RHUP305 Red Hat?? Enterprise Linux Update Course 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. 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

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

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 11 and 12.

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

• Hands-on Lab on topics such as:


• Installation


• yum


• Virtualization


• Kickstart


• autofs


• anacron


• Device Management

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


• Non-RHCEs with vast Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and/or 4 experience


• RHCEs with the same broad experience who are not currently interested in
  re-certification

This 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 RHCTs
may not have mastered. In addition, you should have broad experience with Red
Hat Enterprise Linux version 3 and/or 4.

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