Overview
Learn how to configure, manage, and scale key services used in the data center
Red Hat Services Management and Automation (RH358) is designed for IT professionals with some experience managing Linux® systems and want to learn more about how to manage and deploy network services included with Red Hat Enterprise Linux which are particularly important in the modern IT data center. You will learn how to install, configure, and manage basic configurations of these services manually, and then use Red Hat Ansible® Engine to automate your work in a scalable, repeatable manner.
This course is based on Red Hat Ansible Engine 2.9 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1.
Skills Covered
- Provide key network services using software included with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, including DNS with Unbound and BIND9, DHCP and DHCPv6, client e-mail transmission, printing service, NFS and SMB protocol file sharing, SQL database service with MariaDB, and web services using Apache HTTPD, nginx, Varnish, and HAProxy.
- Configure advanced networking for server use cases, including device teaming.
- Use Red Hat Ansible Engine to automate the manual deployment and configuration tasks covered in this course.
Who Should Attend
Linux system administrators, site reliability engineers, and other IT professionals with some Ansible experience who are interested in learning how to manage and automate the deployment, configuration, and operation of key network services included with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.
Course Curriculum
Prerequisites
Be a Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, or demonstrate equivalent skills in Linux system administration and Ansible automation.
Course Modules
Exam & Certification
The Red Hat Certified Specialist in Services Management and Automation.
A Red Hat Certified Specialist in Services Management and Automation is able to manage core network services on Red Hat® Enterprise Linux.
A Red Hat Certified Specialist in Services Management and Automation is able to:
- Manage core network services on Red Hat Enterprise Linux such as DNS and DHCP
- Configure essential components such as firewalls, SELinux and iSCSI
- Manage standard services such as HTTPD, NFS, and SMB
- Understand basic database concepts and perform simple database operations
- Automate service configuration using Ansible automation
This course is not bundled with the EX358 exam. Should you be keen to get Red Hat certified, please opt for RH359: Red Hat Services Management and Automation with exam instead.