Linux System Administration I

Duration
The duration of the course is 30 hours.

Purpose
The purpose of this course is teach experienced Linux users the techniques, methods and policies used in Linux System Administration.

Audience
The intended audience for this course are experienced Linux users who want to become the administrator of one or more Linux servers.

Prerequisites
• IBM Linux Basics course
• Practical experience in running Linux as a user

Objectives
After completing this course, you will be able to:

• Physically plan and manage the system and its environment
• Install Linux from a network install server
• Manage system startup and shutdown
• Select and use system administration tools when appropriate
• Use packaging tools to create, install and deinstall packages
• Configure and manage the X Window System
• Manage hard disks, partitions, RAID and LVM
• Create and manage filesystems
• Recompile the Linux kernel
• Perform memory management
• Use scheduling tools
• Create and restore backups
• Perform user administration
• Apply user-level security
• Manage logging
• Configure and manage printers
• Troubleshoot Linux problems
• Discuss policies and procedures

 

Contents

• Physical system management and planning
• Advanced Linux installation
• System startup and shutdown
• System Administration tools
• Packaging tools
• X Window System
• Managing hard disks, partitions, LVM and RAID
• Filesystems
• Kernel compilation
• Memory management
• Scheduling
• Backup and restore
• User administration
• User-level security
• Logging
• Printers
• Troubleshooting
• Policies and procedures