Study points for the exam To help you prepare, review the exam objectives which highlights the task areas you can expect to see covered in the exam. Red Hat reserves the right to add, modify, and remove exam objectives. Such changes will be made public in advance. Candidates should be able to perform the tasks listed below: Configure a high-availability cluster, using either physical or virtual systems, that: Provides a service fail-over between the nodes Provides a preferred node for the service Selectively fails over based on node characteristics Manage logical volumes in a clustered environment such as: Create volumes and volume groups that are available to all members of a highly-available cluster Create snapshots of logical volumes Configure a GFS file system to: Meet specified size, layout, and performance objectives Support file system quotas Configure iSCSI targe * Experienced Linux ® system administrators responsible for the planning, deployment, and management of more than 1 physical or virtualized server An RHCE interested in earning a Red Hat Certificate of Expertise or RHCA credential Study points for the exam To help you prepare, review the exam objectives which highlights the task areas you can expect to see covered in the exam. Red Hat reserves the right to add, modify, and remove exam objectives. Such changes will be made public in advance. Candidates should be able to perform the tasks listed below: Configure a high-availability cluster, using either physical or virtual systems, that: Provides a service fail-over between the nodes Provides a preferred node for the service Selectively fails over based on node characteristics Manage logical volumes in a clustered environment such as: Create volumes and volume groups that are available to all members of a highly-available cluster Create snapshots of logical volumes Configure a GFS file system to: Meet specified size, layout, and performance objectives Support file system quotas Configure iSCSI targets and initiators Manage device configuration using udev Create and manage Red Hat storage based clusters including: Creating distributed clusters Creating replicated clusters Implementing and utilizing appropriate file systems As with all Red Hat performance-based exams, configurations must persist after reboot without intervention. Scores and reporting Official scores for exams come exclusively from Red Hat Certification Central. Red Hat does not authorize examiners or training partners to report results to candidates directly. Scores on the exam are usually reported within 3 U.S. business days. Exam results are reported as section scores. Red Hat does not report performance on individual items, nor will it provide additional information upon request. Prerequisites Holding a current RHCE certification is recommended. Have Red Hat Enterprise Clustering and storage Management (RH436) or equivalent experience. Understand that real-world system administration experience is also an important aspect of preparation for the exam. Review exam objectives for the Red Hat Certificate of Expertise in Clustering and storage Management Exam. Recommended courses RH436 - Red Hat High Availability Clustering ...

Red Hat Ceph storage Architecture and Administration (CEPH125) provides an in-depth overview of the Red Hat Ceph storage architecture and instructions on deploying Red Hat Ceph storage, including the Ceph storage Cluster (RADOS), the Ceph Object Gateway (RADOSGW), and the Ceph Block Device (RBD). The course also focuses on the day-to-day operation of a Ceph storage cluster, including common troubleshooting and tuning techniques, integration of Ceph with OpenStack Glance ...

Red Hat Ceph storage for OpenStack Technologies provides an overview of the Red Hat Ceph storage architecture and its deployment. This includes deploying the Ceph storage Cluster (based on RADOS), the Ceph Object Gateway (based on RADOSGW), and the Ceph Block Device (based on RADOS Block Device, or RBD). This course also covers integration with Glance and Cinder in Red Hat Enterprise Linux® OpenStack Platform and configuring Red Hat Ceph storage as a replacement for Swif ...

The Red Hat Gluster storage Administration with Expertise exam (RH237) bundle is a combination of the following: Red Hat Gluster storage Administration (RH236) course The Red Hat Certified Specialist in Gluster storage Administration (EX236) ...

Study points for the exam To help you prepare, the exam objectives highlight the task areas you can expect to see covered in the exam. Red Hat reserves the right to add, modify, and remove exam objectives. Such changes will be made public in advance. Install Red Hat storage Server on both physical and virtual systems and work with existing Red Hat storage Server appliances Configure a Red Hat storage Server storage pool Create individual storage bricks on either physical devices or logical volumes Create various Red Hat storage Server volumes such as: Distributed Replicated Distributed-replicated Stripe-replicated Distributed-striped Distributed-striped-replicated • format the volumes with an appropriate file system Create Red Hat storage Server volume snapshots Extend existing storage volumes by adding additional bricks and performing appropriate rebalancing operations * The following audiences may be interested in earning the Red Hat Certificate of Expertise in Hybrid Cloud storage: System administrators, architects, and others who need to demonstrate their skills, knowledge, and ability in using Red Hat storage Server RHCEs interested in pursuing Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA) Study points for the exam To help you prepare, the exam objectives highlight the task areas you can expect to see covered in the exam. Red Hat reserves the right to add, modify, and remove exam objectives. Such changes will be made public in advance. Install Red Hat storage Server on both physical and virtual systems and work with existing Red Hat storage Server appliances Configure a Red Hat storage Server storage pool Create individual storage bricks on either physical devices or logical volumes Create various Red Hat storage Server volumes such as: Distributed Replicated Distributed-replicated Stripe-replicated Distributed-striped Distributed-striped-replicated • format the volumes with an appropriate file system Create Red Hat storage Server volume snapshots Extend existing storage volumes by adding additional bricks and performing appropriate rebalancing operations Configure clients to use Red Hat storage Server appliance volumes using native and network file systems (NFS) Configure clients to use Red Hat storage Server appliance volumes using SMB Configure Red Hat storage Server features including disk quotas and POSIX access control lists (ACLs) Configure IP failover for NFS-and SMB-based cluster services Configure geo-replication services Configure unified object storage Configure Red Hat storage Server to support Hadoop Troubleshoot Red Hat storage Server problems Monitor Red Hat storage Server workloads Perform Red Hat storage Server management tasks such as tuning volume options, volume migration, stopping and deleting volumes, and configuring server-side quorum As with all Red Hat performance-based exams, configurations must persist after reboot without intervention. Scores and reporting Official scores for exams come exclusively from Red Hat Certification Central. Red Hat does not authorize examiners or training partners to report results to candidates directly. Scores on the exam are usually reported within 3 U.S. business days. Exam results are reported as section scores. Red Hat does not report performance on individual items, nor will it provide additional information upon request. Prerequisites Exam candidates should: Be a Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) or have comparable work experience and skills. Have taken the Red Hat Gluster storage Administration (RH236) course or have work experience using Red Hat Gluster storage. Recommended course RH236 - R ...

Study points for the exam To help you prepare, review the exam objectives which highlights the task areas you can expect to see covered in the exam. Red Hat reserves the right to add, modify, and remove exam objectives. Such changes will be made public in advance. Candidates should be able to perform the tasks listed below: Configure a high-availability cluster, using either physical or virtual systems, that: Provides a service fail-over between the nodes Provides a preferred node for the service Selectively fails over based on node characteristics Manage logical volumes in a clustered environment such as: Create volumes and volume groups that are available to all members of a highly-available cluster Create snapshots of logical volumes Configure a GFS file system to: Meet specified size, layout, and performance objectives Support file system quotas * Experienced Linux® system administrators responsible for the planning, deployment, and management of more than 1 physical or virtualized server An RHCE interested in earning a Red Hat Certificate of Expertise or RHCA credential Study points for the exam To help you prepare, review the exam objectives which highlights the task areas you can expect to see covered in the exam. Red Hat reserves the right to add, modify, and remove exam objectives. Such changes will be made public in advance. Candidates should be able to perform the tasks listed below: Configure a high-availability cluster, using either physical or virtual systems, that: Provides a service fail-over between the nodes Provides a preferred node for the service Selectively fails over based on node characteristics Manage logical volumes in a clustered environment such as: Create volumes and volume groups that are available to all members of a highly-available cluster Create snapshots of logical volumes Configure a GFS file system to: Meet specified size, layout, and performance objectives Support file system quotas Configure iSCSI targets and initiators Manage device configuration using udev Create and manage Red Hat storage based clusters including: Creating distributed clusters Creating replicated clusters Implementing and utilizing appropriate file systems As with all Red Hat performance-based exams, configurations must persist after reboot without intervention. Scores and reporting Official scores for exams come exclusively from Red Hat Certification Central. Red Hat does not authorize examiners or training partners to report results to candidates directly. Scores on the exam are usually reported within 3 U.S. business days. Exam results are reported as section scores. Red Hat does not report performance on individual items, nor will it provide additional information upon request. Prerequisites Holding a current RHCE certification is recommended. Have Red Hat Enterprise Clustering and storage Management (RH436) or equivalent experience. Understand that real-world system administration experience is also an important aspect of preparation for the exam. Review exam objectives for the Red Hat Certificate of Expertise in Clustering and storage Management Exam. Recommended courses RH436 - Red Hat High Availability Clustering ...

This course is for senior system and storage administrators who are interested in deploying scalable, highly available storage on off-the-shelf hardware and in cloud environments. Students will lea> how to install, configure, and maintain a cluster of Red Hat storage servers. The course will also explore highly available common Internet file systems (CIFS) and network file systems (NFS) using Clustered Trivial DataBase (CTDB), unified file and object storage, and geo-replication. Finally, ...

Study points for the exam To help you prepare, these exam objectives highlight the task areas you can expect to see covered in the exam. Red Hat reserves the right to add, modify, and remove exam objectives. Such changes will be made public in advance. You should be able to perform these tasks: Install Red Hat Ceph storage Server Install Red Hat Ceph storage Server on both physical and virtual systems Be familiar with the Ansible installation files for Ceph Be able to install a Ceph storage Server using Ansible Work with existing Red Hat Ceph storage Server appliances Be able to change a Ceph storage Server configuration Add monitor (MON) nodes and object storage device (OSD) nodes Configure Red Hat Ceph storage Server Configure a replicated storage pool Store objects in storage pool Store objects within a namespace within a storage pool Create and configure erasure-coded pools Create an erasure-coded pool * The Red Hat Certified Specialist in Ceph storage Administration exam (EX125) tests the knowledge, skills, and ability to install, configure, and manage Red Hat® Ceph storage clusters. By passing this exam, you become a Red Hat Certified Specialist in Ceph storage Administration, which also counts toward becoming a Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA®). Study points for the exam To help you prepare, these exam objectives highlight the task areas you can expect to see covered in the exam. Red Hat reserves the right to add, modify, and remove exam objectives. Such changes will be made public in advance. You should be able to perform these tasks: Install Red Hat Ceph storage Server Install Red Hat Ceph storage Server on both physical and virtual systems Be familiar with the Ansible installation files for Ceph Be able to install a Ceph storage Server using Ansible Work with existing Red Hat Ceph storage Server appliances Be able to change a Ceph storage Server configuration Add monitor (MON) nodes and object storage device (OSD) nodes Configure Red Hat Ceph storage Server Configure a replicated storage pool Store objects in storage pool Store objects within a namespace within a storage pool Create and configure erasure-coded pools Create an erasure-coded pool profile with specified parameters Upload a file to an erasure-coded pool Change default settings in the Ceph configuration files Manage Ceph authentication Create a Ceph client with restricted read or write access to MONs, OSDs, pools, and namespaces Provide block storage with RBD Create a RADOS block device image Obtain information about a RADOS block device image Map a RADOS block device image on a server Use a RADOS block device image Create an RBD snapshot Create an RBD clone Configure RBD mirrors Deploy a RBD mirror agent Configure one-way RBD mirroring in pool mode Configure one-way RBD mirroring in image mode Check the status of the mirroring process Import and export RBD images Export a RADOS block device to an image file Create an incremental RBD image file Import a full RBD image file Import a full RBD image file updated with an incremental RBD image file Provide object storage with RADOSGW Deploy a RADOS gateway Deploy a multisite RADOS gateway Provide object storage using the Amazon S3 API Be able to create a RADOSGW user that will use the S3 clients commands Be able to upload and download objects to a RADOSGW using the S3 client commands Export S3 objects using NFS Provide object storage for Swift Be able to create a RADOSGW user that will use the Swift interface Be able to upload or download objects to a RADOSGW using Swift commands Provide file storage with CephFS Create a Ceph file system Mount a Ceph file system on a client node, persistently Configure C ...

Study points for the exam To help you prepare, the exam objectives highlight the task areas you can expect to see covered in the exam. Red Hat reserves the right to add, modify, and remove exam objectives. Such changes will be made public in advance. Install Red Hat storage Server on both physical and virtual systems and work with existing Red Hat storage Server appliances Configure a Red Hat storage Server storage pool Create individual storage bricks on either physical devices or logical volumes Create various Red Hat storage Server volumes such as: Distributed Replicated Distributed-replicated Stripe-replicated Distributed-striped Distributed-striped-replicated • format the volumes with an appropriate file system Create Red Hat storage Server volume snapshots Extend existing storage volumes by adding additional bricks and performing appropriate rebalancing operations * The following audiences may be interested in earning the Red Hat Certificate of Expertise in Hybrid Cloud storage: System administrators, architects, and others who need to demonstrate their skills, knowledge, and ability in using Red Hat storage Server RHCEs interested in pursuing Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA) Study points for the exam To help you prepare, the exam objectives highlight the task areas you can expect to see covered in the exam. Red Hat reserves the right to add, modify, and remove exam objectives. Such changes will be made public in advance. Install Red Hat storage Server on both physical and virtual systems and work with existing Red Hat storage Server appliances Configure a Red Hat storage Server storage pool Create individual storage bricks on either physical devices or logical volumes Create various Red Hat storage Server volumes such as: Distributed Replicated Distributed-replicated Stripe-replicated Distributed-striped Distributed-striped-replicated • format the volumes with an appropriate file system Create Red Hat storage Server volume snapshots Extend existing storage volumes by adding additional bricks and performing appropriate rebalancing operations Configure clients to use Red Hat storage Server appliance volumes using native and network file systems (NFS) Configure clients to use Red Hat storage Server appliance volumes using SMB Configure Red Hat storage Server features including disk quotas and POSIX access control lists (ACLs) Configure IP failover for NFS-and SMB-based cluster services Configure geo-replication services Configure unified object storage Configure Red Hat storage Server to support Hadoop Troubleshoot Red Hat storage Server problems Monitor Red Hat storage Server workloads Perform Red Hat storage Server management tasks such as tuning volume options, volume migration, stopping and deleting volumes, and configuring server-side quorum As with all Red Hat performance-based exams, configurations must persist after reboot without intervention. Scores and reporting Official scores for exams come exclusively from Red Hat Certification Central. Red Hat does not authorize examiners or training partners to report results to candidates directly. Scores on the exam are usually reported within 3 U.S. business days. Exam results are reported as section scores. Red Hat does not report performance on individual items, nor will it provide additional information upon request. Prerequisites Exam candidates should: Be a Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) or have comparable work experience and skills. Have taken the Red Hat Gluster storage Administration (RH236) course or have work experience using Red Hat Gluster storage. Recommended course RH236 - R ...

This course is for senior system and storage administrators who are interested in deploying scalable, highly available storage on off-the-shelf hardware and in cloud environments. Students will lea> how to install, configure, and maintain a cluster of Red Hat storage servers. The course will also explore highly available common Internet file systems (CIFS) and network file systems (NFS) using Clustered Trivial DataBase (CTDB), unified file and object storage, and geo-rep ...

Red Hat Ceph storage Architecture and Administration with exam (CEPH126) helps you provide unified storage for enterprise servers and Red Hat® OpenStack Platform with Red Hat Ceph storage. Lea> to use a Ceph storage cluster to provide servers and cloud resources with object storage compatible with the Amazon S3 or OpenStack Swift APIs, Ceph-native or iSCSI-based block storage, and file storage using CephFS. Red Hat Ceph storage Architecture and Administration with exam ...