IBM Linux

LX15G: Linux Jumpstart for UNIX System Administrators


             Recommended Duration: 4 Days
Skill Level: Intermediate
Cost: $4,200 (b/GST)

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

This course includes lab exercises to reinforce what was taught in lecture. This course helps the student to prepare for the Linux Professional Institute (LPI) Certification.


Audience


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


Prerequisites


Student should have:

  • 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

Course Agenda


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


Course Overview


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
  • Exercise 9 - Block devices, RAID, LVM
  • Unit 10 - Filesystems
  • Exercise 10 - Filesystems
  • Unit 11 - Kernel configuration
  • Exercise 11 - Kernel configuration
  • Unit 12 - Memory management
  • Exercise 12 - Memory management

Day 4

  • Unit 13: Customizing the user environment
  • Exercise 12: Customizing the user environment
  • Unit 14: Basic system configuration
  • Exercise 13: Basic system configuration
  • Unit 15: Integrating Linux in a Windows environment
  • Exercise 14: Integrating Linux in a Windows environment
  • Unit 16: Troubleshooting
  • Exercise 16: Troubleshooting
  • Optional units and exercises