RHCSA® Rapid Track Course

Course Description

The RHCSA Fast Track course without the RHCSA exam (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.

Skills Gained

• 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

Who Can Benefit

• 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

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

Syllabus

 <p><strong>Unit 1: Establish Network Connectivity</strong></p><p>Objective: Configure, manage, and test static network settings</p><p><strong>Unit 2: Administer Users and Groups</strong></p><p>Objective: Implement password aging and configure an LDAP client</p><p><strong>Unit 3: Monitor System Resources</strong></p><p>Objective: Manage CPU, memory, and disk utilization; manage system logs</p><p><strong>Unit 4: Manage System Software</strong></p><p>Objective: Install software and query with yum using RHN and a custom repository</p><p><strong>Unit 5: Deploy Network Services</strong></p><p>Objective: Deploy VNC, FTP, and web services and require key authentication with SSH</p><p><strong>Unit 6: Secure Filesystems and Network Services</strong></p><p>Objective: Restrict file access with ACLs and secure network services with a firewall and SELinux</p><p><strong>Unit 7: Manage Physical Storage</strong></p><p>Objective: Manage encrypted partitions, filesystems, and swap space</p><p><strong>Unit 8: Manage Logical Volumes</strong></p><p>Objective: Understand Logical Volume concepts and manage Logical Volumes, including snapshots</p><p><strong>Unit 9: Control the Boot Process</strong></p><p>Objective: Understand runlevels and manage GRUB</p><p><strong>Unit 10: Tune and Maintain the Kernel</strong></p><p>Objective: Pass parameters to the kernel and manage kernel modules</p><p><strong>Unit 11: Automate Installation with Kickstart</strong></p><p>Objective: Create kickstart configurations and use them to install Linux</p><p><strong>Unit 12: Manage Virtual Machines</strong></p><p>Objective: Deploy and manage KVM virtual machines</p><p><strong>Unit 13: Troubleshoot System Problems</strong></p><p>Objective: Apply a systematic approach to diagnosing and correcting system failures</p><p><strong>Unit 14: Research Red Hat Resources</strong></p><p>Objective: Access Red Hat documentation and services</p>