Who should attend
- 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
Certifications
This course is part of the following Certifications:
Prerequisites
- Full-time Linux administration with 1-3 years of experience
- The following skills:
- Using the Bash shell and managing files and directories from the command line
- Configuring print queues to local and remote printers
- Monitoring system resources at a basic level (ps, kill)
- Managing system software (installing and updating packages with yum)
- Establishing network connectivity using DHCP
- Administering local user and group accounts
- Managing local, physical storage
- Installing Linux graphically on a bare-metal system
Course Objectives
During this course, you will learn:
- Managing local storage, including encrypted volumes
- Deploying network services, including VNC, SSH, FTP, and web services
- Securing files with ACLs and network services with the firewall and SELinux
- Managing virtual machines with KVM technology
- Automating installation of Linux using kickstart
Detailed Course Outline
Unit 1 - Network configuration and troubleshooting
Configure, manage, and test network settings.
Unit 2 - Managing user accounts
Manage user accounts, including password aging, and connect to a central lightweight directory access protocol (LDAP) directory service.
Unit 3 - Command-line process management
Launch, monitor, govern, and terminate processes using the Bash command line.
Unit 4 - Manage system resources
Schedule recurring tasks; monitor and manage system logs.
Unit 5 - Installing and managing software
Install software and query with yum using Red Hat® Network and a custom repository.
Unit 6 - Administer remote systems
Access remote systems using command-line and graphical techniques.
Unit 7 - Deploy and secure file-sharing services
Install and manage basic network services, including firewall configuration.
Unit 8 - Managing SELinux
Manage SELInux booleans and file system contexts.
Unit 9 - Managing simple partitions and file systems
Manage encrypted partitions, file systems, and swap space.
Unit 10 - Using file system access control lists
Restrict file access with file system access control lists (ACLs).
Unit 11 - Logical volume management
Understand logical volume concepts and manage logical volumes, including snapshots.
Unit 12 - Control the boot process
Understand runlevels and manage GRUB.
Unit 13 - Tune and maintain the kernel
Pass parameters to the kernel and manage kernel modules.
Unit 14 - Manage virtual machines
Deploy and manage Kernel-based Virtual Machines (KVM).
Unit 15 - Automate installation with Kickstart
Create Kickstart configurations and use them to install Linux®.
Unit 16 - Get help in a graphical environment
Access Red Hat documentation and services.
Course Content
The RHCSA Fast Track course (RH199) is designed for experienced Linux System Administrators who want to harden their technical skill sets 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.
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