LINUX ENGINEER CERTIFICATION TRAINING COURSE DESCRIPTION
LPIC-2 is the second certification in LPI's multi level professional
certification program. This course teaches the skills necessary to pass the LPI
201 exam; the first of two LPIC-2 exams. Specifically, the course covers the
administration of Linux systems in small to medium sized mixed networks.
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN
* Perform advanced administration tasks.
* Perform advanced file system administration.
LINUX ENGINEER CERTIFICATION TRAINING COURSE DETAILS
* Who will benefit:
Linux administrators.
* Prerequisites:
Linux system administration (LPIC-1)
* Duration
5 days
LINUX ENGINEER CERTIFICATION FUNDAMENTALS TRAINING COURSE CONTENTS
* Part I The LPI 201 Exam
* Starting a System
The Linux Boot Process, Firmware Startup, BIOS Startup, UEFI Startup, Linux
Bootloaders, GRUB Legacy, GRUB 2, Alternative Bootloaders, Secure
Bootloaders, Process Initialization, SysV Method, systemd Method, Upstart
Method, System Recovery, Kernel Failures, Root Drive Failure.
* Maintaining the System
Fluid Messaging, Static Messaging, System backups, Backup Strategies,
Performing Backups, Installing Programs from Source, Obtaining and unpacking
Installation Files, Compiling Programs, Resource Usage: Managing, measuring,
predicting and troubleshooting.
* Mastering the Kernel
What Is the Kernel? Kernel Features, Parts of the Kernel, Kernel Versions,
Obtaining Source Code, Creating the Configuration File, Compiling and
Installing the Kernel, Compiling and Installing Modules, Creating an Initial
RAM Disk, Booting the New Kernel, Creating a Kernel Package, Maintaining the
Kernel, Working with Module Files, Module Commands, Working with Hardware,
Automatically Detecting Hardware, Troubleshooting the Kernel.
* Managing the Filesystem
The Linux Filesystem, Filesystem Structures, Filesystem Types, Making
Filesystems, Attaching Filesystems, Memory-Based Linux Filesystems, the Btrfs
Filesystem, Btrfs Subvolumes, Btrfs Snapshots, Optical Filesystems, Swap
Filesystems, Network-Based Filesystems, Auto-Mounting, Encrypted Filesystems,
Maintaining Linux Filesystems, Adjusting a Filesystem, Checking and Repairing
a Filesystem, SMART.
* Administering Advanced Storage Devices
Configuring RAID, Implementing RAID on Linux, Managing a RAID Array,
Adjusting Storage Devices, Looking at Drive Interface Concepts, Testing and
Tuning Drives, Implementing iSCSI, Managing Logical Volumes, LVM, Creating
Logical Volumes, Supporting Logical Volumes, Understanding the Device Mapper.
* Navigating Network Services
Networking Basics, The Physical Layer, The Network Layer, The Transport
Layer, The Application Layer, Configuring Network Features, Network
Configuration Files, Graphical Tools, Command-Line Tools, Basic Network
Troubleshooting, Checking the Log Files, the ARP Cache, Sending Test Packets,
Testing Network Routes, Testing Client/Server Connectivity, Finding Host
Information, Network Security, Advanced Network Troubleshooting, Viewing Open
Network Connections, Viewing Network Statistics, Scanning the Network,
Capturing Network Traffic.