RH401: Red Hat Expertise Deployment and Systems Management in Satellite Server

Learn how to install Red Hat Satellite server and use it to deploy and manage systems

Red Hat^® Enterprise Deployment and Systems Management explores the concepts and methods necessary for successful large-scale deployment and management of Red Hat Enterprise Linux^® systems.

Course Overview

Students will learn how to install and use Red Hat Satellite server with enhanced entitlements reporting to deploy and manage systems. By the end of this course, students will have built their own RPM packages and will have used Subversion to manage changes to files. This course can also help you prepare for the Red Hat Certificate of Expertise in Deployment and Systems Management (EX401) exam.

Note: This course is related to Red Hat Satellite 5. If you would like to train on version 6, see our Red Hat Satellite 6 Administration (RH403) course.

Course content summary

Install Red Hat Satellite server with Subscription Asset Manager
Red Hat Satellite organizations, users, and roles
Manage changes with revision control software
Manage software with Red Hat Satellite software channels and errata
Construction of custom RPM packages
Report and automation with Red Hat Satellite programming API
Deploy configuration files using Red Hat Satellite
Provision with Pre-boot Execution Environment (PXE)
Administer Red Hat Satellite

Deployment and Systems Management:

The module teaches Students how to install and use Red Hat Satellite server with enhanced entitlements reporting to deploy and manage systems. Students will have built their own RPM packages and will have used Subversion to manage changes to files. The module helps one to acquire the skills and knowledge to manage their own private networks.

Duration:

4 days

Audience and prerequisites

Audience for this course

Senior Red Hat Enterprise Linux system administrators responsible for the planning, deployment, and management of multiple physical or virtualized servers
Individuals preparing for the Red Hat Certificate of Expertise in Deployment and Systems Management (EX401) exam

Prerequisites for this course

Students without a Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) certification are encouraged to check their experience levels by taking a free online skills assessment.

Outline for this course

Essential system management: Set high-level goals for effective system management.
Install Red Hat Satellite: Install a Red Hat Satellite server, and populate it with software channel content.
Red Hat Satellite organization: Create and manage Red Hat Satellite organizations, users, and system groups.
Use Subversion to manage changes: Initialize and configure a Subversion repository, start a new Subversion project, and manage revisions using Subversion.
Red Hat Satellite client configuration: Register client machines with Red Hat Satellite both interactively and in automated ways.
Red Hat Satellite software management: Configure Red Hat Satellite with custom and cloned software channels to manage software updates on client systems.
Build RPM packages: Create RPM packages for use with Red Hat Satellite to enable the deployment of programs and files on client systems.
Configuration file management with Satellite: Use Red Hat Satellite to deploy individual configuration files to client systems.
Provision with Red Hat Satellite: Use Red Hat Satellite to provision Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems from bare metal.
Red Hat Satellite administration: Perform Red Hat Satellite maintenance functions including embedded database management, activate Satellite with a new entitlement certificate, and export custom software channel content.
Red Hat Satellite API and reports: Use the Red Hat Satellite API to produce simple reports and perform basic administrative tasks.
Red Hat Satellite virtual machine management: Manage Red Hat Satellite entitlements and create kickstart profiles that will provision virtualization hosts and virtualized guests.
Comprehensive review: Review course material and deploy a Red Hat Satellite server.

Recommended next exam or course

Red Hat Satellite 6 Administration (RH403) course: Explores the concepts and methods necessary for successful large-scale management of Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems using Red Hat Satellite 6.
Red Hat Certificate of Expertise in Deployment and Systems Management (EX401) exam: Hands-on, performance-based, 4-hour exam.
Red Hat Enterprise System Monitoring and Performance Tuning (RH442) course: Gives senior administrators the methodology and experience with performance tuning and capacity planning for Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

This course prepares you for these credentials

Red Hat Certificate of Expertise in Deployment and Systems Management: Demonstrate your knowledge and ability needed to manage large installations of Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems using Red Hat Satellite.