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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 New Features for Experienced Linux Administrators
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Course Details
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 New Features for Experienced Linux Administrators
Course code: RH354
Duration: 3 Days
Prerequisite:
• Become a Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA), or demonstrate equivalent knowledge of and experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
Course Description:
Prepare yourself for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 by learning about changes to the operating system
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 New Features for Experienced Linux Administrators (RH354) introduces you to updates in the upcoming Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® release. Intended for experienced Linux system administrators, this course offers a rapid orientation to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 based on the pre-release beta. The offering prepares operators, managers, principal system administrators, and other IT professionals with experience in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 for deployments and migrations to the new release.
This course is based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.
Course Objectives:
• Install Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 using the new packaging, modularity, and appstream features.
• Upgrade from Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 using new tools.
• Perform integrated file system and volume management using Stratis.
• Use Cockpit for system management.
• Create system images with Composer.
• Configure Identity Management using authselect.
• Understand the Wayland graphical display server.
• Deploy containers using the new integrated OCI runtime and tools.
• Configure firewall rules that use the new NFT back end.
Intended Audience:
This course is designed to provide a preview of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 to experienced IT professionals, including:
• Linux system administrators
• DevOps engineers
• Cloud administrators
Course Outlines:
Preview Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
• Describe the major improvements and feature enhancements in the upcoming Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 release.
Install and upgrade to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
• Install Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 or upgrade an existing system from Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.
Provision and manage servers
• Prepare standardized systems by generating system images for deployment, managing them with remote web-based administration, and automating provisioning with Red Hat Enterprise Linux System Roles for Red Hat® Ansible Engine.
Adapt to core system changes
• Manage core system components that have had significant changes in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.
Implement storage using new features
• Explore the major enhancements in local and remote file system and volume management components.
Manage containers with the new runtime
• Explain the new container runtime engine and tools that replace the Docker container engine.
Implement enhanced networking features
• Describe the major enhancements in network packet processing and network device management.
Adapt to virtualization improvements
• Learn to implement the new features and management tools for virtualization management.