Just a direction thought

ITrascal

Been studying for the Linux + cert. Basically forcing myself to eat, sleep and breath linux. Thought came to my mind today when i was listening to a podcast today. Now the Redhat certs i've heard about are no joke in obtaining them. Neither is the Linux + in my opinion. Now my question is since the Linux + is neutral vendor wise and Redhat(entry level) is vendor specific. Wouldn't it make better sense or be more easily obtainable for the Redhat cert first since it centralizes on a vendor. Or am I looking at it the wrong way? hmm

UnixGuy

No, the reason why Red Hat certs hold more value is because the exams are lab based. Linux+, while the material is good, the exams - unfortunately - prove that you are a good test taker, while Red Hat exams proves that you have practical knowledge in the topics.

sasnimrod

To continue with what UnixGuy was saying, generally it is recommended that you take the Linux+/LPIC-1 exam prior to going for Red Hat based certifications. Generally speaking Red Hat certs are more demanding and thus the material that you study for your Linux+ exam will serve as a good foundation prior to studying and eventually taking Red Hat exams.

Pupil

RHCSA covers LVM and SELinux which Linux+ doesn't, thus making it already more difficult. Plus the fact that it is a timed lab exam.

MrAgent

I wouldn't say that the RHCSA is entry level. It was a tough exam. They hold more value because you can't **** on the RHEL exams, as they are all performance based.

brombulec

MrAgent wrote: »

I wouldn't say that the RHCSA is entry level. It was a tough exam. They hold more value because you can't **** on the RHEL exams, as they are all performance based.

RHCSA is tough? Try EX442 or EX413
But, indeed, without an experience and some time on virtual machine or real gear it could be tough.