Linux Administrator Program

Red Hat System Administration I (RH124) equips you with Linux administration skills by focusing on foundational Linux concepts and core tasks. You will learn how to apply command-line concepts and enterprise-level tools, starting you on your journey toward becoming a full-time Linux system administrator.

Course Outline: 

• Introduction to the command line
• Managing physical storage
• Install and configure software components and services
• Establish network connections and control firewall restrictions
• Monitor and manage running processes
• Manage and secure files and file systems
• Administer users and groups
• Review the system log files and journal for issues
• Troubleshoot problems and analyze systems with Red Hat Insights
• Remotely manage systems with SSH and the Web Console

Red Hat System Administration II (RH134) builds upon and lends context to the foundational knowledge established in Red Hat System Administration I (RH124). This follow-on course demonstrates more detailed use cases for Red Hat® Enterprise Linux®, preparing you for the Red Hat Certified System Administator exam (EX200).

Course Outline:

• Install Red Hat Enterprise Linux using scalable methods
• Scheduling jobs using cron
• Tune system performance
• Controlling access with ACL’s
• Manage SELinux Security
• Manage basic storage
• Manage LVM
• Manage advance storage with Stratis and VDO
• Accessing NAS storage
• Controlling boot process
• Manage network security

Red Hat System Administration III: Linux Automation with Ansible (RH294) teaches the skills needed to manage large numbers of systems and applications efficiently and consistently. You will learn the techniques needed to use Ansible® to automate provisioning, configuration, application deployment, and orchestration.

This course is based on Red Hat® Enterprise Linux 8 and Red Hat Ansible Engine 2.8.

Course Outline:

• Describe Ansible concepts and install Red Hat Ansible Engine
• Configure Ansible to manage hosts and run ad hoc Ansible commands
• Write a simple Ansible Playbook and run it to automate tasks on multiple managed hosts
• Write playbooks that use variables to simplify management of the playbook and facts to reference information about managed hosts
• Manage task control, handlers, and task errors in Ansible Playbooks
• Deploy, manage, and adjust files on hosts managed by Ansible
• Write playbooks that are optimized for larger, more complex projects
• Use Ansible roles to develop playbooks more quickly and to reuse Ansible code
• Troubleshoot playbooks and managed hosts
• Automate common Linux system administration tasks with Ansible

This is an all-inclusive program that will introduce you to the Python development language and expose you to the essentials of object-oriented programming. Python has surpassed Java as the top language used to introduce U.S. students to programming and computer science. This course will give you hands-on development experience and prepare you for a career as a professional Python programmer. 

Course Outline: 

• Creating Your First Program in Python
• Data Types: Classifying Data in Python
• Implementing Input and Output Operations
• Operators: Performing Logical and Mathematical Operations
• Statements: Controlling the Flow of Program
• Strings: A Sequence of Characters
• Arrays: Arranging Similar Objects Systematically
• Implementing Functions in Python
• Lists and Tuples: Managing Data Systematically
• Dictionaries and Other Data Structures
• Recursion and Algorithms in Python
• Implementing OOPs Concepts, Classes and Objects
• Implementing Inheritance in Python
• Implementing Polymorphism in Python
• Interfaces and Abstraction in Python
• Creating a GUI Using Python
• Handling Files I/O
• Connecting to a Database in Python
• Handling Errors and Exceptions
• Regular Expressions
• Interacting with Networks
• Handling Concurrency Using Threads
• Handling Numbers, Dates and Time