Red Hat System Administration II (RH134) is designed as the second part of the Red Hat® Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) training track for IT professionals who have taken Red Hat System Administration I (RH124).

Prerequisites for this course

Successful completion of Red Hat System Administration I (RH124) is recommended.

1. Improving Command-line Productivity

  • Writing Simple Bash Scripts

  • Guided Exercise: Writing Simple Bash Scripts

  • Running Commands More Efficiently Using Loops

  • Guided Exercise: Running Commands More Efficiently Using Loops

  • Matching Text in Command Output with Regular Expressions

  • Guided Exercise: Matching Text in Command Output with Regular Expressions

  • Lab: Improving Command-line Productivity

  • Summary

2. Scheduling Future Tasks

  • Scheduling a Deferred User Job

  • Guided Exercise: Scheduling a Deferred User Job

  • Scheduling Recurring User Jobs

  • Guided Exercise: Scheduling Recurring User Jobs

  • Scheduling Recurring System Jobs

  • Guided Exercise: Scheduling Recurring System Jobs

  • Managing Temporary Files

  • Guided Exercise: Managing Temporary Files

  • Quiz: Scheduling Future Tasks

  • Summary

3. Tuning System Performance

  • Adjusting Tuning Profile

  • Guided Exercise: Adjusting Tuning Profiles

  • Influencing Process Scheduling

  • Guided Exercise: Influencing Process Scheduling

  • Lab: Tuning System Performance

  • Summary

4. Controlling Access to Files with ACLs

  • Interpreting File ACLs

  • Quiz: Interpreting File ACLs

  • Securing Files with ACLs

  • Guided Exercise: Securing Files with ACLs

  • Lab: Controlling Access to Files with ACLs

  • Summary

5. Managing SELinux Security

  • Changing the SELinux Enforcement Mode

  • Guided Exercise: Changing the SELinux Enforcement Mode

  • Controlling SELinux File Contexts

  • Guided Exercise: Controlling SELinux File Contexts

  • Adjusting SELinux Policy with Booleans

  • Guided Exercise: Adjusting SELinux Policy with Booleans

  • Investigating and Resolving SELinux Issues

  • Guided Exercise: Investigating and Resolving SELinux Issues

  • Lab: Managing SELinux Security

  • Summary

6. Managing Basic Storage

  • Adding Partitions, File Systems, and Persistent Mounts .

  • Guided Exercise: Adding Partitions, File Systems, and Persistent Mounts

  • Managing Swap Space

  • Guided Exercise: Managing Swap Space

  • Lab: Managing Basic Storage

  • Summary

7. Managing Logical Volumes

  • Creating Logical Volumes

  • Guided Exercise: Creating Logical Volumes

  • Extending Logical Volumes

  • Guided Exercise: Extending Logical Volumes

  • Lab: Managing Logical Volumes

  • Summary

8. Implementing Advanced Storage Features

  • Managing Layered Storage with Stratis

  • Guided Exercise: Managing Layered Storage with Stratis

  • Compressing and Deduplicating Storage with VDO

  • Guided Exercise: Compressing and Deduplicating Storage with VDO

  • Lab: Implementing Advanced Storage Features

  • Summary

9. Accessing Network-Attached Storage

  • Mounting Network-Attached Storage with NFS

  • Guided Exercise: Managing Network-Attached Storage with NFS

  • Automounting Network-Attached Storage

  • Guided Exercise: Automounting Network-Attached Storage

  • Lab: Accessing Network-Attached Storage

  • Summary

10, Controlling the Boot Process

  • Selecting the Boot Target

  • Guided Exercise: Selecting the Boot Target

  • Resetting the Root Password

  • Guided Exercise: Resetting the Root Password

  • Repairing File System Issues at Boot

  • Guided Exercise: Repairing File System Issues at Boot

  • Lab: Controlling the Boot Process

  • Summary

11. Managing Network Security

  • Managing Server Firewalls

  • Guided Exercise: Managing Server Firewalls

  • Controlling SELinux Port Labeling

  • Guided Exercise: Controlling SELinux Port Labeling

  • Lab: Managing Network Security

  • Summary

12. Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux

  • Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux

  • Guided Exercise: Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux

  • Automating Installation with Kickstart

  • Guided Exercise: Automating Installation with Kickstart

  • Installing and Configuring Virtual Machines

  • Quiz: Installing and Configuring Virtual Machines

  • Lab: Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux