[ale] RH cert training recommendations?

[Andrew Wade]

Rich,

One of the key elements for studying for and passing the RHCE is having a
good
test enviornment.  I reccomend the following:

You can do this with any virtualization technology (KVM, Xen, etc.), but I
used
VMWare Workstation

1)  Set up VMWare Workstation and install three guests (centos 6.x)

2)  Set up snapshot of the fresh install

3)  Set the VMs to be bridged off your current adapter (so they can get the
same
IP segement and interact with each other)

4)  Setup a Centos Server 6.x running in run level 5 to access your other
guest
VMs  (mimic your rhce test enviornment)

5)  SSH into the Guest VMs as if it was a real scenario (no XWindows)

Go through the exercises/labs and feel free to screw up since you can simply
restore from the last snapshot. When it comes to the
tcp wrappers and iptables stuff, you'll want to get creative and setup
another
routable subnet at home to attach some of your VMs to.
The easiest way for most people to do this is get a second wifi router and
plug
it into your primary wifi router.  Set it up
to be a NAT device that re-broadcasts a new subnet.  Then in VMWare attach
your
USB wifi to your guest VM and setup network on its
wlan0.  That way one guest VM will be in another subnet, but still be able
to
route its way to communicate with the other VMs on
the origianl subnet.


At this point you can sucessfully test tcp wrappers  ie /etc/hosts.deny
sshd :
192.168.1. : deny   (I think they syntax is right, I'd have to double
check).


This kind of setup will allow you to do most of the stuff needed (except
for replicating a NIS enviornment, but that's for another post!),



On Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 3:00 PM, Rich Faulkner <rfaulkner at tux86.org> wrote:

> **
> Thanks for the input on this gang.  I have since talked with GCA and
> gotten a quote for training.  The virtual training looks like a good match
> for me.  Considering options at this point and gathering h/w for a practice
> lab.  More homework to do but thanks again all......Rich
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, 2012-04-10 at 11:28 -0400, Scott McBrien wrote:
>
> Rich,
>
>
>
>  Just enroll through http://www.redhat.com/training
>
> GCA is the Atlanta facility Red Hat uses, so as long as you sign up for a
> class in Atlanta, you'll show up there for class.
>
>
>
>  -Scott
>
> On Apr 10, 2012, at 10:33 AM, Rich Faulkner <rfaulkner at tux86.org> wrote:
>
>
>
>   Andrew,
>
> Thanks for that confirmation.  This is the type of thing that is most
> helpful....
>
> I am experienced in taking certification exams (not that I take the same
> one over and over again mind you!) and know what you mean about time.  The
> same is true for CCNA...if you cannot do the practical exercises in a
> timely manner, don't even bother.  You won't finish the test.  I also used
> to be an instructor so I know how it is on both sides of the fence....
>
> Now trying to get in touch with GCA to see what they are about and perhaps
> set-up a tour of their facility.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Rich
>
>
> On Mon, 2012-04-09 at 23:36 -0400, Andrew Wade wrote:
>
> I studied for and passed the RHCE test last October on the first try.  I
> found that I used two resources the prepare myself for the test:
> 1)  The RH300 Class from Red Hat which I took at GCA Center off of GA-400
> .   This is the training provider in Atlanta if you register for the class
> through redhat.com.   This class covers what's on the test and they give
> you the RH 300 book which has practice labs and answers for each section.
>
> 2)  Video Tutorials:  CBT Nuggets and RHCT And RHCE - Video Tutorials
> (which were posted on Youtube).   I liked these video tutorials since I
> could passively watch them in my free time as a break from  hitting the
> RH300 text too hard.
>
> Keep in mind that my measure for being ready for the test was that I could
> do any lab in the RH300 without any need to look things up or second
> thought of how to approach the problem.    During the test, time is your
> biggest hurdle; you can look at man pages or the deployment guide all day,
> but for the test you have a finite amount of time.
>
> Also, keep in mind that you can negotiate credits with RedHat during
> license renewal time.   If you have a large environment and step up to be
> the guy/girl that crunches the numbers, you can throw training credits into
> that renewal pot!
>
> That's how I got most of my training..hehe
>
>
>
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