Oracle Linux 7: What's New for Administrators explains the expanded possibilities Oracle Linux 7 brings system administration through new and modified tools, task flows, and options in installation, networking, management, storage and more.
This course addresses system administration topics that are different in Oracle Linux 7 than they are in previous versions of Oracle Linux. You learn to understand how the boot process differs in Oracle Linux 7 with the GRUB 2 bootloader and the systemd system and service manager. You learn the new tools used to configure networking, storage, and security in Oracle Linux 7.
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Course Objective
- Install and configure Oracle Linux 7
- Configure the Oracle Linux 7 boot process
- Manage services in Oracle Linux 7
- Configure networking in Oracle Linux 7
- Install and update software packages in Oracle Linux 7
- Configure storage in Oracle Linux 7
- Perform security administration in Oracle Linux 7
- Configure system logging in Oracle Linux 7
- Configure OpenLDAP in Oracle Linux 7
- Manage resources with control groups in Oracle Linux 7
- Use Docker containers in Oracle Linux 7
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Target Audience
- Administrator
- Database Administrator
- Implementer
- Systems Administrator
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- Course Introduction
- Course Goals
- Course Schedule
- Virtualization with Oracle VM Server for x86
- Classroom System Configuration
- Installing Oracle Linux 7
- Obtain Oracle Linux
- Anaconda installer
- Install Oracle Linux 7
- Upgrade from Oracle Linux 6
- Oracle Linux 7 Boot Process
- GRUB 2 Bootloader
- systemd System and Service Manager
- systemd Service Units
- systemd Target Units
- systemctl Utility
- Network Configuration
- Network Interface Configuration Files
- NetworkManager
- nmcli Utility
- ip Utility
- System Configuration
- Configuring System Date and Time
- timedatectl Utility
- Network Time Protocol (NTP)
- Configuring NTP by using Chrony
- Advanced Software Package Management
- Popular Yum Plug-Ins
- Managing Errata
- PackageKit Software Update
- The Enhanced Ksplice Client
- Storage Administration
- LVM thin provisioning
- Snapper
- System Storage Manager (SSM)
- iSCSI
- Udev
- Security Administration
- Packet-Filtering Firewalls
- firewalld Service
- firewall-cmd Utility
- System Logging
- Oracle Linux 7 system logging options
- journald Service
- journalctl Utility
- OpenLDAP
- Configuring an OpenLDAP server
- Implementing OpenLDAP authentication
- Authenticating from an OpenLDAP client
- Control Groups (Cgroups)
- Cgroup Integration into systemd
- systemd slice units and scope units
- Controlling Access to System Resources
- Docker
- Introduction to Docker
- Docker Images and Docker Containers
- Docker Hub Registry
- Docker Command-Line Interface
- Advanced Networking
- Network Bonding
- Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs)
- Virtual Private Networks (VPNs)
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