Red Hat Certified System Administrator: Boot Process and Installation

Overview/Description
Target Audience
Prerequisites
Expected Duration
Lesson Objectives
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Expertise Level

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Overview/Description
A fundamental skill of all Linux System Administrators is the ability to install the operating system and deal with any Boot issues. In this course you will learn about the boot process and how to install RHEL. This course will also cover some common boot and installation issues and how to deal with, or troubleshoot, those problems. This course is one of a series in the Skillsoft learning path that covers the objectives for the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 RHCSA exam (EX200).

Target Audience
Established IT professionals who wish to acquire job skills and to be trained specifically to pass the Red Hat RHCSA EX200 certification exam

Prerequisites
None

Expected Duration (hours)
1.9

Lesson Objectives

Red Hat Certified System Administrator: Boot Process and Installation

start the course

describe the basic boot process and system components involved

configure the boot loader

alter the runlevel of the system

identify, configure, and boot from GPT or MBR

change the boot target with systems using SystemD

alter the boot process to gain access to fix problems or diagnose issues

create boot targets, boot states, and control parallel daemon instantiation with SystemD

describe Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7 hardware requirements

describe and be able to select the appropriate installation method

perform the initial install of RHEL 7 onto a physical system using the graphical installer

complete the install of RHEL 7 onto a physical system using the graphical installer

perform a minimal install using the text mode installer

complete a minimal install using the text mode installer

describe swap space requirements and how to manage swap space during installation

recognize issues that can occur with UEFI and some setting that can allow the installation still

configure kernel setting and limits

update or modify a kernel to ensure a bootable system

list, add, remove, and configure kernel modules

troubleshoot basic boot failures after an installation

troubleshoot and configure the GRUB boot loader

fix boot partition issues

fix mount points that no longer exist

use modprobe to blacklist modules

alter kernel settings to solve common system issues

list the kernel modules, change the runlevel target, and add a second boot option to the grub boot loader in RHEL 7

Course Number:
lu_rhel_a09_it_enus

Expertise Level
Intermediate