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Red Hat RHCE 8 (EX294) Cert Guide, 1st edition

Published by Pearson IT Certification (October 12, 2020) © 2021

  • Sander van Vugt Best-selling author, world-renowned Linux expert and trainer

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Red Hat RHCE™ 8 Cert Guide is designed to help you pass the newest version of the Hat Certified Engineer exam for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, and master the skills you need to automate Linux and execute common system administration tasks with Red Hat® Ansible® Engine. The most comprehensive and time-efficient RHCE 8 prep guide available, it's also an extraordinarily cost-effective complement to other training, including the author’s own RHCE Complete Video Course. Authored by a leading Red Hat trainer, consultant, and speaker, it presents focused, straight-to-the-point coverage of every exam topic, including:
  • Performing Core Red Hat system administration tasks
  • Understanding Ansible core components
  • Installing and configuring Ansible control nodes
  • Configuring Ansible managed nodes
  • Administering scripts
  • Performing system administration tasks with Ansible modules
  • Working with roles
  • Using advanced Ansible features such as templates and Ansible Vault
From start to finish, this guide is organized to help you focus your study time where you need the most help, so you can retain more, and earn higher scores. It offers:
  • Step-by-step chapter labs to help you practice what you've just learned
  • Pre-exam theoretical exam to help you decide if you're ready for the real exam
  • Two realistic RHCE sample exams delivered through Pearson's state-of-the-art test engine
  • Pre-chapter "Do I Know This Already" (DIKTA) quizzes to assess your knowledge of each chapter's content, so you can decide how much time to spend on each section
  • Foundation Topics sections thoroughly explaining concepts and theory, and linking them to real-world configurations and commands
  • Key Topics icons flagging every figure, table, or list you absolutely must understand and remember
  • End of chapter Glossary terms
  • Chapter-ending Exam Preparation sections delivering even more exercises and troubleshooting scenarios
  • Complete and concise: get all the knowledge you need, without wading through thousands of pages!
  • Authoritative coverage by one of the world's leading Red Hat experts, consultants, and instructors
  • Fully reflects the new RHCE 8 exam, with its extensive new focus on Ansible automation and administration
  • Test-taking strategies, tips, notes, and two full sample exams delivered by Pearson’s advanced test engine
  • Ancillary instructor resources will be offered
This edition has been fully updated for RHCE 8, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, and Red Hat® Ansible® Engine for more effective automation and system administration. This edition will only cover the RHCE exam. An RHCSA 8 Cert Guide has been published separately.
  • Chapter 1 Understanding Configuration Management
  • Chapter 2 Installing Ansible
  • Chapter 3 Setting Up an Ansible Managed Environment
  • Chapter 4 Using Ad Hoc Commands
  • Chapter 5 Getting Started with Playbooks
  • Chapter 6 Working with Variables and Facts
  • Chapter 7 Using Task Control
  • Chapter 8 Deploying Files
  • Chapter 9 Using Ansible Roles
  • Chapter 10 Using Ansible in Large Environments
  • Chapter 11 Troubleshooting Ansible
  • Chapter 12 Managing Software with Ansible
  • Chapter 13 Managing Users
  • Chapter 14 Managing Services and the Boot Process
  • Chapter 15 Managing Storage
  • Glossary

Sander van Vugt has been teaching Linux classes since 1995and has written more than 60 books about different Linux-related topics,including the best-selling RHCSA-RHCE 7 Cert Guide and the RHCSA 8Cert Guide: EX200. Sander is also the author of more than 25 video courses,including his RHCSA and RHCE Complete Video Courses, Hands-On AnsibleLiveLessons, and many other titles. He teaches courses for customers aroundthe world and is also a regular speaker at major conferences related toopen-source software. Sander is also the founder of the Living Open SourceFoundation, a nonprofit organization that teaches open-source courses inAfrican countries.

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