Comprehensive, hands-on training that solves real-world problems

RHCE Certification Lab

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 DAY ONE DAY TWO DAY THREE DAY FOUR

Providing Configuring
SELinux
Introduction Remote Block Link Aggregation
Permissions
Storage and Bridging
Service Manage- Configuring
Managing Writing Bash
Ment and Boot MariaDB
IPv6 Networking Scripts
Troubleshooting Databases

Network Port
Security

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 DAY ONE
Introduction
Introduction

Service Management & ● Welcome

Boot Troubleshooting
● Course Objectives and
Network Port Security Structure
● Classroom Network
● Internationalization

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 Welcome to Class

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 Course Objectives and Structure

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 Orientation to Classroom Network

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 Internationalization

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 DAY ONE DAY TWO DAY THREE DAY FOUR

Providing Configuring
SELinux
Introduction Remote Block Link Aggregation
Permissions
Storage and Bridging
Service Manage- Configuring
Managing Writing Bash
Ment and Boot MariaDB
IPv6 Networking Scripts
Troubleshooting Databases

Network Port
Security

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 DAY ONE
Service Management and
Service Management Boot Troubleshooting
& Boot Troubleshooting

Network Port Security ● Identifying Automatically

Started System Processes
● Controlling System Services
● Linux Boot Process
● Repairing Common Boot Issues
● Repairing File System Issues at
Boot
● Repairing Boot Loader Issues

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Goal:

To control and monitor system daemons and troubleshoot

the Red Hat Enterprise Linux boot process.

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Objectives:

● List system daemons and network services started by the

systemd service and socket units.
● Control system daemons and network services using
systemctl.
● Describe the Red Hat Enterprise Linux boot process.
● Repair common boot issues.
● Repair file system issues at boot.
● Repair boot loader problems.

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 Identifying Automatically Started System
Processes

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 Practice:
Identify the Status of systemd Units

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 Controlling System Services

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 Practice:
Using systemctl to
Manage Services

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 The Red Hat Enterprise Linux Boot Process

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 Practice:
Selecting a Boot Target

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 Repairing Common Boot Issues

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 Practice:
Resetting a Lost root Password

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 Repairing File System Issues at Boot

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 Practice:
Repairing Boot Problems

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 Repairing Boot Loader Issues

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 Lab:
Controlling Services and
Daemons Practice:
Repairing a Boot Loader Problem

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 Lab:
Controlling Services and Daemons

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 DAY ONE
Service Management & Network Port Security
Boot Troubleshooting

Network Port Security ● Managing Firewalld

● Managing Rich Rules
● Masquerading and Port
Forwarding
● Adding Custom firewalld Zones
and Services

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Goal:

To permit and reject access to network services using

advanced SELinux and firewalld filtering techniques.

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Objectives:
● Review firewalld concepts and management commands
covered in previous courses.
● Configure more complex firewall configurations using
firewalld's support for "rich language rules."
● Describe and implement Network Address Translation
(NAT).
● Customize and create predefined firewalld services and
zones to simplify configuration.

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 Managing Firewalld

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 Practice:
Configuring a Firewall

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 Managing Rich Rules

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 Practice:
Writing Custom Rules

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 Masquerading and Port Forwarding

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 Practice:
Forwarding a Port

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Adding Custom firewalld Zones and Services

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 Practice:
Configure a Custom Firewall

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 Lab:
Network Port Security

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 DAY TWO

SELinux
SELinux Permissions

MariaDB ● Enabling and Monitoring

SELinux
● Changing SELinux Modes
● Changing SELinux Contexts
● Changing SELinux Booleans
● Managing SELinux Port
Labeling
● Troubleshooting SELinux

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Goal:

To manage the Security Enhanced Linux (SELinux) behavior

of a system to keep it secure in case of a network service
compromise.

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Objectives:

● Explain the basics of SELinux permissions.

● Change SELinux modes with setenforce.
● Change file contexts with semanage and restorecon.
● Manage SELinux booleans with setsebool.
● Ensure network ports have the correct SELinux type so
that services are able to bind to them.
● Examine logs and use sealert to troubleshoot SELinux
violations.

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 Enabling and Monitoring Security Enhanced
Linux (SELinux)

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 Quiz:
SELinux Concepts

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 Changing SELinux Modes

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 Practice:
Changing SELinux Modes

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 Changing SELinux Contexts

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 Practice:
Changing SELinux Contexts

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 Changing SELinux Booleans

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 Practice:
Changing SELinux Booleans

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 Managing SELinux Port Labeling

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 Practice:
Managing SELinux Port Labeling

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 Troubleshooting SELinux

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 Practice:
Troubleshooting SELinux

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 Lab:
Managing SELinux Security

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 DAY TWO
Configuring MariaDB
SELinux Databases

MariaDB ● Installing MariaDB

● Working with MariaDB
Databases
● Managing Database Users and
Access Rights
● Creating and Restoring MariaDB
Backups

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Goal:

To provide a MariaDB SQL database for use by programs and

database administrators.

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Objectives:

● Install MariaDB.
● Configure and administer MariaDB.
● Configure user and access rights.
● Back up and restore MariaDB databases.

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 Installing MariaDB

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 Practice:
Installing MariaDB

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 Working with MariaDB Databases

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 Quiz:
MariaDB Commands

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Managing Database Users and Access Rights

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 Practice: Managing Users

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 Creating and Restoring MariaDB Backups

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 Practice:
Restoring a MariaDB Database
from Backup

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 Lab:
Configuring MariaDB Databases

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 DAY THREE
Providing Remote Block
Remote Block Storage
Storage

IPv6 Networking ● iSCSI Concepts

● Providing iSCSI Targets
● Accessing iSCSI Storage

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Goal:

To provide and use networked iSCSI block devices as remote

disks.

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Objectives:

● Explain at a high level how iSCSI is used to provide remote

access to block devices.
● Provide remote access using a local disk as a LUN of an
iSCSI storage target.
● Access remote storage using an iSCSI initiator and
prepare it for use.

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 iSCSI Concepts

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 Quiz:
iSCSI Concepts

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 Providing iSCSI Targets

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 Practice:
Providing iSCSI Targets

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 Accessing iSCSI Storage

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 Practice:
Accessing iSCSI Storage

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 Lab:
Providing Block-based Storage

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 DAY THREE
Managing IPv6
Remote Block Storage Networking

IPv6 Networking ● Review of IPv4 Networking

Configuration
● IPv6 Networking Concepts
● IPv6 Networking
Configuration

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Goal:

To configure and troubleshoot basic IPv6 networking on Red

Hat Enterprise Linux systems.

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Objectives:

● Review how to configure IPv4 networking in RHEL 7

● Explain the basic concepts of IPv6 networking and read
and write condensed IPv6 addresses
● Configure IPv6 networking using command-line tools and
configuration files

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 Review of IPv4 Networking Configuration

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 Practice:
Configuring IPv4 Networking

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 IPv6 Networking Concepts

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 Quiz:
Interpreting IPv6 Addresses

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 IPv6 Networking Configuration

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 Practice:
Configuring IPv6 Networking

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 Lab:
Managing IPv6 Networking

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 DAY FOUR Configuring Link
Link Aggregation Aggregation and
and Bridging Bridging
Writing Bash Scripts ● Configuring Network Teaming
● Managing Network Teaming
● Configuring Software Bridges

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Goal:

To configure and troubleshoot advanced network interface

functionality, including bonding, teaming, and local software
bridges.

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Objectives:

● Use network teaming to provide link redundancy or higher

throughput.
● Manage a network team interface.
● Manage local software bridges and associated interfaces.

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 Configuring Network Teaming

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 Practice:
Configuring Network Teaming

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 Managing Network Teaming

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 Practice:
Managing Network Teaming

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 Configuring Software Bridges

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 Practice:
Configuring Software Bridges

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 Lab:
Configuring Link Aggregation
and Bridging

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 DAY FOUR
Link Aggregation Writing Bash Basics
and Bridging

Writing Bash Scripts ● Bash Shell Scripting Basics

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Goal:

To write simple, well-structured shell scripts using Bash's

shell expansion features and for-loop construct.

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Objectives:

● To write simple shell scripts using Bash.

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 Bash Shell Scripting Basics

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 Practice:
Writing Bash Scripts

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 Lab:
Writing Bash Scripts

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