RHCE Fresh-Up Kurs (301)

Experienced Linux system, network, and security administrators who want to hone their skills

Einführung in die Administration von Red Hat Linux (033), Red Hat Linux Administration (131) or Red Hat Linux Administration (incl. Examensprüfung RH202) (133), Red Hat Linux Netzwerk und Sicherheit (253) or equivalent experience with UNIX; LAN/WAN fundamentals Internetworking with TCP/IP, knowledge or experience setting up NFS, HTTP, DNS, FTP, NIS, DHCP, and other networking services, and security

In order to ensure that the prerequisites for RH301 are met, you should expect to receive a high score for RH033 (36 points or more) and moderate scores for RH133 and RH253 (24 points or more each).

The prerequisites are important! Participants arriving without a large portion of these prerequisites will make less than optimal progress in the training and will be unlikely to pass the certification exam. Please do not sign up for RH301 unless you are experienced with systems administration or are a power user in UNIX / Linux environments. If you need training on the above prerequisites, please see Skills Courses.

The RHCE Rapid Track Course (RH301) provides a fast-track preparation for the Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) exam for experienced Linux system administrator already familiar with many concepts covered in this class. This is a fast-paced course that combines our Red Hat Linux System Administration (RH133) and Red Hat Linux Networking and Security Administration (RH253) courses, normally eight days of training, into a single four-day course.

Unit 1 - Automated Installation and Virtualization

• Perform an automated installation of Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
• Create a para-virtualized user domain under Xen.

Unit 2 - Package Management

• Manage software on system using yum, Red Hat Network, and rpm.

Unit 3 - Administrative Access and System Services

• Configure and access various consoles.
• Escalate privileges.
• Secure OpenSSH service with keys.
• Manage system logging, printers, task automation and time synchronization.

Unit 4 - System Initialization and Troubleshooting

• Define boot process, recover system, and manage service startup.
• Utilize the rescue environment of anaconda.

Unit 5 - Kernel and Network Configuration

• Explore kernel modules and variants, tune kernel parameters, and manage devices.
• Configure dynamic and static network settings for IPv4.

Unit 6 - Filesystem Management

• Expand storage by adding new filesystems and swap space.
• Configure autofs for on-demand network storage.
• Manage filesystems using Software RAID and Logical Volume Management.

Unit 7 - User Administration

• Create, modify and delete users, groups, and policy.
• Establish collaborative group directories.
• Protect users and groups through ACLs and quotas.

Unit 8 - Advanced Account Management

• Revisit user administration by connecting to network directory services like NIS and LDAP.
• Manage local system security utilizing Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM).

Unit 9 - Securing Data and SELinux

• Review digital certificates and OpenSSH.
• Implement and troubleshoot Security Enhanced Linux (SELinux).

Unit 10 - Network-level Access Controls: Netfilter

• Protect the system using a packet filtering host-based firewall.

Unit 11 - Service-level Access Controls: TCP Wrappers

• Protect services using TCP Wrappers.

Unit 12 - Web Services

• Configure the Apache web server.
• Extend web server utilizing virtual hosting.
• Configure the Squid web proxy cache.

Unit 13 - Network Infrastructure Services

• Centralize logging.
• Distribute network addresses with a DHCP server.
• Establish name resolution through caching and slave DNS server utilizing BIND.

Unit 14 - Network File Sharing Services

• Set up an FTP server with vsftpd.
• Share files with an NFS server.
• Network with Windows systems utilizing Samba.

Unit 15 - Mail Services

• Switch MTAs.
• Configure an MTA utlizing postfix.
• Implement mail retrieval using POP3/POP3S/IMAP/IMAPS through dovecot.