RHCE™ Rapid Track Course

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Course Description

This RHCE™ Rapid Track Course is carefully designed to match the topics found in the Red Hat® RH299 exam prep course but also features the added benefit of an entire extra day of comprehensive lab exercises and detailed lecture material.

Students learn the Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) system administration skills needed to pass the Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) exam. This is an accelerated course meant for those students capable of absorbing information at a rapid pace or those students who only need to fill in selected gaps of knowledge because of prior Linux sys-admin experience.

 

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Supported Distributions:

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Course Outline

1. Software Management

1.     RPM Features
2.     RPM Architecture
3.     RPM Package Files
4.     Working With RPMs
5.     Rebuilding Source RPM Packages
6.     Managing Software Dependencies
7.     Using the Yum command
8.     YUM package groups
9.     Updating the Kernel RPM
10.     Configuring Yum
11.     Yum Plugins & RHN Subscription Manager
12.     YUM Repositories

Lab Tasks

1.     Managing Software with RPM
2.     Using Yum
3.     Creating a Custom RPM Repository

2. Network Management

1.     IPv4 Fundamentals
2.     TCP/UDP Fundamentals
3.     Linux Network Interfaces
4.     Ethernet Hardware Tools
5.     Network Configuration with ip Command
6.     Configuring Routing Tables
7.     IP to MAC Address Mapping with ARP
8.     Starting and Stopping Interfaces
9.     NetworkManager
10.     DNS Clients
11.     DHCP Clients
12.     Network Diagnostics
13.     Multiple IP Addresses
14.     Interface Bonding

Lab Tasks

1.     Network Discovery
2.     Basic Client Networking
3.     Multiple IP Addresses Per Network Interface
4.     Introduction to Troubleshooting Labs
5.     Troubleshooting Practice: Networking

3. Storage Management

1.     Partitioning Disks with fdisk & gdisk
2.     Resizing a GPT Partition with gdisk
3.     Partitioning Disks with parted
4.     Filesystem Creation
5.     Mounting Filesystems
6.     Filesystem Maintenance
7.     Troubleshooting Incorrect File Permissions
8.     Resizing Filesystems
9.     Swap
10.     iSCSI Architecture
11.     Open-iSCSI Initiator Implementation
12.     iSCSI Initiator Discovery
13.     iSCSI Initiator Node Administration
14.     Mounting iSCSI Targets at Boot
15.     iSCSI Multipathing Considerations
16.     Linux Unified Key Setup (LUKS)

Lab Tasks

1.     Creating and Managing Filesystems
2.     Hot Adding Swap
3.     iSCSI Initiator Configuration
4.     LUKS-on-disk format Encrypted Filesystem

4. Logical Volume Management (LVM)

1.     Logical Volume Management
2.     Implementing LVM
3.     Creating Logical Volumes
4.     Activating LVM VGs
5.     Exporting and Importing a VG
6.     Examining LVM Components
7.     Changing LVM Components
8.     Advanced LVM Overview
9.     Advanced LVM: Components & Object Tags
10.     Advanced LVM: Automated Storage Tiering
11.     Advanced LVM: Thin Provisioning
12.     Advanced LVM: Striping & Mirroring
13.     Advanced LVM: RAID Volumes

Lab Tasks

1.     Creating and Managing LVM Volumes

5. Account Management

1.     User and Group Concepts
2.     User Administration
3.     Modifying Accounts
4.     Group Administration
5.     Password Aging
6.     SGID and Sticky Bit on Directories
7.     User Private Group Scheme
8.     File Access Control Lists
9.     Manipulating FACLs
10.     Viewing FACLs
11.     Backing Up FACLs

Lab Tasks

1.     File and Directory Ownership and Permissions
2.     User and Group Administration
3.     User Private Groups
4.     Using Filesystem ACLs

6. Authentication Management

1.     RHEL DS Client Configuration
2.     System Security Services Daemon (SSSD)
3.     AutoFS
4.     AutoFS Configuration
5.     Kerberos Components
6.     Kerberos Principals
7.     Authentication Process
8.     Install krb5.conf on Clients
9.     Client PAM Configuration
10.     Signing In to Kerberos
11.     Viewing Tickets
12.     Removing Tickets
13.     Passwords
14.     Changing Passwords
15.     sudo
16.     Giving Others Access

Lab Tasks

1.     Using LDAP for Centralized User Accounts
2.     Kerberos Client Setup
3.     OpenSSH with Kerberos

7. Boot Management

1.     System Boot Method Overview
2.     systemd System and Service Manager
3.     Modifying systemd services
4.     systemd Targets
5.     Using systemd
6.     Linux Runlevels Aliases
7.     Legacy Support for SysV init
8.     Booting Linux on PCs
9.     GRUB 2
10.     GRUB 2 Configuration
11.     Boot Parameters
12.     Initial RAM Filesystem
13.     Legacy local bootup script support
14.     Shutdown and Reboot

Lab Tasks

1.     Managing Services With Systemd’s systemctl
2.     Creating a systemd unit file
3.     Boot Process
4.     Booting directly to a bash shell
5.     Troubleshooting Practice: Boot Process

8. Managing SELinux

1.     SELinux Security Framework
2.     SELinux Modes
3.     SELinux Commands
4.     Choosing an SELinux Policy
5.     SELinux Booleans
6.     Permissive Domains
7.     SELinux Policy Tools
8.     SELinux Troubleshooting
9.     SELinux Troubleshooting Continued

Lab Tasks

1.     Exploring SELinux Modes
2.     SELinux File Contexts

9. Firewall Management

1.     FirewallD
2.     Netfilter: Stateful Packet Filter Firewall
3.     Netfilter Concepts
4.     Using the iptables Command
5.     Common match_specs
6.     Connection Tracking

Lab Tasks

1.     Securing Services with Netfilter

10. Network Time Protocol (NTP) Service

1.     Managing Network-Wide Time
2.     Continual Time Sync with NTP
3.     Configuring NTP Clients
4.     Useful NTP Commands

Lab Tasks

1.     NTP Client Configuration

11. System Monitoring and Logs

1.     System Status – Memory
2.     System Status – I/O
3.     System Status – CPU
4.     Performance Trending with sar
5.     System Logging
6.     /etc/rsyslog.conf

Lab Tasks

1.     Remote Syslog Configuration
2.     System Activity Reporter

12. Web (HTTP/HTTPS) Service

1.     Apache Architecture
2.     Adding Modules to Apache
3.     Apache Configuration Files
4.     httpd.conf – Server Settings
5.     httpd.conf – Main Configuration
6.     TLS Using mod_ssl.so
7.     Virtual Hosting DNS Implications
8.     httpd.conf – VirtualHost Configuration
9.     Name-based Virtual Host
10.     Apache Logging
11.     Delegating Administration
12.     Directory Protection
13.     Directory Protection with AllowOverride
14.     Common Uses for .htaccess
15.     Dynamic HTTP Content
16.     Configuring CGI

Lab Tasks

1.     Apache Architecture
2.     Apache Content
3.     Using TLS Certificates with Apache
4.     Configuring Virtual Hosts
5.     Using .htaccess Files
6.     CGI Scripts in Apache

13. SMTP Service

1.     Postfix Features
2.     Postfix Components
3.     Postfix Configuration
4.     master.cf
5.     main.cf
6.     Postfix Map Types
7.     Postfix Pattern Matching
8.     Virtual Domains
9.     Configuration Commands
10.     Management Commands
11.     Postfix, Relaying and SMTP AUTH
12.     SMTP AUTH Server and Relay Control

Lab Tasks

1.     Configuring Postfix
2.     Postfix Network Configuration
3.     Postfix Virtual Host Configuration

14. Caching-Only DNS Service

1.     Naming Services
2.     The Domain Name Space
3.     Delegation and Zones
4.     Server Roles
5.     Resolving Names
6.     Resolving IP Addresses
7.     Restricting Queries
8.     Basic BIND Administration
9.     Configuring the Resolver
10.     Testing Resolution
11.     Creating a Site-Wide Cache
12.     SOA – Start of Authority
13.     A, AAAA, & PTR – Address & Pointer Records
14.     NS – Name Server
15.     TXT, CNAME, & MX – Text, Alias, & Mail Host

Lab Tasks

1.     Caching-only DNS

15. File Sharing with NFS

1.     File Sharing via NFS
2.     NFSv4+
3.     NFS Clients
4.     NFS Server Configuration
5.     Implementing NFSv4

Lab Tasks

1.     NFS Server Configuration

16. File Sharing with CIFS

1.     Samba Daemons
2.     Accessing Windows/Samba Shares from Linux
3.     Samba Utilities
4.     Samba Configuration Files
5.     The smb.conf File
6.     Mapping Users
7.     Share Authentication
8.     User-Level Access
9.     Samba Account Database
10.     User Share Restrictions

Lab Tasks

1.     Samba Share-Level Access
2.     Samba User-Level Access
3.     Samba Group Shares

17. File Transfer Protocol (FTP) Service

1.     The FTP Protocol
2.     Active Mode FTP
3.     Passive Mode FTP
4.     vsftpd
5.     Anonymous FTP with vsftpd

Lab Tasks

1.     Configuring vsftpd

18. Secure Shell (SSH) Service

1.     Secure Shell
2.     ssh and sshd Configuration
3.     Accessing Remote Shells
4.     Transferring Files
5.     SSH Key Management
6.     ssh-agent
7.     OpenSSH and Kerberos
8.     X Access Control
9.     Remote X Access (historical/insecure)
10.     Remote X Access (modern/secure)

Lab Tasks

1.     Introduction to ssh and scp
2.     SSH Key-based User Authentication
3.     Using ssh-agent
4.     Kerberos Client Setup
5.     OpenSSH with Kerberos

19. Installation, Kickstart, and Virtualization

1.     Anaconda: An Overview
2.     Anaconda: Booting the System
3.     Anaconda: Common Boot Options
4.     Anaconda: Loading Anaconda and Packages
5.     Anaconda: Storage Options
6.     Anaconda: Troubleshooting
7.     FirstBoot
8.     A Typical Install
9.     Kickstart
10.     Introducing libvirt
11.     libvirt: Basic Concepts
12.     virsh: Basics
13.     virsh: Common Tasks
14.     virt-install
15.     Virtual Machine Guest Tools & Drivers

Lab Tasks

1.     Linux Installation
2.     Automating Installation with Kickstart
3.     Installing a Virtual Machine

Learning Path

• There are a number of suitable follow-on course options, depending on your requirements. Why not contact us to discuss your training objectives?

Ways to Attend

• Attend a public course, if there is one available. Please check our schedule, or register your interest in joining a course in your area.
• Private onsite Team training also available, please contact us to discuss. We can customise this course to suit your business requirements.