RH133 Red Hat Linux System Administration and RHCT Exam : Interface Technical Training

Combo RedHat System Administration and RH202 Exam

Course Description

For users of Linux (or UNIX) who want to start building skills in systems administration on Red Hat Enterprise Linux, to a level where they can attach and configure a workstation on an existing network.

RHCT Exam included

This 4 1/2-day course provides intensive hands-on training on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, and includes the RH202 RHCT Certification Lab Exam on the last day. Those who are interested in taking the RH133 course, but who are not interested in RHCT certification or who feel they must defer the RHCT Exam to a later date may wish to consider RH131.

Now updated for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5!

Prerequisites:

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

Course Outline

The following is an outline of the skills and knowledge represented in the training elements (four days) and in the RHCT Certification Lab Exam (one-half day) of the RH133 Red Hat Linux System Administration course.

The RHCT training elements and Certification Lab Exam will also review and test on certain prerequisites for the course, listed on the RH133 course page.

This outline, together with the prerequisites listing, can serve as a study outline for those planning to attend the RH133 course and take the RHCT Certification Lab Exam. It is highly recommended that all prospective RHCT participants review these outlines in preparation for the course and exam.

Note: Technical content subject to change without notice. Significant changes in course content will generally be available in posted outlines at least two months prior to being implemented in scheduled courses, to allow enrolled students adequate prep time. Reload this page regularly to insure up-to-date information.

Unit 1 - 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
Hands-on Lab 1: Managing Startup

Unit 2 - 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
Hands-on Lab 2: Working with packages

Unit 3 - 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
Hands-on Lab 3: Configuring the kernel

Unit 4 - 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
Hands-on Lab 4: System Services

Unit 5 - 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

Unit 6 - 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
Hands-on Lab 6: Adding New Filesystems to the Filesystem Tree

Unit 7 - 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:
Hands-on Lab 7: Advanced Filesystem Mangement

Unit 9 - 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
Hands-on Lab 9: Installation and System-Initialization

Unit 10 - 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
Hands-on Lab 10: Exploring Virtualization

Unit 11 - 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
Hands-on Lab 11: System Rescue and Troubleshooting

Red Hat Linux System Administration and RHCT Exam

RH133 : 4.5 Days