Linux Red Hat Advanced System Administration Part 4: Network Management and Services

Rating:
Summary: Linux Red Hat Advanced System Administration Part 4
Review: Course Overview
The fourth course in the Linux Red Hat Advanced System Administration series covers Network Management and Services. It examines a number of networking technologies such as DNS, NFS and DHCP before explaining PPP configuration. Finally, this course provides information about installing and configuring network services such as HTTP, FTP, Samba and Printing.

Learn To

Identify the features of TCP/IP networking.
Identify the features of TCP/IP tools.
Identify the features of the Domain Name System (DNS).
Identify the features of the Apache Web server.
Identify the procedure for installing the Apache Web server.
Identify the Apache Web server configuration requirements and options.

Audience
The audience for this curriculum will be relatively wide. Learners will generally come from three backgrounds: The first group are existing Linux System Administrators whose focus is to learn specifically about Red Hat Linux. The second group is specifically preparing to take the RHCE exam and is using our course to support this certification. The third group are Linux expert/power users who want to learn the nuts and bolts of Red Hat Linux system administration. In general, you can consider the learners who take this curriculum will have a strong understanding of the content in our Linux Essentials curriculum.

Deployment Options
e-Learning

Accreditation
NASBA credits: 4 CPE Credits
ITCAP credits: Not Applicable CEU credits: 0.70 CEUs

Language Options
US English

Total Learning Time
6 to 8 hours

Objectives
Unit 1: Network Management 3 - 4 hours

Identify the features of TCP/IP networking.
Identify the features of TCP/IP tools.
Identify the features of the Domain Name System (DNS).
Identify the features of a domain.
Identify the guidelines for maintaining and supporting the Domain Name System (DNS).
Identify the guidelines for maintaining and supporting the Domain Name System (DNS).
Identify the features of Network File System (NFS) common variants.
Identify the guidelines for installing and operating Network File System (NFS) servers.
Identify the files and programs used to configure a Network File System (NFS) client.
Identify problems and limitations associated with the Network File System (NFS).
Identify the guidelines for managing Network File System (NFS) security risks.
Identify the features of the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP).
Identify the features of file sharing with IPX on a Linux-based Novell NetWare server.
Identify procedures for setting up Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) links.
Identify the guidelines for setting up the Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) in Linux.
Identify the features of NNTP and INND.
Identify the guidelines for troubleshooting InterNet News.
Identify options for synchronizing time on a Linux server.

Unit 2: Network Client Services 3 - 4 hours

Identify the features of the Apache Web server.
Identify the procedure for installing the Apache Web server.
Identify the Apache Web server configuration requirements and options.
Identify the tasks involved in starting and managing the Apache Web server.
Identify the features of the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) service.
Identify the features of the two File Transfer Protocol (FTP) installation packages.
Identify the configuration options for a simple anonymous FTP server.
Identify the guidelines for configuring the wu-ftp service.
Identify the features of Samba.
Identify the network features that led to the emergence of Samba.
Identify the features of Samba configuration.
Identify the utilities used to test Samba.
Identify the features of the Linux printing utilities.
Identify the guidelines for configuring printers in Linux.
Identify the requirements for connecting to remote print services with Linux.
Identify the features of the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP).
Identify the features of the Point-of-Presence (POP) mail delivery protocol.
Identify the features of the Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) daemon service.