The Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization course (RH318) arms professionals with the knowledge and skills needed to deploy and manage Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization technologies. This extensive hands-on training course explores the virtualization features of Red Hat Enterprise Linux with the advanced Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization platform. Upon completion of RH318, students can effectively create, deploy, manage, and migrate Linux and Microsoft Windows virtual machines hosted on either Red Hat Enterprise Linux servers or dedicated hypervisor nodes using Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager.

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Virtualization allows users to make the most out of their IT environments by allowing a single server to run multiple server or desktop operating systems. As a leader in open source software, Red Hat has expanded choice in the virtualization industry with Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization?an open virtualization alternative for enterprises.

The Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization course (RH318) arms professionals with the knowledge and skills needed to deploy and manage Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization technologies. This extensive hands-on training course explores the virtualization features of Red Hat Enterprise Linux with the advanced Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization platform. Upon completion of RH318, students can effectively create, deploy, manage, and migrate Linux and Microsoft Windows virtual machines hosted on either Red Hat Enterprise Linux servers or dedicated hypervisor nodes using Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager.

With hands-on labs and a deep dive into the technology, this training course is the perfect first step for any enterprise planning or executing a virtualization deployment strategy.

Audience

• Experienced Linux system administrators responsible for managing enterprise servers who are interested in learning how to manage large numbers of servers or virtual machines using Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization.
• System administrators interested in earning a Red Hat Certified Virtualization Administrator (RHCVA) certification.

Prerequisites

• RH133 Red Hat Linux System Administration or equivalent experience with Linux
• System administration experience on Microsoft Windows? operating systems beneficial, but is not necessary for this course.

Note: Students who complete this course are prepared to take the EX318 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Virtualization (RHCVA) certification exam.

Course outline

Unit 1: Introduction to Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Platform

• Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization overview
• Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization demo
• x86 Virtualization
• Introduction to KVM

Unit 2: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4 Hosts

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4 hosts in the data center
• Using live-CD tools

Unit 3: Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Hypervisor

• Architecture overview
• Deployment modes
• Installation and configuration
• Reconfiguration/tools
• Upgrading
• Kernel command line parameters/automated installs
• Boot process
• Configuration persistence
• Troubleshooting

Unit 4: Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Architecture

• Physical resources
• Virtual resources
• Data center creation examples
• Populating ISO library

Unit 5: Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager

• Management console demonstration
• Management console installation process
• Management console post-installation

Unit 6: Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Virtual Server

• New virtual server
• Creating your first VM
• Editing VM properties
• VM live migration

Unit 7: Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Platform Image Management

• New virtual server
• Creating your first VM
• Editing VM properties
• VM live migration

Unit 8: Advanced topics and labs