Online study guides for RHCSA?
blargoe
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Greetings.
Are there any good online study guides that map to the RHCSA exam objectives? I have recently been studying for the VCAP-DCA cert, and have found a wealth of exam objective walkthrough with detailed references if I needed more information about a topic. Mostly what I have seen for RHCSA has been either incomplete online guides, or recommendations to buy someone's book. Am I better off just buying one of the recommended books?
A little of my background:
I am looking to to a blitzkrieg of sorts to get back up to date on Linux. I have production experience in smaller environments with things like setting up LAMP, BIND servers, Firewall/VPN servers, Postfix, and SAMBA, along with some basic bash scripting, but it has been almost 9 years since I have managed Linux as part of my day-to-day responsibilities. Since then, aside from a couple of small side gigs, I haven't been working with Linux, I have been immersed in Microsoft infrastructure, and more recently, VMware and storage.
Today I am a veteran Microsoft and VMware engineer, pretty good with scripting, and have a good understanding of infrastructure services in general, and I just want to translate that into the Linux equivalent. I will be taking over a few RHEL servers in my current environment, and looking forward, I'm looking to get into more of an "Infrastructure Architect" role, and most of the positions I see advertised would like Microsoft, VMware, and Linux knowledge (usually Red Hat). So I'm looking to get back up to date with Linux.
Thanks in advance
b
Are there any good online study guides that map to the RHCSA exam objectives? I have recently been studying for the VCAP-DCA cert, and have found a wealth of exam objective walkthrough with detailed references if I needed more information about a topic. Mostly what I have seen for RHCSA has been either incomplete online guides, or recommendations to buy someone's book. Am I better off just buying one of the recommended books?
A little of my background:
I am looking to to a blitzkrieg of sorts to get back up to date on Linux. I have production experience in smaller environments with things like setting up LAMP, BIND servers, Firewall/VPN servers, Postfix, and SAMBA, along with some basic bash scripting, but it has been almost 9 years since I have managed Linux as part of my day-to-day responsibilities. Since then, aside from a couple of small side gigs, I haven't been working with Linux, I have been immersed in Microsoft infrastructure, and more recently, VMware and storage.
Today I am a veteran Microsoft and VMware engineer, pretty good with scripting, and have a good understanding of infrastructure services in general, and I just want to translate that into the Linux equivalent. I will be taking over a few RHEL servers in my current environment, and looking forward, I'm looking to get into more of an "Infrastructure Architect" role, and most of the positions I see advertised would like Microsoft, VMware, and Linux knowledge (usually Red Hat). So I'm looking to get back up to date with Linux.
Thanks in advance
b
IT guy since 12/00
Recent: 11/2019 - RHCSA (RHEL 7); 2/2019 - Updated VCP to 6.5 (just a few days before VMware discontinued the re-cert policy...)
Working on: RHCE/Ansible
Future: Probably continued Red Hat Immersion, Possibly VCAP Design, or maybe a completely different path. Depends on job demands...
Recent: 11/2019 - RHCSA (RHEL 7); 2/2019 - Updated VCP to 6.5 (just a few days before VMware discontinued the re-cert policy...)
Working on: RHCE/Ansible
Future: Probably continued Red Hat Immersion, Possibly VCAP Design, or maybe a completely different path. Depends on job demands...
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UnixGuy
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I think it's better to buy a book, and combine that with online guide. There is a wealth of information and step-by-step guides online. You can Google each topic, and you will find many step-by-step guides. I'd rather invest in a good book, RHCSA is a worthwhile cert. -
JayTheCracker
Member Posts: 169
websites
Programming and Penetration Testing » Complete Linux Tutorial Part 1
rhce.co
books
Linux+ Complete Study Guide - by Roderick W. Smith [Sybex]
Ubuntu Certified Professional Study Guide - by Micheal Jang [McGraw Hill]
RHCSA/RHCE Red Hat Linux Certification Study Guide - by Micheal Jang [McGraw Hill]
Hands on guide to Red Hat exams:RHCSA & RHCE Cert Guide & Lab Manual - by Damian [Pearson] -
log32
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seems to me you have more than Linux basic skills so I think you should go and buy yourself a copy of Michael Jang's book, download a CentOS ISO and load your lab environment, that's all you will need imo. -
robdog
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JayTheCracker wrote: »websites
Programming and Penetration Testing » Complete Linux Tutorial Part 1
rhce.co
books
Linux+ Complete Study Guide - by Roderick W. Smith [Sybex]
Ubuntu Certified Professional Study Guide - by Micheal Jang [McGraw Hill]
RHCSA/RHCE Red Hat Linux Certification Study Guide - by Micheal Jang [McGraw Hill]
Hands on guide to Red Hat exams:RHCSA & RHCE Cert Guide & Lab Manual - by Damian [Pearson]
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Thanks for that tip.