Oracle Linux 7: What s New for Administrators (D94181) – Outline

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)