Detailed Course Outline
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)