Red Hat Certified Virtualization Administrator — RHCVA

The RHCVA certification is for system administrators whose responsibilities require them to have the skill and knowledge to deploy and manage virtual hosts in production environments using Red Hat® Enterprise Virtualization.

This credential assures enterprises that their virtualization solutions are administered optimally and establishes credibility for service providers.

Prerequisites

An RHCVA has demonstrated the following knowledge and skills:

  • Installing Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager

  • Creating datacenters, clusters, pools, and templates

  • Installing and configuring Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization hypervisors to support guests and attach to Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager

  • Perform essential management tasks, such as logging and bookmarking

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

Certification program requirements:

  • The RHCVA exam consists of one section lasting up to 3 hours.

  • The certification exam is performance-based, meaning that candidates must perform tasks on a live system, rather than answering questions about how one might perform those tasks.

  • The hands-on nature of this exam make real-world experience a critical facet of preparation.

  • RHCVA certifications have a current window for 3 calendar years after it is earned.

Read more about the RHCVA Exam (EX318).

AUDIENCE

The RHCVA certification is designed for:

  • Experienced system administrators who are preparing to adopt and deploy Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization to a large number of servers or virtual machines.

  • IT professionals who are evaluating a migration from other virtualization technologies and want to fully understand what skills are needed to administer Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization technology.

  • System administrators whose jobs include managing virtual environments.

BENEFITS

Benefits to earning a Red Hat certification:

  • Recognition in the industry

  • Increased customer confidence

  • Proof of knowledge and skills

  • Certification verification tool for employers

  • Use of the certification logo on business cards

  • Ability to access multiple Red Hat Certificated Professional online communities (like Facebook and LinkedIn)

  • Access to Red Hat Certification Central website

    • Download certification logo

    • Purchase Red Hat Certification gear

    • Red Hat Certified Professionals forum

    • Online profile listed under your certification number

    • Red Hat Certified Professional job search

  • Special offers on training and events

RECOMMENDED TRAINING

In preparation to earn an RHCVA, Red Hat recommends:

Training:

Self-study:

[To achieve certification, students must pass these Exams]

RHCVA Exam (EX318)
Performance-based exam that tests knowledge to create, deploy, and manage virtual machines.