Study points for the exam To help you prepare, review the exam objectives, which highlight the task areas you can expect to see on the exam. Being able to manage Red Hat CloudForms Management Engine (CFME) requires some level of skill with one or more of the underlying cloud and virtualization technologies supported by CFME. In order to provide a defined and manageable scope for the exam, the Red Hat Certificate of expertise in Hybrid Cloud Management exam is based on Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Management, one of the several that CFME supports. Therefore, you should also be able to perform these ancillary tasks with Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Management: Import virtual machine template images into a pre-configured Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Management environment Import ISO image files and template VM images into Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Management Create virtual machine images from templates and customize various attributes * Experienced Red Hat CloudForms administrators seeking validation of their skills Students who have attended Red Hat CloudForms Hybrid Cloud Management (CL220) Study points for the exam To help you prepare, review the exam objectives, which highlight the task areas you can expect to see on the exam. Being able to manage Red Hat CloudForms Management Engine (CFME) requires some level of skill with one or more of the underlying cloud and virtualization technologies supported by CFME. In order to provide a defined and manageable scope for the exam, the Red Hat Certificate of expertise in Hybrid Cloud Management exam is based on Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Management, one of the several that CFME supports. Therefore, you should also be able to perform these ancillary tasks with Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Management: Import virtual machine template images into a pre-configured Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Management environment Import ISO image files and template VM images into Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Management Create virtual machine images from templates and customize various attributes of the virtual machine You will not be directly evaluated on your ability to perform those ancillary tasks, but the inability to do so will prevent you from being able to perform the actual exam tasks, which include: Perform initial CloudForms management engine configuration via virtual machine console Add Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization as a cloud service provider Configure basic CFME settings Create new CFME roles Add CFME users and groups Create and apply smart tags Configure CFME to be able to provision virtual systems via all supported mechanisms Use CFME to provision virtual systems Configure control policies Configure chargeback reporting Configure reporting Perform drift analyses Configure alerts Configure life cycle management provisioning request default values Save the output from reporting and analyses in an external format that can be parsed by other tools 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. Recommended course CL220 - Red Hat CloudForms Hybrid Cloud Management ...

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 Linux Diagnostics and Troubleshooting should be able to: Understand and employ general methods for troubleshooting Collect system information to aid in troubleshooting Consult documentation resources to aid in troubleshooting Monitor systems for vital characteristics Configure systems to send log messages to a centralized host Diagnose and troubleshoot system start up issues Identify and resolve service failures affecting boot Regain root control of a system Troubleshoot boot issues Identify hardware and hardware problems Manage kernel modules and their parameters [l * The following audiences may be interested in earning the Red Hat Certificate of expertise in Red Hat Enterprise Linux Diagnostics and Troubleshooting: System administrators who manage Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems System administrators who wish to demonstrate problem solving and analysis skills A Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) interested in earning a Red Hat Certificate of expertise or RHCA credential 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 Linux Diagnostics and Troubleshooting should be able to: Understand and employ general methods for troubleshooting Collect system information to aid in troubleshooting Consult documentation resources to aid in troubleshooting Monitor systems for vital characteristics Configure systems to send log messages to a centralized host Diagnose and troubleshoot system start up issues Identify and resolve service failures affecting boot Regain root control of a system Troubleshoot boot issues Identify hardware and hardware problems Manage kernel modules and their parameters Diagnose and troubleshoot file system issues Recover corrupted file systems Recover mis-configured or broken LVM configurations Recover data from encrypted file systems Identify and fix iSCSI issues Resolve package management issues Resolve package management dependency issues Recover a corrupted RPM database Identify and restore changed files Troubleshoot and fix network connectivity issues Use standard tools to verify network connectivity Identify and fix network connectivity issues Inspect network traffic to aid troubleshooting Diagnose application issues Identify library dependencies for third-party software Identify if an application suffers from memory leaks Use standard tools to debug an application Identify and fix issues related to SELinux Identify and fix authentication issues Identify and fix pluggable authentication module (PAM) issues Identify and fix LDAP and Kerberos identity management issues Gather information to aid third party investigation of issues Create kernel crashdumps Compile and execute SystemTap modules 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 ...

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 Enterprise Deployment and Systems Management should be able to perform the following tasks: Configure Red Hat Network (RHN) Satellite server Create child channels of a base channel Create different types of RHN users Create groups and add group administrators Create configuration channels Create a custom RPM spec file and build a binary RPM from provided source code Upload custom RPMS to an RHN Satellite server Create activation keys Assign groups, software channels, and configuration channels to an activation key Configure errata provision RHN Satellite Server clients using kickstart Set up an SVN version co * System administrators responsible for managing large enterprise environments 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. Candidates for the Red Hat Certificate of expertise in Enterprise Deployment and Systems Management should be able to perform the following tasks: Configure Red Hat Network (RHN) Satellite server Create child channels of a base channel Create different types of RHN users Create groups and add group administrators Create configuration channels Create a custom RPM spec file and build a binary RPM from provided source code Upload custom RPMS to an RHN Satellite server Create activation keys Assign groups, software channels, and configuration channels to an activation key Configure errata provision RHN Satellite Server clients using kickstart Set up an SVN version control repository Kickstart a machine using Cobbler Manage virtual systems using RHN Satellite server Clone channels and use a cloned channel 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 Red Hat recommends that candidates ea> Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) or Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) before attempting this exam but neither is required. Be Red Hat Certified System Administrators or have comparable work experience and skills (Red Hat Certified Engineer would be even better) Have taken the Red Hat Enterprise Deployment and Systems Management (RH401) course or have extensive work experience working with Red Hat Satellite Server Review the Red Hat Certificate of expertise in Enterprise Deployment and Systems Management exam (EX401) objectives Recommended courses RH401 - Red Hat Enterprise Deployment and Systems Management ...

The Red Hat Server Hardening with expertise exam (RH414) bundle is a combination of the following: Red Hat Server Hardening (RH413) course Red Hat Certificate of expertise in Server Hardening exam (EX413) ...

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 ...

The following audiences may be interested in earning the Red Hat Certificate of expertise in Platform-as-a-Service: System administrators who want to demonstrate their OpenShift Enterprise by Red Hat skills. Red Hat Certified Engineers who wish to pursue Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA). Prerequisites for this exam Candidates for thi ...

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 ...

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 should be able to perform these tasks: Install and configure Puppet. Install Puppet servers. Install Puppet nodes. Register Puppet nodes to a Puppet server. Create and maintain Puppet manifests. Create new Puppet manifests. Debug existing Puppet manifests. Create Puppet modules. Create reusable modules. Create modules with classes, name spaces, variables, and conditionals. Create modules that install software on target nodes and deploy configuration files. Use facter to obtain system information. Create custom facts. Use facts to change Puppet behavior. [ - ul * These audiences may be interested in earning the Red Hat Certificate of expertise in Configuration Management with Puppet: Experienced Linux system administrators responsible for the planning, deployment, and management of multiple physical or virtualized servers Experienced Linux systems administrators responsible for implementing DevOps practices An RHCE interested in earning a Red Hat Certificate of expertise or Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA) credential 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 should be able to perform these tasks: Install and configure Puppet. Install Puppet servers. Install Puppet nodes. Register Puppet nodes to a Puppet server. Create and maintain Puppet manifests. Create new Puppet manifests. Debug existing Puppet manifests. Create Puppet modules. Create reusable modules. Create modules with classes, name spaces, variables, and conditionals. Create modules that install software on target nodes and deploy configuration files. Use facter to obtain system information. Create custom facts. Use facts to change Puppet behavior. Create Git repositories. Create and perform simple management of a Git repository. Add files to a Git repository. Apply changes and commit changed files to a Git repository. Implement Puppet in a Red Hat Satellite 6 environment. Create a Puppet repository on Red Hat Satellite. Install, configure, and deploy Puppet modules using Red Hat Satellite. Register Puppet clients to a Red Hat Satellite server. As with all Red Hat performance-based exams, configurations must persist after restart 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 total scores. Red Hat does not report performance on individual items, nor will it provide additional information upon request. Prerequisites Exam candidates should: Hold a current RHCE certification at exam time Have Red Hat Configuration Management with Puppet (DO405) or equivalent experience Understand that actual system administration experience is also an important aspect of preparation for the exam Review exam objectives for the Red Hat Certificate of expertise in Configuration Management with Puppet exam Recommende ...

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 should have the following skills and abilities: Understand core components of Ansible Inventories Modules Variables Facts Plays Playbooks Configuration files Run ad-hoc Ansible commands Use both static and dynamic inventories to define groups of hosts Utilize an existing dynamic inventory script Create Ansible plays and playbooks Know how to work with commonly used Ansible modules Use variables to retrieve the results of running a commands Use conditionals to control play execution Configure error handling Create playbooks to configure systems to a specified state Selectively run sp * The following audiences may be interested in earning the Red Hat Certificate of expertise in Ansible Automation: System administrators who need to manage large numbers of systems System administrators who work in a DevOps environment and who wish to automate a large part of their day-to-day workload Developers who have some basic systems administration background and who wish to incorporate automation into their development process A Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) interested in earning a Red Hat Certificate of expertise or RHCA credential. 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 should have the following skills and abilities: Understand core components of Ansible Inventories Modules Variables Facts Plays Playbooks Configuration files Run ad-hoc Ansible commands Use both static and dynamic inventories to define groups of hosts Utilize an existing dynamic inventory script Create Ansible plays and playbooks Know how to work with commonly used Ansible modules Use variables to retrieve the results of running a commands Use conditionals to control play execution Configure error handling Create playbooks to configure systems to a specified state Selectively run specific tasks in playbooks using tags Create and use templates to create customized configuration files work with Ansible variables and facts Create and work with roles Download roles from an Ansible Galaxy and use them Manage parallelism Use Ansible Vault in playbooks to protect sensitive data Install Ansible Tower and use it to manage systems Use provided documentation to look up specific information about Ansible modules and commands 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 total scores. Red Hat does not report performance on individual items, nor will it provide additional information upon request. Prerequisites Candidates for this exam should: Red Hat recommends that candidates for the Red Hat Certificate of expertise in Ansible Automation exam (EX407) have taken Automation with Ansible (DO407) or have equivalent experience working with Ansible to configure systems. Red Hat also recommends candidates have earned Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) or higher or have equivalent systems administration experience. Recom ...

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 ...