SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 Advanced Administration

During this course you will learn:

• System Optimization
• Control Groups
• Manage encryption
• Use the Shell efficiently and create Shell scripts
• Manage Hardware and Drivers
• Advanced Networking configuration
• iSCSI and Multipath IO
• Centralized Authentication
• Packaging software and managing system updates
• Configuration Management using Salt

Before attending this course, it is highly recommended that students have a good working knowledge of Linux and should be able to:

• Perform partitioning and file system setup and maintenance
• Perform system configuration including network setup and user management
• Manage software packages
• Work on the command line including file management and text editing

• Section 1: Advanced System Administration
  • YaST Security Module
  • Understand and use the YaST Security Module
  • Backup and Recovery
  • Understand and Use Snapper
  • Software Libraries
  • Understand Software Libraries in Linux
  • General Server Health
  • Gather Server Health and Performance Information
  • Monitoring Overview
  • Monitoring Methodology
  • What are Optimization Tools?
  • The Optimization Process
  • System Optimization Tools
  • Control Groups
  • Understand Linux Control Groups
• Section 02: Encryption
  • SSL/TLS
  • Understand SSL/TLS Concepts
  • openSSL
  • GPG
  • Understand GPG Concepts
  • Perform GPG Key Creation and Management
  • Perform GPG Key Distribution
• Section 03: Shell Scripting
  • Use Basic Script Elements
  • Use Control Structures
  • Read User Input
  • Use Arrays
  • Use Shell Functions
  • Use Command Options in Scripts
  • Test File Types and Compare Values
• Section 04: Hardware
  • Hardware Info
  • Display Hardware Information
  • Drivers
  • Understand Linux Drivers
  • Use Driver Management Utilities
• Section 05: Advanced Networking
  • Advanced Network Interface Types
  • Bridges
  • Virtual Ethernet Devices
  • VLANs
  • Network Namespaces
  • Understand Linux Network Namespaces
  • Work with Linux Network Namespaces
  • IPv6
  • Understand IPv6
  • Configure IPv6
• Section 06: Advanced Storage Administration
  • iSCSI
  • Understand iSCSI Concepts
  • Configure and Manage the LIO iSCSI Target
  • Configure and Manage the iSCSI Initiator
  • MPIO
  • Understand MPIO
  • Configure and Manage Device Mapper Multipath I/O
• Section 07: Centralized Authentication
  • PAM
  • Understand PAM
  • Configure PAM
  • SSSD
  • Understand SSSD
  • Deploy SSSD
• Section 08: Advanced Software Management
  • RPM
  • Mange RPM Packages
  • Build RPM Packages
  • Understand the RPM spec file
  • Sign RPM Packages with GPG
  • Repositories
  • Understand Software Repository Concepts
  • Create a Software Repository with creatrepo
  • Sign RPM-MD Software Repositories
  • Manage Software Repositories with libzypp
  • RMT
  • Understand the Repository Mirroring Tool (RMT)
  • Install and Configure an RMT Server
  • Mirror Software Repositories with RMT
  • Configure SMT Clients
• Section 9: Configuration Management with Salt
  • Salt Overview
  • Install and Configure Salt
  • Understand Execution Modules
  • Understand the Salt State System