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RHUP304 Red Hat® Enterprise Linux Update Course with RHCE Exam

Course Schedule | Information

Price: Instructor Led $2198 | Virtual Classroom -Call for details

Details: *This is a 4 day course

Description

Designed for RHCEs with broad Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 or 4 experience, this course will bring you up to date on the latest technologies in Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 5. This course includes the RHCE exam on Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 5 on the fourth day.

Highlights

New features of Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 5

Material new from version 4 to version 5 and from version 3 to version 5

New items covered on the RHCE exam under version 5

Audience

RHCEs who have significant real-world experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux versions 3 and/or 4.

RHCEs who want to re-certify on version 5.

Note: This course is for RHCEs only. Non-RHCEs who possess real-world Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and/or 4 experience along with RHCE-level skills and who are interested in learning about new Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 functionality should consider RHUP305.

Prerequisites

RHCE Certification

Outline

1. New Since Version 3

Notable Changes: RHCT Level

Notable Changes: RHCE Level

LVM2 and Resizing Logical Volumes

Software RAID Toolset Replacement

More to come

2. Installation and System Initialization

Updating vs. Reinstalling

New Choices in the Installer

Anacron Re-introduced

New in Kickstart Installations

Hands-on Lab: Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux, version 5

3. Package Management Using yum

Using yum

Configuring the yum Client to Connect to an RHN Satellite Server

Creating a yum Repository

Configuring the yum client to Connect to a Private Repository

Hands-on Lab: Using yum

4. The Kernel: Driver and Device Management

The new Driver Update Model

udev and hal

Device Symbolic Links

The kexec Fastboot Tool (beware!)

Hands-on Lab: Exploring Device Management

5. New in Filesystem Management

LVM Mirroring

LVM Multipath

Disk Encryption

gnome-mount

Updates to autofs

Hands-on Lab: New in Filesystem Management

6. New in Networking

NetworkManager

Wireless Improvements

IPV6

IPV6 and Default Service Configuration

Using /sbin/ip

Hands-on Lab: New in Networking

7. SELinux: Introduction and Overview of Changes

Understanding SELinux

Protected Services

Modularized Policy

Introduction to MLS and MCS

MCS Integration with Client Tools

The semanage Utility

Hands-on Lab: Exploring SELinux

8. Development Tools Update

SystemTap

The Frysk Technology Preview

Hands-on Lab: SystemTap and Frysk

9. Introduction to Virtualization

Understanding Virtualization

Virtualization Terminology

How Virtualization Works on Linux

Creating Domain-0

Using Xend

Using xm

Domain Configuration

Virtual Block Devices

Virtual CPUs

Virtual Network Devices

Creating DomainU

Bootstrapping a Domain

pygrub

Monitoring Domains

Accessing a Domain

The Art of Virtualization Security

Taking it Further

Hands-on Lab: Introduction to Virtualization

10. New RHCE Competencies in Version 5

Hands-on Lab: New RHCE Competencies

11. Version 3 to Version 5: Self-directed Labs

Note: Red Hat provides self-directed labs to allow participants to further explore topics in this class. Participants are expected to select from among these exercises the ones that are most interesting to them; it is not expected that a half-day is sufficient to complete all labs in Units 12 and 13.