Best RHCSA / RHCE Certification Study Books

VinnyCisco

Any ideas or recommendations on the best RHCSA / RHCE study guides / books that people have used or are currently using to help study for the Red Hat Exams?

HailHogwash

VinnyCisco wrote: »

Any ideas or recommendations on the best RHCSA / RHCE study guides / books that people have used or are currently using to help study for the Red Hat Exams?

1. http://www.amazon.com/RHCSA-RHCE-Red-Enterprise-Linux/dp/1495148203
2. http://www.amazon.com/RHCSA-RHCE-Cert-Guide-Certification/dp/0789754053
3. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0071841962/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_dp_ss_2?pf_rd_p=1944687502&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=0071765654&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0QA2KQV2MWR3C1M4GBQR (Has not been released yet)

DoubleNNs

I'm waiting for not only the Jang book to release, but also for the first wave of reviews.
Probably end up making my decision this summer and use a combination of 1 book + Linux Academy.

Verities

VinnyCisco wrote: »

Any ideas or recommendations on the best RHCSA / RHCE study guides / books that people have used or are currently using to help study for the Red Hat Exams?

From a past experience with Jang's RHCSA/RHCE on RHEL 6 book, I've found he isn't very detailed and his information is disorganized.

You cannot go wrong with Sander Van Gut; he knows what he's talking about and has more correct information in his video lectures than actual Red Hat documentation. I used both his RHCSA video series and Red Hat RHCSA/RHCE 7 Cert Guide: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (EX200 and EX300) book to pass my exam for RHEL 7.

I've stuck with Sander's study materials for the RHCE moving forward.

VinnyCisco

Verities wrote: »

From a past experience with Jang's RHCSA/RHCE on RHEL 6 book, I've found he isn't very detailed and his information is disorganized.

You cannot go wrong with Sander Van Gut; he knows what he's talking about and has more correct information in his video lectures than actual Red Hat documentation. I used both his RHCSA video series and Red Hat RHCSA/RHCE 7 Cert Guide: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (EX200 and EX300) book to pass my exam for RHEL 7.

I've stuck with Sander's study materials for the RHCE moving forward.

I have his video course. So that's a good thing.

VinnyCisco

HailHogwash wrote: »

1. RHCSA & RHCE Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7: Training and Exam Preparation Guide (EX200 and EX300), Third Edition: Asghar Ghori: 9781495148200: Amazon.com: Books
2. http://www.amazon.com/RHCSA-RHCE-Cert-Guide-Certification/dp/0789754053
3. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0071841962/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_dp_ss_2?pf_rd_p=1944687502&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=0071765654&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0QA2KQV2MWR3C1M4GBQR (Has not been released yet)

Thanks. I will look into these.

vanillagorilla3

I just started going through the Linux Bible 9th edition. So far it seems good, but it's not structured for the exam objectives though it seems to cover every aspect.

bigdogz

I would suggest just lambing since the exam is hands on. Using CentOS as your system to practice would be the best choice if you do not have any access to RHEL.

Good luck

VinnyCisco

bigdogz wrote: »

I would suggest just lambing since the exam is hands on. Using CentOS as your system to practice would be the best choice if you do not have any access to RHEL.

Good luck

Agreed. Already doing that. Also doing some Linux at work.

Verities

vanillagorilla3 wrote: »

I just started going through the Linux Bible 9th edition. So far it seems good, but it's not structured for the exam objectives though it seems to cover every aspect.

The Linux Bible is good book to start with if you're unfamiliar with Linux, but it wasn't written to help you pass Red Hat exams.

VinnyCisco

Verities wrote: »

The Linux Bible is good book to start with if you're unfamiliar with Linux, but it wasn't written to help you pass Red Hat exams.

I used the Linux Bible years ago to learn about Linux. I love those books. I have a couple of books from 2009 and 2010. I also have some in PDF format more recent.

varelg

+1 for DoubleNNs recommendation. I am currently using that combination, a book (Sander Van Vugt's guide, awesome read) and Linux Academy material.
I like how Sander's book is built, not only what you need to know but various ways of checking if everything you read you actually remembered.

hiddenknight821

While this book is a bit dated and doesn't cover systemd, it's still very relevant. This book still get a lot of praises and would make a good addition to your Linux arsenal.

Amazon.com: UNIX and Linux System Administration Handbook, 4th Edition (007609203597: Evi Nemeth, Garth Snyder, Trent R. Hein, Ben Whaley: Books

asummers

www.linuxcbt.com

Superb video content. I don't like video topics but them to be better than any training course.