Red Hat System Administration III: Data Center Services for RHEL 7 + EX200 & EX300 (RH255) – Outline

Detailed Course Outline

Module 1: Control services and daemons

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

Module 2: Manage IPv6 networking

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

Module 3: Configure link aggregation and bridging

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

Module 4: Control network port security

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

Module 5: Manage DNS for servers

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

Module 6: Configure email delivery

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

Module 7: Provide block-based storage

  • Provide and use networked iSCSI block devices as remote disks.

Module 8: Provide file-based storage

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

Module 9: Configure MariaDB databases

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

Module 10: Provide Apache HTTPD web service

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

Module 11: Write Bash scripts

  • Write simple shell scripts using Bash.

Module 12: Bash conditionals and control structures

  • Use Bash conditionals and other control structures to write more sophisticated shell commands and scripts.

Module 13: Configure the shell environment

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

Module 14: Linux containers preview

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

Module 15: Comprehensive review

  • Practice and demonstrate knowledge and skills learned in Red Hat System Administration III.