Unit 1: New Since Version 3
Notable Changes: RHCT Level
Notable Changes: RHCE Level
LVM2 and Resizing Logical Volumes
Software RAID Toolset Replacement
More to come
Unit 2: Installation and System Initialization
Updating vs. Reinstalling
New Choices in the Installer
Anacron Re-introduced
New in Kickstart Installations
Hands-on Lab: Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux, version 5
Unit 3: Package Management Using yum
Using yum
Configuring the yum Client to Connect to an RHN Satellite Server
Creating a yum Repository
Configuring the yum client to Connect to a Private Repository
Hands-on Lab: Using yum
Unit 4: The Kernel: Driver and Device Management
The new Driver Update Model
udev and hal
Device Symbolic Links
The kexec Fastboot Tool (beware!)
Hands-on Lab: Exploring Device Management
Unit 5: New in Filesystem Management
LVM Mirroring
LVM Multipath
Disk Encryption
gnome-mount
Updates to autofs
Hands-on Lab: New in Filesystem Management
Unit 6: New in Networking
NetworkManager
Wireless Improvements
IPV6
IPV6 and Default Service Configuration
Using /sbin/ip
Hands-on Lab: New in Networking
Unit 7: SELinux: Introduction and Overview of Changes
Understanding SELinux
Protected Services
Modularized Policy
Introduction to MLS and MCS
MCS Integration with Client Tools
The semanage Utility
Hands-on Lab: Exploring SELinux
Unit 8: Development Tools Update
SystemTap
The Frysk Technology Preview
Hands-on Lab: SystemTap and Frysk
Unit 9: Introduction to Virtualization
Understanding Virtualizaiton
Virtualization Terminology
How Virtualization Works on Linux
Creating Domain-0
Using Xend
Using xm
Domain Configuration
Virtual Block Devices
Virtual CPUs
Virtual Network Devices
Creating DomainU
Bootstrapping a Domain
pygrub
Monitoring Domains
Accessing a Domain
The Art of Virtualization Security
Taking it Further
Hands-on Lab: Introduction to Virtualization
Unit 10: New RHCE Competencies in Version 5
Hands-on Lab: New RHCE Competencies
Unit 11: Version 3 to Version 5: Self-directed Labs
Note:
Red Hat provides self-directed labs to allow participants to further explore topics in this class. Participants are expected to select from among these exercises the ones that are most interesting to them; it is not expected that a half day is sufficient to complete all labs in Units 12 and 13.
Hands-on Lab on topics such as:
LVM
Software RAID
BIND
IMAP and POP
SELinux
Unit 12: Version 4 to Version 5: Self-directed Labs
Hands-on Lab on topics such as:
Installation
yum
Virtualization
Kickstart
autofs
anacron
Device Management
Day 4: RHCE exam