Red Hat System Administration I

Prerequisites:

Previous operating system administration experience is helpful but not required.

Course Description:

Red Hat System Administration I (RH124) is designed for IT professionals who are new to Linux and require core Red Hat Enterprise Linux skills. Focused on administration tasks that will be encountered in the workplace, this course will actively engage students in task focused activities, lab based knowledge checks and facilitative discussions to ensure maximum skill transfer and retention. In addition, GUI based tools will be featured to build on the students existing technical knowledge, while key command line concepts will be introduced to provide a foundation for students planning to become full time Linux system administrators. By the end of the five day course, students will be able to perform installation, establish network connectivity, manage physical storage and perform basic security administration.

Target Audience:

• Microsoft Windows system administrators who need to quickly learn core Red Hat Enterprise Linux proficiencies
• System administrators, network administrators, and other IT professionals who require proficiency performing core tasks in Linux
• Non Linux IT professionals on the path to becoming a full time Linux system administrator

This course includes the following modules:

Getting Started with the GNOME Graphical Desktop

• Objective: Get started with GNOME and edit text files with gedit

Manage Files Graphically with Nautilus

• Objective: Manage files graphically and access remote systems with Nautilus

Get Help in a Graphical Environment

• Objective: Access documentation, both locally and online

Configure Local Services

• Objective: Configure the date and time and configure a printer

Manage Physical Storage I

• Objective: Understand basic disk concepts and manage system disks

Manage Logical Volumes

• Objective: Understand logical volume concepts and manage logical volumes

Monitor System Resources

• Objective: Manage memory and CPU utilization

Manage System Software

• Objective: Manage system software locally and using Red Hat Network (RHN)

Get Started with Bash

• Objective: Understand basic shell concepts, execute simple commands, and use basic job control techniques

Get Help in a Textual Environment

• Objective: Use man and info pages and find documentation in /usr/share/docUse man and info pages and find documentation in /usr/share/doc

Unit 11 Establish Network Connectivity

• Objective: Understand basic network concepts; configure, manage, and test network settings

Administer Users and Groups

• Objective: Manage users and groups

Manage Files from the Command Line

• Objective: Understand Linux filesystem hierarchy; manage files from the command line

Secure Linux File Access

• Objective: Understand Linux file access mechanisms; manage file access from the GUI and the command line

Administer Remote Systems

• Objective: Share and connect to a desktop; use SSH and rsync

Configure General Services

• Objective: Manage services; configure SSH and remote desktops

Manage Physical Storage II

• Objective: Manage filesystem attributes and swap space

Install Linux Graphically

• Objective: Install Red Hat Enterprise Linux and configure the system with firstboot

Manage Virtual Machines

• Objective: Understand basic virtualization concepts; install and manage virtual machines

Control the Boot Process

• Objective: Understand runlevels and manage GRUB

Deploy File Sharing Services

• Objective: Deploy an FTP server and a web server

Secure Network Services

• Objective: Manage a firewall; understand SELinux concepts and manage SELinux

Comprehensive Review

• Objective: Get a hands-on review of the concepts covered throughout the course