Following Topics will be covered in RHCSA Course.

INTRODUCTION TO OPERATING SYSTEMS:

 Discussing Operating system families

 Why LINUX?
 Explaining levels of server technology
 What is GNU/GPL licensing?
 Introduction to Open source platform
 Describe various flavor of Linux
 Distinguish between Enterprise and Free Linux
 Co-relation between Linux and Unix
INSTALLATION:

 Discussing and explaining hardware and virtual platform for installation

 Introduction to variants of REDHAT ENTERPRISE LINUX
 Perform installation via GUI and CLI
 Understanding mount points and partitioning system in Linux
 Understanding package selection
 Step-by-step installation
WORKING WITH LINUX COMMAND-LINE:

 Understanding CLI,GUI and TUI mode of access

 Accessing command-line terminals and x-terminals
 Getting familiar with Linux Shell Prompt (BASH)
 Performing User login , logout and live user status monitoring on CLI
 Checking HOSTNAME, — USERNAME, WORKING DIRECTORY, KERNEL VERSION, UPTIME, DATE and CALENDER from
command-line
UNDERSTANDING LINUX FILE SYSTEM:

 Understanding directory structure

 Exploring various system directories
UNDERSTANDING BASIC TOOLS AND UTILITIES:

 Text Editors
 Using Vi and NANO editors on command-line
 Using GEDIT and EMACS on GNOME terminal
 Using GREP, SORT, SED, DIFF, LESS, MAN, INFO, –HELP
 Using MKDIR, TOUCH, CAT, FILE, CP, MV, RM, RMDIR
 Performing Standard Input/Output re-direction
SPECIAL FILES:

 Configuring Symlinks
 Understanding Orphaned links
 Recovering Orphaned links
 Performing file duplication using Hardlinks
FILE PERMISSIONS:

 Understanding basic permissions

 Understanding user categories
 Understanding NUMERIC method of calculating permissions
 Using chmod command to set file and directory permissions
 Setting STICKY-BIT permission on directories
 Assigning explicit permissions using File Access oCntrol List
FILE COMPRESSION:

 Understanding compression/decompression process

 Understand and use TAR archive manager
 Use GZIP and BZIP2 for compression
 Tune process nice value for BZIP2
— USER MANAGEMENT:

 Creating user accounts

 Setting/removing password
 Storing user information
 Configuring password policies
 Understanding user database files
 Creating groups
 Adding users to a group
SHELL SCRIPTING:

 Creating executable script

 Creating backup scripts
 Creating loop scripts
 Understanding logic of ‘IF THEN’ scripting
 Performing numeric calculation using ‘IF THEN’ logic
 Using ‘ELIF’
 Understanding logic of ‘CASE’ scripting
 Creating multiple input script using ‘CASE’ script
 Creating ‘FOR LOOP’ scripts
 Use of ‘DO DONE’ and ‘DO WHILE’ in FOR LOOP
SERVICES AND PROCESSES:

 What is a service?
 Understanding types of service
 Managing service in run-time
 Managing service at start-up
 Understanding processes
 Managing and monitoring processes
 Using RUN-LEVELS
BOOT PROCESS:

 Working of BIOS program

 Understanding use of boot files
 Understanding kernel load process
 Understanding complete system initialization
PACKAGE MANAGEMENT:

 Discussing RPM and SOURCE-CODE methods for installation

 Performing package installation, removal and up gradation using RPM
 Performing package installation, removal and up gradation using YUM
 Downloading and installing software via source-code
 Configuring YUM server
 Performing network installation and up gradation vis YUM server
DISK AND STORAGE MANAGEMENT:

 Identifying device drivers

 Mounting Optical and USB media
 Creating Partitions
 Perform memory monitoring using free command
 Configuring and managing SWAP in run-time
 Understanding Logical Volume Management
 Creating Physical Volumes
 Forming Volume Groups
 Creating and assigning Logical Volumes to users
 Understanding types of RAID
 Understanding RAID levels – 0,1,5
 Using ‘MDADM’ utility to perform software RAID
 Understanding Disk Quota management
 Setting user specific disk quota limits
 Monitoring quota limits
VIRTUALIZATION:

 Installing KVM
 Installing QEMU server
 Creating virtual machine
 Accessing VMs via VNC VIEWER
 Performing kick-start installation
NETWORKING BASICS:

 Understanding IP addressing
 Understanding OSI Model
 Understanding protocols, ports and sockets
 Understanding TCP and UDP communication
DHCP SERVER:

 Installing DHCP Server

 Managing DHCPd
 Configuring DHCP server
 Configuring Clients
 Monitoring lease logs
FTP SERVER:

 Understanding FTP and its ports

 Installing FTP server
 Configuring Anonymous FTP server
 Accessing and downloading data from client node
 Configuring Real FTP server
 Jailing users to their home directories
 Performing bandwidth management
 Generating and monitoring FTP logs
 Understanding and configuring TCP WRAPPERS
SAMBA/CIFS SERVER:

 Understanding SAMBA service

 Integrating SAMBA with WINDOWS
 Creating workspace
 Configuring shares
 Deploying SAMBA server
 Accessing from windows client
 User and IP security
WEB SERVER:

 Web service as backbone of internet

 Understanding web hosting
 Installing Apache web server
 Creating and configuring web site
 Hosting web site
 Performing name based hosting
 Creating password protected sites
NETWORK FILE SERVICE:

 Understanding network file services

 Configuring work space
 Understanding RPC processes
 Configuring NFS and RPC bind
 Mounting exports on client computers
DNS SERVER:

 Understanding name servers

 Name servers versus Domain name servers
 Understanding FQDN
 Configuring zones
 Assigning DNS to clients
 Testing DNS with NSLOOKUP and DIG
 Creating REVERSE LOOKUP
REMOTE SERVICES:

 Configuring TELNET server

 Configuring XINETD daemon
 Perform telnet from client node
 Understanding use of SSH
 Configuring RSA passphrase
 Performing secure login
 Performing SCP and SFTP
LDAP and NIS AUTHENTICATION:

 Understanding LDAP server

 Configuring LDAP client authentication
 Understanding NIS server roles
 Authenticating client with NIS server
POSTFIX MAIL SERVICE:

 Understanding traditional mail service

 Discussing E-mail service
 Configuring POSTFIX mail server
 Integrating with DNS and creating MX records
 Testing mail server via telnet
 Creating users
 Using client tools to send and receive mail
iSCSI STORAGE:

 Understanding STORAGE AREA NETWORK

 Discussing iSCSI and FCOE Technologies
 Understanding iSCSI Target roles
 Creating storage blocks
 Configuring iSCSI target server
 Using iSCSI Initiator on client
 Making storage available permanently
SYSLOG SERVER:

 Configuring SYSLOG server

 Monitoring syslog
MARIA DB SERVICE:

 Understanding database administration

 Configuring MARIA DB service
 Accessing database records
IPTABLES FIREWALL:

 Understanding firewall roles

 Installing IPTABLES firewall
 Writing INPUT and OUTPUT rules in IPTABLES
 Creating port based policies
 Removing rules and flushing tables
CONFIGURING IPv6:

 Understanding need of IPv6 addresses

 Understanding Link-local address
 Configuring IPv6 address
 Pinging two computers with IPv6 address
SELINUX :

 Enabling and disabling SELINUX

 Modifying SELINUX policies
TROUBLESHOOTING:

 Using SINGLE — USER MODE

 Using RESCUE MODE
 Identifying and resolving errors with networking