Linux Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE - EX294)

Everything you need to know about Linux Automation with Ansible

What you'll learn
The RH294 exam format and how to pass the RHCE certification
You will learn how to automate everyday tedious and reptitive tasks using Ansible
How Ansible Automation interacts with other Red Hat technologies.
Students will be able manage systems in a DevOps environment
You will be able to write, implement and manage Ansible playbooks
Simplify playbooks with roles
You will be on your path to becoming the Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA)
Configuring and Managing Apache Web Service
Securing SSH Service

Requirements
A computer with at least 4-8G of RAM and 60G of free HDD
Have either taken both Red Hat System Administration I (RH124) and Red Hat System Administration II (RH134) - Covered in my RHCSA course
It is recommended to have Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA)
Take my "Linux Redhat Certified Administrator (RHCSA 8)" course to become RHCSA certified
Description
Look no further. You have found one of the BEST RHCE course on this platform. If you have prior knowledge of Linux and want to become Red Hat certified engineer then you have come to the right place. I will teach you everything you need to know about automation with Ansible in very simple language and terminology. The entire RHCE is based how you can go about automating daily repetitive and tedious tasks using Ansible.

The exam is now completely about managing configurations with Ansible. This is a great choice because in the current IT landscape the days of the system administrator who applies specialized skills to tune individual servers is over. Today the work is all about automation, and Ansible has rapidly become one of the most important solutions to do so

We will learn how to automate Linux system administration tasks with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform

The automation skills covered by the RHCE credential are the foundation for building and operating automation across an organization and are critical to scaling a wide range of Red Hat technologies

One of the key tenets of DevOps is automation and the RHCE is an extension of the knowledge required to automate the deployment, management, and support of multi-system environments — making your credential even more valuable and relevant.

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Linux Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE – 294)

Course Syllabus

Section 1: Introduction

· Course introduction

· Course overview

· Exam information

· Exam (EX294) format

Section 2: Introduce Ansible

· What is Ansible and its Background

· Benefits and Key Terms of Ansible

· How Ansible Automation Works

· Lab Design

· Install Oracle VirtualBox and Setup Ansible Node on Linux

· Additional Ansible Clients

· Install Ansible Automation

· Ansible Configuration File

· YAML File Syntax and Example

· Handouts and Quiz

Section 3: Ansible Playbook Implementation

· Writing First Ansible Playbook

· Output Playbook

· Creating Multiple Tasks playbook

· Install and Start a Service from a Playbook

· Hosts File Syntax

· Setup Connection to Remote Clients

· Remote Clients Connectivity Status

· Handouts and Quiz

Section 4: Deploy Files to Managed Hosts/Clients

· Copy Files to Remote Clients

· Change File Permissions

· Check File or Directory Status

· Create Dir/File and Remove File

· Create a File and Add Text

· Handouts and Quiz

Section 5: Manage Complex Plays and Playbooks

· Setup Apache and Open Firewall Port

· Run Shell Scripts on Remote Clients

· Schedule a job (crontab)

· Download Package from a URL

· Create and Mount New Storage

· Handouts and Quiz

Section 6: Automate Linux Administration Tasks

· User Account Management

· Add or Update User Password

· Kill a Running Process

· Handouts and Quiz

Section 7: Implement Task Control

· Pick and Choose Steps

· Ansible Ad-Hoc Commands (Part 1)

· Ansible Ad-Hoc Commands (Part 2)

· Ansible Ad-Hoc Commands (Part 3)

· Handlers

· Conditions

· Loops

· Handouts and Quiz

Section 8: Simplify Playbooks with Roles

· Ansible Roles

· Roles by Application

· Roles on Ansible Galaxy

· Handouts and Quiz

Section 9: Variables, Facts and Additional Features

· Tags

· Variables

· Variables in Inventory File

· Ansible Vault

· Encrypt Strings within a Playbook

· Handouts and Quiz

Section 10: Ansible Tools and Resources

· Other Automation tools

· Free source Ansible and Red Hat Ansible

· Ansible AWX and Tower

· Ansible Additional Commands

· Documentation and Community Help

· Handouts and Quiz

Who this course is for
Anyone who wants to pass the EX-294 exam and get RHCE certification
Anyone who wants to level up his/her career
System Administrators, Engineers, and Developers
Network, storage and database administrators
Anyone who wants to learn automation skills