Red Hat RHCSA RHEL 10 - A Pearson Crash Course with Sander van Vugt
Published by Pearson
Prepare for the RHCSA RHEL 10 exam with focused labs, demos, and expert guidance.
- Focused, hands-on training covering all key RHCSA RHEL 10 exam objectives.
- Interactive labs and real-world exercises to build practical Linux skills.
- Expert guidance and exam tips from renowned Red Hat trainer Sander van Vugt.
The RHCSA exam is the most popular Linux certification. It teaches Linux administrators, users, and developers the skills needed to work with Red Hat Enterprise Linux in any environment. Red Hat exams measure professional readiness through real-time performance. This course—which is a mix of focused content training and hands-on labs and exercises—is built to help you successfully prepare for the exam and to give you the knowledge and practice you need to develop your skills.
Updated with the release of the RHEL 10 exam, this course explores Linux basics, permissions, and users before jumping into storage management, SELinux management, and much more. Experienced trainer and author Sander van Vugt covers each main topic in the exam, walks you through the labs that were constructed to replicate the skills you will need to perform in the testing center, and shares his vast experience as a certification trainer and Red Hat expert so you can learn everything you need to get RHCSA certified.
What you’ll learn and how you can apply it
- How to perform any task in the RHCSA exam
- How to manage and configure any type of storage device
- How to secure Red Hat Enterprise Linux, using permissions, firewall, and SELinux
This live event is for you because...
- You want to certify your skills on Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- You want to start a career in Red Hat products and learn about the foundation of many Red Hat products
- You want to boost your career by getting one of the most desired Linux certifications
Prerequisites
- Knowledge of Linux Fundamentals is required to successfully participate in this class.
Course Set-up
- Prepare an environment where virtual machines can be installed. It doesn’t really matter which software is used for this purpose. If the participant has no preference, then using either the free Oracle VirtualBox, VMware Workstation or Fusion is recommended. Also, download the latest version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10/x from https://developers.redhat.com and perform an installation of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10/x, using the “Server with GUI” installation pattern.
- More information can be found here: https://learning.oreilly.com/videos/red-hat-rhcsa/9780135493137/9780135493137-RHEL10_01_02_02/
Recommended Preparation
- Watch: Linux Fundamentals, 3rd Edition, by Sander van Vugt
- Attend: Linux Fundamentals Bootcamp by Sander van Vugt
- Watch: Red Hat RHCSA RHEL 10 with Exam Labs - Pearson Cert Prep (Video) by Sander van Vugt
Recommended Follow-up
- Read: Red Hat RHCSA 9 Cert Guide: EX200 by Sander van Vugt
- Watch: Bash Shell Scripting, 2nd Edition by Sander van Vugt
- Attend: Linux Security from Basics to Guru by Sander van Vugt
- Attend: Mastering Systemd by Sander van Vugt
- Attend: Linux Troubleshooting by Sander van Vugt
Schedule
The time frames are only estimates and may vary according to how the class is progressing.
Day 1
Intro (10 mins)
Segment 1: Setting up Repositories (50 mins)
- Understanding dnf and repositories
- Configuring your course environment with a private repository
Break (10 mins)
Segment 2: Linux Fundamentals and Getting Started Lab (50 mins)
- Linux Basics
- Your first Red Hat lab
- Lab solution and a review of key Linux fundamentals skills
Break (10 mins)
Segment 3: Managing Users, Groups and Permissions (1 hour and 40 mins)
- Using su and sudo
- Working with users and groups
- Learning how to manage permissions in a Linux environment
- Users, Groups and Permissions lab
- Q&A and day one wrap-up (10 mins)
Day 2
Segment 4: Managing Partitions and File Systems (1 hour 50 mins)
- Working with partitions and file systems in different use cases
- Managing Partitions and File Systems Labs
Break (10 mins)
Segment 5: Managing Networking (20 mins)
- Managing software using RPM and DNF
- Exploring how networking is organized in Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- Software and Networking Labs
Segment 6: Managing Processes (30 mins)
- Monitoring processes
- Managing processes
- Using tuned
- Processes labs
Break (10 mins)
Segment 7: Managing Systemd (50 mins)
- Understanding system
- Working with services, mounts, timers and targets
- systemd Lab
Q&A (10 mins)
Day 3
Segment 6: Managing LVM Logical Volumes (60 mins)
- Working with LVM logical volumes
- LVM Labs
Break (10 mins)
Segment 8: Scheduled Tasks (30 mins)
- Setting up advanced storage based on Stratis
- Configuring remote mounts and autofs
- Stratis Storage and Remove Mounts Lab
Segment 8: Managing Remote Mounts (20 mins)
- Setting up advanced storage based on Stratis
- Configuring remote mounts and autofs
- Stratis Storage and Remove Mounts Lab
Break (10 mins)
Segment 9: Configuring SELinux (1 hour 40 mins)
- Understanding SELinux
- Exploring how SELinux is used
- SELinux Lab
Q&A (10 minutes)
DAY 4
Segment 10: Managing the Boot Procedure and Troubleshooting (50 mins)
- Exploring the components that are involved in a Linux boot
- Understanding generic Linux troubleshooting
- Boot Procedure and Troubleshooting Labs
Break (10 mins)
Segment 11: Managing Time (15 minutes)
- Understanding Linux Time
- Managing Linux Time
- Managing. Time Labs
Segment 11: Managing Firewalld (15 minutes)
- Understanding Linux Firewalling
- Managing Firewalld
- Managing Firewalld Labs
Segment 11: Flatpak (30 minutes)
- Understanding Flatpak
- Managing Flatpak
- Managing Flatpak Labs
Break (10 mins)
Segment 12: Sample Exam and Q&A (1 hour and 40 mins)
- Exam tips and tricks
- Practice Exam
- Practice Exam Solution
Course wrap-up and next steps (10 minutes)
Your Instructor
Sander van Vugt