DURATION
4 Days
Course Description
The following is an outline of the skills and knowledge represented in the training
elements of the RHUP305 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Update Course with RHCE Exam
Goal
To cover all upgrade courses from RHEL 4 to RHEL 5.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Update
Notable Changes: RHCT Level
Notable Changes: RHCE Level
LVM2 and Resizing Logical Volumes
Software RAID Toolset Replacement
More to come
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
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
The new Driver Update Model
udev and hal
Device Symbolic Links
The kexec Fastboot Tool (beware!)
Hands-on Lab: Exploring Device Management
LVM Mirroring
LVM Multipath
Disk Encryption
gnome-mount
Updates to autofs
Hands-on Lab: New in Filesystem Management
NetworkManager
Wireless Improvements
IPV6
IPV6 and Default Service Configuration
Using /sbin/ip
Hands-on Lab: New in Networking
Understanding SELinux
Protected Services
Modularized Policy
Introduction to MLS and MCS
MCS Integration with Client Tools
The semanage Utility
Hands-on Lab: Exploring SELinux
SystemTap
The Frysk Technology Preview
Hands-on Lab: SystemTap and Frysk
Understanding Virtualizaiton
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
Hands-on Lab: New RHCE Competencies
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
Hands-on Lab on topics such as:
Installation
yum
Virtualization
Kickstart
autofs
anacron
Device Management
This is a version-specific reference outline. Confirm the current syllabus and delivery arrangements with EIEIO.