RHCSA: rent a lab possible?

I'm studying for my RHCSA. Can't afford/arrange a course here in Minneapolis, MN US.
I admin a remote server running CentOS 5, which I can use for some study.. I take it I'll be needing a lab setup do do the KVM study (I have the Jang book for RHCSA/RHCE).

I wonder what I can try to arrange (that doesn't cost $) to do the labs?

Thank you in advance (and incidentally which forum here is good for RHCSA?)

Rob.

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JaneDoe

You don't need to rent anything, just use CentOS and VirtualBox to create a machine you can practice on for free. All you need is a decent PC.

Kinet1c

Completely agree with JaneDoe, fire up a virtual machine in VirtualBox (or something similar) and work away through the exam objectives on that.

gorebrush

Isn't CentOS basically RedHat but without all the branding?

stryder144

Do you have both of Jang's books? If so, the second one contains the vm's that are needed (three of them) to set up a lab of your own.

xyzoom

Thank you all for the answers.
I have a server (remote) that I admin, running CentOS 5. At home I have a Macbook Pro on which I have Virtual Box and can have it boot CentOS 5.

I'm just about to dive into the Jang book "RHCSA/RHCE Red Hat Linux Certification Study Guide (Exams EX200 & EX300), 6th Edition". Much of the material will be familiar to me, but I am updating my knowledge in order to achieve the RHCSA certification.
What is Jang's second book?
Yes, CentOS is essentially RedHat Enterprise Linux without the branding. It's also known as a "rebuild" Linux.
I think I'll have to examine the differences between RH 5 (which I have as CentOS 5) and RH 6 (which I don't have at the moment); RH 6 is the basis for the current RHCSA exam.
So if I understand JaneDoe and Kinet1c correctly, I'm probably ok with what I have (correct me if wrong).

stryder144

Michael Jang's second book is a companion to the one you have: RHCSA/RHCE Redhat Linux Certification Practice Exams with Virtual Machines.

JaneDoe

Here is everything you need to study for your RHCSA exam: Download CentOS and Virtual Box

xyzoom

Thank you all.

Kinet1c

I forgot to mention, as well as virtualbox, perhaps try out the AWS free tier. You can get CentOS servers there for free. Very low power but I can't imagine you requiring much processing power.

xyzoom

will take a look, thanks.

Nutsacjac

Kinet1c wrote: »

I forgot to mention, as well as virtualbox, perhaps try out the AWS free tier. You can get CentOS servers there for free. Very low power but I can't imagine you requiring much processing power.

AWS has a RHEL free tier instance

grras

Hello Xyzoom, Yes you can rent a lab for exam practice. actually exam environment is different from regular practice. for exam practice you need instructor server.

MrAgent

This is a fairly old thread. No need to grave dig.