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Red Hat System Administration III with RHCSA and RHCE Exams

Course ID : RH255  

Red Hat System Administration III with RHCSA and RHCE Exams (RH255) is designed for experienced Linux administrators who require networking and security administration skills. With a heavy emphasis on practical, hands-on labs, this course is tightly aligned with experienced Linux administrators' job tasks and the skills required for advancement. Focus is placed on enhancing the students' automation skills to securely configure, deploy and manage network services including DNS, Apache, SMTP, and network file sharing. In addition, this course emphasizes security, including monitoring, packet filtering, access controls, and SELinux. At the completion of this course, students already familiar with the RHCT/RHCSA administration skills will have exposure to all competencies tested by the RHCSA and RHCE exams. This class includes the RHCSA and the RHCE exams.


Who Can Benefit

Senior Linux system administrators who require networking and security administration skills
Linux IT professionals who currently have RHCT/RHCSA certification, and are interested in earning an RHCE certification
Linux IT professionals that can demonstrate the competencies needed to earn an RHCT/RHCSA, but have not passed the RHCSA exam provided with the Red Hat System Administration II course

Prerequisites

RHCSA Rapid Track Course (RH200) or Red Hat System Administration I & II
Equivalent experience to the RHCSA Rapid Track Course
Skills required to earn an RHCT/RHCSA certification
Confirmation of the correct skill set required for this course can be obtained by passing the online pre-assessment quiz at www.redhat.com:

Course Content

Enhancing user security
Disk management with iSCSI
System and network activity monitoring
Network management and packet filtering
Software management
Web service management
File sharing across platforms
Basic SMTP management

Unit 1: Getting Started with the Classroom EnvironmentObjective: Given a virtualized environment, begin to administrate multiple systems using prerequisite skillsUnit 2: Enhance User SecurityObjective: Configure system to use Kerberos to verify credentials and grant privileges via sudoUnit 3: Bash Scripting and ToolsObjective: Automate system administration tasks utilizing Bash scripts and text-based toolsUnit 4: File Security with GnuPGObjective: Secure files with GnuPGUnit 5: Software ManagementObjective: Use yum plugins to manage packages; understand the design of packages; build a simple packageUnit 6: Network MonitoringObjective: Profile running services, then capture and analyze network trafficUnit 7: Route Network TrafficObjective: Configure system to route traffic and customize network parameters with sysctlUnit 8: Secure Network TrafficObjective: Secure network traffic through SSH port forwarding and iptables filtering/network address translation (NAT)Unit 9: NTP Server ConfigurationObjective: Configure an NTP serverUnit 10: System Monitoring and LogsObjective: Manage local filesystem integrity; monitor systems over time and system loggingUnit 11: Centralized and Secure StorageObjective: Access centralized storage (iSCSI) and encrypt filesystemsUnit 12: SSL-encapsulated Web ServicesObjective: Understand SSL certificates and deploy an SSL-encapsulated web serviceUnit 13: Web Server Additional ConfigurationObjective: Configure a web server with virtual hosts, dynamic content, and authenticated directoriesUnit 14: Basic SMTP ConfigurationObjective: Configure an SMTP server for basic operation (null client, receiving mail, smarthost relay)Unit 15: Caching-Only DNS ServerObjective: Understand DNS resource records and configure a caching-only name serverUnit 16: File Sharing with NFSObjective: Configure file sharing between hosts with NFSUnit 17: File Sharing with CIFSObjective: Configure file and print sharing between hosts with CIFSUnit 18: File Sharing with FTPObjective: Configure file sharing with anonymous FTPUnit 19: Troubleshooting Boot ProcessObjective: Understand the boot process and recover unbootable systems with rescue mode