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COURSE CATALOG
October 2012–March 2013
Red Hat Training
and Certification
STAY INVOLVED Course Catalog: October 2012–March 2013
TRAINING &
6 Introduction to Red Hat Training
8 Training Paths
10 Ways To Train
12 Solution Spotlight: Rackspace Hosting
The value of When organizations include Red Hat Training as part of Performance-based certifications from Red Hat are among the Proving
a deployment and maintenance strategy, they can maximize most highly regarded in the IT industry. The program’s success
Red Hat Training the value and performance of their open source technologies. stems from a solid track record of benchmarking and hands-on
competencies
Red Hat Training arms IT organizations with the knowledge skills assessment. Since candidates are required to perform the with Red Hat
and proven, hands-on skills to optimize the performance of tasks required in actual IT environments, Red Hat customers certifications
Red Hat and JBoss technologies, enhance productivity, and can be assured that certification professionals on their teams
mitigate risk. have demonstrated the skills required. Red Hat offers a full
Red Hat-trained customers are better prepared to: hierarchy of credentials to provide a comprehensive and flexible
program for an entire IT staff.
• Successfully deploy and manage new Red Hat and
JBoss enterprise applications and solutions
• Solve both routine and challenging problems in less time
• Better manage internal resources with cross-trained staff Red Hat continues to lead the pack in open source curriculum Award-winning
• Spread best practices within their IT organizations to and certification. IDC consistently ranks Red Hat in the leader
category in training and certification in its competitive analysis,
training and
improve efficiencies
IDC MarketScape: Worldwide IT Education and Training Vendor certification
• Keep IT organizations competitive and reduce turnover
Analysis. This third-party study assesses OEMs that offer train-
ing, and ranks them on strategy and vision.
Industry-leading, With more than 20 Red Hat Enterprise Linux courses, Red Hat
delivers one of the most comprehensive curricula offered in
role-based today’s marketplace. Unlike most vendors, Red Hat orients “The practical, hands-on nature of Red Hat Training
training courses training and certification around real-world job roles and tasks.
Certified instructors actively engage students in task-focused
courses provided real value to the transition of our
activities, lab-based knowledge checks, and facilitative discus- team’s skills to Linux. All of our system administrators
sions. This ensures maximum skills transfer and retention,
which in turn enables increased productivity and a higher
are Red Hat Certified Engineers (RHCE).”
return-on-investment (ROI).
– Vinod Kutty, associate director,
Distributed Computing, CME Group
Training paths In today’s IT infrastructure, professionals are now required Red Hat uses a best-of-breed, contemporary teaching Maximum
to administer multiple platforms to optimize performance approach to ensure maximum skills transfer and retention.
for expanded and keep today’s complex datacenters running smoothly. Our courses actively engage students in task-focused activi-
skills transfer
IT audiences So whether your team needs an accelerated transition from ties, lab-based knowledge checks, and facilitative discussions. and retention
Solaris or to cross-train experienced Windows administrators In addition, course materials provide job aids, exercise rein-
with the corresponding Linux skills, Red Hat offers multiple forcement, and task-based reference material.
training paths for wider variance of student skill-sets.
WINDOWS ADMIN LINUX OPERATOR LINUX/UNIX ADMIN SR. LINUX ADMIN SOLARIS ADMIN
Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE®) Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE®)
Classroom training Red Hat offers a robust six-month schedule of classroom Training teams together is a proven way for IT staff to maxi- On-site
training in more than 40 locations across North America. mize the performance, savings, and management of Red Hat
That convenience, combined with our high-quality classroom Enterprise Linux. Available for the entire Red Hat curriculum,
team training
experience and instructor expertise, helps ensure companies on-site training also provides the option of customizing the
and individuals will achieve their training goals. When students course content to meet your specific training requirements.
attend Red Hat classroom training, they can expect: Whether at your offices, our training venues, or hosted in
• A convenient, comfortable, ready-to-learn environment a virtual environment, on-site solutions offer flexibility and
cost-effective training options.
• Instruction and access to savvy, experienced
Red Hat-certified instructors
• High-end computer hardware and equipment
• The ability to actively engage with peers in The next generation of self-paced, online learning provides
Self-paced,
facilitative discussions students with award-winning course material supplemented
with dozens of recorded webinars and ground-breaking, cloud-
online learning
based labs.
Virtual training The flexibility of our virtual training courses allows IT profes-
sionals to experience the same industry-recognized classroom
training while maintaining a partial work schedule and achiev- Planning your team’s training in advance just got a lot
ing cost savings objectives. This is live, instructor-led training, easier and more cost-effective. With our guaranteed- Guaranteed-
taken from your office or home. Team virtual training is avail- to-run classes, you can rely on the fact that it won’t be
able for companies with staff working across the US
to-run classes
canceled or rescheduled based on number of attendees.
and Canada. Each week Red Hat will post a full three-month schedule
When students take Red Hat virtual training, they can expect: by course in a downloadable PDF.
• Real-time instruction featuring full classroom content Visit redhat.com/training/guaranteed_to_run to download
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• Virtual lab machines that run actual products—no simulators
or canned presentations
• Enrollment fees that are lower than traditional classroom
fees, and the elimination of travel costs
EX200 RHCSA®
EX300 RHCE®
RHCDS®
Training units Red Hat Training Units (TUs) offer your organization a simple
way to purchase training for your team while locking in savings
up front. Training units are pre-paid credits that can be redeemed
for any Red Hat Enterprise Linux training offerings. These
DO THE MATH
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in advance and allow you to use your investment throughout
the year.
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RH124 RH124
SKILLS ASSESSMENT
their RHCSA certification should attend the RHCSA Rapid Track (RH200) course.
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• Linux file system structure • Managing processes and
SanFrancisco 10/31
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v Maps out a customized training path redirection software with yum 10/1, 12/17,
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IL Chicago 10/15
with KVM
MA Boston 11/28
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• IT professionals and application administrators who need NJ Edison 12/3
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and are interested in command-line tools TX Austin 10/29
• Individuals seeking their RHCSA credential who require Dallas 10/1, 1/21
New Guaranteed to Run classes are DELIVERY TRAINING TIME COST‡ TUs ON THE PATH TO
added to the schedule each week.
Classroom* 3 days $2,400 8
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TASTE OF TRAINING
WEBINARS COURSE CONTENT
• Introduction to trouble-
shooting techniques
• Testing and diagnosing
network configurations
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CA San Jose
DC Washington
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10/1, 12/10,
3/4
• Testing and analyzing • Working with security tools
GA Atlanta 10/15, 12/10
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MA Boston 10/15, 3/4
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NY New York 10/15
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and file systems VIRTUAL CLASSROOM
10/22, 12/17,
Our Taste of Training webinars are free, online, hour-long Virtual classroom 1/7, 2/4,
AUDIENCE
demonstrations hosted monthly by the designers of the Experienced Linux system administrators who are responsible
3/18
Red Hat training curriculum. All webinars can be viewed for troubleshooting their enterprise Linux environment
live on their scheduled date or on-demand after the event.
PREREQUISITES
• Skills learned in Red Hat System Administration I and II Confirm your skill set by
Recent webinar topics include: or RHCSA Rapid Track course passing the online skills
• System administration knowledge under Red Hat assessment at redhat.com/
• Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Enterprise Linux, including: training/skills_assessment.
• Installation
• Runtime configuration scripts using the CloudForms
• Service management (using service and chkconfig)
configuration server • Basic system monitoring (using ps and top)
“This training provides
everything that I need
• File system management (using fdisk and mkfs)
• Exploring Red Hat Enterprise Clustering and to be a more effective
• Basic troubleshooting (including managing log files)
Storage Management For a comprehensive list of skills required, troubleshooter.”
visit redhat.com/courses/rh242
– Rashad Washington,
To register for an upcoming Taste of Training webinar, or Systems Analyst
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10/22, 1/7,
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2/25
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you can’t afford to not be in control. IL Chicago 10/1, 1/14
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MA Boston 3/4
• Install, manage, and trouble- • Back up and restore the NY New York 12/10
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(servers and desktops) Virtualization environment
Dallas 10/8, 3/25
• Create virtual machine
Houston 11/5
snapshots and explore
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ON Toronto 12/3
AUDIENCE
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how to manage large numbers of servers or virtual ON THE PATH TO
machines using Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization
• IT professionals interested in earning a RHCVA certification
PREREQUISITES
• IT professionals who have earned an RHCSA certification
or maintain the equivalent experience with Linux
• System administration experienced with Microsoft Windows
operating systems is beneficial
Deploying Systems in
Cloud Environments
Our Deploying Systems in Cloud Environments (CL260) course teaches you
how to deploy virtual machines (VMs) in a public, private, or hybrid cloud using
Red Hat CloudForms through hands-on labs.
COURSE CONTENT
NOTE • Managing user authentica- • Exploring options for inte- • Effective software life cycle nizations and user accounts NC Raleigh 10/29
RHCE certification is required tion with PAM and glibc NSS gration with Microsoft Active management using RHN NJ Edison 2/11
• Reporting and automation
to take the related exam or Directory authentication Satellite Server TX Dallas 10/8
with RHN programming API
enroll in a version of this Houston 10/1, 1/21
course that includes the AUDIENCE CANADA
AUDIENCE
exam. • Experienced Linux system administrators responsible for ON Toronto 2/4
• Experienced Linux system administrators responsible for
user account information and secured enterprise authenti- the planning, deployment, and management of multiple
cation mechanisms of one or more Linux systems physical or virtualized servers
Students without an RHCE • System administrators who have configured directory • RHCEs interested in earning a Red Hat Certificate of
certification are encouraged services and authentication on other operating systems Expertise, RHCDS, or RHCA credential
to complete a skills assess- but now want to perform those tasks on a Linux system or
ment online at redhat.com/ integrate them across multiple operating systems
training/skills_assessment PREREQUISITES
• RHCEs interested in earning Red Hat Certificates of
Expertise or RHCDS or RHCSS certifications RHCE certification or equivalent experience Students without an RHCE
ON THE PATH TO certification are encouraged
PREREQUISITES NOTE to complete a skills assess-
RHCE certification is required to take the related exam or ment online at redhat.com/
RHCE certification or equivalent experience
enroll in a version of this course that includes the exam training/skills_assessment
ON THE PATH TO
‡
LOCATION TRAINING TIME COST TUs
Classroom w/exam 5 days $3,500 12 DELIVERY TRAINING TIME COST‡ TUs
Classroom* 4 days $3,200 11 Classroom w/exam 5 days $3,500 12
PREREQUISITES
RHCE certification or equivalent experience
ON THE PATH TO
DELIVERY TRAINING TIME COST‡ TUs
Classroom w/exam 5 days $3,500 12
Classroom* 4 days $3,200 11
On-site Call 1–866–626–2994
UNITED STATES COURSE CONTENT This course rapidly trains programmers to develop applications RHD251
CA San Francisco 12/3 • Tuning for use-case • Tuning memory and caches
San Jose 10/15, 2/25
on Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Topics include Linux software Red Hat
scenarios (e.g., HPC, large • Tuning CPU and memory development tools such as the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC),
DC Washington 3/25 memory, database, file utilization using cgroups
Enterprise Linux
Make, and the GDB debugger.
GA Atlanta 11/12 server, etc.) Tuning for • Gathering performance redhat.com/training/courses/rhd251 Development
MA Boston 2/4 power consumption metrics and other data for
NC Raleigh 1/14 • Tuning virtual machines tuning purposes
NJ Edison 12/17 (host and guest)
NY New York 10/29 This course covers every aspect of the Red Hat Messaging RHD355
PA Philadelphia 10/1, 3/4 product. It starts with a review of Message Oriented Middleware Red Hat
AUDIENCE (MOM), and the Asynchronous Message Queuing Protocol (AMQP),
TX Dallas 11/26
• Experienced Linux system administrators responsible for
Messaging
and proceeds to discuss the detailed architecture of Red Hat
CANADA
maximizing resource utilization through performance tuning Messaging, including brokers, exchanges, and queues. Advanced
Deployment
ON Toronto 11/5, 3/18
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10/8, 12/10,
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1/28
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low-level examination of the Linux kernel architecture. Topics Red Hat
NOTE include kernel compilation, debugging tools and techniques, Enterprise Linux
and internal kernel APIs, including synchronization, process
RHCE certification is required to take the related exam or Kernel Internals
enroll in a version of this course that includes the exam management, and memory management.
Students without an RHCE
redhat.com/training/courses/rhd361
certification are encouraged
to complete a skills assess-
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training/skills_assessment This course teaches experienced C programmers already famil- RHD362
iar with the Linux kernel architecture the skills and strategies
Red Hat
they need to develop device drivers. It covers device driver
ON THE PATH TO
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DELIVERY TRAINING TIME COST‡ TUs device interaction (including port I/O, memory mapped I/O, Kernel Device
Classroom w/exam 5 days $3,500 12 interrupt handling, and DMA transfers); managing PCI and USB Drivers
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