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Advanced Linux System Administration

person icon Shikhar Verma

4.5

Advanced Linux System Administration

This course will teach you everything you need to know to be an Advanced system administrator.

updated on icon Updated on Apr, 2024

language icon Language - English

person icon Shikhar Verma

category icon Operating Systems,IT & Software,Advance Linux

Lectures -77

Resources -4

Duration -8.5 hours

4.5

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Course Description

This course specifically designed for students who have basic Linux Administration knowledge and looking for advance administration skills in Linux. This course will teach you everything you need to know to be an advanced systems administrator.

Course Outline

Linux Virtual Server Cluster

Introduction

Components of an LVS Cluster

Background of the LVS Cluster

Hardware/Network Requirements

Cluster Node Interconnection Prerequisites

Configuring an LVS Cluster

Piranha Configuration Tool

Linux Virtualization

Overview of Linux Virtualization

What is Hypervisor?

Types of Virtualization

KVM + QEMU + Libvirt Architecture

Virtualization Requirements

Packages, Configuration tool & Service Daemon

Practice Lab Session

Squid Proxy Server

Overview of Squid Proxy Server

Types of Proxy Server

Proxy Server Configurations & its packages

How proxy Server works

Practice Lab Session

LDAP (Light Weight Directory Access Protocol)

Overview of LDAP

Conceptual understanding about LDAP

Advantages of LDAP over NIS

LDAP Database Structure

Practice Lab Session

Automating Installation with kickstart

Overview of kickstart Server

Features & configuration of kickstart server

Graphical mode to configure the kickstart config file

Deploying a new virtual system with kickstart

Practice Lab Sessions

Network Teaming

Overview of Network Teaming

Policies of Network Teaming

Creating teaming virtual interface – (how to configure NIC Teaming as Active Backup (Failover)

Managing Network Teaming

Configuring iSCSI Targets & Initiators

About iSCSI

iSCSI fundamentals

iSCSI Components terminology

Practice Lab Sessions

Managing SELinux Security

SELinux Security Concepts

SELinux Context

SELinux Modes

Lab on SELinux Modes

Practical approach to understand SELinux

Lab - Change context temporary

Lab - Change context permanently

Lab - SELinux inheritance and its pitfalls

SELinux Booleans

Lab - SELinux Booleans

Audit logs & Troubleshooting SELinux

Postfix Mail Server Configuration

The structure of the Email System

  • Mail User Agent
  • Mail Transfer Agent
  • Mail Delivery Agent
  • SMTP

Configuring an RHEL Email System

Postfix Pre-Installation Steps

Installing Postfix on RHEL 7

Configuring Postfix

Starting Postfix on an RHEL System

Configure a Null Client

Relayhost

Introduction Dovecot, Imap & pop3

Configuring Dovecot

Thunderbird - Mail User Agent (Configure Mail Box)

Last lecture

Goals

What will you learn in this course:

  • Linux Virtual Server Cluster
  • Linux Virtualization
  • Squid Proxy Server
  • LDAP (Light Weight Directory Access Protocol)
  • Automating Installation with kickstart
  • Configuring iSCSI Targets & Initiators
  • Network Teaming
  • Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux)
  • Postfix Mail Server Configuration

Prerequisites

What are the prerequisites for this course?

  • PC or Laptop with internet Connection
  • Basic Knowledge of Linux Administration would be required as it is an intermediate level course module.
Advanced Linux System Administration

Curriculum

Check out the detailed breakdown of what’s inside the course

Introduction about the course module
1 Lectures
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Linux Virtual Server Cluster
11 Lectures
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Linux Virtualization
7 Lectures
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Squid Proxy Server
8 Lectures
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LDAP (Light Weight Directory Access Protocol)
11 Lectures
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Automating Installation with Kickstart Server
7 Lectures
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Network Teaming
4 Lectures
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Configure iSCSI Targets & Initiator
6 Lectures
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Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux)
11 Lectures
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Postfix Mail Server Configuration
11 Lectures
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Instructor Details

Shikhar Verma

Shikhar Verma

Solution Architect

Shikhar Verma, an entrepreneur and corporate trainer, runs the IT company Techstart, which deals with IT-based projects like designing, creating certified courses, writing content, and handling and maintaining various offline/online projects for well-known companies.


He had already worked for more than 15 years in the IT industry before starting his own business.


Shikhar's passion is to work in an environment where his technical skills and experience are put to proper use for the growth of the company and his career. 


He teaches his knowledge in a way that is easy to understand. He began teaching courses in 2016 and has already taught over 70,000 students. He feels grateful every day for the opportunity to connect with students from almost every country in the world.


He is qualified with a BTech in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, and more than 70,000 students across 165 countries have benefited from enrolling in various technical courses offered by him.


Primary Skills are DevOps, Docker, Git, Kubernetes, Linux, Ansible, Shell Scripting, AWS Cloud (Amazon Web Services), Linux Cluster, Perl, etc

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