September 2007
We are going to do the installation and management of a large number of Linux desktops, possibly in various configurations and in multiple subnets. We already have a basic idea of how to manage this, and we know how to it on a small scale. Still, a course on how to do it using RedHat would be nice. Skills we need to learn:
How to do system administration RedHat-style
How to create rpm packages.
How to install a RedHat box through PXE.
How to maintain and monitor a lot of RedHat boxes pull-style. (i.e. Using a satellite server)
How to maintain a lot of other machines (i.e. linux, but not RedHat) wit the same tools.
We go to theRed Hat Training Pre-assessment Questionnaires in order to test our skill. Some questions are rather RedHat-specific. Anyway, we score (on 033, 133, 253): 36,36,30 (Jurjen), 40, 36, 33 (Heiko), 30, 36, 27 (Arjan). So perhaps we would like to follow
RH253 (Red Hat Linux Networking and Security Administration) is what we can do already.
RHS333 - Red Hat Enterprise Security: Network Services (RHCE required)
We probably want the RHCE: RH300 - Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) or perhaps the rapid track: RH300 RHCE Rapid Track Course Outline See also
This is what we definitely want: RH401 - Red Hat Enterprise Deployment, Virtualization, and Systems Management (do the questionnaire?)
Perhaps RH423 - Red Hat Enterprise Directory Services and Authentication
Later perhaps RHS333 - Red Hat Enterprise Security: Network Services
Later too RHS429 - Red Hat Enterprise SELinux Policy Administration