Linux Red Hat Technician RHCT RH202

Total Items: 8 Total Time: 24.00 hour(s)  

Summary:

This training provides both theoretical and practical information about the topics covered on the Red Hat Certified Technician exam.

Learners will learn how to install and configure Linux Red Hat, as well as how to perform routine administrative and maintenance tasks.    

 Learning Segment 1 : RHCT Prerequisites    

Summary:

This learning segment provides an overview of Linux fundamentals, including the use of text editors and file management commands, the basics of networking and security, and an introduction to hardware and hardware compatibility.  

Objectives:

• Identify the various Linux filesystems and explain the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard
• Execute basic Linux commands at the command line
• Identify and describe security mechanisms in Linux
• Identify important networking tools and network services
• Describe the Linux hardware compatibility list and determine whether a device is compatible with Linux
• Install and mount an external device  

Topics:

• The Visual editorLinux filesystem hierarchy and structure
• Basic commands
• Printing
• Shells
• Basic securitySystem administration
• Basic TCP/IP
• Standard network services
• Basic hardware knowledge
• Hardware compatibility
• Configuring external devices  

Learning Segment 2 : Installation    

Summary:

This learning segment provides an overview of disk partitions, installation classes, and boot loaders.  

Objectives:

• Partition a diskDownload Red Hat Linux
• Configure and customize a local installation and a network installation
• Configure Linux file systems on different disk partitions
• Explain a partitioning and installation strategy  

Topics:

• Disk partitions and block devices
• Downloading the Red Hat installation
• Configuring a network installation
• Customizing your installation
• Disk space and filesystems
• The installation process
• Beginning the installation
• Completing the installation  

Learning Segment 3 : Advanced Installation    

Summary:

This learning segment shows learners how to troubleshoot the Linux installation process, how to perform advanced disk configuration tasks, and how to perform automated installations.  

Objectives:

• Troubleshoot and validate a Linux installation
• Describe the purpose and capabilities of the GRUB boot loader
• Partition a disk
• Configure RAID
• Manage logical volumes
• Perform an automated installation  

Topics:

• Installation troubleshooting and validation
• The boot loaderPartitioning utilities
• Basic partitioning
• RAID partitioning
• RAID configuration and data recovery Formatting the RAID array
• LVM management
• Automated installation  

Learning Segment 4 : Advanced Installation    

Summary:

This learning segment explains the basic configuration and administration of a Red Hat Enterprise Linux system. It explains how to create a user account, how to populate a user's home directory, and how to configure a window manager. It also describes the different types of Linux filesystems and explains how they are mounted.  

Objectives:

• Add, delete, and modify a user account
• Create a user's home directory and specify user environment variables
• Explain how filesystems are mounted and describe the role of the automounter
• Add and remove upgrades using the Red Hat Package Manager
• Identify the steps of the boot process  

Topics:

• Adding user accounts
• Modifying user accounts
• The user environment
• Filesystem basics
• Filesystem management
• The Red Hat package manager command
• Network configuration
• The boot process
• Virtual consoles and configuration tools  

Learning Segment 5 : Advanced Installation    

Summary:

This learning segment shows learners how to configure and manage many aspects of the user environment and the kernel. It explains how to manage disk quotas, scheduled jobs, services, and special users; it also explains how to use the linux rescue environment to repair a system that cannot be booted.  

Objectives:

• Set up a shell configuration file
• Configure and manage disk quotas
• Identify and describe key kernel modules and modify kernel variables
• Describe the characteristics of services and special users
• Schedule jobs
• Explain the Red Hat user private group scheme
• Restore a system using the linux rescue environment  

Topics:

• Shell configuration files
• Disk quotas
• Quota management
• Kernel basics
• Kernel modules
• New kernels
• Scheduled jobs
• Services and special users
• Anachron and tmpwatch
• The Linux rescue environment
• Troubleshooting the boot process  

Learning Segment 6 : The X Window System    

Summary:

This learning segment shows learners how to configure the X Window system on network clients. It explains the X Server and X Clients and explains how X Window security is managed on a network.  

Objectives:

• Configure an X Server and an X Font Server
• Connect an X Window Client application to an X Server
• Use the X Window system to run a graphic application remotely
• Configure a desktop and a window manager
• Configure the start process for the X Window system
• Use basic graphical applications on the Linux platform  

Topics:

• X ServerX configuration filesX Font ServerX Clients
• Remote display of X applications
• Desktops and window managers
• The X Start process
• Graphical applications  

Learning Segment 7 : Linux Network Clients    

Summary:

This learning segment shows learners how to configure network clients and their connections to network services using Linux Red Hat.  

Objectives:

• Use an FTP client
• Configure Samba services
• Configure a DNS server
• Configure a DHCP server
• Create and configure an NFS clientSet up print services
• Set up system logging  

Topics:

• FTP clientsSamba networking
• DNS/BINDDHCPNFS
• Configuring NIS and LDAP clientsPrint services
• System logging configuration  

Learning Segment 8 : Exam Practice    

Summary:

This learning segment provides exercises that will help the learner prepare for the Red Hat Certified Technician exam (RH202).  

Objectives:

• Practice for the Red Hat Certified Technician exam (RH202)  

Topics:

• Prerequisite skillsInstallation
• Basic configuration and administration
• Kernel, user, and recovery administration
• The X window system
• Linux network clients

Features:

• Exercises allow learners to practice in the actual application being studied.
• A Course Topics list contains active hyperlinks, permitting quick access to specific topics.
• Find-A-Word allows learners to look up an unfamiliar term in the Glossary, on the Web, or in a dictionary. In addition, it lets them find other occurrences of the term in the same course.
• Search text enables learners to rapidly search all text within a course to easily retrieve information required.
• Courses challenge the learner with a variety of question formats, including multi-step simulations, true/false, multiple choice, and fill-in-the-blank.
• A skill assessment generates a customized learning path based on the results of a pre-test.

• A glossary provides a reference for definitions of unfamiliar terms.
•  Bookmarking tracks the learner's progress in a course.  

Technical Requirements:

P500+ Processor, 128MB of RAM; Windows 2000, 2003, XP, Minimum screen resolution 800x600, Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher; Windows Media Player 9.0 or higher; Flash 8.0 or higher; 56K minimum connection; broadband (256 kpbs or higher) connection recommended; Cookies enabled; Sound card with speakers or headphones strongly recommended.