Red Hat Certification Rapid Track Course
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Course DescriptionThis intensive course is intended for experienced UNIX or Linux system/network administrators who wish to migrate their skills onto the Red Hat Linux platform and who want a fast-track to prepare them for the Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) exam. This five-day course comprises four days of hands-on training with the fifth day allocated for the RHCE certification lab exam (RH302GB)
This course provides the requisite knowledge for exam RH302GB (Red Hat Certified Engineer) which can be taken on day five of the course. |
£1730 5 day course Scheduled Dates: |
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Topics covered on the 5 day Red Hat Certification Rapid Track course
Hardware and Installation (x86 Architecture)
- Hardware Compatibility
- CPU and SMP Support
- RAM Size and Recognition
- New Hardware Detection
- Peripheral Devices
- Device Configuration
- Serial and Parallel Ports
- Other Devices
- Block Devices
- Disk Addressing
- Disk Partitioning
- Sample Partition Structure
- Standard Partition Types
- File System Schemes
- The Red Hat Installer
- Installer Features
- Red Hat Installation
- Partitioning Hard Drives
- Red Hat Linux on FAT: Partitionless Installation
- Software RAID
- Package Selection
- Validating the Installation
Configuration and Administration
- Console based Configuration Tools
- Authconfig
- Basic Networking
- Client-side DHCP and pump
- Plug and Play
- Sound Support
- Mounting File Systems
- Predefined mounts: /etc/fstab
- Miscellaneous Mounting Considerations
- Printing Overview
- Print Queue Management
- Print System User Interface
- Virtual Consoles
- Administering User Accounts
- User Private Groups
- The Initial User Environment
- System-wide Shell Configuration for bash Shells
- The cron System
- Anacron
- The locate and tmpwatch Commands
- System Logging
- RPM Package Manager
- Installing and Removing Software
- RPM queries
- RPM queries and verification
- Other RPM features
- Creating and Building RPMs
Alternative Installation Methods
- Laptops
- Multiboot Systems
- LILO Components
- LILO Map Installer
- The LILO Boot Prompt
- Red Hat Linux Network Installation Server
- Serial Console Installation
- Using kickstart to Automate Installation
- kickstart Directives
Kernel Services and Configuration
- The /proc file system
- /proc/sys configuration with sysct1
- The Linux Quota System
- Understanding /etc/inittab
- System Initialization Scripts
- Managing System V Initialization
- Software RAID Configuration
- Kernel Concepts
- Kernel Modules
- Kernel Modules and kmod
- Kernel Compilation: Preliminaries
- Kernel Compilation: Configuration
- Kernel Compilation: Compilation and Installation
- Kernel Compilation: Post-Installation
Standard Networking Services
- TCP/IP Fundamentals
- HTTP/Apache
- Apache's Main Configuration Files
- Apache Virtual Host
- Email Services
- Email Delivery and Protocols
- BIND
- FTP
- NFS File Sharing
- NFS Server
- Client-side NFS
- Samba
- The /etc/samba/smb.conf File
- Global Options
- Service Options
- Debugging a Samba Installation
- Samba Clients and Access
- DHCP
- OpenSSH Packages and Versions
- Ssh: Client Capabilities
- Sshd Daemon
- Squid Proxy Server
- Other Red Hat Linux Network Services
X Windows System
- X Windows System Overview
- X Server Configuration
- X Server Version 3
- X Server Version 4
- Window Managers
- Desktop Environments
- Display Managers
- Xfree86 Startup
- X Security
- The X Font Server
- Remote Display of X Applications
User and Host Security
- Security Concepts
- Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM)
- PAM Configuration
- PAM Examples
- Network Information Service
- NIS Commands
- Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)
- LDAP Server Support
- OpenLDAP Configuration
- LDAP Client Support
- The xinetd daemon
- TCP Wrappers
Routers, Firewalls and Troubleshooting
- Static and Dynamic Routes
- Linux as a Router
- Linux Firewall Topologies
- Ipchains and Firewall Rules
- Path of Packets Through the Kernel
- Sample ipchains Commands
- IP Masquerading
- Implementing IP Masquerading
- High Performance Clustering
- Troubleshooting
- File System Corruption
- Rescue Environment
- Rescue Environment Utilities
Course Classification:
Technical Training Course
This is an instructor led training course taught in a classroom based environment.
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