Passed RHCE

localhost

I am very excited to say that I passed the RHCE test (second attempt)!!

After months of studying I enjoyed powering off my lab machine and putting the study books on the shelf.

Going to take a few months off to relax then start on my next certification.

veritas_libertas

Congratulations! Any idea on what you are going to pursue next?

hiddenknight821

Congrats! I'm jealous.

How long did it take you to prepare for it? What resources did you use? What's your experience with Linux? I am sure many of us would like to know how you accomplish it.

NightShade03

Awesome job! Congrats

localhost

For the last 5 years I have been supporting Linux part-time (50% of my time is on Microsoft and 50% Linux). I used Jang’s RHCE book, Linux in a Nutshell for reference, and countless Google searches.

The EX200 was fairly easy for me as I have Linux+/LPIC 1 and the requirements are normal day to day tasks. But the EX300 really caught me off guard the first try. I thought I was ready but wasn’t.

In total, with the retake of EX300, I spent about 5 months preparing. I started off slow, only spending a 4 or 5 hours a week preparing, as the exams got closer the more time I spent.


Haven’t really decided what cert to try for next. Maybe LPIC-2, or CISSP. My ultimate goal would be to completely drop the MS support and go 100% Linux.

hiddenknight821

Thanks for taking your time to reply back. I really appreciated it. I don't think you should do any of the LPIC exams but I could be wrong. You are on the right track, and IMHO, you are pretty marketable right now in the Linux world. The next Linux/UNIX step I think you should take is to get Oracle Solaris certs if your employer actually use their OSes. The only problem with this is that you are required to take their $3K training course if you want to become certify.

whatthehell

Congratz on the pass!

brownwrap

I took the Oracle Solaris 10 Admin test, just before they imposed the classroom requirement. There are a number of classes that meet the classroom requirement, but the cheapest is still $2K, plus travel expenses. The cert is two test, each were $300 when I took them.

YuckTheFankees

Congrats!

UnixGuy

Congratulations on passing a touch exam


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spiderjericho

Awesome news. Congratulations on your accomplishment.

lordy

Congratulations and welcome to TE's small RHCE Club

mapletune

congrats and best of luck in the future!

onesaint

Congrats! And way to be persistent!

JayTheCracker

Congrats! That's one of the biggest achievement! so wanna be like u...

localhost wrote: »

Haven’t really decided what cert to try for next. Maybe LPIC-2, or CISSP. My ultimate goal would be to completely drop the MS support and go 100% Linux.

may be RHCA ?

localhost

Thanks everyone for the “congrats”


@JayTheCracker
In 2003 I was let go from a high paying tech job, at the time I didn’t have any certs or degree. For 6 months I was looking, and even though I had 5 years experience, no one was calling me on my resume. That’s when I started achieving certifications. Once I had my A+ and Net+ I was able to get an entry-level position, with a 75% pay cut from my last job. I stuck with that job for a little over 2 years while I achieved more certifications. Those certifications gave me the edge I needed over others who applied for my current job. Now, after 6 years I try to achieve 1 new cert a year.

I guess what I’m trying to say is, all the certs I have didn’t come overnight, It took 9 years. And, I believe that anyone with the motivation can do just as well, or actually even better than me.

But RHCA? Now that’s just crazy talk… Who knows, may start down that road in the future.

instant000

Congrats!

Essendon

Congrats on an awesome achievement...!!

shred805

impressive!