Course outline — RH401

Install a Red Hat Network Satellite Server

Install a Red Hat Network Satellite Server and populate it with software channel content.

Manage changes with revision control

Deploy a Subversion repository and have multiple administrators use it to manage changes to configuration files and shell scripts.

Configure a Red Hat Network client

Register client systems with a RHN Satellite server, both interactively and with automation, and troubleshoot registration problems.

Manage Red Hat Network software

Create and manage custom software channels, cloned software channels, and errata notifications with a RHN Satellite server.

Build RPMs

Build and sign RPM packages that can be deployed by a RHN Satellite server.

Use the RHN application programmer interface

Modify and write simple scripts that will interact with a RHN Satellite server with its API.

Provision with Kickstart

Use RHN Satellite, with Cobbler, to create and manage a bare-metal provisioning environment.

Manage a virtual machine

Manage and provision kernel-based virtual machine (KVM) guests using RHN Satellite.

Administer RHN Satellite Server

Manage the embedded database, entitlement certificates, and export software channels from a RHN Satellite server.

Note: Course outline is subject to change with technology advances and as the nature of the underlying job evolves. For questions or confirmation on a specific objective or topic, please contact a training specialist.