Course Overview
Administration, configuration, and rapid deployment of Red Hat Enterprise Linux are the foundation for efficient IT infrastructure. This training provides your team members with a solid foundation in Linux system administration for improved ability to manage your infrastructure efficiently. It helps to provide better system reliability, improve efficient system and storage utilization, and respond faster and more accurately to system failures. This course will lay the foundation for new Linux system administrators to efficiently and securely resolve configuration issues, integrate Red Hat Enterprise Linux with other existing systems, manage user and group administration, and use available storage solutions. The rapid pace can quickly turn a computer professional with basic knowledge of Linux into a fully capable Linux administrator.
Red Hat has created this offering in a way intended to benefit our customers, but each company and infrastructure is unique, and actual results or benefits may vary.
Offering description
Learn essential Red Hat Enterprise Linux configuration, administration, and maintenance in a condensed format designed for experienced Linux system administrators
The RHCSA Rapid Track course with exam (RH200) features Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® 9 and is designed for those who already have significant experience with Linux administration. This course combines the significant content of Red Hat System Administration I (RH124) and Red Hat System Administration II (RH134), reviewing the tasks at an accelerated pace. The Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) exam (EX200) is also included in this offering.
What you’ll learn
As a result of completing this offering, you should be able to perform essential Linux system administration tasks, including establishing network connectivity, managing physical storage, and executing basic security administration. You should be able to demonstrate these skills:
- Access the command line locally and remotely
- Manage files from the command line
- Manage local users and groups
- Monitor and manage Linux processes
- Control services, daemons, and the boot process
- Manage tuning profiles for system performance
- Control access to files with file system permissions
- Analyze and store log files
- Configure and secure the OpenSSH service
- Install and update software packages and appstreams
- Manage Linux file systems and volumes
- Manage Linux networking and firewalls
Offering content summary
- Package management with new repository structure and appstream modules
- Create storage devices, volumes, and file systems, including Stratis storage management
- Configure network services and security
- Manage processes, scheduling, and tuning
- Manage users, groups, and authentication
- Perform server management with the Cockpit web management utility
- Troubleshoot and obtain support
- Run containers
Requirements
- You will be expected to already understand fundamental Linux computing concepts and be ready to practice the Red Hat Enterprise Linux methods for performing system administration tasks. Significant field experience working with Linux as a system administrator is recommended.
- If you do not have experience with fundamental Linux computer concepts, we advise you to start with the Red Hat System Administration I (RH124) course instead.
- Take our free assessment to gauge whether this offering is the best fit for your skills.
Target audiences
- Configuring, installing, upgrading, and maintaining Linux systems using established standards and procedures
- Providing operational support
- Managing systems for monitoring system performance and availability
- Writing and deploying scripts for task automation and system administration
Curriculum
- 1 Section
- 7 Lessons
- 5 Days
- Topics7
- 1.1Access systems and get help Log in to local and remote Linux systems, and investigate problem resolution methods provided through Red Hat Insights and support.
- 1.2Navigate file systems Copy, move, create, delete, and organize files while working from the bash shell.
- 1.3Manage local users and groups Create, manage, and delete local users and groups and administer local password policies.
- 1.4Control access to files Set Linux file system permissions on files and to interpret the security effects of different permission settings.
- 1.5Manage SELinux security Protect and manage the security of a server by using SELinux.
- 1.6Tune system performance Evaluate and control processes, set tuning parameters, and adjust process scheduling priorities on a Red Hat Enterprise Linux system.
- 1.7Install and update software packages Download, install, update, and manage software packages from Red Hat and DNF package repositories.
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