Course Outline

Introduction

  • Linux Foundation
  • Linux Foundation Training
  • Linux Foundation Certifications
  • Linux Foundation Digital Badges
  • Laboratory Exercises, Solutions and Resources
  • Distribution Details
  • Labs

Enhanced Systems Administration

  • What Makes A Good Systems Administrator
  • “Soft” Skills and Tools
  • Hard Skills And Tools
  • Other Concerns
  • Labs

Software Management

  • Manual Software Lifecycle
  • Package Management
  • Creating Your Own Packages
  • Creating Debian Packages
  • Creating RPM Packages
  • Creating Packages of Third Party Software
  • Rebuilding OS supplied Packages
  • Advanced Packaging Tips
  • GPG Sign Your Packages
  • Labs

Packaging Automation

  • Preparing Packages for Automatic Building
  • Automation Frameworks
  • Labs

Software Distribution

  • Introduction to Software Distribution
  • Repository Management
  • Creating Repositories
  • Using Third Party Repositories
  • Mirroring Repositories
  • Labs

Installation Tree Management

  • CentOS Installation Trees
  • Debian/Ubuntu Install Trees
  • Labs

Automating Installation

  • Automating Installation
  • Automating Installation with Kickstart
  • Using Kickstart Files
  • Debian Preseed
  • Further Automation
  • Labs

Installation Tools: Cobbler

  • Cobbler Overview
  • Cobbler Setup
  • Using Cobbler
  • Advanced Cobbler
  • Other Tools
  • Labs

Configuration Management Overview

  • What is Configuration Management
  • Configuration Management Methods
  • Overview of Configuration Management Tools
  • Labs

Configuration Management with Puppet

  • Puppet Overview
  • Puppet Terminology
  • Puppet Setup
  • Puppet Configuration
  • Puppet Operations
  • Advanced Puppet Concepts
  • Labs

Configuration Management with Salt

  • Salt Overview
  • Salt Terminology
  • Salt Setup
  • Salt Configuration
  • Salt Operations
  • Advanced Salt Concepts
  • Labs

Configuration Management with Chef

  • Chef Overview
  • Chef Setup
  • Using Chef Workstation
  • Labs

Configuration Management with Ansible

  • Ansible Overview
  • Ansible Setup
  • Ansible Configuration
  • Ansible Operations
  • Advanced Ansible Concepts
  • Labs

Spacewalk Server

  • Installing Spacewalk Server
  • Deploying Spacewalk Clients
  • Managing Changes with Spacewalk
  • Scripting with the Spacewalk API
  • Labs

Channel Management with Spacewalk

  • Spacewalk API
  • Example Workflow
  • Labs

Configuration Management CFEngine ** (OPTIONAL)

  • CFEngine Overview
  • CFEngine Setup
  • CFEngine Configuration
  • CFEngine Operations
  • Advanced CFEngine Concepts
  • Labs

Requirements

Fluent Linux skills.

Audience

This course is designed for IT professionals who are responsible for automating enterprise Linux systems.

Experience Level: Advanced

 28 Hours

Delivery Options

Private Group Training

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  • Customisation of the learning experience to achieve your goals -
    • Bespoke outlines
    • Practical hands-on exercises containing data / scenarios recognisable to the learners
  • Training scheduled on a date of your choice
  • Delivered online, onsite/classroom or hybrid by experts sharing real world experience

Private Group Prices RRP from €9120 online delivery, based on a group of 2 delegates, €2880 per additional delegate (excludes any certification / exam costs). We recommend a maximum group size of 12 for most learning events.

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