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You Will Learn How To
- Install, configure and support Linux servers for reliability, functionality and performance
- Control and troubleshoot the boot process
- Create and extend volume management and access external storage
- Deploy software components from source and packaged distributions
- Deliver file, print and network services for both UNIX and Windows clients
- Build, install and tune a customized Linux kernel for improved functionality
Course Benefits Open source software and operating systems continue to increase in popularity, allowing organizations to maintain complex systems more cost effectively. The need for administrators who can leverage the benefits of these systems is growing at a rapid rate. In this course, you gain the knowledge and skills required to build, manage and tune a Linux server to meet your organization's critical administrative needs.
Who Should Attend Those responsible for the design, support and maintenance of new and existing Linux systems benefit from this course. Knowledge of Linux or UNIX at the level of Course 143, " Linux Comprehensive Introduction," or Course 428, " UNIX Comprehensive Introduction," is required.
Hands-On Training Extensive exercises using Red Hat Enterprise Linux, CentOS Linux and other open-source software provide you with hands-on experience administering and supporting Linux. Exercises include:
- Designing and performing an installation
- Recovering from catastrophic failure
- Creating and modifying users and groups
- Administering logical volumes and file systems
- Configuring network services
- Sharing files and printers with Samba
- Building a high-availability load-balancing cluster
- Creating a customized kernel
Course 144 Content Installing Linux
Administering open source systems
- The roles of an administrator
- Open source licensing
- Acquiring your Linux distribution
The installation process
- Selecting storage technology
- Structuring the file system
- Selecting software packages
- Performing the installation
Booting Linux
Managing the boot process
- Choosing the boot loader
- Specifying the target run level
- Following the boot scripts sequence
- Assigning services with chkconfig
- The /etc configuration hierarchy
Rescuing an unbootable system
- Troubleshooting a boot loader
- Recovering with rescue media
Developing an Administrative Framework
Users and groups
- Defining users in passwd and shadow
- Assigning users to groups
- Establishing and modifying accounts
Process control and logging
- ps
- pstree
- top
- vmstat
- Examining the /proc file system
- Signaling processes with kill and pkill
- Capturing important events with syslog
Managing File Systems
Device and volume management
- Installing new disks
- Establishing and extending logical volumes
Mounting file systems
- Creating and tuning journaled file systems
- Attaching to network file servers
Ensuring availability
- Backing up and restoring data
- Archiving system configuration
- Repairing file systems with fsck
Adding and Updating Software
Employing package management schemes
- Manipulating portable tar archives
- Installing and updating software with Red Hat Package Manager (RPM)
- Listing and checking system software
- Alternative packaging schemes
Building software from source
- Working with SRPMs
- Resolving dependency issues with yum
- Packaging binary RPMs
Configuring Networks
Connecting to an IP network
- Setting IPv4 addresses and netmasks
- Configuring and testing IPv6 connectivity
Controlling network services
- Specifying standalone network services
- Running services through xinetd
- Monitoring network activity
Supporting Print and File Services
Service for UNIX and Mac OS clients
- Offering local and network print services
- Updating printer drivers
- Sharing files with NFS
Service for Windows clients
- Emulating Windows services with Samba
- Authenticating users
The Linux Kernel
Kernel configuration and tuning
- Probing the PCI bus with lspci
- Discovering new hardware with udev
- Manipulating kernel data structures
Running high-performance clusters
- Balancing network load with Linux Virtual Server (LVS)
- Ensuring high availability
Building an improved kernel
- Deciding when to upgrade
- Inserting new device drivers
- Determining required functionality
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US Dates | | Feb 21 - 24 | New York enrol | | Mar 20 - 23 | Alexandria, VA enrol | | Apr 10 - 13 | Rockville, MD enrol | | Jun 5 - 8 | Reston, VA enrol | | Jun 19 - 22 | New York enrol | | Jul 17 - 20 | Alexandria, VA enrol | | Jul 24 - 27 | Rockville, MD enrol | | Sep 4 - 7 | New York enrol | | Sep 18 - 21 | Reston, VA enrol | | Oct 23 - 26 | Rockville, MD enrol | | Nov 13 - 16 | Alexandria, VA enrol |
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