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RH 290 Course Outline

Course Description
When migrating platforms, it is critical to ensure that in-house professionals have the skills to
maximize performance and maintain efficiency across the entire system. Red Hat Enterprise
Linux for Solaris Administrators (RH290) quickly but completely covers many of the handson, practical skills needed when migrating from Sun Solaris to Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
The course focuses on the differences between the two operating systems, covering Red Hat
Enterprise Linux equivalents to Solaris-specific technologies like applying software patches,
automating deployment with kickstart, and using advanced filesystem features. In addition,
the course demonstrates how to use RPM, yum, Red Hat Network (RHN), and Kickstart to
manage your environment.
Course Content:
Finding documentation and help
Controlling the boot process, kernel modules, and initialization
Managing the software lifecycle with yum and Red Hat Network
Creating and modifying partitions and logical volume management (LVM) volumes
Managing and securing access to systems and services
Collecting and reporting system information
Performing automated installations using Kickstart
Saving kernel crash dumps over the network
Managing iSCSI disks and using multipath
Managing device naming with udev
Analyzing systems and services using SystemTap

Audience:
Solaris administrators who are contemplating a migration to Red Hat Enterprise Linux and
want to understand the difference in required skills
Experienced Solaris system administrators transitioning to a Red Hat Enterprise Linux
platform
Solaris administrators seeking a transition course that will help them work towards Red Hat
Certified Engineer (RHCE) certification

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

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