RH131 Red Hat Linux System Administration
Course Description
For users of Linux (or UNIX) who want to start building skills in systems administration on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, to a level where they can attach and configure a workstation on an existing network. See complete details below.
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.
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Schedule/Purchase
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Training Formats
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Price
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Duration
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Instructor-Led Training
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SAR 6000
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4 Days
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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.
- Objectives
- Boot Sequence Overview
- Boot Loader Components
- GRUB and grub.conf
- Starting the Boot Process: GRUB
- Kernel Initialization
- init Initialization
- Run Levels
- /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit
- /etc/rc.d/rc
- System V run levels
- /etc/rc.d/rc.local
- Controlling Services
- Hands-on Lab 1: Managing Startup
- RPM Package Manager
- Installing and Removing Software
- Updating a Kernel RPM
- rpm Queries
- rpm Verification
- About yum
- Using yum
- Searching packages/files
- Configuring Additional Repositories
- Creating a private repository
- Red Hat Network
- Red Hat Network Server
- Entitlements
- Red Hat Network Client
- Hands-on Lab 2: Working with packages
- Objectives
- The Linux Kernel
- Kernel Images and Variants
- Kernel Modules
- Kernel Module Utilities
- Managing the initrd Image
- Accessing Drivers Through /dev
- Device Node Examples
- Managing /dev With udev
- Adding Files Under /dev
- Kernel Configuration With /proc
- /proc Examples
- sysctl : Persistent Kernel Configuration
- Exploring Hardware Devices
- Monitoring Processes and Resources
- Hands-on Lab 3: Configuring the kernel
- Network Time Protocol
- System Logging
- syslog Configuration
- XOrg: The X11 Server
- XOrg Server Configuration
- XOrg in runlevel 3
- XOrg in runlevel 5
- Remote X Sessions
- SSH: Secure Shell
- VNC: Virtual Network Computing
- cron
- Controlling Access to cron
- System crontab Files
- Daily Cron Jobs
- The anacron System
- CUPS
- Hands-on Lab 4: System Services
- Adding a New User Account
- User Private Groups
- Modifying / Deleting User Accounts
- Group Administration
- Password Aging Policies
- Switching Accounts
- sudo
- Network Users
- Authentication Configuration
- Example: NIS Configuration
- Example: LDAP Configuration
- SUID and SGID Executables
- SGID Directories
- The Sticky Bit
- Default File Permissions
- Access Control Lists (ACLs)
- SELinux
- SELinux: Targeted Policy
- SELinux: Management
- Objectives
- Overview: Adding New Filesystems to the Filesystem Tree
- Device Recognition
- Disk Partitioning
- Managing Partitions
- Making Filesystems
- Filesystem Labels
- tune2fs
- Mount Points and /etc/fstab
- Mounting Filesystems with mount
- Unmounting Filesystems
- mount By Example
- Handling Swap Files and Partitions
- Mounting NFS Filesystems
- Automounter
- Direct Maps
- gnome-mount
- Hands-on Lab 6: Adding New Filesystems to the Filesystem Tree
- Configuring the Quota System
- Setting Quotas for Users
- Reporting Quota Status
- What is Software RAID?
- Software RAID Configuration
- Software RAID Testing and Recovery
- What is Logical Volume Manager (LVM)?
- Creating Logical Volumes
- Resizing Logical Volumes
- Logical Volume Manager Snapshots
- Using LVM Snapshots
- Archiving tools: tar
- Archiving Tools: dump/restore
- Archiving Tools: rsync:
- Hands-on Lab 7: Advanced Filesystem Mangement
- Objectives
- Network Inferfaces
- Driver Selection
- Speed and Duplex Settings
- IPv4 Addresses
- Dynamic IPv4 Configuration
- Static IPv4 Configuration
- Device Aliases
- Routing Table
- Default Gateway
- Configuring Routes
- Verify IP Connectivity
- Defining the Local Host Name
- Local Resolver
- Remote Resolvers
- Verify DNS Connectivity
- Network Configuration Utilities
- Transparent Dynamic Configuration
- Implementing IPv6
- IPv6: Dynamic Interface Configuration
- IPv6: StaticInterface Configuration
- IPv6: Routing Configuration
- New and Modified Utilities
- Hands-on Lab 8: Manage Network Settings
- Anaconda, the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Installer
- First Stage: Starting the Installation
- First Stage: Boot Media
- Accessing the Installer
- First Stage: Installation Method
- Network Installation Server
- Second Stage: Installation Overview
- Configuring File Systems
- Advanced Partitioning
- Package Selection
- First Boot: Post-Install Configuration
- Kickstart
- Starting a Kickstart Installation
- Anatomy of a Kickstart File
- Kickstart: Commands Section
- Kickstart: Commands section
- Kickstart: Packages Section
- Kickstart: %pre, %post
- Hands-on Lab 9: Installation and System-Initialization
- Virtualization with Xen
- Hardware Considerations
- Preparing Domain-0
- Virtual Resources
- Domain-U Configuration
- Installing a new Domain-U
- Domain Management with xm
- Activating Domains on boot
- Hands-on Lab 10: Exploring Virtualization
- Method of Fault Analysis
- Fault Analysis: Gathering Data
- Things to Check: X
- Things to Check: Networking
- Order of the Boot Process
- Filesystem Corruption
- Filesystem Recovery
- Recovery Run-levels
- Rescue Environment
- Rescue Environment Utilities
- Rescue Environment Details
- Hands-on Lab 11: System Rescue and Troubleshooting
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