Course Introduction

This 2 day’s customize intensive hands-on Administering Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 training introduces the delegate to the main concepts of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Operating System and basic & Intermediate systems administration.

Targeted to closely follow the Red Hat courses, this course together with the follow on Administering Red Hat Linux course will enable the delegate to work towards achieving the Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) qualification.

Commonly used commands are described in detail as well as GUI tools. The attendee will also gain basic administration techniques used in the workplace.

Pre-Requisites

The delegate should be familiar with basic computer concepts and terminology e.g. hardware, software, files and directories.

Course Objectives :

• Manage IPv6 networking
• Control network port security
• Control services and daemons
• Manage DNS for servers
• Configure email delivery
• Provide block-based storage
• Provide file-based storage
• Configure link aggregation and bridging
• Comprehensive review
• Configure MariaDB databases
• Bash conditionals and control structures
• Provide Apache HTTPD web service
• Write Bash scripts
• Configure the shell environment
• Linux containers preview

DURATION : 3 DAYS

Module 1 : Automate installation with Kickstart

• Automate the installation of Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems with Kickstart.

Module 2 : Use regular expressions with grep

• Write regular expressions that, when partnered with grep, will allow you to quickly isolate or locate content within text files.

Module 3 : Create and Edit text files with vim

• Introduce the vim text editor, with which you can open, edit, and save text files.

Module 4 : Schedule future Linux tasks

• Schedule tasks to automatically execute in the future.

Module 5 : Manage priority of Linux processes

• Influence the relative priorities at which Linux processes run.

Module 6 : Control access to files with access control lists (ACL)

• Manage file security using POSIX access control lists.

Module 7 : Manage SELinux security

• Manage the Security Enhanced Linux (SELinux) behavior of a system to keep it secure in case of a network service compromise.

Module 8 : Connect to network-defined users and groups

• Configure systems to use central identity management services.

Module 9 : Add disks, partitions, and file systems to a Linux system

• Manage simple partitions and file systems.

Module 10 : Manage logical volume management (LVM) storage

• Manage logical volumes from the command line.

Module 11 : Access networked attached storage with network file system (NFS)

• Access (secure) NFS shares.

Module 12 : Access networked storage with SMB

• Use autofs and the command line to mount and unmount SMB file systems.

Module 13 : Control and troubleshoot the Red Hat Enterprise Linux boot process

Module 14 : Limit network communication with firewall

• Configure a basic firewall.

Module 15 : Comprehensive review

• Practice and demonstrate knowledge and skills learned in this course.

Module 16 : Control services and daemons

• Review how to manage services and the boot-up process using systemctl

Module 17 : Manage IPv6 networking

• Configure and troubleshoot basic IPv6 networking on Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems

Module 18 : Configure link aggregation and bridging

• Configure and troubleshoot advanced network interface functionality including bonding, teaming, and local software bridges

Module 19 : Control network port security

• Permit and reject access to network services using advanced SELinux and firewalld filtering techniques

Module 20 : Manage DNS for servers

• Set and verify correct DNS records for systems and configure secure DNS caching

Module 21 : Configure email delivery

• Relay all email sent by the system to an SMTP gateway for central delivery

Module 22 : Provide block-based storage

• Provide and use networked iSCSI block devices as remote disks

Module 23 : Provide file-based storage

• Provide NFS exports and SMB file shares to specific systems and users

Module 24 : Configure MariaDB databases

• Provide a MariaDB SQL database for use by programs and database administrators

Module 25 : Provide Apache HTTPD web service

• Configure Apache HTTPD to provide Transport Layer Security (TLS)-enabled websites and virtual hosts

Module 26 : Write Bash scripts

• Write simple shell scripts using Bash
• Bash conditionals and control structures
• Use Bash conditionals and other control structures to write more sophisticated shell commands and scripts

Module 27 : Configure the shell environment

• Customize Bash startup and use environment variables, Bash aliases, and Bash functions

Module 28 : Linux containers preview

• Preview the capabilities of Linux containers, Docker, and other related technologies in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

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