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19-04-2006, 16:39
Disclaimer ::
This has been ported from my old 74r.Com web site.
Information and viewpoints may be dated.
The Red Hat Certified Engineer certification has been touted as one of the most comprehensive certifications where the student is examined not only on his theoretical knowledge but is also tested on his practical skills in areas of installation and troubleshooting. Here's a quick look through at the course details.
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RH033 - Red Hat Essentials
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Duration : 4 days or 8 evenings
Overview : This course teaches the basics of a Red Hat Linux environment and prepares for the future role as a system administrator. The course focuses on the use of the command line interface and its basic commands that is crucial for a administrator or system engineer.
Pre-requisites : User-level experience with any computer system, use of mouse, use of menus, use of any graphical user interface.
:: Understand the Linux file system
:: Perform common file maintenance tasks
:: Use and customize the GNOME interface
:: Issue essential Linux commands from the command line
:: Perform common tasks using the GNOME GUI
:: Open, edit, and save text documents using the vi editor
:: File access permissions
:: Launch applications from command line and GNOME interface
:: Printing commands and utilities
:: Customize X Window System
:: Regular expression pattern matching and I/O redirection
:: Copy files to and from a floppy diskette
:: Install, upgrade, delete, and query packages on your system
:: Network utilities for the user
:: Power user utilities
:: Miscellaneous topics
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RH133 - Red Hat Linux System Administration
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Duration : 5 days or 10 evenings
Overview : In this course you will learn to install and operate a Red Hat Linux workstation. It features the integration of the machine into an existing network and its customization to fit daily usage for multiple local users.
Pre-requisites : RH033 Red Hat Linux Essentials or equivalent experience with Red Hat Linux.
:: Install Red Hat Linux on standard and non-standard hardware
:: Create and maintain the Linux filesystem
:: Perform user and group administration
:: Handsfree installation with Kickstart
:: System boot and initialisation
:: Integrate a workstation with an existing network running :: common network services
:: Configure a NIS client and DHCP client
:: Configure NFS and SMB/Samba for the client
:: Configure Xinetd
:: Configure a mail system
:: Configure X, Gnome, and KDE
:: Perform basic performance, memory, and process management
:: Perform basic troubleshooting
:: Configure basic host security
:: Kernel compilation
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RH253 - Red Hat Linux Networking and Security Administration
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Duration : 5 days or 10 evenings
Overview : In this course you will learn how to configure common Red Hat Linux network services. Network and local security tasks are also topics of this advanced course.
Pre-requisites : RH133 Red Hat Linux System Administration or equivalent experience with Red Hat Linux; LAN/WAN fundamentals or equivalent; internetworking with TCP/IP or equivalent.
- Networking services on Red Hat Linux, Server-side setup, configuration, and basic administration of common networking services:
:: DNS
:: NIS
:: Apache
:: SMB
:: DHCP
:: Sendmail
:: FTP
:: Other common services: tftp, pppd, proxy
:: Miscellaneous topics
- Security administration using Red Hat Linux
:: Introduction to security
:: Developing a security policy
:: Preparation
:: Local security
:: Files and filesystem security
:: Password security
:: Kernel security
:: Basic elements of a firewall
:: Red Hat Linux-based security tools
:: Responding to a break-in attempt
:: Security sources and methods
:: Overview of OSS security tools
:: Secure Shell
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RH302 - RHCE Certification Lab Exam
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The RHCE Exam stands apart from many other certification programs in the IT sector because of its emphasis on hands-on performance-based testing of actual skills in Red hat Linux installation, configuration, debugging, and setup of key networking services. RHCE exam is a performance-based practical exam. Of the 6 hours allotted for the THCCE Exam, only 1 involves
answering multiple-choice questions. This is a contrast to the rest of the certification industry, in which multiple-choice questions are the norm. Consequently, the first, last, and most important element of preparation for the exam is actual skills and experience using Red Hat Linux.
Experience Levels
The best way to prepare to take the RHCE Exam depends on your background and current experience level. Three different experience levels are described:
1. You have lots of recent UNIX and/or Linux experience and networking experience:
If you are already an experienced system administrator for Linux/UNIX systems and also have experience setting up essential network services, it is a good idea to make sure your skills and experience encompass the scope of skills in the course outlines for RH300 RHCE Rapid Track course.
2. You have some UNIX and/or Linux user-level experience, or you are MCSE, MCP :
If you are not highly experienced in UNIX/Linux system administration and/or network services, or if your system administration experience has never involved UNIX or Linux, you may want to consider taking one or more of the skills courses in the RHCE Program: RH033 Linux Essentials, RH133 Linux System Administration, RH253 Linux Networking and Security Administration, depending on your level of experience.
3. You are a Linux pro, expert, or already run your own ISP, or else you have really strong self-study discipline and access to a networked Linux server:
For those wishing to prepare for the RHCE Exam without taking RH300, or any other Red Hat courses, the remainder of this document lists proficiencies that should be developed prior to taking the RHCE Exam. Red Hat reserves the right to change the elements of the exam at any time, with or without changes to this study outline.
Components of the RHCE Exam
The RHCE Exam consists of 3 sections:
Section 1: Troubleshooting (2.5 hours)
Section 2: Multiple Choice (1 hour)
Section 3: Installation & Configuration (2.5 hours)To pass, you need to meet the following requirements:
(a) An average score of 80 or higher across all 3 sections, equally weighted
(b) No Section score lower than 50 points
(c) 70% or more on the RHCT-level skills and 70% or more on the RHCE-level skills in Section III.
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My Personal Experience
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I'm done with all the theoretical modules and now, its strictly preparation for the exams. The course itself have been very enriching. Linux has been brought up essentially as a self-taught operating system with multiple variations but Red Hat as created a course which not only covers its own distribution in great detail but also covers a lot of fundamentals which are common in all Linux distributions. As I pen this, or rather type this, Red Hat 9.0 has been officially released and though my exams will be on Red Hat Linux 8.0 my feel is that, the knowledge gained would still be very applicable in the real world. Coupled with the strong emphasis on a hands-on approach, I have enriched myself with alot of installation and troubleshooting techniques which would be very hard to master with proper guidance. Then again, a certification is just a piece of paper. Its the know-how, experience and overall ability to solve a problem that truly counts. I'm still learning and will continue to do so even after my certification. As they say, this is ONLY THE BEGINNING ...
This has been ported from my old 74r.Com web site.
Information and viewpoints may be dated.
The Red Hat Certified Engineer certification has been touted as one of the most comprehensive certifications where the student is examined not only on his theoretical knowledge but is also tested on his practical skills in areas of installation and troubleshooting. Here's a quick look through at the course details.
==================
RH033 - Red Hat Essentials
==================
Duration : 4 days or 8 evenings
Overview : This course teaches the basics of a Red Hat Linux environment and prepares for the future role as a system administrator. The course focuses on the use of the command line interface and its basic commands that is crucial for a administrator or system engineer.
Pre-requisites : User-level experience with any computer system, use of mouse, use of menus, use of any graphical user interface.
:: Understand the Linux file system
:: Perform common file maintenance tasks
:: Use and customize the GNOME interface
:: Issue essential Linux commands from the command line
:: Perform common tasks using the GNOME GUI
:: Open, edit, and save text documents using the vi editor
:: File access permissions
:: Launch applications from command line and GNOME interface
:: Printing commands and utilities
:: Customize X Window System
:: Regular expression pattern matching and I/O redirection
:: Copy files to and from a floppy diskette
:: Install, upgrade, delete, and query packages on your system
:: Network utilities for the user
:: Power user utilities
:: Miscellaneous topics
==============================
RH133 - Red Hat Linux System Administration
==============================
Duration : 5 days or 10 evenings
Overview : In this course you will learn to install and operate a Red Hat Linux workstation. It features the integration of the machine into an existing network and its customization to fit daily usage for multiple local users.
Pre-requisites : RH033 Red Hat Linux Essentials or equivalent experience with Red Hat Linux.
:: Install Red Hat Linux on standard and non-standard hardware
:: Create and maintain the Linux filesystem
:: Perform user and group administration
:: Handsfree installation with Kickstart
:: System boot and initialisation
:: Integrate a workstation with an existing network running :: common network services
:: Configure a NIS client and DHCP client
:: Configure NFS and SMB/Samba for the client
:: Configure Xinetd
:: Configure a mail system
:: Configure X, Gnome, and KDE
:: Perform basic performance, memory, and process management
:: Perform basic troubleshooting
:: Configure basic host security
:: Kernel compilation
=========================================
RH253 - Red Hat Linux Networking and Security Administration
=========================================
Duration : 5 days or 10 evenings
Overview : In this course you will learn how to configure common Red Hat Linux network services. Network and local security tasks are also topics of this advanced course.
Pre-requisites : RH133 Red Hat Linux System Administration or equivalent experience with Red Hat Linux; LAN/WAN fundamentals or equivalent; internetworking with TCP/IP or equivalent.
- Networking services on Red Hat Linux, Server-side setup, configuration, and basic administration of common networking services:
:: DNS
:: NIS
:: Apache
:: SMB
:: DHCP
:: Sendmail
:: FTP
:: Other common services: tftp, pppd, proxy
:: Miscellaneous topics
- Security administration using Red Hat Linux
:: Introduction to security
:: Developing a security policy
:: Preparation
:: Local security
:: Files and filesystem security
:: Password security
:: Kernel security
:: Basic elements of a firewall
:: Red Hat Linux-based security tools
:: Responding to a break-in attempt
:: Security sources and methods
:: Overview of OSS security tools
:: Secure Shell
=========================
RH302 - RHCE Certification Lab Exam
=========================
The RHCE Exam stands apart from many other certification programs in the IT sector because of its emphasis on hands-on performance-based testing of actual skills in Red hat Linux installation, configuration, debugging, and setup of key networking services. RHCE exam is a performance-based practical exam. Of the 6 hours allotted for the THCCE Exam, only 1 involves
answering multiple-choice questions. This is a contrast to the rest of the certification industry, in which multiple-choice questions are the norm. Consequently, the first, last, and most important element of preparation for the exam is actual skills and experience using Red Hat Linux.
Experience Levels
The best way to prepare to take the RHCE Exam depends on your background and current experience level. Three different experience levels are described:
1. You have lots of recent UNIX and/or Linux experience and networking experience:
If you are already an experienced system administrator for Linux/UNIX systems and also have experience setting up essential network services, it is a good idea to make sure your skills and experience encompass the scope of skills in the course outlines for RH300 RHCE Rapid Track course.
2. You have some UNIX and/or Linux user-level experience, or you are MCSE, MCP :
If you are not highly experienced in UNIX/Linux system administration and/or network services, or if your system administration experience has never involved UNIX or Linux, you may want to consider taking one or more of the skills courses in the RHCE Program: RH033 Linux Essentials, RH133 Linux System Administration, RH253 Linux Networking and Security Administration, depending on your level of experience.
3. You are a Linux pro, expert, or already run your own ISP, or else you have really strong self-study discipline and access to a networked Linux server:
For those wishing to prepare for the RHCE Exam without taking RH300, or any other Red Hat courses, the remainder of this document lists proficiencies that should be developed prior to taking the RHCE Exam. Red Hat reserves the right to change the elements of the exam at any time, with or without changes to this study outline.
Components of the RHCE Exam
The RHCE Exam consists of 3 sections:
Section 1: Troubleshooting (2.5 hours)
Section 2: Multiple Choice (1 hour)
Section 3: Installation & Configuration (2.5 hours)To pass, you need to meet the following requirements:
(a) An average score of 80 or higher across all 3 sections, equally weighted
(b) No Section score lower than 50 points
(c) 70% or more on the RHCT-level skills and 70% or more on the RHCE-level skills in Section III.
================
My Personal Experience
================
I'm done with all the theoretical modules and now, its strictly preparation for the exams. The course itself have been very enriching. Linux has been brought up essentially as a self-taught operating system with multiple variations but Red Hat as created a course which not only covers its own distribution in great detail but also covers a lot of fundamentals which are common in all Linux distributions. As I pen this, or rather type this, Red Hat 9.0 has been officially released and though my exams will be on Red Hat Linux 8.0 my feel is that, the knowledge gained would still be very applicable in the real world. Coupled with the strong emphasis on a hands-on approach, I have enriched myself with alot of installation and troubleshooting techniques which would be very hard to master with proper guidance. Then again, a certification is just a piece of paper. Its the know-how, experience and overall ability to solve a problem that truly counts. I'm still learning and will continue to do so even after my certification. As they say, this is ONLY THE BEGINNING ...