Course Description
The Red Hat® Enterprise Virtualization course explores the virtualization features of Red Hat Enterprise Linux® managed through the Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization suite. Students acquire the skills and knowledge to effectively create, deploy, manage, and migrate Linux and Microsoft Windows virtual machines hosted on either dedicated Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Hypervisor nodes or Red Hat Enterprise Linux servers using Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager. With hands-on labs and a deep dive into the technology, this training course is the perfect first step for any enterprise planning or executing a virtualization deployment strategy.
Course Topics:
Course content summary
- Deploy Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization platform.
- Configure Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization environment (datacenters, clusters, and storage domains).
- Install, manage, and troubleshoot virtual machines (servers and desktops).
- Create virtual machine snapshots and explore high-availability options.
- Use templates for rapid virtual machine deployment.
- Secure Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization environment with multilevel administrative roles.
- Monitor and create custom reports.
- Back up and restore Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization environment.
Course Audience:
- Experienced Linux system administrators responsible for managing enterprise servers who are interested in learning how to manage large numbers of servers or virtual machines using Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization
- IT professionals interested in earning a RHCVA certification
Course PreRequisites:
- IT professionals who have earned an Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) certification or maintain the equivalent experience with Linux
- System administration experience on Microsoft Windows operating systems is beneficial but not necessary for this course
Course Outline:
The skills required to deploy and manage virtual environments
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Overview
Understand general virtualization, KVM concepts, and Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization platform
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager
Install, test, remove and troubleshoot Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Hypervisor
Install, configure, upgrade and troubleshoot Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Hypervisor
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Environment Configuration
Create and configure data centers, clusters, and storage domains
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization for Servers
Install, perform basic management of, and troubleshoot virtual servers
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization for Desktops
Install virtual desktops and configure para-virtualized drivers
Manage Virtual Machines
Create and use image snapshots and explore high availability
Virtual Machine Templates
Create Windows and Red Hat Enterprise Linux virtual machines with template images
Desktop Pools and Users
Use desktop pools and deploy the Power User Portal with multi-level administrative roles
Monitoring and Reports
Monitor Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization and create custom reports
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Hosts
Manage virtual machines with Red Hat Network
Advanced Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization
Performance tune Linux hosts and guests; back up and restore Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization