RHCSA® Rapid Track Course with Exam

Course Description

The RHCSA Fast Track course with exam (RH200) 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.

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
• Confirmation of the correct skill set required for this course can be obtained by passing the pre-assessment quiz at redhat.com/explore/pre-assessment

Syllabus

Unit 1: Establish Network Connectivity

Objective: Configure, manage, and test static network settings

Unit 2: Administer Users and Groups

Objective: Implement password aging and configure an LDAP client

Unit 3: Monitor System Resources

Objective: Manage CPU, memory, and disk utilization; manage system logs

Unit 4: Manage System Software

Objective: Install software and query with yum using RHN and a custom repository

Unit 5: Deploy Network Services

Objective: Deploy VNC, FTP, and web services and require key authentication with SSH

Unit 6: Secure Filesystems and Network Services

Objective: Restrict file access with ACLs and secure network services with a firewall and SELinux

Unit 7: Manage Physical Storage

Objective: Manage encrypted partitions, filesystems, and swap space

Unit 8: Manage Logical Volumes

Objective: Understand Logical Volume concepts and manage Logical Volumes, including snapshots

Unit 9: Control the Boot Process

Objective: Understand runlevels and manage GRUB

Unit 10: Tune and Maintain the Kernel

Objective: Pass parameters to the kernel and manage kernel modules

Unit 11: Automate Installation with Kickstart

Objective: Create kickstart configurations and use them to install Linux

Unit 12: Manage Virtual Machines

Objective: Deploy and manage KVM virtual machines

Unit 13: Troubleshoot System Problems

Objective: Apply a systematic approach to diagnosing and correcting system failures

Unit 14: Research Red Hat Resources

Objective: Access Red Hat documentation and services