Study points for the exam RHCSA exam candidates should be able to accomplish the tasks below without assistance. These have been grouped into several categories. Understand and use essential tools Access a shell prompt and issue commands with correct syntax Use input-output redirection (>, >>, |, 2>, etc.) Use grep and regular expressions to analyze text Access remote systems using ssh Log in and switch users in multiuser targets Archive, compress, unpack, and uncompress files using tar, star, gzip, and bzip2 Create and edit text files Create, delete, copy, and move files and directories Create hard and soft links List, set, and change standard ugo wx permissions Locate, read, and use system documentation including man, info, and files in - usr - share - doc Note: Red Hat may use applications during the exam that are not included in Red Hat Enterprise Linux for the purpose of evaluating candidate s abilities to meet thi * Experienced Red Hat Enterprise Linux system administrators seeking validation of their skills Students who have attended Red Hat System Administration I and II and are on the path to ea> RHCSA certification Experienced Linux system administrators who require a certification either by their organization or based on a mandate (DOD 8570 directive) IT professionals who are on the path to ea> RHCE certification An RHCE who is noncurrent or who is about to become noncurrent and wants to recertify as an RHCE Study points for the exam RHCSA exam candidates should be able to accomplish the tasks below without assistance. These have been grouped into several categories. Understand and use essential tools Access a shell prompt and issue commands with correct syntax Use input-output redirection (>, >>, |, 2>, etc.) Use grep and regular expressions to analyze text Access remote systems using ssh Log in and switch users in multiuser targets Archive, compress, unpack, and uncompress files using tar, star, gzip, and bzip2 Create and edit text files Create, delete, copy, and move files and directories Create hard and soft links List, set, and change standard ugo wx permissions Locate, read, and use system documentation including man, info, and files in - usr - share - doc Note: Red Hat may use applications during the exam that are not included in Red Hat Enterprise Linux for the purpose of evaluating candidate s abilities to meet this objective. Operate running systems Boot, reboot, and shut down a system normally Boot systems into different targets manually Interrupt the boot process in order to gain access to a system Identify CPU - memory intensive processes, adjust process priority with renice, and kill processes Locate and interpret system log files and journals Access a virtual machine s console Start and stop virtual machines Start, stop, and check the status of network services Securely transfer files between systems Configure local storage List, create, delete partitions on MBR and GPT disks Create and remove physical volumes, assign physical volumes to volume groups, and create and delete logical volumes Configure systems to mount file systems at boot by Universally Unique ID (UUID) or label Add new partitions and logical volumes, and swap to a system non-destructively Create and configure file systems Create, mount, unmount, and use vfat, ext4, and xfs file systems Mount and unmount CIFS and NFS network file systems Extend existing logical volumes Create and configure set-GID directories for collaboration Create and manage Access Control Lists (ACLs) Diagnose and correct file permission problems Deploy, configure, and maintain systems Configure networking and hostname resolutio ...

Study points for the exam RHCE exam candidates should consult the RHCSA exam objectives and be capable of RHCSA-level tasks, as some of these skills may be required in order to meet RHCE exam objectives. Red Hat reserves the right to add, modify, and remove objectives. Such changes will be made public in advance through revisions to this document. RHCE exam candidates should be able to accomplish the following without assistance. These have been grouped into several categories. System configuration and management Use network teaming or bonding to configure aggregated network links between two Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems Configure IPv6 addresses and perform basic IPv6 troubleshooting Route IP traffic and create static routes Use firewalld and associated mechanisms such as rich rules, zones and custom rules, to implement packet filtering and configure network address translation (NAT) Use - proc - sys and sysctl to modify and set kernel runtime para * Experienced Linux IT professionals who currently have RHCSA certification and are interested in earning an RHCE certification Experienced Red Hat Enterprise Linux system administrators seeking validation of their skills Students who have attended the Red Hat System Administration I, II, and III courses or the RHCE Certification lab Experienced Linux system administrators who require a certification either by their organization or based on a mandate (DOD 8570 directive) An RHCE who is noncurrent and has passed the RHCSA exam Study points for the exam RHCE exam candidates should consult the RHCSA exam objectives and be capable of RHCSA-level tasks, as some of these skills may be required in order to meet RHCE exam objectives. Red Hat reserves the right to add, modify, and remove objectives. Such changes will be made public in advance through revisions to this document. RHCE exam candidates should be able to accomplish the following without assistance. These have been grouped into several categories. System configuration and management Use network teaming or bonding to configure aggregated network links between two Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems Configure IPv6 addresses and perform basic IPv6 troubleshooting Route IP traffic and create static routes Use firewalld and associated mechanisms such as rich rules, zones and custom rules, to implement packet filtering and configure network address translation (NAT) Use - proc - sys and sysctl to modify and set kernel runtime parameters Configure a system to authenticate using Kerberos Configure a system as either an iSCSI target or initiator that persistently mounts an iSCSI target Produce and deliver reports on system utilization (processor, memory, disk, and network) Use shell scripting to automate system maintenance tasks Network services Network services are an important subset of the exam objectives. RHCE candidates should be capable of meeting the following objectives for each of the network services listed below: Install the packages needed to provide the service Configure SELinux to support the service Use SELinux port labeling to allow services to use non-standard ports Configure the service to start when the system is booted Configure the service for basic operation Configure host-based and user-based security for the service HTTP - HTTPS Configure a virtual host Configure private directories Deploy a basic CGI application Configure group-managed content Configure TLS security DNS Configure a caching-only name server Troubleshoot DNS client issues NFS Provide network shares to specific clients Provide network shares suitable for group collaboration Use Kerberos to control access to NFS network shares SMB Provid ...

Study points for the exam Although the objective of this exam is to test the ability to use Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization to implement Linux virtual systems, it is not a test of system administration skills. Red Hat does recommend prior Linux systems administration experience. You should be able to perform the following tasks: Install Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager and any dependencies Use Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager to: Create datacenters and clusters Manage hypervisor hosts Configure storage Create Red Hat Enterprise Linux Develop pools and templates Set up Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager users Install and configure a Red Hat Virtualization Hypervisor to support guests and attach to a Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager Import installation media for creating new virtual machines Perform management tasks, such as collecting logs, creating bookmar * System administrators using or planning to use Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization RHCEs interested in pursuing Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA) Study points for the exam Although the objective of this exam is to test the ability to use Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization to implement Linux virtual systems, it is not a test of system administration skills. Red Hat does recommend prior Linux systems administration experience. You should be able to perform the following tasks: Install Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager and any dependencies Use Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager to: Create datacenters and clusters Manage hypervisor hosts Configure storage Create Red Hat Enterprise Linux Develop pools and templates Set up Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager users Install and configure a Red Hat Virtualization Hypervisor to support guests and attach to a Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager Import installation media for creating new virtual machines Perform management tasks, such as collecting logs, creating bookmarks for specific events, and more As with all Red Hat performance-based exams, configurations must be persistent across reboots. 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 Experience using Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Experience using and installing software on Windows Experience using VNC to view remote desktops Read the RHCVA exam objectives for more information on skills requirements. Recommended course RH318 - Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization ...

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 for the Red Hat Certificate of Expertise in Server Hardening should be able to perform the following tasks: Identify Red Hat Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) and Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSAs) and selectively update systems based on this information Verify package security and validity Identify and employ standards-based practices for configuring file system security, create and use encrypted file systems, tune file system features, and use specific mount options to restrict access to file system volumes Configure default permissions for users and use special file permissions, attributes, and access control lists (ACLs) to control access to files Install a * The following audiences may be interested in earning the Red Hat Certificate of Expertise in Server Hardening: System administrators responsible for standards-compliant security on Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems System administrators responsible for security on Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems or who wish to harden systems beyond default configurations RHCEs who wish to ea> Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA). 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 for the Red Hat Certificate of Expertise in Server Hardening should be able to perform the following tasks: Identify Red Hat Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) and Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSAs) and selectively update systems based on this information Verify package security and validity Identify and employ standards-based practices for configuring file system security, create and use encrypted file systems, tune file system features, and use specific mount options to restrict access to file system volumes Configure default permissions for users and use special file permissions, attributes, and access control lists (ACLs) to control access to files Install and use intrusion detection capabilities in Red Hat Enterprise Linux to monitor critical system files Manage user account security and user password security Manage system login security using pluggable authentication modules (PAM) Configure console security by disabling features that allow systems to be rebooted or powered off using bootloader passwords Configure system-wide acceptable use notifications Install, configure, and manage identity management services and configure identity management clients Configure remote system logging services, configure system logging, and manage system log files using mechanisms such as log rotation and compression Configure system auditing services and review audit reports Use network scanning tools to identify open network service ports and configure and troubleshoot system firewalling 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 Be a Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) or have comparable wor ...

Authoring Rules with Red Hat® JBoss® BRMS (JB461) introduces the student to the Red Hat JBoss BRMS rules engine and repository. In this course, students lea> how to author and test rules using the graphical user interface of Business Central. Audience Business analysts and enterprise SOA architects who are responsible for creating and adapting business policies Rule authors responsible for authoring and testing rules Java™ EE application dev ...

Study points for the exam Using Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform and Red Hat JBoss Developer Studio, you should be able to accomplish the tasks below without assistance. The tasks have been grouped into categories to assist your preparation. Configure and create enterprise-ready web projects Configure database connection and persistence details Include existing components and entities Generate views and view beans from entities Choose between war and ear applications Generate the application scaffold Handle web and enterprise application project structures, including possible configuration file locations Generate and deploy the application using maven or JBoss Tools Work with contexts (CDI) Use the best context lifecycle for a given use case Make good use of Conversation by understanding: Context order used by the container to resolve components and contex * Java™ EE application developers Study points for the exam Using Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform and Red Hat JBoss Developer Studio, you should be able to accomplish the tasks below without assistance. The tasks have been grouped into categories to assist your preparation. Configure and create enterprise-ready web projects Configure database connection and persistence details Include existing components and entities Generate views and view beans from entities Choose between war and ear applications Generate the application scaffold Handle web and enterprise application project structures, including possible configuration file locations Generate and deploy the application using maven or JBoss Tools Work with contexts (CDI) Use the best context lifecycle for a given use case Make good use of Conversation by understanding: Context order used by the container to resolve components and context variables Temporary versus long running Conversation promotion Conversation demarcation and propagation Relation between conversations, transactions, and persistence context flushmode Debugging a CDI application (potentially with Arquillian) Manage context content Work with POJO - JEE components Differences between EJB3-based components and POJO-based components Component definition Apply @Named Configure beans.xml Component lifecycle Component - contexts interaction Use of @Inject Understand interceptors Understand events Use @Alternative Use @Decorator Apply qualifier Apply producer Apply dispose Setting component and context variable in particular context using CDI APIs Implement the observer or observed patte> using CDI Implement a transactional conversation having in mind the relation between conversations, transactions, and persistence context flushmode JAAS security-related features, including (list not exhaustive) authentication restriction security events bind authentication methods Access and manage identity information through API Work with web - JSF components and web navigation Understand Postback lifecycle Use exhaustive navigation capabilities using faces-config Handling of RESTFul approach with JSF2 (viewparam) Use common Richfaces components Configure navigation based on application state Set up JSF input validation Set up JSF input conversion Use Expression Language (EL) Understand message bundle and locales Choose and configure JSF components Efficiently handle exceptions Implement success and error messages ...

Study points for the exam Using Red Hat JBoss EAP, RHCJA exam candidates should be able to accomplish the tasks below without assistance. The tasks have been grouped into categories to assist your preparation. Install and manage JBoss EAP Install JBoss EAP to a specific location on a system Install additional, operating system specific native libraries to enhance JBoss EAP performance Configure minimal security requirements for accessing and managing JBoss EAP Access and manage JBoss EAP using the provided tools Configure and start a multi-node, multi-server JBoss EAP domain spanning at least two hosts with multiple servers per host Configure JBoss EAP domains, hosts and servers Create and remove JBoss EAP domains, hosts and servers Start, monitor and stop individual JBoss EAP domains, hosts and servers Configure Java ™ memory usage at the host, server group and server level Configure JBoss EAP to suppor * IT professionals who want to ea> a credential that shows they have the skills and knowledge needed to install, configure, monitor, manage, and deploy applications to Red Hat JBoss EAP: Application server systems administrators Application administrators Application developers Deployment managers System architects Quality assurance engineers Study points for the exam Using Red Hat JBoss EAP, RHCJA exam candidates should be able to accomplish the tasks below without assistance. The tasks have been grouped into categories to assist your preparation. Install and manage JBoss EAP Install JBoss EAP to a specific location on a system Install additional, operating system specific native libraries to enhance JBoss EAP performance Configure minimal security requirements for accessing and managing JBoss EAP Access and manage JBoss EAP using the provided tools Configure and start a multi-node, multi-server JBoss EAP domain spanning at least two hosts with multiple servers per host Configure JBoss EAP domains, hosts and servers Create and remove JBoss EAP domains, hosts and servers Start, monitor and stop individual JBoss EAP domains, hosts and servers Configure Java ™ memory usage at the host, server group and server level Configure JBoss EAP to support clustered and HA operation Configure persistent network bindings for JBoss EAP services (both addresses and ports) Configure high-availability clustering using either TCP unicast or UDP multicast networking Secure the communications channels between clustered nodes Configure an Apache based load balancer for handling HTTP session fail over in a HA environment Monitoring and managing JBoss EAP Create and restore configuration snapshots Configure JBoss EAP logging Configure and secure JBoss EAP JMX interface for external monitoring Configuring Java Messaging Service Create and configure JMS topics and queues Secure access to JMS destinations Manage applications Select appropriate JBoss EAP server profiles based on application requirements Configure DataSources (both XA and non-XA compliant) Deploy and undeploy applications Deploy and undeploy additional libraries and drivers Deploy a web application to the root context Configure JBoss Web Connectors Tune and configure JBoss EAP web connector properties as requested Configure Apache integration with JBoss EAP Configure an SSL encrypted connection Configure JBoss EAP security Create, modify, and use security domains Connect JBoss EAP to specified external security sources such as LDAP and DBMS Secure access to JBoss EAP services Scores and reporting Official scores for exams come exclusively from Red Hat Certification Central ...

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. Candidates for the Red Hat Certificate of Expertise in Camel Development should be able to: Create and maintain Camel routes Use the Java ™ language Use the CamelContext XML Exchange messages Body In - out Headers Attachments Consume and produce files CSV format XML format Work with databases and the Camel JPA component Understand transactional routes Use EIPs Content-based routing Wire Tap Splitter Aggregator RecipientList Use Camel components File2 FTP JPA2 JMS Direct Use Camel Test Mock endpoints JUnit 4 integration and CamelTest * The following audiences may be interested in earning the Red Hat Certificate of Expertise in Camel Development: Enterprise Java developers who are familiar with service-oriented architecture (SOA) principles and are responsible for integrating enterprise applications. Enterprise SOA architects with some Java development experience and knowledge of enterprise integration. 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. Candidates for the Red Hat Certificate of Expertise in Camel Development should be able to: Create and maintain Camel routes Use the Java ™ language Use the CamelContext XML Exchange messages Body In - out Headers Attachments Consume and produce files CSV format XML format Work with databases and the Camel JPA component Understand transactional routes Use EIPs Content-based routing Wire Tap Splitter Aggregator RecipientList Use Camel components File2 FTP JPA2 JMS Direct Use Camel Test Mock endpoints JUnit 4 integration and CamelTest APIs Dynamically route messages Use conditional routes Use data-driven routes Handle exceptions Catch and handle exceptions Use the dead-letter queue 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 Red Hat recommends that candidates for this exam ea> EX225 - Red Hat Certified JBoss Developer (RHCJD) before attempting this exam, but it is not required. Exam candidates should: Have taken the Camel Development with Red Hat JBoss Fuse (AD421) course or have extensive work experience in enterprise integration using Apache Camel Have familiarity working in a Red Hat Enterprise Linux ® environment Review the Red Hat Certificate of Expertise in Camel Development exam (EX421) objectives Recommended courses AD421 - Camel Development with Red Hat JBoss Fuse ...

Study points for the exam Candidates should be able to perform the tasks listed below: Establish and import data sources Import from Flat File Source locally Import from Flat File Source ftp Import from RDBMS Federate and transform data Use the Teiid Designer wizards to automatically generate data translators Understand and update generated translators Apply simple data transformations such as Type Casting Apply complex transformations inbuilt transformation functions Use the various inbuilt translators VDB Modeling Aggregate different typed data stores to create a federated view including: Files (flat and XML) Multiple, different relational database Implement SQL logic from distinct data stores Understand and implement materialized views Tuning Improve performance by using in mem * Developers and architects who will be responsible for modeling and creating federated views of multiple, different data sources using Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization Database administrators who may be involved in a project using Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization to model and create federated views of multiple, different data sources Study points for the exam Candidates should be able to perform the tasks listed below: Establish and import data sources Import from Flat File Source locally Import from Flat File Source ftp Import from RDBMS Federate and transform data Use the Teiid Designer wizards to automatically generate data translators Understand and update generated translators Apply simple data transformations such as Type Casting Apply complex transformations inbuilt transformation functions Use the various inbuilt translators VDB Modeling Aggregate different typed data stores to create a federated view including: Files (flat and XML) Multiple, different relational database Implement SQL logic from distinct data stores Understand and implement materialized views Tuning Improve performance by using in memory cache Use techniques to bypass caches as needed Tune caching behavior for specific requirements Reporting - Data export Create READ procedure Expose procedure results as XML or JSON Expose data as RestFul services Understand and anticipate performance issues Runtime Package and deploy virtual databases Understand how to use Teiid Designer to control and mange the Data Virtualization runtime 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 There are no prerequisites to take this exam but it is recommended that an individual take Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization Administration (JB450) training course. Recommended courses JB450 - Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization Development ...