Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 System Administration Part 1

Course: RHL1

Duration: 5 Days

Level: II

Course Summary

Red Hat Enterprise Linux is finding its way into business, education and government. Due to its outstanding reliability, performance and low cost, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) is being used extensively for file, database and web server applications. The Red Hat Enterprise Linux System Administration courses are designed to cover in detail the essential topics required to administer these systems.

The Red Hat Enterprise Linux System Administration course will allow delegates to manage their Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) system including adding user accounts; install software and hardware; access disk devices and boot-up and shut down systems.

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Topics Covered In This Course

RHEL6 Introduction

Obtaining RHEL6
RHEL6 versions
Rebuild versions of RHEL
RH Certification Program

Hardware and Installation

Hardware compatibility
CPU, RAM, Hotswap Buses
RHEL6 installation
Post install steps
Network based installation

The Boot Process

BIOS initialisation
The GRUB boot loader
Kernel initialisation
The init process and inittab file
Controlling services
System configuration files

The Linux Filesystem

Partitioning hard disks
Managing filesystems
The automounter
Access control lists

Package Management

The Red Hat package manager
The Red Hat Network
Using pup, pirut and yum
Using KickStart to automate installation

User Administration

User account Management
Basic user environment
Shell configuration files
Disk quotas
Special groups
Pluggable Authentication Module
NIS and LDAP clients

System Administration Tools

Network configuration
The CUPS print system
Using cron and at
Managing log files

Kernel Services and configuration

Kernel basics
Kernel source code
Recompiling the Kernel
Introduction to Linux RAID
Introduction to Logical Volume Management

What You Can Expect

At the end of this course, delegates will be able to:

Install RHEL6 from DVD
Install RHEL6 using KickStart
Boot and shutdown RHEL and understand the boot process
Administer the Linux File System and partition disks
Add software and packages
Add, delete and manage users
Perform basic network configuration
Add, delete and manage the print system
Perform batch processing tasks
Monitor and maintain log files
Understand the kernel and recompiling
Introduction to Linux RAID and Logical Volume Management

Who Should Take This Course

Computer users who will be required to administer one or more RHEL6 systems.

Recommended Prerequisites

Delegates should have attended the UNIX/Linux Essentials course or have equivalent knowledge.

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