This course goes deeper into enterprise Linux administration including file systems and partitioning, logical volumes, SELinux, firewalling, and troubleshooting. Attending both Red Hat System Administration I and Red Hat System Administration II can help you in your preparation for the Red Hat Certified System Administrator exam (EX200).

As a result of attending this course, students should be able to perform the key tasks needed to become a full-time Linux administrator. Students will be introduced to more advanced administrative topics, such as storage management using LVM, SELinux management, and automated installation. This course goes deeper into enterprise Linux administration, including file systems and partitioning, logical volumes, SELinux, firewall configuration, and troubleshooting.

Students should be able to demonstrate the following skills:

• Automate installations using Kickstart
• Manage file systems and logical volumes
• Manage scheduled jobs
• Access network file systems
• Manage SELinux
• Control firewalls
• Perform troubleshooting tasks

• Automate installation with Kickstart
• Use regular expressions with grep
• Create and Edit text files with vim
• Schedule future Linux tasks
• Manage priority of Linux processes
• Control access to files with access control lists (ACL)
• Manage SELinux security
• Connect to network-defined users and groups
• Add disks, partitions, and file systems to a Linux system
• Manage logical volume management (LVM) storage
• Access networked attached storage with network file system (NFS)
• Access networked storage with SMB
• Control and troubleshoot the Red Hat Enterprise Linux boot process
• Limit network communication with firewall
• Comprehensive review

This course is singularly designed for students who have completed Red Hat System Administration I (RH124). The organization of topics is such that it is not appropriate for student to use RH134 as a curriculum entry point. Students who have not taken a previous Red Hat course are encouraged to take either System Administration I if they are new to Linux, or the RHCSA Fast Track course (RH200) if they are experienced with enterprise Linux administration.

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