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Enterprise Linux System Administration GL250

Covers Oracle Linux 7, SUSE Linux 12, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux ,

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  • $2,990 per seat

About this class

This five day instructor-led course is an in-depth course that explores installation, configuration and maintenance of Linux systems. The course focuses on issues universal to every workstation and server. The course material is designed to provide extensive hands-on experience. Topics include: installation and configuration; the boot process; user and group administration; filesystem administration, including quotas, FACLs, RAID and LVM; task automation; client networking; SELinux; software management; log files; troubleshooting; and more.

What you'll be able to do

  • Linux Kernel & Devices
  • Systemd Overview
  • GRUB2/Systemd Boot Process
  • Software Maintenance
  • Local Storage Administration
  • LVM & RAID
  • Remote Storage Administration
  • User/Group Administration
  • Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM)
  • Security Administration
  • Basic Networking
  • Advanced Networking
  • Log File Administration
  • Monitoring & Troubleshooting
  • Pre- Installation Considerations
  • Installing SLES12
  • M anage Virtual Machines
  • Backups

Before you attend

Students should already be comfortable working in a Linux or Unix environment. Fundamentals such as the Linux filesystem, process management, and how to edit files will not be covered in class. An understanding of network concepts, and the TCP/IP protocol suite is helpful. These skills are taught in the GL120 "Linux Fundamentals" course.

Course outline

  1. Module 1Linux Kernel & Devices

    • Hardware Discovery Tools
    • Configuring New Hardware with hwinfo
    • Kernel Hardware Info /sys/
    • /sys/ Structure
    • udev
    • Managing Linux Device Files
    • List Block Devices
    • SCSI Devices
    • USB Devices
    • USB Architecture
    • Kernel Modules
    • Configuring Kernel Components and Modules
    • Handling Module Dependencies
    • Configuring the Kernel via /proc/
    • Console
    • Virtual Terminals
    • Keyboard & locale configuration
    • Serial Ports
    • Random Numbers and /dev/random

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Run this for a team

Private cohorts run on your dates, at your site or online, with the labs pointed at your environment. Above about four people it usually costs less than buying seats.

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