Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA)

The new RHCSA credential (formerly known as RHCT, or Red Hat Certified Technician) aligns
with the critical skills required of todays system administrators. As with all of Red Hat
certification exams, the RHCSA exam continues the practice of evaluating knowledge and
skills through hands-on, lab-based exam. RHCSA consists of two training modules namely,
Red Hat System Administration I (RH124), and Red Hat System Administration II (RH134) and
successfully passing the examination. Although participating in the classroom training modules
are not necessary to sit for the certification examination, they guide you in your exam
preparations.

RH124 COURSE CONTENT

Red Hat System Administration I
Red Hat System Administration I (RH124) is designed for IT professionals who are new to Linux
and require core Red Hat Enterprise Linux skills. Focused on administration tasks that will be
encountered in the workplace, this course will actively engage students in task-focused
activities, lab-based knowledge checks, and facilitative discussions to ensure maximum skill
transfer and retention. In addition, GUI-based tools will be featured to build on the students
existing technical knowledge, while key command line concepts will be introduced to provide
a foundation for students planning to become full-time Linux system administrators. By the
end of the five-day course, students will be able to perform installation, establish network
connectivity, manage physical storage, and perform basic security administration.

Audience

Microsoft Windows system administrators who need to quickly learn core Red Hat
Enterprise Linux proficiencies
System administrators, network administrators, and other IT professionals who require
proficiency performing core tasks in Linux
Non-Linux IT professionals on the path to becoming full-time Linux system administrators

Prerequisites

Previous operating system administration experience is helpful but not required

Course Content

Graphical installation of Linux

Managing physical storage
Introduction to the command line
Learning how to install and configure local components and services
Establishing network and securing network services
Managing and securing files
Administrating users and groups
Deploying file sharing services

Duration: 4 Days (32 hours)

Content Outline
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Get started with the GNOME graphical desktop

Manage files graphically with Nautilus file manager
Get help in a graphical environment access documentation, both locally and online
Configure local services configure the date and time and configure a printer
Manage Physical Storage I: Understand basic disk concepts and manage system disks
Manage logical volumes: Understand logical volume concepts and manage logical volumes
Monitor system resources: Manage CPU, memory, and disk utilization
Manage system software both locally and using Red Hat Network (RHN)
Get started with Bash: Understand basic shell concepts, execute simple commands, and
use basic job control techniques
10. Get help in a textual environment: Use man and info pages and find documentation in
/usr/share/doc
11. Establish network connectivity: Understand basic network concepts; configure, manage,
and test network settings
12. Administer and manage users and groups
13. Manage files from the command line by understanding the Linux filesystem hierarchy
and pathnames
14. Secure Linux file access: Understand Linux file access mechanisms; manage file access
from the GUI and the command line
15. Administer remote systems: Share and connect to a desktop; use ssh and rsync
16. Configure and manage general services including ssh and remote desktops
configurations
17. Manage Physical Storage II: Manage filesystem attributes and swap space
18. Install Linux Graphically: Install Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and configure the
system with firstboot
19. Manage virtual machines: Understand basic virtualization concepts; install and manage
virtual machines
20. Control the boot process: Understand runlevels and manage GRUB
21. Deploy file sharing services via FTP and web server
22. Secure network services: Manage a firewall, understand SELinux concepts and manage
SELinux
23. Comprehensive Review: Get a hands-on review of the concepts covered in this course

RH124 COURSE CONTENT

Red Hat System Administration II

Red Hat System Administration II (RH134) is designed for IT professionals working to become
full-time enterprise Linux system administrators. The course is a followup to System
Administration I and continues to utilise todays best-of-breed, contemporary teaching
methodology. Students will be actively engaged in task-focused activities, lab-based
knowledge checks, and facilitative discussions to ensure maximum skills transfer and
retention. Building on the foundation of command line skills covered in System Administration
I, students will dive deeper into Red Hat Enterprise Linux to broaden their tool kits of
administration skills. By the end of this five-day course, students will be able to administer
and troubleshoot file systems and partitioning, logical volume management, access control,
package management. Students who attend Red Hat System Administration I & II will be fully
prepared to take the Red Hat Certified System Administration (RHCSA) exam.

Audience
IT professionals, who have attended Red Hat System Administration I and want the skills to be
full-time enterprise Linux administrators and/or earn RHCSA Certifications.

Prerequisites

Red Hat System Administration I

You can obtain confirmation of the correct skill set knowledge by passing the online preassessment quiz

Course Content

Network configuration and troubleshooting

Managing file systems and logical volumes
Controlling user and file access
Installing and managing services and processes
Essential command line operations
Troubleshooting

Duration: 4 Days (24 hours)

Content Outline

1. Automated installations of Red Hat Enterprise Linux: Create and manage kickstart
configuration files; perform installations using kickstart
2. Accessing the command line: Access the command line locally and remotely; gain
administrative privileges from the command line
3. Intermediate command line tools: Use hardlinks, archives and compression, and vim
4. Regular expressions, pipelines, and I/O redirection: Use regular expressions to search
patterns in files and output; redirect and pipe output
5. Network configuration and troubleshooting: Configure network settings; troubleshoot
network issues
6. Managing simple partitions and filesystems: Create and format simple partitions, swap
partitions, and encrypted partitions
7. Managing flexible storage with the Logical Volume Manager (LVM): Implement LVM and
LVM snapshots
8. Access network file sharing services; NFS and CIFS: Implement NFS, CIFS, and autofs
9. Managing user accounts including password aging
10. Network user accounts with LDAP: Connect to a central LDAP directory service
11. Controlling access to files: Manage group memberships, file permissions, and access
control lists (ACL)
12. Managing SELinux: Activate and deactivate SELinux; set file contexts; manage SELinux
booleans; analyze SELinux logs
13. Installing and managing software: Manage software and query information with yum;
configure client-side yum repository files
14. Managing installed services: Managing services; verify connectivity to a service
15. Analysing and storing logs: Managing logs with rsyslog and logrotate
16. Managing processes: Identify and terminate processes, change the priority of a process,
and use cron and at to schedule processes
17. Tuning and maintaining the kernel: List, load, and remove modules; use kernel arguments
18. System recovery techniques: Understand the boot process and resolve boot problems

Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA)

The new RHCSA credential (formerly known as RHCT, or Red Hat Certified Technician) aligns
with the critical skills required of todays system administrators. As with all of Red Hat

certification exams, the RHCSA exam continues the practice of evaluating knowledge and
skills through hands-on, lab-based exam. RHCSA consists of two training modules namely,
Red Hat System Administration I (RH124), and Red Hat System Administration II (RH134) and
successfully passing the examination. Although participating in the classroom training modules
are not necessary to sit for the certification examination, they guide you in your exam
preparations.
RHCSA EXAM
RHCSA Certification Examination
To earn RHCSA credential, candidates must demonstrate the skills required to be a successful
Linux administrator through a hands-on, half-day exam (EX200). The exam is performancebased, meaning that candidates must perform tasks on a live system, rather than answering
multiple choice questions.
Exam Format
The RHCSA exam is a hands-on, practical exam that lasts 2.5 hours. Internet access is not
provided during the exam. Outside materials are not permitted. Documentation that ships
with Red Hat Enterprise Linux is available during the exam.
Recommended Preparation
The following training modules are offered to learn the required skills:
RH124: Red Hat System Administration I
RH134: Red Hat System Administration II
Audience
Experienced Red Hat Enterprise Linux system administrators seeking validation of their skills
Students who have attended Red Hat System Administration I and II and are on the path to
earn RHCSA certification
IT professionals who are on the path to earn an RHCE
RHCEs who are non-current or who are about to become non-current and wish to re-certify as
RHCE
Duration: 2.5 Hours
Fee: Contact US
Exam Objectives
The RHCSA exam objectives provides authoritative guidance on the knowledge and skills
candidates will need to demonstrate in the RHCSA exam. It also provides more specific
information on the exam format and coverage. All candidates are urged to use this
information to evaluate their readiness for the exam:
Understand and Use Essential Tools
Access a shell prompt and issue commands with correct syntax
Use input-output redirection etc.
Use grep and regular expressions to analyse text

Access remote systems using ssh and VNC

Log in and switch users in multi-user runlevels
Archive, compress, unpack and uncompress files using tar, star , gzip , and bzip2
Create and edit text files
Create, delete, copy and move files and directories
Create hard and soft links
List, set and change standard ugo/rwx permissions
Locate, read and use system documentation including man,info,and files in /usr/share/doc
Operate Running Systems
Boot, reboot, and shut down a system normally
Boot systems into different runlevels manually
Use single-user mode to gain access to a system
Identify CPU/memory intensive processes, adjust process priority with renice, and kill
processes
Locate and interpret system log files
Access a virtual machines console
Start and stop virtual machines
Start, stop and check the status of network services
Configure Local Storage
List, create, delete and set partition type for primary, extended, and logical partitions
Create and remove physical volumes, assign physical volumes to volume groups, create and
delete logical volumes
Create and configure LUKS-encrypted partitions and logical volumes to prompt for password
and mount a decrypted file system at boot
Configure systems to mount file systems at boot by Universally Unique ID (UUID) or label
Add new partitions, logical volumes and swap to a system non-destructively
Create and Configure File Systems
Create, mount, unmount and use ext2, ext3 and ext4 file systems
Mount, unmount and use LUKS-encrypted file systems
Mount and unmount CIFS and NFS network file systems
Configure systems to mount ext4, LUKS-encrypted and network file systems automatically
Extend existing unencrypted ext4-formatted logical volumes
Create and configure set-GID directories for collaboration
Create and manage Access Control Lists (ACLs)
Diagnose and correct file permission problems
Deploy, Configure and Maintain Systems
Configure networking and hostname resolution statically or dynamically
Schedule tasks using cron
Configure systems to boot into a specific runlevel automatically
Install Red Hat Enterprise Linux automatically using Kickstart

Configure a physical machine to host virtual guests

Install Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems as virtual guests
Configure systems to launch virtual machines at boot
Configure network services to start automatically at boot
Configure a system to run a default configuration HTTP server
Configure a system to run a default configuration FTP server
Install and update software packages from Red Hat Network, a remote repository, or from the
local filesystem
Update the kernel package appropriately to ensure a bootable system
Modify the system bootloader
Manage Users and Groups
Create, delete, and modify local user accounts
Change passwords and adjust password aging for local user accounts
Create, delete and modify local groups and group memberships
Configure a system to use an existing LDAP directory service for user and group information
Manage Security
Configure firewall settings using system-config-firewall or iptables
Set enforcing and permissive modes for SELinux
List and identify SELinux file and process context
Restore default file contexts
Use boolean settings to modify system SELinux settings
Diagnose and address routine SELinux policy violations