Course Schedule

Session	From	To	Duration	Days - Time
TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD

  Target Audience

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

  Prerequisites

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

  Course Objectives

Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) is a performance-based test that measures actual competency on live systems. Called the "crown jewel of Linux certifications," RHCE proves an individual's ability to configure networking services and security on servers running a Red Hat OS.

  At Course Completion

On completion of this course the delegate will have gained practical experience of networking and securing Red Hat Linux systems.

•    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 Content

The following is an outline of the skills and knowledge represented in the training elements of the Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE™) course.

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

 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

 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

 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

 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

 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

 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:

 Network Configuration

•    Objectives
•    Network Interfaces
•    Driver Selection
•    Speed and Duplex Settings
•    IPv4 Addresses
•    Dynamic IPv4 Configuration
•    Static IPv4 Configuration
•    Device Aliases
•    Routing Table
•    Default Gateway
•    Configuring Routes
•    Verify IP Connectivity
•    Defining the Local Host Name
•    Local Resolver
•    Remote Resolvers
•    Verify DNS Connectivity
•    Network Configuration Utilities
•    Transparent Dynamic Configuration
•    Implementing IPv6
•    IPv6: Dynamic Interface Configuration
•    IPv6: StaticInterface Configuration
•    IPv6: Routing Configuration
•    New and Modified Utilities

 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

 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

 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