RH134 – System Administration II
Build the skills to perform the key tasks needed to become a full-time Linux administrator.
Course description
Build the skills to perform the key tasks needed to become a full-time Linux administrator.
Red Hat System Administration II (RH134) is the second part of the RHCSA training track for IT
professionals who have already attended Red Hat System Administration I. The course goes deeper into
core Linux system administration skills in the installation and deployment of Red Hat Enterprise Linux,
storage configuration and management, management of security features such as SELinux, control of
recurring system tasks, management of the boot process and troubleshooting, basic system tuning, and
command-line automation and productivity. This course assumes that students have completed Red Hat
System Administration I (RH124). Experienced Linux administrators who seek rapid preparation for the
RHCSA certification should instead start with RHCSA Rapid Track (RH199).
This course is based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0.
Course Content Summary
- Install Red Hat Enterprise Linux with scalable methods
- Access security files, file systems, and networks
- Execute shell scripting and automation techniques
- Manage storage devices, logical volumes, and file systems
- Manage security and system access
- Control the boot process and system services
- Running containers
- Use image mode for RHEL
Prerequisites
- Successful completion of Red Hat System Administration I (RH124) is recommended.
- Experienced Linux administrators who seek to accelerate their path toward becoming a Red Hat Certified System Administrator should start with the RHCSA Rapid Track course (RH199).
Audience
- System Administrators, Platform Engineers, Developers, Other IT professionals who have completed the Red Hat System Administration I (RH124) course, and are seeking to expand their skills in Linux system administration.
Outline
Write and run simple shell scripts, and use shell scripting features to efficiently run commands at the shell
prompt.
Efficiently complete system administration tasks by using regular expressions to match text.
Schedule programs to run in the future, either at a specific time and date or on a recurring basis, as a regular user.
Schedule system programs that must run on a recurring basis to support daemons or operating system
functions.
Locate and interpret system logs for troubleshooting purposes, and ensure accurate timestamps for log
events.
Protect systems and manage security by using SELinux.
Create compressed archives of files so that they can be backed up and transferred to other systems.
Securely transfer files from one system to another.
Improve system performance by setting a tuning profile and by adjusting the scheduling priority of specific
processes.
Manage storage devices by creating partitions, file systems, and swap spaces from the command line.
Use Logical Volume Manager (LVM) to manage logical volumes that can contain file systems and swap
spaces.
Manage how the system boots to control which services start and to troubleshoot and repair boot-time
problems.
Gain administrative access to a system when the superuser password is unknown or is locked.
Control network connections to services by using the system firewall, and network services that can bind to
particular ports by using SELinux.
Access network-attached storage that is provided by using the Network File System (NFS) protocol, either
manually or by using the automounter.
Install Red Hat Enterprise Linux in package mode, either interactively or by using Kickstart.
Manage containers and container images with the latest version of container management tools.
Create, use, install, and upgrade containers and servers that use image-based installation management.
Practice skills that you learned in Red Hat System Administration II.
