Earn your Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA®) certification and prove your ability to perform the core system administration skills required in Red Hat Enterprise Linux environments.
Who Should Take This Exam?
The RHCSA certification is designed for:
- Experienced Red Hat Enterprise Linux system administrators seeking validation of their skills
- Experienced Linux system administrators who require a certification either by their organization or based on a mandate (DOD 8570 directive)
- IT professionals who are on the path to becoming a Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE®)
- DevOps professionals who wish to demonstrate their expertise with the fundamentals of container technology
Recommended Skills and Knowledge
- Understand and use essential tools for handling files, directories, command-line environments, and documentation
- Create simple shell scripts
- Operate running systems, including booting into different run levels, identifying processes, starting and stopping virtual machines, and controlling services
- Configure local storage using partitions and logical volumes
- Create and configure file systems and file system attributes, such as permissions, encryption, access control lists, and network file systems
- Deploy, configure, and maintain systems, including software installation, update, and core services
- Manage users and groups
- Manage security, including basic firewall and SELinux configuration
- Perform basic container management
Steps to Achieve Your Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA)
- Attend
Red Hat System Administration I (RH124) and
Red Hat System Administration II (RH134)
OR
- Attend
Red Hat RHCSA Rapid Track Course (RH199)
- Pass the following exams:
- EX200 - Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) exam