Enterprise Linux® 8 Certified Engineer

Overview

This course is appropriate for Enterprise Linux^® system administrators seeking validation of their skills, or those new to Linux system administration. This course will provide preparation for experienced Linux system administrators who require certification as a Linux Certified Engineer in their job role or based on a mandate, such as DoD 8570 directive. It is also appropriate for IT professionals who are on the path to earn Red Hat^® Certified Engineer.

This course is required to prepare for the Red Hat^® Certified Engineer Exam (EX300)

Exam Number: EX300

COURSE INSTRUCTOR

Dan Goodman, Cisco, Cybersecurity, Palo Alto, OpenStack, Enterprise Linux

COURSE DIFFICULTY

Intermediate

COURSE DURATION

16h

Skills Learned

After completing this online training course, students will be able to:

Understand and use essential tools for handling files, directories, command-line environments, and documentation
Operate running systems, including booting into different run levels, identifying processes, starting and stopping virtual machines, and controlling services
Configure local storage using partitions and logical volumes
Create and configure file systems and file system attributes, such as permissions, encryption, access control lists, and network file systems
Deploy, configure, and maintain systems, including software installation, update, and core services
Manage users and groups, including use of a centralized directory for authentication
Manage security, including basic firewall and SELinux configuration

This course is appropriate for Red Hat^® Enterprise Linux system administrators seeking validation of their skills. This course will provide preparation for experienced Linux system administrators who require certification as a Linux Certified Engineer in their job role or based on a mandate, such as DoD 8570 directive. It is also appropriate for IT professionals who are on the path to earn a Red Hat^® Certified Engineer.

None required. Enterprise Linux 8 System Administration and Linux OS experience is highly recommended.

01. Be able to perform all tasks expected of a Red Hat Certified System Administrator

Understand and use essential tools
Operate running systems
Configure local storage
Create and configure file systems
Deploy, configure, and maintain systems
Manage users and groups
Manage security

02. Understand core components of Ansible

Inventories
Modules
Variables
Facts
Plays
Playbooks
Configuration files
Use provided documentation to look up specific information about Ansible modules and commands

03. Install and configure an Ansible control node

Install required packages
Create a static host inventory file
Create a configuration file
Create and use static inventories to define groups of hosts
Manage parallelism

04. Configure Ansible managed nodes

Create and distribute SSH keys to managed nodes
Configure privilege escalation on managed nodes
Validate a working configuration using ad hoc Ansible commands

05. Script administration tasks

Create simple shell scripts
Create simple shell scripts that run ad hoc Ansible commands

06. Create Ansible plays and playbooks

Know how to work with commonly used Ansible modules
Use variables to retrieve the results of running a command
Use conditionals to control play execution
Configure error handling
Create playbooks to configure systems to a specified state

07. Use Ansible modules for system administration tasks that work with:

Software packages and repositories
Services
Firewall rules
File systems
Storage devices
File content
Archiving
Scheduled tasks
Security
Users and groups

08. Work with roles

Create roles
Download roles from an Ansible Galaxy and use them

09. Use advanced Ansible features

Create and use templates to create customized configuration files
Use Ansible Vault in playbooks to protect sensitive data
Create and use templates to create customized configuration files
Work with Ansible variables and facts
Create and work with roles
Download roles from an Ansible Galaxy and use them
Manage parallelism
Use Ansible Vault in playbooks to protect sensitive data
Use provided documentation to look up specific information about Ansible modules and commands

SKILLS LEARNED

Skills Learned

After completing this online training course, students will be able to:

Understand and use essential tools for handling files, directories, command-line environments, and documentation
Operate running systems, including booting into different run levels, identifying processes, starting and stopping virtual machines, and controlling services
Configure local storage using partitions and logical volumes
Create and configure file systems and file system attributes, such as permissions, encryption, access control lists, and network file systems
Deploy, configure, and maintain systems, including software installation, update, and core services
Manage users and groups, including use of a centralized directory for authentication
Manage security, including basic firewall and SELinux configuration

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

PREREQUISITES

None required. Enterprise Linux 8 System Administration and Linux OS experience is highly recommended.

COURSE OUTLINE

01. Be able to perform all tasks expected of a Red Hat Certified System Administrator

Understand and use essential tools
Operate running systems
Configure local storage
Create and configure file systems
Deploy, configure, and maintain systems
Manage users and groups
Manage security

02. Understand core components of Ansible

Inventories
Modules
Variables
Facts
Plays
Playbooks
Configuration files
Use provided documentation to look up specific information about Ansible modules and commands

03. Install and configure an Ansible control node

Install required packages
Create a static host inventory file
Create a configuration file
Create and use static inventories to define groups of hosts
Manage parallelism

04. Configure Ansible managed nodes

Create and distribute SSH keys to managed nodes
Configure privilege escalation on managed nodes
Validate a working configuration using ad hoc Ansible commands

05. Script administration tasks

Create simple shell scripts
Create simple shell scripts that run ad hoc Ansible commands

06. Create Ansible plays and playbooks

Know how to work with commonly used Ansible modules
Use variables to retrieve the results of running a command
Use conditionals to control play execution
Configure error handling
Create playbooks to configure systems to a specified state

07. Use Ansible modules for system administration tasks that work with:

Software packages and repositories
Services
Firewall rules
File systems
Storage devices
File content
Archiving
Scheduled tasks
Security
Users and groups

08. Work with roles

Create roles
Download roles from an Ansible Galaxy and use them

09. Use advanced Ansible features

Create and use templates to create customized configuration files
Use Ansible Vault in playbooks to protect sensitive data
Create and use templates to create customized configuration files
Work with Ansible variables and facts
Create and work with roles
Download roles from an Ansible Galaxy and use them
Manage parallelism
Use Ansible Vault in playbooks to protect sensitive data
Use provided documentation to look up specific information about Ansible modules and commands

SCHEDULE

Enterprise Linux® 8 Certified Engineer

Overview

Skills Learned

Understand and use essential tools for handling files, directories, command-line environments, and documentation

Operate running systems, including booting into different run levels, identifying processes, starting and stopping virtual machines, and controlling services

Configure local storage using partitions and logical volumes

Create and configure file systems and file system attributes, such as permissions, encryption, access control lists, and network file systems

Deploy, configure, and maintain systems, including software installation, update, and core services

Manage users and groups, including use of a centralized directory for authentication

Manage security, including basic firewall and SELinux configuration

Skills Learned

Understand and use essential tools for handling files, directories, command-line environments, and documentation

Operate running systems, including booting into different run levels, identifying processes, starting and stopping virtual machines, and controlling services

Configure local storage using partitions and logical volumes

Create and configure file systems and file system attributes, such as permissions, encryption, access control lists, and network file systems

Deploy, configure, and maintain systems, including software installation, update, and core services

Manage users and groups, including use of a centralized directory for authentication

Manage security, including basic firewall and SELinux configuration

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