Oracle Linux 7: Advanced Administration -

Oracle Linux 7: Advanced Administration

Duration : 5 Days (40 Hours)

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Oracle Linux 7: Advanced Administration Course Overview:

Tailored for seasoned administrators seeking in-depth mastery, this course delves into the advanced intricacies of Oracle Linux. Participants will emerge with the capability to establish network and authentication services, harness virtualization techniques for streamlined resource management, implement innovative file systems for heightened performance and data integrity, and cultivate adept troubleshooting and advanced storage administration skills.

Intended Audience:

Data Center Managers
Network Administrators
Support Engineers
System Administrators
System Integrators

Learning Objectives of Oracle Linux 7: Advanced Administration:

Access Linux Shares from Windows
Manage RPM-Based Software with Yum
Create a Linux Container from an Existing root file system
Configure a DHCP server
Assign Processes to a Cgroup
Comprehend the Cgroup Rules Configuration File
Configure a DHCP client
Access Windows Shares from Linux
Comprehend the xfs_growfs and xfs_admin Utilities
Extend Yum Functionality with Plug-Ins
Create an XFS File System
Convert Ext File Systems to Btrfs
Enable Disk Quotas on an XFS File System
Comprehend the xfs_quota Utility
Enable PAM to Use Cgroup Rules
Backup and Restore XFS File Systems

Module 1: Course Introduction

Virtualization
Elements of course environment
Course structure

Module 2: Network Addressing and Name Services

Introduction to DHCP

Module 3: Authentication and Directory Services

Configuring Winbind authentication
Configuring Kerberos authentication
Configuring IPA Identity Management and Authentication Services
Configuring SSSD services and domains

Module 4: Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM)

Introduction to PAM
PAM Configuration Files
PAM Authentication Modules
PAM Module Types
PAM Control Flags
PAM implementation examples

Module 5: Web and Email Services

Introduction to the Apache HTTP server
Configuring Apache
Email Program Classifications
Email Protocols
Postfix SMTP Server
Sendmail SMTP Server
Configuring Sendmail on a Client

Module 6: Installing Oracle Linux by using Kickstart

Introduction to the Kickstart installation method
Creating the the Kickstart file
Starting a Kickstart installation
Booting into Rescue mode to correct boot problems

Module 7: Samba Services

Introduction to Samba
Samba Server Configuration
Samba Server Types
Accessing Linux Shares from Windows
Accessing Windows Shares from Linux

Module 8: Advanced Software Package Management

Software Management with RPM and Yum
Performing a binary RPM build
Performing package maintenance with Yum
Managing the Yum cache and Yum history
Installing and use Yum plug-ins
Using the PackageKit GUI

Module 9: Advanced Storage Administration

Creating Access Control Lists (ACLs)
Enabling Disk Quotas
Configuring Encrypted Block Devices
Using kpartx
Introduction to udev
Creating udev rules

Module 10: Advanced Networking

Introduction to Network Bonding
Configuring Network Bonding
Introduction to VLANs
Configuring VLANs
Introduction to VPNs
Configuring a Site-to-Site VPN

Module 11: OCFS2 and Oracle Clusterware

Introduction to OCFS2
Configuring OCFS2
OCFS2 Tuning and Debugging
Introduction to Oracle Clusterware

Module 12: iSCSI and Multipathing

Introduction to iSCSI
Configuring iSCSI Targets
Configuring iSCSI Initiators
Introduction to Device Mapper Multipathing
Configuring iSCSI Multipathing

Module 13: Managing Resources with Control Groups (cgroups)

Introduction to Control Groups
Control Group Implementation in Oracle Linux 7
Systemd slice units and Systemd scope units
Displaying the Cgroup Tree of Specific Services and Scopes
Viewing cgroup Resource Control Settings
Controlling Access to System Resources
Modifying Unit Configuration Files

Module 14: Virtualization with Linux

Virtualization Concepts
Virtualization Modes
Linux and Xen Integration
Running Linux in a Virtual Machine
Linux as a Virtualization Provider
Introduction to KVM
Creating a KVM Virtual Machine
Managing the Life Cycle of a Virtual Machine

Module 15: Virtualization with Linux Containers

Introduction to Linux Containers
Linux Container template scripts
Creating a Linux Container by using the Oracle template script
Working with Linux Containers

Module 16: Docker

Introduction to Docker
The Docker Hub Registry
Installing and Configuring Docker
Working with Docker Images and Docker Containers

Module 17: Security Enhanced Linux (SELinux)

Introduction to SELinux
SELinux Modes
SELinux Policies
SELinux Booleans
SELinux File Labeling
SELinux Context
SELinux Users

Module 18: Core Dump Analysis

System Core Collection: Kexec and Kdump
Kernel Tuning Parameters
Magic SysRq Keys
Using the crash Utility

Module 19: Dynamic Tracking with Dtrace

Introduction to DTrace
DTrace-Enabled Applications
DTrace Probes
DTrace Providers
DTrace Actions
Built-in D Variables
D Scripts

Module 20: Oracle Cloud Computing

Overview of the different Oracle Cloud Solutions
Oracle-Provided Linux Images on the Cloud
Workflow to Create Your First Oracle Linux Instance on the Cloud
Create an Entire Virtualized Topology Using Orchestrations JSONs

Oracle Linux 7: Advanced Administration Course Prerequisites:

Oracle Linux System Administration.

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