linux system administrator.

Prerequisites

RH033 Red Hat Linux Essentials or equivalent experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

RH033 Red Hat® Linux Essentials

Follow-On Courses

Certification Programs and Certificate Tracks

This course is part of the following programs or tracks:

Get certified as a Red Hat Certified Technician (RHCT).

This 4 1/2-day course provides intensive hands-on training on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0, and it includes the RH202 RHCT Certification Lab Exam on the last day. You may also take the RH131 course, which is the same 4-day course, but does not include the RHCT Lab Exam.

Red Hat training and certification for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not just valuable for those professionals who will be working with it immediately. It is also valuable to professionals working on earlier releases of Red Hat Enterprise Linux. While Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 does introduce new capabilities and technologies, the core system administration tasks one must learn and master as system administrator are far more similar to previous releases than different. Consequently, those who train on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 should adjust easily to earlier releases, while also having an understanding of the potential and opportunity that Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 presents.

What You'll Learn

Install, configure and attach Red Hat Linux workstations to existing networks
Perform user and group administration
Perform basic performance, memory, process management
Configure host security
Perform basic troubleshooting

Course Outline

1. System Initialization

Objectives
Boot Sequence Overview
Boot Loader Components
GRUB and grub.conf
Starting the Boot Process: GRUB
Kernel Initialization
init Initialization
Run Levels
/etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit
/etc/rc.d/rc
System V Run Levels
/etc/rc.d/rc.local
Controlling Services

2. Package Management

RPM Package Manager
Installing and Removing Software
Updating a Kernel RPM
rpm Queries
rpm Verification
About yum
Using yum
Searching Packages/Files
Configuring Additional Repositories
Creating a Private Repository
Red Hat Network
Red Hat Network Server
Entitlements
Red Hat Network Client

3. Kernel Services

Objectives
The Linux Kernel
Kernel Images and Variants
Kernel Modules
Kernel Module Utilities
Managing the initrd Image
Accessing Drivers Through /dev
Device Node Examples
Managing /dev With udev
Adding Files Under /dev
Kernel Configuration with /proc
/proc Examples
sysctl : Persistent Kernel Configuration
Exploring Hardware Devices
Monitoring Processes and Resources

4. System Services

Network Time Protocol
System Logging
syslog Configuration
XOrg: The X11 Server
XOrg Server Configuration
XOrg in runlevel 3
XOrg in runlevel 5
Remote X Sessions
SSH: Secure Shell
VNC: Virtual Network Computing
cron
Controlling Access to cron
System crontab Files
Daily Cron Jobs
The anacron System
CUPS

5. User Administration

Adding a New User Account
User Private Groups
Modifying/Deleting User Accounts
Group Administration
Password Aging Policies
Switching Accounts
sudo
Network Users
Authentication Configuration
Example: NIS Configuration
Example: LDAP Configuration
SUID and SGID Executables
SGID Directories
The Sticky Bit
Default File Permissions
Access Control Lists (ACLs)
SELinux
SELinux: Targeted Policy
SELinux: Management

6. Filesystem Management

Objectives
Overview: Adding New Filesystems to the Filesystem Tree
Device Recognition
Disk Partitioning
Managing Partitions
Making Filesystems
Filesystem Labels
tune2fs
Mount Points and /etc/fstab
Mounting Filesystems with mount
Unmounting Filesystems
mount By Example
Handling Swap Files and Partitions
Mounting NFS Filesystems
Automounter
Direct Maps
gnome-mount

7. Advanced Filesystem Management

Configuring the Quota System
Setting Quotas for Users
Reporting Quota Status
What is Software RAID?
Software RAID Configuration
Software RAID Testing and Recovery
What is Logical Volume Manager (LVM)?
Creating Logical Volumes
Resizing Logical Volumes
Logical Volume Manager Snapshots
Using LVM Snapshots
Archiving tools: tar
Archiving Tools: dump/restore
Archiving Tools: rsync:

9. Installation

Anaconda, the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Installer
First Stage: Starting the Installation
First Stage: Boot Media
Accessing the Installer
First Stage: Installation Method
Network Installation Server
Second Stage: Installation Overview
Configuring File Systems
Advanced Partitioning
Package Selection
First Boot: Post-Install Configuration
Kickstart
Starting a Kickstart Installation
Anatomy of a Kickstart File
Kickstart: Commands Section
Kickstart: Commands section
Kickstart: Packages Section
Kickstart: %pre, %post

10. Virtualization with Xen

Virtualization with Xen
Hardware Considerations
Preparing Domain-0
Virtual Resources
Domain-U Configuration
Installing a new Domain-U
Domain Management with xm
Activating Domains on boot

11. Troubleshooting

Method of Fault Analysis
Fault Analysis: Gathering Data
Things to Check: X
Things to Check: Networking
Order of the Boot Process
Filesystem Corruption
Filesystem Recovery
Recovery Run-Levels
Rescue Environment
Rescue Environment Utilities
Rescue Environment Details

Labs

Lab - Course Topic 1: Managing Startup

Lab - Course Topic 2: Working with Packages

Lab - Course Topic 3: Configuring the Kernel

Lab - Course Topic 4: System Services

Lab - Course Topic 6: Adding New Filesystems to the Filesystem Tree

Lab - Course Topic 7: Advanced Filesystem Management

Lab - Course Topic 8: Manage Network Settings

Lab - Course Topic 9: Installation and System-Initialization

Lab - Course Topic 10: Exploring Virtualization

Lab - Course Topic 11: System Rescue and Troubleshooting

Interested in the course but not the test? RH131 Red Hat® Enterprise Linux System Administration includes the same material without the exam.

Global Knowledge and Red Hat do not guarantee that anyone who takes one or all of the courses in the Red Hat Certification program will pass a Red Hat exam. On-the-job experience, in combination with high-quality training, is the best way to build skills and prepare for a Red Hat exam. The exam itself is a hands-on learning experience, and many of those who do not pass on the first try come away with a knowledge of what they need to work on to pass the exam on a retake.

Classroom Dates and Locations

Date	Location
Oct 4 - 8, 2010	Halifax, NS	Register
Oct 18 - 22, 2010	Vancouver, BC	Register
Oct 18 - 22, 2010	Toronto, ON	Register
Nov 1 - 5, 2010	Ottawa, ON	Register
Nov 22 - 26, 2010	Vancouver, BC	Register
Nov 29 - Dec 3, 2010	Toronto, ON	Register