RH299: Red Hat Certified Engineer Rapid Track Course (Course Only)
Details
During the 4-day course, students will work at their own pace through the complete set of labs from both the RHCSA (Red Hat Certified System Administrator) Rapid Track course (RH199) and Red Hat System Administration III (RH254). The RHCE Certification Lab course includes a few instructor lectures designed to review key technologies such as systemd, firewalld, and IPv6. For the classroom and virtual classroom versions of this course, an instructor will be available throughout the week to assist students as they work through the labs.
Outline
Local and remote logins
Review methods for accessing the system and engaging Red Hat Support.
File system navigation
Copy, move, create, delete, link, and organize files while working from the Bash shell prompt.
Users and groups
Manage Linux users and groups and administer local password policies.
File permissions
Control access to files and directories using permissions and access control lists (ACLs).
SELinux permissions
Manage the SELinux behavior of a system to keep it secure in case of a network service compromise.
Process management
Evaluate and control processes running on a Red Hat Enterprise Linux system.
Updating software packages
Download, install, update, and manage software packages from Red Hat and yum package repositories.
Creating and mounting file systems
Create and manage disks, partitions, and filesystems from the command line.
Service management and boot troubleshooting
Control and monitor system daemons and troubleshoot the Red Hat Enterprise Linux boot process.
Network configuration
Configure basic IPv4 networking on Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems.
System logging and ntp
Locate and accurately interpret relevant system log files for troubleshooting purposes.
Logical volume management
Create and manage logical volumes from the command line.
Scheduled processes
Schedule tasks to automatically execute in the future.
Mounting network file systems
Use autofs and the command line to mount and unmount network storage with NFS and SMB.
Firewall configuration
Configure a basic firewall.
Virtualization and kickstart
Automate the installation of Red Hat Enterprise Linux on virtual machines with kernel-based virtual machine (KVM) and libvirt.
Managing IPv6 networking
Configure and troubleshoot basic IPv6 networking on Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems.
Configuring link aggregation and bridging
Configure and troubleshoot advanced network interface functionality including bonding, teaming, and local software bridges.
Controlling network port security
Permit and reject access to network services using advanced SELinux and firewalld filtering techniques.
Managing DNS for Servers
Set and verify correct DNS records for systems and configure secure-caching DNS.
Configuring E-mail Delivery
Relay all e-mail sent by the system to a SMTP gateway for central delivery.
Providing block-based storage
Provide and use networked iSCSI block devices as remote disks.
Providing file-based storage
Provide NFS exports and SMB file shares to specific systems and users.
Configuring MariaDB databases
Provide a MariaDB SQL database for use by programs and database administrators.
Providing Apache HTTPD Web Service
Configure Apache HTTPD to provide Transport Layer Security (TLS)-enabled websites and virtual hosts.
Writing Bash scripts
Write simple shell scripts using Bash.
Bash conditionals and control structures
Use Bash conditionals and other control structures to write more sophisticated shell commands and scripts.
Configuring the shell environment
Customize Bash startup and use environment variables, Bash aliases, and Bash functions.
