SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 Advanced Administration (SLE301V15) – Outline

Detailed Course Outline

Section 1: Advanced System Administration

  • YaST Security Module
    • Understand and use the YaST Security Module
  • Backup and Recovery
    • Understand and Use Snapper
  • Software Libraries
    • Understand Software Libraries in Linux
  • General Server Health
    • Gather Server Health and Performance Information
  • Monitoring Overview
    • Monitoring Methodology
    • What are Optimization Tools?
    • The Optimization Process
    • System Optimization Tools
  • Control Groups
    • Understand Linux Control Groups

Section 02: Encryption

  • SSL/TLS
    • Understand SSL/TLS Concepts
    • openSSL
  • GPG
    • Understand GPG Concepts
    • Perform GPG Key Creation and Management
    • Perform GPG Key Distribution

Section 03: Shell Scripting

  • Use Basic Script Elements
  • Use Control Structures
  • Read User Input
  • Use Arrays
  • Use Shell Functions
  • Use Command Options in Scripts
  • Test File Types and Compare Values

Section 04: Hardware

  • Hardware Info
    • Display Hardware Information
  • Drivers
    • Understand Linux Drivers
    • Use Driver Management Utilities

Section 05: Advanced Networking

  • Advanced Network Interface Types
    • Bridges
    • Virtual Ethernet Devices
    • VLANs
  • Network Namespaces
    • Understand Linux Network Namespaces
    • Work with Linux Network Namespaces
  • IPv6
    • Understand IPv6
    • Configure IPv6

Section 06: Advanced Storage Administration

  • iSCSI
    • Understand iSCSI Concepts
    • Configure and Manage the LIO iSCSI Target
    • Configure and Manage the iSCSI Initiator
  • MPIO
    • Understand MPIO
    • Configure and Manage Device Mapper Multipath I/O

Section 07: Centralized Authentication

  • PAM
    • Understand PAM
    • Configure PAM
  • SSSD
    • Understand SSSD
    • Deploy SSSD

Section 08: Advanced Software Management

  • RPM
    • Mange RPM Packages
    • Build RPM Packages
    • Understand the RPM spec file
    • Sign RPM Packages with GPG
  • Repositories
    • Understand Software Repository Concepts
    • Create a Software Repository with creatrepo
    • Sign RPM-MD Software Repositories
    • Manage Software Repositories with libzypp
  • RMT
    • Understand the Repository Mirroring Tool (RMT)
    • Install and Configure an RMT Server
    • Mirror Software Repositories with RMT
    • Configure SMT Clients

Section 9: Configuration Management with Salt

  • Salt Overview
  • Install and Configure Salt
  • Understand Execution Modules
  • Understand the Salt State System