System Administration

Unit 1 - System Initialization

  • Objectives
  • Boot Sequence Overview
  • Boot Loader Components
  • GRUB and grub.conf
  • Starting the Boot Process: GRUB
  • Kernel Initialization
  • init Initialization
  • Run Levels
  • /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit
  • /etc/rc.d/rc
  • System V run levels
  • /etc/rc.d/rc.local
  • Controlling Services
  • Hands-on Lab 1: Managing Startup

Unit 2 - Package Management

  • RPM Package Manager
  • Installing and Removing Software
  • Updating a Kernel RPM
  • rpm Queries
  • rpm Verification
  • About yum
  • Using yum
  • Searching packages/files
  • Configuring Additional Repositories
  • Creating a private repository
  • Red Hat Network
  • Red Hat Network Server
  • Entitlements
  • Red Hat Network Client
  • Hands-on Lab 2: Working with packages

Unit 3 - Kernel Services

  • Objectives
  • The Linux Kernel
  • Kernel Images and Variants
  • Kernel Modules
  • Kernel Module Utilities
  • Managing the initrd Image
  • Accessing Drivers Through /dev
  • Device Node Examples
  • Managing /dev With udev
  • Adding Files Under /dev
  • Kernel Configuration With /proc
  • /proc Examples
  • sysctl : Persistent Kernel Configuration
  • Exploring Hardware Devices
  • Monitoring Processes and Resources
  • Hands-on Lab 3: Configuring the kernel

Unit 4 - System Services

  • Network Time Protocol
  • System Logging
  • syslog Configuration
  • XOrg: The X11 Server
  • XOrg Server Configuration
  • XOrg in runlevel 3
  • XOrg in runlevel 5
  • Remote X Sessions
  • SSH: Secure Shell
  • VNC: Virtual Network Computing
  • cron
  • Controlling Access to cron
  • System crontab Files
  • Daily Cron Jobs
  • The anacron System
  • CUPS
  • Hands-on Lab 4: System Services

Unit 5 - User Administration

  • Adding a New User Account
  • User Private Groups
  • Modifying / Deleting User Accounts
  • Group Administration
  • Password Aging Policies
  • Switching Accounts
  • sudo
  • Network Users
  • Authentication Configuration
  • Example: NIS Configuration
  • Example: LDAP Configuration
  • SUID and SGID Executables
  • SGID Directories
  • The Sticky Bit
  • Default File Permissions
  • Access Control Lists (ACLs)
  • SELinux
  • SELinux: Targeted Policy
  • SELinux: Management

Unit 6 - Filesystem Management

  • Objectives
  • Overview: Adding New Filesystems to the Filesystem Tree
  • Device Recognition
  • Disk Partitioning
  • Managing Partitions
  • Making Filesystems
  • Filesystem Labels
  • tune2fs
  • Mount Points and /etc/fstab
  • Mounting Filesystems with mount
  • Unmounting Filesystems
  • mount By Example
  • Handling Swap Files and Partitions
  • Mounting NFS Filesystems
  • Automounter
  • Direct Maps
  • gnome-mount
  • Hands-on Lab 6: Adding New Filesystems to the Filesystem Tree

Unit 7 - Advanced Filesystem Management

  • Configuring the Quota System
  • Setting Quotas for Users
  • Reporting Quota Status
  • What is Software RAID?
  • Software RAID Configuration
  • Software RAID Testing and Recovery
  • What is Logical Volume Manager (LVM)?
  • Creating Logical Volumes
  • Resizing Logical Volumes
  • Logical Volume Manager Snapshots
  • Using LVM Snapshots
  • Archiving tools: tar
  • Archiving Tools: dump/restore
  • Archiving Tools: rsync:
  • Hands-on Lab 7: Advanced Filesystem Mangement

Unit 8 - Network Configuration

  • Objectives
  • Network Inferfaces
  • Driver Selection
  • Speed and Duplex Settings
  • IPv4 Addresses
  • Dynamic IPv4 Configuration
  • Static IPv4 Configuration
  • Device Aliases
  • Routing Table
  • Default Gateway
  • Configuring Routes
  • Verify IP Connectivity
  • Defining the Local Host Name
  • Local Resolver
  • Remote Resolvers
  • Verify DNS Connectivity
  • Network Configuration Utilities
  • Transparent Dynamic Configuration
  • Implementing IPv6
  • IPv6: Dynamic Interface Configuration
  • IPv6: StaticInterface Configuration
  • IPv6: Routing Configuration
  • New and Modified Utilities
  • Hands-on Lab 8: Manage Network Settings

Unit 9 - Installation

  • Anaconda, the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Installer
  • First Stage: Starting the Installation
  • First Stage: Boot Media
  • Accessing the Installer
  • First Stage: Installation Method
  • Network Installation Server
  • Second Stage: Installation Overview
  • Configuring File Systems
  • Advanced Partitioning
  • Package Selection
  • First Boot: Post-Install Configuration
  • Kickstart
  • Starting a Kickstart Installation
  • Anatomy of a Kickstart File
  • Kickstart: Commands Section
  • Kickstart: Commands section
  • Kickstart: Packages Section
  • Kickstart: %pre, %post
  • Hands-on Lab 9: Installation and System-Initialization

Unit 10 - Virtualization with Xen

  • Virtualization with Xen
  • Hardware Considerations
  • Preparing Domain-0
  • Virtual Resources
  • Domain-U Configuration
  • Installing a new Domain-U
  • Domain Management with xm
  • Activating Domains on boot
  • Hands-on Lab 10: Exploring Virtualization

Unit 11 - Troubleshooting

  • Method of Fault Analysis
  • Fault Analysis: Gathering Data
  • Things to Check: X
  • Things to Check: Networking
  • Order of the Boot Process
  • Filesystem Corruption
  • Filesystem Recovery
  • Recovery Run-levels
  • Rescue Environment
  • Rescue Environment Utilities
  • Rescue Environment Details
  • Hands-on Lab 11: System Rescue and Troubleshooting

DURATION

  • Full Time - 4 Days - 32 Hours
  • Part Time - 2 hrs / day - 32 Hours, Monday - Friday

FEES

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