DigiBridge - RHA130 - Red Hat Linux Core System Administration

RHA130 - Red Hat Linux Core System Administration

Version: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4

Audience : Linux or UNIX users, who understand the basics of Red Hat Linux, that desire further technical training to begin the process of becoming a system administrator.

Assumed Knowledge: Red Hat Linux Computing Essentials ~ RHA030 or equivalent experience with Red Hat Linux. To assist you in determining whether you have equivalent experience, take the Pre-assessment Questionnaire:-

https://www.redhat.com/apps/training/assess/

Aims : Students will learn to be effective administrators of Linux systems, mastering tasks such as hardware and device configuration, file system management, user administration, network configurations, kernel services, attaching new Linux systems to a corporate network, configuring the new systems for end-users, and troubleshooting.

Objectives : An operator who can perform system administration tasks to a level where he/she can install, configure, and attach a new Red Hat Linux workstation to an existing network.

Course Outline

Install Red Hat Linux interactively and with Kickstart
Control common system hardware
Create and maintain the Linux filesystem
Configure an NFS client and autofs
Understand system and service initialization
Perform user and group administration
Integrate a workstation with an existing network running common network services
Configure a workstation as a client to NIS, DNS, and DHCP services
Administer the Linux printing subsystem
Automate tasks with at, cron, and anacron
Maintain and interpret system logs
Back up; filesystems to tape and tar archive
Install, update, query and remove software packages with RPM
Upgrade the Linux kernel via RPM
Configure the X Window System and the GNOME desktop environment
Perform basic performance, memory, and process management
Configure basic host security
Perform basic troubleshooting
Performance-based Assessment and Testing

Detailed Course Content

Workbook 1. Red Hat Enterprise Linux Installation

1. The Red Hat Linux Installer: Anaconda

2. Anaconda Stage 2: The Installer Proper

3. Network Based Installations, and Other Installer Topics

4. Using Kickstart to Automate Installations

Pretest. Red Hat Enterprise Linux Installation

Lab Test. Red Hat Enterprise Linux Installation

Test. Red Hat Enterprise Linux Installation

Workbook 2. Hardware and Device Configuration

1. Hardware Overview

2. PCI Devices

3. USB and Other Hot Pluggable Devices

4. Filesystem Device Nodes

5. Performance Monitoring

Pretest. Hardware and Device Configuration

Lab Test. Hardware and Device Configuration

Test. Hardware and Device Configuration

Workbook 3. Linux Filesystem Management

1. Disk Recognition and Partitioning

2. Creating and Managing Filesystems

3. Mounting Filesystems

4. The /etc/fstab File

5. Managing Swap Space

6. Miscellaneous Filesystem Management Commands

7. SELinux: Secure Linux

Pretest. Linux Filesystem Management

Lab Test. Linux Filesystem Management

Test. Linux Filesystem Management

Workbook 4. System Initialization and Services

1. Boot Sequence Overview

2. The GRUB Bootloader

3. /sbin/init and Run Levels

4. Red Hat Enterprise Linux Service Scripts

5. Troubleshooting the Boot Sequence

Pretest. System Initialization and Services

Lab Test. System Initialization and Services

Test. System Initialization and Services

Workbook 5. User and Group Administration

1. What Is a User?

2. Adding, Modifying, and Deleting Users

3. Managing Passwords

4. Adding, Modifying, and Deleting Groups

5. Users and the UNIX Filesystem

6. Network Based User Models

7. Customizing the User's Environment

Pretest. User and Group Administration

Lab Test. User and Group Administration

Test. User and Group Administration

Workbook 6. Network Configuration

1. Managing Network Interfaces

2. Basic IP Routing and Gateways

3. Configuring DNS Clients

4. Miscellaneous Network Settings

5. Network Diagnostic Utilities

Pretest. Network Configuration

Lab Test. Network Configuration

Test. Network Configuration

Workbook 7. System Administration Tools

1. The CUPS print system and system-config-printer

2. CUPS Administration: The Web Interface and Command Line Tools

3. System Logging

4. Periodic Tasks: Managing cron

5. Automated System Maintenance

Pretest. System Administration Tools

Lab Test. System Administration Tools

Test. System Administration Tools

Workbook 8. RPM: The Red Hat Package Manager

1. RPM: Installing and Removing Software

2. RPM Queries and Verification

3. Miscellaneous RPM Utilities

Pretest. RPM: The Red Hat Package Manager

Lab Test. RPM: The Red Hat Package Manager

Test. RPM: The Red Hat Package Manager

Workbook 9. Kernel Services and Configuration

1. Kernel Modules and Updating Kernels

2. The Network File Systems (NFS)

3. The Automounter

4. Filesystem Quotas

5. Software RAID

6. Logical Volume Management

Pretest. Kernel Services and Configuration

Lab Test. Kernel Services and Configuration

Test. Kernel Services and Configuration

Workbook 10. The X Windowing System

1. The X Windowing System

2. X Server Configuration

3. X Startup Configuration

Pretest. The X Windowing System

Lab Test. The X Windowing System

Test. The X Windowing System

Workbook 11. Troubleshooting

1.Troubleshooting - General Guidelines

2.Things to Check: X server

3. Things to Check: Networking

4. Things to Check: Booting

5. Recovering Systems Using the Rescue Environment

6. Troubleshooting Components

Pretest. Troubleshooting

Lab Test. Troubleshooting

Test. Troubleshooting

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