Red Hat Enterprise Linux Update Course

Course Overview

The Red Hat Enterprise Linux Update Course course is designed for Linux system administrators with RHCE certificationor equivalent skills experienced with Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 3 or version 4 to bring them up to date on the latest technologies now in the new Red Hat Enterprise Linux, version 5.

This course offers the same lecture, lab, and hands-on learning as RHUP304 without the RHCE exam on the fourth day.

Audience

Linux system administrators who have significant real world experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux, versions 3 and/or 4.

Skills Gained

The course will teach participants some of the new features of Red Hat Enterprise Linux, version 5, aimed at RHCEs familiar with versions 3 and/or 4 of Enterprise Linux. Although the course will focus on material new from version 4 to version 5, some version 3 to version 5 material is included as well.

Prerequisites

The RHUP305 course requires an RHCE certification or equivalent experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Those with RHCT-level knowledge will benefit from this course, but some of the material in this course will assume knowledge that RHCT certificants may not have mastered. In addition, customers should have broad experience with Red Hat enterprise Linux version 3 and/or 4.

Course Outline

Unit 1: New Since Version 3

• Notable Changes: RHCT Level
• Notable Changes: RHCE Level
• LVM2 and Resizing Logical Volumes
• Software RAID Toolset Replacement
• More to come

Unit 2: Installation and System Initialization

• Updating vs. Reinstalling
• New Choices in the Installer
• Anacron Re-introduced
• New in Kickstart Installations
• Hands-on Lab: Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux, version 5

Unit 3: Package Management Using yum

• Using yum
• Configuring the yum Client to Connect to an RHN Satellite Server
• Creating a yum Repository
• Configuring the yum client to Connect to a Private Repository
• Hands-on Lab: Using yum

Unit 4: The Kernel: Driver and Device Management

• The new Driver Update Model
• udev and hal
• Device Symbolic Links
• The kexec Fastboot Tool (beware!)
• Hands-on Lab: Exploring Device Management

Unit 5: New in Filesystem Management

• LVM Mirroring
• LVM Multipath
• Disk Encryption
• gnome-mount
• Updates to autofs
• Hands-on Lab: New in Filesystem Management

Unit 6: New in Networking

• NetworkManager
• Wireless Improvements
• IPV6
• IPV6 and Default Service Configuration
• Using /sbin/ip
• Hands-on Lab: New in Networking

Unit 7: SELinux: Introduction and Overview of Changes

• Understanding SELinux
• Protected Services
• Modularized Policy
• Introduction to MLS and MCS
• MCS Integration with Client Tools
• The semanage Utility
• Hands-on Lab: Exploring SELinux

Unit 8: Development Tools Update

• SystemTap
• The Frysk Technology Preview
• Hands-on Lab: SystemTap and Frysk

Unit 9: Introduction to Virtualization

• Understanding Virtualizaiton
• Virtualization Terminology
• How Virtualization Works on Linux
• Creating Domain-0
• Using Xend
• Using xm
• Domain Configuration
• Virtual Block Devices
• Virtual CPUs
• Virtual Network Devices
• Creating DomainU
• Bootstrapping a Domain
• pygrub
• Monitoring Domains
• Accessing a Domain
• The Art of Virtualization Security
• Taking it Further
• Hands-on Lab: Introduction to Virtualization

Unit 10: New RHCE Competencies in Version 5

• Hands-on Lab: New RHCE Competencies

Unit 11: Version 3 to Version 5: Self-directed Labs

Hands-on Lab on topics such as:

• LVM
• Software RAID
• BIND
• IMAP and POP
• SELinux

Unit 12: Version 4 to Version 5: Self-directed Labs

Hands-on Lab on topics such as:

• Installation
• yum
• Virtualization
• Kickstart
• autofs
• anacron
• Device Management

Day 4: RHCE exam