RH290 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Solaris Administrators

    

Summary:
RH290 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Solaris Administrators quickly and efficiently covers many of the hands-on, practical skills needed when migrating from Solaris to Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Focusing on the differences between the two operating systems, the course covers Red Hat Enterprise Linux equivalents to Solaris-specific technologies, such as applying software patches, automated deployment with Jumpstart, and advanced filesystem features. In addition, the course demonstrates how to use RPM, yum, the Red Hat Network (RHN), and Kickstart to manage your environment. You will acquire and set Linux kernel tunables, explore and configure the many supported hardware devices available from multiple vendors, and secure your users and services.

Duration:
2 Days/Lecture & Lab

Audience:
-Experienced Solaris system administrators transitioning to a Red Hat Enterprise Linux platform.-Solaris administrators who are contemplating a migration to Red Hat Enterprise Linux and want to understand the difference in skillset that will be required.-Solaris administrators who want to quickly expand their skillsets to include Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

Topics:

• System overview
• System configuration
• System initialization, services, and shutdown
• Software and update management
• Special devices
• Filesystems
• Security and authentication
• System monitoring
• Enterprise deployment

Prerequisites:
-Experience in Solaris at the power user, network operations, or system administrator level.-Two years of Solaris experience installing server operating system and software, troubleshooting servers, and configuring and securing servers and services.

Last Update: May 23, 2012