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 ...

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 ...

Red Hat JBoss A-MQ Development and Deployment (JB437) is a two-day course that gives Java™ developers and architects an understanding of the key concepts associated with Java Message Service (JMS) and Apache ActiveMQ. Key concepts associated with JMS and Apache ActiveMQ - Fabric—including topologies, protocols, message groups virtual destinations, failover and high-availability. Students will lea> how Apache ActiveMQ - Fuse Message Broker can be used with multiple communicat ...

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 ...

This course will help prepare your staff to be ready for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 from day one, giving your organization a preview of the changes in the core Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system used by the applications, services, and other infrastructure in your data center. This preview will allow you to more effectively plan upgrades to and the rollout of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, and prepare you to quickly take advantage of new features and changes for your ...

Deploy and combine the power of SAP applications Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP Solutions (RH259) is designed to teach Linux ® administrators how to adapt Red Hat ® Enterprise Linux for the installation and operation of the in-memory database SAP HANA. This course discusses the system architecture with a focus on performance tuning and troubleshooting in order to meet the requirements of SAP. This course is based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4. Audience This course is designed for system ...

This course will help prepare your staff to be ready for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 from day one, giving your organization a preview of the changes in the core Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system used by the applications, services, and other infrastructure in your data center. This preview will allow you to more effectively plan upgrades to and the rollout of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, and prepare you to quickly take advantage of new features and changes for your business and your use cas ...

This course will help prepare your staff to be ready for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 from day one, giving your organization a preview of the changes in the core Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system used by the applications, services, and other infrastructure in your data center. This preview will allow you to more effectively plan upgrades to and the rollout of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, and prepare you to quickly take advantage of new features and changes for your business and your use cas ...

This course will help prepare your staff to be ready for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 from day one, giving your organization a preview of the changes in the core Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system used by the applications, services, and other infrastructure in your data center. This preview will allow you to more effectively plan upgrades to and the rollout of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, and prepare you to quickly take advantage of new features and changes for your business and your use cas ...