Red Hat Enterprise Linux Administration Training Course (RHEL 9)
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Description of the training: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Administration Training Course (RHEL 9)
This five-day training covers the complete administration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL 9). From the fundamentals of Red Hat Enterprise Linux to deploying services in production, you will gain all the skills needed to manage RHEL servers in the enterprise. The programme includes user management, storage, network configuration, security (SELinux, firewalld), containers with Podman and automation with Ansible. This training is also excellent preparation for the RHCSA certification. You may also be interested in our Red Hat RHCSA Certification Training Course, our Red Hat RH134 Advanced System Administration Training Course, our Red Hat Enterprise Linux Fundamentals Training Course, our Advanced Linux Administration Training Course, our CompTIA Linux+ Certification Training Course, our Docker Training Course, our From Docker to Kubernetes Training Course and our Ansible Automation Training Course.
Good to know
This training follows the official Red Hat System Administration I and II (RH124/RH134) programme. It directly prepares you for the RHCSA EX200 certification. This training is part of our IT Infrastructure Training Courses catalogue. Browse all our infrastructure training courses to design, administer and secure robust IT environments.
Objectives of the training: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Administration Training Course (RHEL 9)
By the end of this training, you will be able to:
- Administer a RHEL 9 system end to end
- Manage advanced storage with LVM and Stratis
- Configure network services, the firewall and SELinux
- Deploy containers with Podman
- Automate administration with Ansible
- Prepare for the RHCSA certification
Prerequisites of the training: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Administration Training Course (RHEL 9)
Basic computing knowledge. Initial experience with an operating system (Windows or Linux) is appreciated but not mandatory.
Target audience of the training: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Administration Training Course (RHEL 9)
Systems administrators, IT engineers, support technicians and any professional wanting to administer Red Hat Enterprise Linux servers.
Detailed programme of the training: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Administration Training Course (RHEL 9)
Getting started with RHEL 9
- Introduction to Red Hat Enterprise Linux and the ecosystem
- Command line, navigation and built-in help
- Initial installation and configuration of RHEL 9
- Package management with dnf and repository management
Users, files and storage
- Managing users, groups and password policies
- Standard permissions, ACLs and special attributes
- Partitioning, LVM, Stratis and VDO
- Mounting, automount and swap management
Services and networking
- Service management with systemd
- Network configuration with NetworkManager and nmcli
- SSH server: configuration and keys
- Logging with journald and rsyslog
Security and containers
- SELinux: modes, contexts, booleans and troubleshooting
- firewalld firewall: zones, services and rules
- Containers with Podman: images, volumes, networking
- Containerised services with systemd
Ansible automation and RHCSA preparation
- Introduction to Ansible: inventory, modules, playbooks
- Automating common administration tasks
- Review of the RHCSA exam objectives
- Mock exam and tips for the EX200
Why choose this training
- focuses on RHEL administration and deployment
- covers services, storage, networking and security
- builds on hands-on labs on a RHEL environment
- prepares you to administer and deploy Linux servers in production
FAQ
What is Red Hat Enterprise Linux?
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) is the reference enterprise Linux distribution, widely used for critical servers, the cloud and DevOps. At MFE-IT it is delivered in a small group and tailored to your context.
What is the difference between RHEL, CentOS Stream, AlmaLinux and Rocky Linux?
RHEL is the paid product, supported and certified by Red Hat. CentOS Stream is its upstream flow. AlmaLinux and Rocky Linux are free, RHEL-compatible community alternatives.
Who is this RHEL training for?
Linux systems administrators, operations, SRE, DevOps and architects who deploy or operate RHEL environments. Command-line Linux practice is recommended.
Does the course cover user management, storage (LVM), services (systemd) and networking?
Yes. The programme covers Red Hat Enterprise Linux administration: user and permission management, file systems and storage (LVM), service management with systemd, networking, package management (dnf/yum), task scheduling, logs and basic security (SELinux, firewall).
Does the course cover SELinux and the firewalld firewall?
Yes. Securing a RHEL server is covered: SELinux contexts (modes and troubleshooting), the firewalld firewall, SSH access management and hardening best practices.
How long is the RHEL training at MFE-IT?
The training lasts 5 days (35 hours), delivered remotely. An intensive, practice-oriented format with labs on RHEL environments.