EX156

Exam Description

The Red Hat Certified Technologist in OpenShift Virtualization exam (EX156) tests the knowledge, skills, and ability to deploy and operate virtual machines using Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization.

By passing this exam, you become a Red Hat Certified Technologist in OpenShift Virtualization.

This exam is based on Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18.

Audience for this exam

• Site Reliability Engineers (SREs), cluster engineers, system administrators, cloud administrators or Engineers, virtual machine administrators (especially those looking to virtualize workloads from traditional hypervisors onto OpenShift Virtualization), any IT professional focused on the planning, design, and implementation of production-grade virtual machines within an OpenShift Container Platform environment.

Prerequisites for this exam

• Red Hat System Administration I (RH124) and Red Hat System Administration II (RH134) or equivalent experience recommended
• Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization Administration I: Operating Virtual Machines (DO156) or equivalent experience

In preparation 

Study points for the exam

To help you prepare, the exam objectives highlight the task areas you can expect to see covered in the exam. Red Hat reserves the right to add, modify, and remove exam objectives. Such changes will be made public in advance. 

Candidates for this exam should be able to perform the following  tasks:

• Create and manage virtual machines
  • Provision and manage virtual machines from the web interface
  • Provision and manage virtual machines from the command line interface (CLI)
• Configure virtual machine networking
  • Connect virtual machines to predefined networks, such as user-defined networks.
  • Configure multihomed virtual machines
  • Configure external access with load balancer services
• Manage virtual machine storage
  • Import previously exported virtual machines
  • Create and manage snapshots for virtual machines
  • Create clones for virtual machines
  • Attach storage to virtual machines

Preparation

Red Hat encourages you to consider taking Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization Administration I: Operating Virtual Machines (DO156)  to help prepare.  Attendance in these classes is not required; students can choose to take just the exam.

While attending Red Hat classes can be an important part of your preparation, attending class does not guarantee success on the exam. Previous experience, practice, and native aptitude are also important determinants of success.

Many books and other resources on system administration for Red Hat products are available. Red Hat does not endorse any of these materials as preparation guides for exams. Nevertheless, you may find additional reading helpful to deepen your understanding.

Exam format

This exam consists of a single section lasting two hours.  The exam is a performance-based evaluation of candidates' abilities to implement and manage virtual machines using Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization in an OpenShift Container Platform cluster.  Candidates perform a number of routine tasks similar to those they would be expected to perform in a large-scale environment and are evaluated on whether those tasks meet specific objective criteria. Internet access is not provided during the exam, and you will not be permitted to bring any hard copy or electronic documentation into the exam. This prohibition includes notes, books, or any other materials. For most exams, the documentation that ships with the product is available during the exam.

Scores and reporting    

Official scores for exams come exclusively from Red Hat Certification Central. Red Hat does not authorize examiners or training partners to report results to candidates directly. Scores on the exam are usually reported within 3 U.S. business days.

Exam results are reported as total scores. Red Hat does not report performance on individual items, nor will it provide additional information upon request.