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 ...

Red hat Satellite 6 Administration (RH403) is a lab-based course that explores the concepts and methods necessary for successful large-scale management of red hat® Enterprise Linux® systems. You will lea> how to configure red hat Satellite 6 on a server and populate it with software packages. You will use red hat Satellite to manage the software development life cycle of a subscribed host and its configuration, and lea> how to provision hosts integrated with software and Ansible® configuration ...

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 ...

red hat Enterprise Linux Technical Overview (RH024) is a series of no-cost, on-demand, online videos that provide a technical introduction to Linux ® for IT professionals. The videos will demonstrate basic practical techniques of Linux use and system administration tasks for professionals new to the operating system who are interested in preparing for further study. You will be introduced to why Linux and the open source development model is so important in today s computing environment. Y ...

The red hat OpenStack Administration III with exam (CL311) bundle is a combination of the following: red hat OpenStack Administration III (CL310) course red hat certified engineer in red hat OpenStack exam (EX310) The red hat OpenStack Administration III (CL310) course provides extensive hands-on training for experienced system administrators in how to use the distributed storage features of red hat® Ceph Storage and the networking capabi ...

The red hat OpenStack Administration III: Networking and NFV with exam (CL311) bundle is a combination of the following: CL310 - red hat OpenStack Administration III: Networking & Foundations of NFV red hat certified engineer in red hat OpenStack Platform exam (EX310) The red hat OpenStack Administration III: Networking and NFV (CL310) course provides extensive hands-on training for experienced system administrators in how to use the distributed storage features of red H ...

Study points for the exam Use red hat Ansible ® engine Install red hat Ansible engine on a control node. Configure managed nodes. Configure simple inventories. Perform basic management of systems. Run a provided playbook against specified nodes. Configure intrusion detection Install AIDE. Configure AIDE to monitor critical system files. Configure encrypted storage Encrypt and decrypt block devices using LUKS. Configure encrypted storage persistence using NBDE. Change encrypted storage passphrases. Restrict USB devices Install USBGuard. Write device policy rules with specific criteria to manage devices. Manage administrative policy and daemon configuration. Manage system login security using pluggable authentication modules (PAMs) Configure password quality requirements. Configure failed login polic * for this exam These audiences may be interested in becoming a red hat certified Specialist in Security: Linux: System administrators responsible for managing large enterprise environments System administrators responsible for securing their organization s infrastructure red hat certified engineers interested in pursuing the red hat certified Architect (RHCA) credential Prerequisites for this exam Be a red hat certified System Administrator or have comparable work experience and skills (red hat certified engineer would be even better) Review the red hat certified Specialist in Security: Linux exam objectives or have comparable work experience using red hat OpenStack Platform. Study points for the exam Use red hat Ansible ® engine Install red hat Ansible engine on a control node. Configure managed nodes. Configure simple inventories. Perform basic management of systems. Run a provided playbook against specified nodes. Configure intrusion detection Install AIDE. Configure AIDE to monitor critical system files. Configure encrypted storage Encrypt and decrypt block devices using LUKS. Configure encrypted storage persistence using NBDE. Change encrypted storage passphrases. Restrict USB devices Install USBGuard. Write device policy rules with specific criteria to manage devices. Manage administrative policy and daemon configuration. Manage system login security using pluggable authentication modules (PAMs) Configure password quality requirements. Configure failed login policy. Modify PAM configuration files and parameters. Configure system auditing Write rules to log auditable events. Enable prepackaged rules. Produce audit reports. Configure SELinux Enable SELinux on a host running a simple application. Interpret SELinux violations and determine remedial action. Restrict user activity with SELinux user mappings. Analyze and correct existing SELinux configurations. Enforce security compliance Install OpenSCAP and Workbench. Use OpenSCAP and red hat Insights to scan hosts for security compliance. Use OpenSCAP Workbench to tailor policy. Use OpenSCAP Workbench to scan an individual host for security compliance. Use red hat Satellite server to implement an OpenSCAP policy. Apply OpenSCAP remediation scripts to hosts. As with all red hat performance-based exams, configurations must persist after reboot without intervention. Prerequisites Be a red hat certified System Administrator or have comparable work experience and skills (red hat certified engineer would be even better) Review the red hat certified Specialist in Security: Linux e ...

Red hat Security: Linux in Physical, Virtual, and Cloud (RH415) is designed for security administrators and system administrators who need to manage the secure operation of servers running red hat® Enterprise Linux®, whether deployed on physical hardware, as virtual machines, or as cloud instances. This course is based on red hat Enterprise Linux 7.5, red hat Satellite 6.3, red hat Ansible® engine 2.5, red hat Ansible Tower 3.2, and red hat Insights. Maintaining security of computing systems is ...

Automation with Ansible and Ansible Tower (DO410) teaches you how to develop standardized automation of the enterprise IT environment in order to improve operational efficiency. You will lea> how to use Ansible for automation, configuration, provisioning, and management, as well as how to use red hat® Ansible Tower to centrally manage Ansible at an enterprise scale. This course combines the content from Automation with Ansible (DO407) and Automation with Ansible II: Ans ...

Study points for the exam As an RHCE exam candidate, you should be able to handle all responsibilities expected of a red hat certified System Administrator, including these tasks: Be able to perform all tasks expected of a red hat certified System Administrator Understand and use essential tools Operate running systems Configure local storage Create and configure file systems Deploy, configure, and maintain systems Manage users and groups Manage security Understand core components of Ansible Inventories Modules Variables Facts Plays Playbooks Configuration files Install and configure an Ansible control node Install required packages Create a static host inventory file Create a configuration file Configure Ansible managed nodes Create and distribute SSH keys to managed nodes Configure privilege escalatio * Experienced red hat Enterprise Linux system administrators seeking validation of their skills or require a certification either by their organization or based on a mandate (DoD 8570 directive) Students who have taken red hat System Administration III: Linux Automation (RH294) and are on the path to becoming a red hat certified engineer (RHCE) Students who are on the path to becoming a red hat certified Architect (RHCA) Systems administrators who want to demonstrate competency in managing multiple systems IT professionals who work in a DevOps environment and want to demonstrate competency in automating part of their workload red hat certified engineers who are noncurrent or who are about to become noncurrent and wish to recertify as RHCEs Study points for the exam As an RHCE exam candidate, you should be able to handle all responsibilities expected of a red hat certified System Administrator, including these tasks: Be able to perform all tasks expected of a red hat certified System Administrator Understand and use essential tools Operate running systems Configure local storage Create and configure file systems Deploy, configure, and maintain systems Manage users and groups Manage security Understand core components of Ansible Inventories Modules Variables Facts Plays Playbooks Configuration files Install and configure an Ansible control node Install required packages Create a static host inventory file Create a configuration file Configure Ansible managed nodes Create and distribute SSH keys to managed nodes Configure privilege escalation on managed nodes Validate a working configuration using ad hoc Ansible commands Script administration tasks Create simple shell scripts Create simple shell scripts that run ad hoc Ansible commands Create and use static inventories to define groups of hosts Create Ansible plays and playbooks Know how to work with commonly used Ansible modules Use variables to retrieve the results of running a command Use conditionals to control play execution Configure error handling Create playbooks to configure systems to a specified state Use Ansible modules for system administration tasks that work with: Software packages and repositories Services Firewall rules File systems Storage devices File content Archiving Scheduled tasks Security Users and groups 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 sens ...