Red Hat Linux for Experienced Solaris Administrators

This Red Hat Linux for Experienced Solaris Administrators course is designed for experienced Solaris Administrators who need to acquire knowledge of the key configuration, networking and security tasks required to administer a Red Hat Linux system.On completion of the Red Hat Linux for Experienced Solaris Administrators course the delegate will have gained practical experience of configuring, networking and securing a Red Hat Linux system.The delegate will also gain some of the essential knowledge required to study towards taking the official Red Hat Certified Administrator (RHCSA) and Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) certification.Red Hat Linux for Experienced Solaris Administrators Training CourseCourse Contents - DAY 1Course IntroductionAdministration and Course MaterialsCourse Structure and AgendaDelegate and Trainer IntroductionsSession 1: DIFFERENCES BETWEEN SOLARIS AND RED HAT LINUXDifferences between Solaris and RedHat LinuxArchitectureFile systemsExercisesSession 2: Startup - SHUTDOWN AND RUN-LEVELSThe init program and run levelsThe boot Sequence explainedThe grub boot managersThe /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit ProgramThe Startup Script ModelControl Services using chkconfig, ntsysv etc.System Shutdown and Reboot managementExerciseSession 3: PACKAGE MANAGEMENTThe Red Hat Package Management systemInstalling removing software manually using rpmRPM queries and verifying packagesDependency problems and resolutionUpdating the Kernel from RPM'sOther RPM featuresUpdating using Red Hat NetworkExerciseSession 4: FURTHER SOFTWARE MANAGEMENTThe Yellow Dog Update, Modifier Tool (YUM)Creating a YUM repositoryConfiguring YUM pluginsUnderstand the design of a packageBuild a simple packageExerciseSession 5: FILE SECURITY AND INTEGRITYSystem SecurityExtended PermissionsGPGWhy encrypt data and verify the senderKey pairs and managementUsing Digital signaturesChecking and repairing file systemsExerciseSession 6: NETWORK MANAGEMENTRouting under LinuxIPROUTE suite of programsConfiguring network cards and RoutingConfiguring the system as a GatewayIPV6 Addressing OverviewNetwork tools :ethereal, ethereal, tcpdump, netstat, wireshark,etcConfigure Ethernet BondingExerciseRed Hat Linux for Experienced Solaris Administrators Training CourseCourse Contents - DAY 2Session 7: SECURING NETWORKS: FIREWALLSNetfilter - iptablesPacket Filtering using iptablesRule TargetsBasic Rules and their OperationConnection TrackingFirewalls with Virtual Machine BridgesDebugging Route ProblemsSource and Destination NAT ConfigurationRed Hat supplied tools for iptables configurationExerciseSession 8: DNSThe DNS/BIND system under Red Hat LinuxName Server HierarchySetting up DNSMaster/Slave ZonesReverse lookup ZonesRecord types and their syntaxName Daemon Control Utility (rndc)Address Match Lists (acl)Configuring a Caching Only Name ServerDNS in a chroot environmentTesting a DNS serverExerciseSession 9: PARTITIONING AND LVM VOLUMES Understand disk partitioningLUKS encrypted partitionsBasic LVM design and configurationThe Logical Volume Manager (LVM)Creating LVM file systemsResizing LVM file systemsLVM SnapshotsExerciseSession 10: CENTRALISED AND SECURE STORAGE What is ISCSISetting up ISCSI Target and InitiatorAccessing Centralised StorageEncrypting file systemsAccessing encrypted file systemsExerciseSession 11: SHARING FILES ACROSS THE NETWORKConfigure file sharing using NFSNFS commandsAutomounterIntroduction to CIFS(SAMBA)Configure file sharing between hosts with CIFSUsing Konqueror and Gnome to access sharesConfiguring an FTP serverAnonymous usersControlling access to the FTP serverUsing the sftp commandExercise Red Hat Linux for Experienced Solaris Administrators Training CourseCourse Contents - DAY 3Session 12: ADVANCED SECURITYAdministrative PrivilegesConfigure sudo privilegesWhat is KerberosConfiguring a Kerberos 5 ServerSetting up the Kerberos ClientExerciseSession 13: SSL AND WEB SERVICE CONFIGURATIONData Security and EncryptionPublic Key EncryptionConfiguring Virtual Hosts : Name And IP Based AccessDisplaying Apache Web Server Information and StatusDynamic Virtual hostsConfiguring HTTPSSigned CertificatesApache SSL Configuration FileHTTPS Virtual HostsExerciseSession 14: DUMP FILE CONFIGURATIONDump file definitionSystem crash dumpsDisplaying the system crash dump configurationModifying the system crash dump configurationCore dumpsDisplaying the core dump configurationModifying the core dump configurationExerciseSession 15: INSTALLING RED HAT LINUX USING KICKSTARTHow Kickstart worksSections within a Kickstart configuration filePre and Post Kickstart processingCreating a Kickstart fileCreating the Linux Install ServerDiffering ways of starting a Kickstart installationExercise