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Introduction
Self-paced training presents dynamic text-based content and on-demand videos that feature our most experienced Red Hat certified instructors, that gives you the feel of an in-classroom setting without incurring travel costs and risking time away from the office. It includes unlimited access to course content and 80 hours of cloud-based labs, all optimized for self-study. Give your mind the knowledge you need to advance your skills, prepare for certification exams, and further your career.
Same high-quality content used in our classrooms
- 80 hours of cloud-based labs
- Knowledge checks after every unit, validating your comprehension
- Presentations from our top instructors delivered in HD video
- Videos are automatically added to the course as they are made available
- Videos translated into multiple languages with subtitles
- 90-days of unlimited access
- Downloadable e-books for offline viewing
- Full and searchable transcripts
- Email support
Red Hat Satellite 6 Administration (RH403) is a lab-based course that explores the concepts and methods necessary for successful large-scale management of Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems. You will learn how to configure Red Hat Satellite 6 on a server and populate it with software packages. You will use Red Hat Satellite to manage the software development life cycle of a subscribed host and its configuration, and learn how to provision hosts integrated with software and Ansible configuration management upon deployment.
Audience profile
Senior Red Hat Enterprise Linux system administrators responsible for the management of multiple servers and hybrid cloud enterprises up to a very large scale.
Pre-requisites
Achieve Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) certification, or equivalent experience.
Candidates are recommended but not required to have familiarity with Red Hat Satellite 6.
Course objectives
By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives:
- Verify a Red Hat Satellite 6.11 installation
- Regulate Red Hat Satellite with organizations, locations, users, and roles
- Manage software with Red Hat Satellite environments and content views
- Use Red Hat Satellite to configure hosts with Ansible playbooks and roles
- Provision hosts with integrated software and configuration management
- Implement Metal-as-a-Service (MaaS) with Satellite discovery and provisioning of unprovisioned hosts
Course content
Session 1: Plan and deploy Red Hat Satellite |
Plan a Red Hat Satellite deployment, then perform installation and initial configuration of Red Hat Satellite servers. |
Session 2: Manage software life cycles |
Create and manage Red Hat software deployment life cycle environments. |
Session 3: Register hosts |
Register and configure your Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems to use Red Hat Satellite, then organize those systems into groups for easier management. |
Session 4: Deploy software to hosts |
Manage software deployment to registered hosts of your Red Hat Satellite infrastructure and practice managing environment paths, life cycle environments, and content views. |
Session 5: Deploy custom software |
Create, manage, and deploy custom software products and repositories. |
Session 6: Deploy Satellite capsule servers |
Perform installation and initial configuration of Red Hat Satellite capsule servers as components of a deployment plan. |
Session 7: Run remote execution commands |
Configure the ability to run ad hoc and scheduled tasks on managed hosts using a variety of configuration management tools. |
Session 8: Prepare network resources for host provisioning |
Configure Satellite Server for host provisioning. |
Session 9: Provision hosts |
Configure Satellite server for host deployment and perform host provisioning |
Session 10: Manage Red Hat Satellite using the API |
Integrate Red Hat Satellite functionality with custom scripts or external applications that access the API over HTTP. |
Session 11: Deploy Red Hat Satellite on a cloud platform |
Plan a Red Hat Satellite deployment on a cloud platform, including managed content hosts. |
Session 12: Perform Red Hat Satellite server maintenance |
Manage Red Hat Satellite for security, recoverability, and growth. |
Session 13: Comprehensive review |
Verify and configure a Red Hat Satellite Server installation and provision content hosts. |
Associated certifications and exam
The Red Hat Certified Specialist in Deployment and Systems Management exam (EX403) tests the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to manage large installations of Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems using Red Hat Satellite server and related technologies.
By passing this exam, you become a Red Hat Certified Specialist in Deployment and Systems Management, which also counts toward becoming a Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA).
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