RHUP304 Red Hat?? Enterprise Linux Update Course with RHCE Exam Training Class

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

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
  
  

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

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

5. New in Filesystem Management

• LVM Mirroring


• LVM Multipath


• Disk Encryption


• gnome-mount


• Updates to autofs


• Hands-on Lab: New in Filesystem Management

6. New in Networking

• NetworkManager


• Wireless Improvements


• IPV6


• IPV6 and Default Service Configuration


• Using /sbin/ip


• Hands-on Lab: New in Networking

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

8. Development Tools Update

• SystemTap


• The Frysk Technology Preview


• Hands-on Lab: SystemTap and Frysk

9. Introduction to Virtualization

• Understanding Virtualization


• 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

10. New RHCE Competencies in Version 5

• Hands-on Lab: New RHCE Competencies

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

Note: Red Hat provides self-directed labs to allow participants to
further explore topics in this class. Participants are expected to select from
among these exercises the ones that are most interesting to them; it is not
expected that a half-day is sufficient to complete all labs in Units 12 and 13.

Hands-on Lab on topics such as:

• LVM


• Software RAID


• BIND


• IMAP and POP


• SELinux

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

• RHCEs who have significant real-world experience with Red Hat Enterprise
  Linux versions 3 and/or 4.


• RHCEs who want to re-certify on version 5.

Note: This course is for RHCEs only. Non-RHCEs who possess real-world
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and/or 4 experience along with RHCE-level skills and
who are interested in learning about new Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
functionality should consider RHUP305.

• RHCE Certification

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