This course is designed for experienced IT professionals who want a preview of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, including:

• Linux system administrators
• DevOps engineers
• Cloud administrators

Be certified as a Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA), or demonstrate equivalent knowledge of and experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux

As a result of attending this course, you will be prepared to work with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and take advantage of key new features of the operating system. You should be able to demonstrate these skills:

• Describe key features of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.
• Install or upgrade an existing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 server to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.
• Manage software with the upgraded Yum package manager and select specific software versions through module streams.
• Use new storage tools to compress and deduplicate data and efficiently manage the storage stack from hardware to file system.
• Adjust to changes to core components of the operating system, including Python 3, Wayland, and Chrony-based NTP service.
• Work with the new nftables-backed firewall system.
• Develop and test portable, standards-based containers with the new runtime and toolchain.
• Configure servers efficiently with the updated web-based remote interface and with Red Hat Enterprise Linux System Roles.

Preview Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

• Describe the major improvements and feature enhancements in the upcoming Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 release.

Install and upgrade to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

• Install Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 or upgrade an existing system from Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.

Provision and manage servers

• Prepare standardized systems by generating system images for deployment, managing them with remote web-based administration, and automating provisioning with Red Hat Enterprise Linux System Roles for Red Hat©_ Ansible Engine.

Adapt to core system changes

• Manage core system components that have had significant changes in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.

Implement storage using new features

• Explore the major enhancements in local and remote file system and volume management components.

Manage containers with the new runtime

• Explain the new container runtime engine and tools that replace the Docker container engine.

Implement enhanced networking features

• Describe the major enhancements in network packet processing and network device management.

Adapt to virtualization improvements

• Learn to implement the new features and management tools for virtualization management.