Study points for the exam Although the objective of this exam is to test the ability to use Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization to implement Linux virtual systems, it is not a test of system administration skills. Red Hat does recommend prior Linux systems administration experience. You should be able to perform the following tasks: Install Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager and any dependencies Use Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager to: Create datacenters and clusters Manage hypervisor hosts Configure storage Create Red Hat Enterprise Linux Develop pools and templates Set up Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager users Install and configure a Red Hat Virtualization Hypervisor to support guests and attach to a Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager Import installation media for creating new virtual machines Perform management tasks, such as collecting logs, creating bookmarks for specific e * System administrators using or planning to use Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization RHCEs interested in pursuing Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA) Study points for the exam Although the objective of this exam is to test the ability to use Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization to implement Linux virtual systems, it is not a test of system administration skills. Red Hat does recommend prior Linux systems administration experience. You should be able to perform the following tasks: Install Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager and any dependencies Use Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager to: Create datacenters and clusters Manage hypervisor hosts Configure storage Create Red Hat Enterprise Linux Develop pools and templates Set up Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager users Install and configure a Red Hat Virtualization Hypervisor to support guests and attach to a Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager Import installation media for creating new virtual machines Perform management tasks, such as collecting logs, creating bookmarks for specific events, and more As with all Red Hat performance-based exams, configurations must be persistent across reboots. Scores and reporting Official scores for exams come exclusively from Red Hat Certification Central. Red Hat does not authorize examiners or training partners to report results to candidates directly. Scores on the exam are usually reported within 3 U.S. business days. Exam results are reported as section scores. Red Hat does not report performance on individual items, nor will it provide additional information upon request. Prerequisites Experience using Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Experience using and installing software on Windows Experience using VNC to view remote desktops Read the RHCVA exam objectives for more information on skills requirements. Recommended course RH318 - Red Hat Virtualization ...

Study points for the exam To help you prepare, the exam objectives highlight the task areas you can expect to see covered in the exam. Red Hat reserves the right to add, modify, and remove exam objectives. Such changes will be made public in advance. Candidates for the Red Hat Certificate of Expertise in Linux Diagnostics and Troubleshooting should be able to: Understand and employ general methods for troubleshooting Collect system information to aid in troubleshooting Consult documentation resources to aid in troubleshooting Monitor systems for vital characteristics Configure systems to send log messages to a centralized host Diagnose and troubleshoot system start up issues Identify and resolve service failures affecting boot Regain root control of a system Troubleshoot boot issues Identify hardware and hardware problems Manage kernel modules and their parameters Diagnose and trouble * The following audiences may be interested in earning the Red Hat Certificate of Expertise in Red Hat Enterprise Linux Diagnostics and Troubleshooting: System administrators who manage Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems System administrators who wish to demonstrate problem solving and analysis skills A Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) interested in earning a Red Hat Certificate of Expertise or RHCA credential Study points for the exam To help you prepare, the exam objectives highlight the task areas you can expect to see covered in the exam. Red Hat reserves the right to add, modify, and remove exam objectives. Such changes will be made public in advance. Candidates for the Red Hat Certificate of Expertise in Linux Diagnostics and Troubleshooting should be able to: Understand and employ general methods for troubleshooting Collect system information to aid in troubleshooting Consult documentation resources to aid in troubleshooting Monitor systems for vital characteristics Configure systems to send log messages to a centralized host Diagnose and troubleshoot system start up issues Identify and resolve service failures affecting boot Regain root control of a system Troubleshoot boot issues Identify hardware and hardware problems Manage kernel modules and their parameters Diagnose and troubleshoot file system issues Recover corrupted file systems Recover mis-configured or broken LVM configurations Recover data from encrypted file systems Identify and fix iSCSI issues Resolve package management issues Resolve package management dependency issues Recover a corrupted RPM database Identify and restore changed files Troubleshoot and fix network connectivity issues Use standard tools to verify network connectivity Identify and fix network connectivity issues Inspect network traffic to aid troubleshooting Diagnose application issues Identify library dependencies for third-party software Identify if an application suffers from memory leaks Use standard tools to debug an application Identify and fix issues related to SELinux Identify and fix authentication issues Identify and fix pluggable authentication module (PAM) issues Identify and fix LDAP and Kerberos identity management issues Gather information to aid third party investigation of issues Create kernel crashdumps Compile and execute SystemTap modules Scores and reporting Official scores for exams come exclusively from Red Hat Certification Central. Red Hat does not authorize examiners or training partners to report results to candidates directly. Scores on the exam are usually reported within 3 U.S. business days. Exam results are reporte ...

Study points for the exam can be found here . * : System administrators responsible for managing large enterprise environments System administrators responsible for managing network services Red Hat Certified Engineers interested in becoming a Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA) . Study points for the exam can be found here . Prerequisites: Be a Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) or Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) , or have comparable work experience and skills. Take our free assessment to find the course that best supports your preparation for this exam. Take RH358 - Red Hat Services Management and Automation , or have comparable work experience and skills. Recommended next exam or course: DO447 - Advanced Automation: Ansible Best Practices RH342 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux Diagnostics and Troubleshooting ...

Study points for the exam To help you prepare, these exam objectives highlight the task areas you can expect to see covered in the exam. Red Hat reserves the right to add, modify, and remove exam objectives. Such changes will be made public in advance. You should be able to perform these tasks: Install Red Hat Identity Management (IdM) in a scalable, fault-tolerant environment Create users - groups - policies Install and configure IdM clients Configure roaming - automounted home directories Use REST apis to query IdM Configure Kerberized services Create trust relationships with Active Directory Configure - control policies and user access Configure and manage a certificate authority Back up an IdM infrastructure Configure IdM as LDAP backend for external services such as Red Hat Satellite Server or Red Hat Ansible Tower Implement a SSO As with all Red Hat performance-based exams, configurations must persist after reboot wit * : These audiences may be interested in becoming a Red Hat Certified Specialist in Directory Services and Authentication: Any Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) who wishes to become a Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA) . System administrators who want to demonstrate the ability to configure authentication services and link other products to those services. Study points for the exam To help you prepare, these exam objectives highlight the task areas you can expect to see covered in the exam. Red Hat reserves the right to add, modify, and remove exam objectives. Such changes will be made public in advance. You should be able to perform these tasks: Install Red Hat Identity Management (IdM) in a scalable, fault-tolerant environment Create users - groups - policies Install and configure IdM clients Configure roaming - automounted home directories Use REST apis to query IdM Configure Kerberized services Create trust relationships with Active Directory Configure - control policies and user access Configure and manage a certificate authority Back up an IdM infrastructure Configure IdM as LDAP backend for external services such as Red Hat Satellite Server or Red Hat Ansible Tower Implement a SSO As with all Red Hat performance-based exams, configurations must persist after reboot without intervention. Prerequisites: Be a Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) or have comparable work experience and skills ( Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) certification recommended) Take the Red Hat Security: Identity Management and Active Directory Integration (RH362) course or have comparable work experience Review the Red Hat Certified Specialist in Directory Services and Authentication exam objectives While not required, experience with these products is also recommended: Red Hat Satellite Server 6.3 Red Hat Ansible Tower Microsoft Active Directory Server 2016 ...

The Red Hat Certified Specialist in Developing Automation with Ansible Automation Platform exam will be of interest to anyone seeking to demonstrate a broader knowledge and understanding of Ansible best practices, applying Ansible in larger and more complex projects, and using Ansible automation controller and Ansible automation hub including: ...

The following audiences may be interested in earning the Red Hat Certificate of Expertise in Server Hardening: System administrators responsible for standards-compliant security on Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems System administrators responsible for security on Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems or who wish to harden systems beyond default co ...

Study points for the exam Use Red Hat Ansible ® Engine Install Red Hat Ansible Engine on a control node. Configure managed nodes. Configure simple inventories. Perform basic management of systems. Run a provided playbook against specified nodes. Configure intrusion detection Install AIDE. Configure AIDE to monitor critical system files. Configure encrypted storage Encrypt and decrypt block devices using LUKS. Configure encrypted storage persistence using NBDE. Change encrypted storage passphrases. Restrict USB devices Install USBGuard. Write device policy rules with specific criteria to manage devices. Manage administrative policy and daemon configuration. Manage system login security using pluggable authentication modules (PAMs) Configure password quality requirements. Configure failed login polic * for this exam These audiences may be interested in becoming a Red Hat Certified Specialist in Security: Linux: System administrators responsible for managing large enterprise environments System administrators responsible for securing their organization s infrastructure Red Hat Certified Engineers interested in pursuing the Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA) credential Prerequisites for this exam Be a Red Hat Certified System Administrator or have comparable work experience and skills (Red Hat Certified Engineer would be even better) Review the Red Hat Certified Specialist in Security: Linux exam objectives or have comparable work experience using Red Hat OpenStack Platform. Study points for the exam Use Red Hat Ansible ® Engine Install Red Hat Ansible Engine on a control node. Configure managed nodes. Configure simple inventories. Perform basic management of systems. Run a provided playbook against specified nodes. Configure intrusion detection Install AIDE. Configure AIDE to monitor critical system files. Configure encrypted storage Encrypt and decrypt block devices using LUKS. Configure encrypted storage persistence using NBDE. Change encrypted storage passphrases. Restrict USB devices Install USBGuard. Write device policy rules with specific criteria to manage devices. Manage administrative policy and daemon configuration. Manage system login security using pluggable authentication modules (PAMs) Configure password quality requirements. Configure failed login policy. Modify PAM configuration files and parameters. Configure system auditing Write rules to log auditable events. Enable prepackaged rules. Produce audit reports. Configure SELinux Enable SELinux on a host running a simple application. Interpret SELinux violations and determine remedial action. Restrict user activity with SELinux user mappings. Analyze and correct existing SELinux configurations. Enforce security compliance Install OpenSCAP and Workbench. Use OpenSCAP and Red Hat Insights to scan hosts for security compliance. Use OpenSCAP Workbench to tailor policy. Use OpenSCAP Workbench to scan an individual host for security compliance. Use Red Hat Satellite server to implement an OpenSCAP policy. Apply OpenSCAP remediation scripts to hosts. As with all Red Hat performance-based exams, configurations must persist after reboot without intervention. Prerequisites Be a Red Hat Certified System Administrator or have comparable work experience and skills (Red Hat Certified Engineer would be even better) Review the Red Hat Certified Specialist in Security: Linux e ...

Study points for the exam To help you prepare, review the exam objectives which highlights the task areas you can expect to see covered in the exam. Red Hat reserves the right to add, modify, and remove exam objectives. Such changes will be made public in advance. Candidates should be able to perform the tasks listed below: Configure a high-availability cluster, using either physical or virtual systems, that: Provides a service fail-over between the nodes Provides a preferred node for the service Selectively fails over based on node characteristics Manage logical volumes in a clustered environment such as: Create volumes and volume groups that are available to all members of a highly-available cluster Create snapshots of logical volumes Configure a GFS file system to: Meet specified size, layout, and performance objectives Support file system quotas Configure iSCSI targe * Experienced Linux ® system administrators responsible for the planning, deployment, and management of more than 1 physical or virtualized server An RHCE interested in earning a Red Hat Certificate of Expertise or RHCA credential Study points for the exam To help you prepare, review the exam objectives which highlights the task areas you can expect to see covered in the exam. Red Hat reserves the right to add, modify, and remove exam objectives. Such changes will be made public in advance. Candidates should be able to perform the tasks listed below: Configure a high-availability cluster, using either physical or virtual systems, that: Provides a service fail-over between the nodes Provides a preferred node for the service Selectively fails over based on node characteristics Manage logical volumes in a clustered environment such as: Create volumes and volume groups that are available to all members of a highly-available cluster Create snapshots of logical volumes Configure a GFS file system to: Meet specified size, layout, and performance objectives Support file system quotas Configure iSCSI targets and initiators Manage device configuration using udev Create and manage Red Hat Storage based clusters including: Creating distributed clusters Creating replicated clusters Implementing and utilizing appropriate file systems As with all Red Hat performance-based exams, configurations must persist after reboot without intervention. Scores and reporting Official scores for exams come exclusively from Red Hat Certification Central. Red Hat does not authorize examiners or training partners to report results to candidates directly. Scores on the exam are usually reported within 3 U.S. business days. Exam results are reported as section scores. Red Hat does not report performance on individual items, nor will it provide additional information upon request. Prerequisites Holding a current RHCE certification is recommended. Have Red Hat Enterprise Clustering and Storage Management (RH436) or equivalent experience. Understand that real-world system administration experience is also an important aspect of preparation for the exam. Review exam objectives for the Red Hat Certificate of Expertise in Clustering and Storage Management Exam. Recommended courses RH436 - Red Hat High Availability Clustering ...

Study points for the exam To help you prepare, the exam objectives highlight the task areas you can expect to see covered in the exam. Red Hat reserves the right to add, modify, and remove exam objectives. Such changes will be made public in advance. Candidates should be able to perform the tasks listed below: Use utilities such as vmstat, iostat, mpstat, sar, gnome-system-monitor, top, powertop and others to analyze and report system and application behavior Configure systems to provide performance metrics using utilities such as Performance Co-Pilot (PCP) Use the Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) mechanism to implement restrictions on critical system resources Use - proc - sys, sysctl and - sys to examine and modify and set kernel run-time parameters Use utilities such as dmesg, dmidecode, x86info, sosreport etc. to profile system hardware configurations Analyze system and application behavior using tools such as ps, strace, top and Valgrind C * Experienced Linux system administrators responsible for maximizing resource utilization through performance tuning An RHCE interested in earning Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA) Study points for the exam To help you prepare, the exam objectives highlight the task areas you can expect to see covered in the exam. Red Hat reserves the right to add, modify, and remove exam objectives. Such changes will be made public in advance. Candidates should be able to perform the tasks listed below: Use utilities such as vmstat, iostat, mpstat, sar, gnome-system-monitor, top, powertop and others to analyze and report system and application behavior Configure systems to provide performance metrics using utilities such as Performance Co-Pilot (PCP) Use the Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) mechanism to implement restrictions on critical system resources Use - proc - sys, sysctl and - sys to examine and modify and set kernel run-time parameters Use utilities such as dmesg, dmidecode, x86info, sosreport etc. to profile system hardware configurations Analyze system and application behavior using tools such as ps, strace, top and Valgrind Configure systems to run SystemTap scripts Alter process priorities of both new and existing processes Configure systems to support alternate page sizes for applications that use large amounts of memory Given multiple versions of applications that perform the same or similar tasks, choose which version of the application to run on a system based on its observed performance characteristics Configure disk subsystems for optimal performance using mechanisms such as swap partition placement, I - O scheduling algorithm selection, file system layout and others Configure kernel behavior by altering module parameters Calculate network buffer sizes based on known quantities such as bandwidth and round-trip time and set system buffer sizes based on those calculations Select and configure tuned profiles Manage system resource usage using control groups As with all Red Hat performance-based exams, configurations must persist after reboot without intervention. Scores and reporting Official scores for exams come exclusively from Red Hat Certification Central. Red Hat does not authorize examiners or training partners to report results to candidates directly. Scores on the exam are usually reported within 3 U.S. business days. Exam results are reported as section scores. Red Hat does not report performance on individual items, nor will it provide additional information upon request. Prerequisites Red Hat recommends that candidates ea> Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) or Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) before attempting this exam but neither is required. Exam candidates should: Be a Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) or have comparable work experience and skills (RHCE would be eve ...

Network administrators and infrastructure engineers who want to demonstrate skill in using Ansible automation to configure and manage network devices Prerequisites Experience with network administration and an understanding of basic concepts of networking, routing and switch outer configuration Familiarity with command line management of ne ...

The Red Hat Certified Specialist in Managing Automation with Ansible Automation Platform exam will be of interest to anyone seeking to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of managing large and complex projects and using Ansible automation controller and Ansible automation hub including: Experienced Linux system administrators DevOps eng ...