RH290 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Solaris Administrators Course Description
When migrating platforms, it is critical to ensure that in-house professionals have the skills to maximize performance and maintain efficiency across the entire system. Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Solaris Administrators (RH290) quickly but completely covers many of the hands-on, practical skills needed when migrating from Sun Solaris to Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
The course focuses on the differences between the two operating systems, covering Red Hat Enterprise Linux equivalents to Solaris-specific technologies like applying software patches, automating deployment with kickstart, and using advanced filesystem features. In addition, the course demonstrates how to use RPM, yum, Red Hat Network (RHN), and Kickstart to manage your environment.
Intended Audience for the RH290 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Solaris Administrators Course- Solaris administrators who are contemplating a migration to Red Hat Enterprise Linux and want to understand the difference in required skills
- Experienced Solaris system administrators transitioning to a Red Hat Enterprise Linux platform
- Solaris administrators seeking a transition course that will help them work towards Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) certification
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RH290 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Solaris Administrators Course Objectives
- Finding documentation and help
- Controlling the boot process, kernel modules, and initialization
- Managing the software lifecycle with yum and Red Hat Network
- Creating and modifying partitions and logical volume management (LVM) volumes
- Managing and securing access to systems and services
- Collecting and reporting system information
- Performing automated installations using Kickstart
- Saving kernel crash dumps over the network
- Managing iSCSI disks and using multipath
- Managing device naming with udev
- Analyzing systems and services using SystemTap
RH290 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Solaris Administrators Course Outline
- System overview
- Learn important differences between Solaris and Red Hat Enterprise Linux, including their directory structures and commands.
- Find out where to get more documentation.
- System configuration
- Configure and access various consoles for local and remote administration.
- Get hands-on interaction with new tools.
- System initialization, services, and shutdown
- Explore the x86 boot process, kernel modules, and initialization.
- Manage service startup and shutdown.
- Software and update management
- Manage software lifecycle with yum, Red Hat Network, and rpm.
- Learn how to manage Solaris machines from Red Hat Network.
- Special devices
- Understand and modify the partition table, character devices, and block devices.
- Create and manage software RAID, logical volumes, and iSCSI.
- File systems
- Expand storage by adding new or reconfiguring existing file systems and swap space.
- Configure autofs for on-demand network storage.
- Set up space and file quotas for users and groups.
- Security and authentication
- Connect to network directory services like NIS and LDAP.
- Securely access systems and services using the NetFilter kernel-level firewall.
- Enforce security with SELinux.
- System monitoring
- Collect system information, monitor system activity, and generate reports.
- Set up system auditing, centralized logging, and kernel monitoring and profiling.
- Enterprise deployment
- Perform automated installations of Red Hat Enterprise Linux using kickstart.
- Save kernel crash dumps to disk and over the network
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