About Course

• Introduce Linux and the Red Hat Enterprise Linux ecosystem.
• Run commands and view shell environments.
• Manage, organize, and secure files.
• Manage users, groups and user security policies.
• Control and monitor systemd services.
• Configure remote access using the web console and SSH.
• Configure network interfaces and settings.
• Archive and copy files from one system to another.
• Manage software using DNF
• Install Red Hat Enterprise Linux using scalable methods
• Access security files, file systems, and networks
• Execute shell scripting and automation techniques
• Manage storage devices, logical volumes, and file systems
• Manage security and system access
• Control the boot process and system services
• Run containers
• Install Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform on control nodes.
• Create and update inventories of managed hosts and manage connections to them.
• Automate administration tasks with Ansible Playbooks and ad hoc commands.
• Write effective playbooks at scale.
• Protect sensitive data used by Ansible Automation Platform with Ansible Vault.
• Reuse code and simplify playbook development with Ansible Roles and Ansible Content Collections.

• Get started with Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Describe and define open source, Linux distributions, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

• Access the command line

Log into a Linux system and run simple commands using the shell.

• Manage files from the command line

Copy, move, create, delete, and organize files while working from the bash shell.

• Get help in Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Resolve problems by using local help systems.

• Create, view, and edit text files

Manage text files from command output or in a text editor.

• Manage local users and groups

Create, manage, and delete local users and groups, as well as administer local password policies.

• Control access to files

Set Linux file system permissions on files and interpret the security effects of different permission settings.

• Monitor and manage Linux processes

Evaluate and control processes running on a Red Hat Enterprise Linux system.

• Control services and daemons

Control and monitor network services and system daemons using systemd.

• Configure and secure SSH

Configure secure command line service on remote systems, using OpenSSH.

• Analyze and store logs

Locate and accurately interpret logs of system events for troubleshooting purposes.

• Manage networking

Configure network interfaces and settings on Red Hat Enterprise Linux servers.

• Archive and transfer files

Archive and copy files from one system to another.

• Install and update software packages

Download, install, update, and manage software packages from Red Hat and DNF package repositories.

• Access Linux files systems

Access, inspect, and use existing file systems on storage attached to a Linux server.

• Analyze servers and get support

Investigate and resolve issues in the web-based management interface, getting support from Red Hat to help solve problems.

• Improve command line productivity

Run commands more efficiently by using advanced features of the Bash shell, shell scripts, and various utilities provided by Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

• Schedule future tasks

Schedule commands to run in the future, either one time or on a repeating schedule.

• Tune system performance

Improve system performance by setting tuning parameters and adjusting scheduling priority of processes.

• Manage SELinux security

Protect and manage the security of a server by using SELinux.

• Manage logical volumes

Create and manage logical volumes containing file systems and swap spaces from the command line.

• Access network-attached storage

Use the NFS protocol to administer network-attached storage.

• Control the boot process

Manage the boot process to control services offered and to troubleshoot and repair problems.

• Manage network security

Control network connections to services using the system firewall and SELinux rules.

• Install Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Install Red Hat Enterprise Linux on servers and virtual machines.

• Run Containers

Obtain, run, and manage simple, lightweight services as containers on a single Red Hat Enterprise Linux server.

• Introduce Ansible

Describe the fundamental concepts of Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform and how it is used, and install Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform.

• Implement an Ansible playbook

Create an inventory of managed hosts, write a simple Ansible playbook, and run the playbook to automate tasks on those hosts.

• Manage variables and facts

Write playbooks that use variables to simplify management of the playbook and facts to reference information about managed hosts.

• Implement task control

Manage task control, handlers, and task errors in Ansible Playbooks.

• Deploy files to managed hosts

Deploy, manage, and adjust files on hosts managed by Ansible.

• Manage complex plays and playbooks

Write playbooks that are optimized for larger,  more complex plays and playbooks.

• Simplify playbooks with roles

Use Ansible roles to develop playbooks more quickly and to reuse Ansible code.

• Troubleshoot Ansible

Troubleshoot playbooks and managed hosts.

• Automate Linux administration tasks

Automate common Linux system administration tasks with Ansible.