RHCSA & RHCE Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7: Training and Exam Preparation Guide (EX200 and EX300), Third Edition: Training and Exam Preparation Guide (EX200 and EX300)

Asghar Ghori

Mar 2015 · Endeavor Technologies Inc.

About this ebook

Highlights:
> Updated to the latest version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
> Upated to cover ALL official exam objectives for the RHCSA and RHCE exams based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
> Equally good for self-study and in-class training
> Step-by-step exercises to accomplish tasks
> Do-It-Yourself challenge labs at the end of each chapter
> Concepts explained with diagrams
> Commands and options summarized in tables
> Exam tips included > FOUR scenario-based sample exams (TWO for RHCSA and TWO for RHCE)
> TWENTY-FIVE chapters (THIRTEEN for RHCSA and TWELVE for RHCE)
> Separate sections on RHCSA and RHCE
 

RHCSA Section (chapters 1 to 13): covers local and network (automated with kickstart) RHEL7 installations, general Linux concepts and basic tools, compression and archiving, text file editing, file manipulation and security, processes and task scheduling, bash shell features, software package administration, yum repository configuration, host virtualization, virtual machines, system boot, kernel management, system initialization and service management with systemd, local logging, users and groups, LVM and file systems, AutoFS, Swap, ACLs, firewall, SELinux, network interfaces, NTP/LDAP clients, SSH, and TCP Wrappers.
 

RHCE Section (chapters 14 to 25): covers shell scripting, interface bonding and teaming, IPv6 and routing configuration, NTP, firewalld, Kerberos authentication, kernel tuning, resource utilization reporting, network logging, block storage sharing with iSCSI, file sharing with NFS and Samba/CIFS, HTTP/HTTPS web servers and virtual hosting, Postfix mail SMTP, DNS, and MariaDB. 

Each chapter lists major topics and relevant exam objectives in the beginning and ends with a summary followed by review questions/answers and Do-It-Yourself challenge labs.

Ratings and reviews

It is a very good book, but a lot of details were overlooked. Every few pages I do a double take on what I am reading or look up the explanation somewhere else because some things are inaccurate but I also believe the issues in this book are solidifying my skills because it is sometimes so bad that the mistakes are forcing me to look into what should be correct, essentially learning from the books mistakes

Considering that this is the first book released ~updated RHEL 7 OS, I was skeptical about the potential details it would be provide. However, my concerns abated after reading only the first 3 chapters. Even though it focuses specifically on RHEL, the vast majority of information provided therein, as with other Linux-related material, is applicable and relevant to other distributions. Unfortunately, no DRM-free version exists, resulting in a PAINFUL reading/squinting experience in PlayBooks only!

The book content is great and up to date. I have taken my RHCSA exam based on RHEL7 and passed it from the first attempt. My primary reference for the exam was this book. I am planning to continue with this books to study for the RHCE exam which I plan on taking soon. All in all, good content, exercises, and challenge labs. The reason I didn't give it a 5-star rating is that I would have preferred to have the answers for all labs and quizzes in an appendix. Overall, highly recommended!

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