Accessing the command line

• Log in to a Linux system and run simple commands using the shell.

  Managing files from the command line

• Work with files from the bash shell prompt.

  Managing local Linux users and groups

• Manage Linux users and groups and administer local password policies.

  Controlling access to files with Linux file system permissions

• Set access permissions on files and interpret the security effects of different permission settings.

  Managing SELinux security

• Use SELinux to manage access to files and interpret and troubleshoot SELinux security effects.

  Monitoring and managing Linux processes

• Monitor and control processes running on the system.

  Installing and updating software packages

• Download, install, update, and manage software packages from Red Hat and yum package repositories.

  Controlling services and daemons

• Control and monitor network services and system daemons using systemd.

  Managing Red Hat Enterprise Linux networking

• Configure basic IPv4 networking on Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems.

  Analyzing and storing logs

• Locate and interpret relevant system log files for troubleshooting purposes.

  Managing storage and file systems

• Create and use disk partitions, logical volumes, file systems, and swap spaces.

  Scheduling system tasks

• Schedule recurring system tasks using cron and systemd timer units.

  Mounting network file systems

• Mount network file system (NFS) exports and server message block (SMB) shares from network file servers.

  Limiting network communication with firewalld

• Configure a basic local firewall.

  Virtualization and kickstart

• Manage KVMs and install them with Red Hat Enterprise Linux using Kickstart.

  Managing IPv6 networking

• Configure and troubleshoot basic IPv6 networking on Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems.

  Configuring link aggregation and bridging

• Configure and troubleshoot advanced network interface functionality including bonding, teaming, and local software bridges.

  Controlling network port security

• Permit and reject access to network services using advanced SELinux and firewalld filtering techniques.

  Managing DNS for Servers

• Set and verify correct DNS records for systems and configure secure-caching DNS.

  Configuring E-mail Delivery

• Relay all e-mail sent by the system to a SMTP gateway for central delivery.

  Providing block-based storage

• Provide and use networked iSCSI block devices as remote disks.

  Providing file-based storage

• Provide NFS exports and SMB file shares to specific systems and users.

  Configuring MariaDB databases

• Provide a MariaDB SQL database for use by programs and database administrators.

  Providing Apache HTTPD Web Service

• Configure Apache HTTPD to provide Transport Layer Security (TLS)-enabled websites and virtual hosts.

  Writing Bash scripts

• Write simple shell scripts using Bash.

  Bash conditionals and control structures

• Use Bash conditionals and other control structures to write more sophisticated shell commands and scripts.

• Course Introduction
• Introductions and course logistics
• Course objectives

  Virtualized Data Center

• Introduce components of the virtualized data center
• Describe where vSphere fits into the cloud architecture
• Install and use vSphere Client

  Creating Virtual Machines

• Introduce virtual machines, virtual machine hardware, and virtual machine files
• Deploy a single virtual machine

  VMware vCenter Server

• Introduce the vCenter Server architecture
• Introduce VMware® vCenter™ Single Sign-On™
• Install and use vSphere Web Client
• Introduce VMware® vCenter™ Server Appliance™
• Configure and manage vCenter Server Appliance
• Manage vCenter Server inventory objects and licenses

  Configuring and Managing Virtual Networks

• Describe, create, and manage a standard switch
• Describe and modify standard switch properties
• Configure virtual switch load-balancing algorithms

  Configuring and Managing Virtual Storage

• Introduce storage protocols and device names
• Configure ESXi with iSCSI, NFS, and Fibre Channel storage
• Create and manage vSpheredatastores
• Deploy and manage VMware® Virtual SAN™

  Virtual Machine Management

• Use templates and cloning to deploy virtual machines
• Modify and manage virtual machines
• Create and manage virtual machine snapshots
• Perform vSpherevMotion and vSphere Storage vMotion migrations
• Create a VMware vSphere® vApp™

  Access and Authentication Control

• Control user access through roles and permissions
• Configure and manage the ESXi firewall
• Configure ESXi lockdown mode
• Integrate ESXi with Active Directory

  High Availability and Fault Tolerance

• Introduce the new vSphere High Availability architecture
• Configure and manage a vSphere HA cluster
• Introduce vSphere Fault Tolerance
• Describe VMware vSphere® Replication

  Resource Management and Monitoring

• Introduce virtual CPU and memory concepts
• Describe methods for optimizing CPU and memory usage
• Configure and manage resource pools
• Monitor resource usage using vCenter Server performance graphs and alarms

  Patch Management

• Use vSphere Update Manager to manage ESXi patching
• Install vSphere Update Manager and the vSphere Update Manager plug-in
• oCreate patch baselines
• Scan and remediate hosts

  Scalability

• Configure and manage a VMware vSphere® Distributed Resource Scheduler™ (DRS) cluster
• Configure Enhanced vMotion Compatibility
• Use vSphere HA and DRS together

  Installing VMware Components

• Introduce ESXi installation
• Describe boot-from-SAN requirements
• Introduce vCenter Server deployment options
• Describe vCenter Server hardware, software, and database requirements
• Install vCenter Server (Windows-based)
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