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Course description: Linux Jumpstart for UNIX System Administrators

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Course code LX150 Skill level Intermediate
Duration 4.0 days Delivery type Classroom
(Hands-on labs)
Course type Public or Private on-site    
Public price USD $3,550.00 plus tax    

Learn how to transfer your generic UNIX system administration skills to the administration of Fedora and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and/or SUSE Linux.

Hands-On Labs

Fifteen labs are included to address Linux system administration tasks.

Certification

Prepare for the Linux Professional Institute (LPI) Certification.

An on-line, self-paced version of this course, complete with remote access to hands-on labs, is offered as Linux Jumpstart for UNIX System Administrators (Self-paced virtual class) (QLXA5).

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Training Paths that reference this course are:

  • Linux on System p
  • Linux System Administrators
  • Preparation for Linux Professional Institute (LPI) Certification

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Special note

IBM Education Advantage Program eligibility:

  • Yes - IBM Education Pack - online account

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Audience

This is an intermediate course for UNIX system administrators who implement and administer Red Hat or SUSE workstations.

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Prerequisites

  • experience as a UNIX system administrator
  • experience as a UNIX TCP/IP network administrator, including TCP/IP configuration, routing, and networking software, such as Domain Name System (DNS), Network File System (NFS), and Network Information Service (NIS)
  • or equivalent experience

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Skills taught

  • Discuss the history of Linux
  • Perform a network and automatic installation
  • Use Linux online documentation
  • Understand and manipulate Linux startup and shutdown flow
  • Identify system administration tools
  • Identify and use utilities to install and update software packages
  • Identify and use common Linux block devices
  • Describe, create, and use Linux filesystems
  • Create and manage Linux users and groups
  • Learn common troubleshooting methods
  • Describe and use memory management utilities
  • Describe and configure virtualization using Xen

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Course outline

Day 1

  • Unit 1 - Introduction to Linux
  • Exercise 1 - Introduction to Linux
  • Unit 2 - Installing Linux
  • Exercise 2 - Installing Linux
  • Unit 3 - Linux documentation
  • Exercise 3 - Linux documentation
  • Unit 4 - Startup and shutdown
  • Exercise 4 - Startup and shutdown

Day 2

  • Unit 5 - System administration tools
  • Exercise 5 - System administration tools
  • Unit 6 - Package management
  • Exercise 6 - Package management
  • Unit 7 - X Window system
  • Exercise 7 - X Window system
  • Unit 8 - User administration
  • Exercise 8 - User administration

Day 3

  • Unit 9 - Block devices, RAID, LVM </