Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, the new edition of this bestselling study guide covers the updated Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) and Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) exams.
RHCSA/RHCE Red Hat Linux Certification Study Guide, 7th Edition is fully revised to cover the recently released Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 and the corresponding RHCSA and RHCE certification exams. This new edition provides complete coverage of all official exam objectives for the new exams.
An integrated study system based on proven pedagogy, this revised bestseller features special elements that reinforce and teach practical skills while preparing candidates for the exam. Each chapter includes step-by-step exercises, Exam Watch and On-the-Job sidebars, Two-Minute Drills, end-of-chapter self tests, and hands-on lab questions. Electronic content includes four complete lab-based practice exams to ensure you’re ready to sit for the live exams.
* Complete coverage of all exam objectives and performance-based requirements related to the exams, including difficult lab-based scenarios
* Electronic content includes four complete lab-based practice exams, two for RHCSA and two for RHCE
* A proven study system for RHCSA and RHCE candidates
Paperback: 1072 pages
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education; 7 edition (April 8, 2016)
Language: English
Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 1.9 x 9.1 inches
Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds
Reviews
Reviews
"This book was helpful for studying for both exams... I think the author has an easy to understand writing style. I think there is a lot of useful information for Linux admins here."
- Michael Clare
"This is an excellent book if you are planning on getting Certified. I like his approach and he gives many labs to practice with. (though I think the version of the book today has you downloading the labs online) I teach Linux at a community college and though I think this is not the right book for the beginner, it is great for the bit more experienced (moderate experience to high). I do recommend this book to my students after they complete my course."
- Greg Becker
"This isn't a bad book. I've been in official RedHat training, and by the end of the courses, I realized I need a lot more hands-on practice to get the concepts embedded in my limited brain so I can do them without thinking. To take this test, the procedures have to be rather automatic. I've been a linux user since 1992, but I don't use these admin tasks every day. This book provides a useful resource in getting that to happen. The exercises are realistic given the objectives, and the instructor recommended the book as well. There are a couple other books out there, but they don't match up to Jang's work. This guide nicely complements the material in the RedHat training courses. As long as one has the resources to set up VMs running RedHat, or CentOS, the exercises in this guide should give one the experience needed to successfully complete the exam in the alloted time."
- rpenc01
"I waited for many months for this book to come out. I heard Michael Jang's books are the gold standard for RHCSA/RHCE study guides and now I know why. This book was definitely worth the wait. This guide is very thorough and very informative. The included labs are a great way to work learn hands on, which is what these exams are."
- Mike L.
"I am a sysadmin at an ISP and I keep this book on my desk. I've been running RedHat linux off and on since the '90s, starting with the now-defunct Red Hat linux for the desktop and I still find this book to be a great resource on occasion.
This book is excellent. This is not to say it is without its flaws; I find that some of the lab shell scripts are incorrect and/or poorly coded and I think that the author could explain encrypted partitions a little better (in the case of luks, the examples in the book are flawed, incomplete and misleading). I'd also like to see the selinux section expanded upon, since so few people understand what selinux even is, let alone how to properly configure it. The same goes for bind (dns)
However: overall, the book is very good, aside from a few things I could spend a lot of time nitpicking on. This book will NOT take a novice up to RHCE level; you do need to have a solid understanding of basic Linux and general computing concepts to begin with, and having a solid understanding of filesystems and a basic understanding of networking won't hurt either. If you have the basics under your belt it will certainly take you up to the level you need to pass the exams, but your studying doesn't end with that exam; you'll need to keep reading and studying to become competent and comfortable on the job.
This book is designed for one thing: to help you prepare for the RHCSA and RHCE exams, and assumes you have a solid understanding of the basic workings of Linux and/or UNIX. It is very well-written and unlike other Linux books I could mention, Jang doesn't waste ink telling jokes or telling the user to "bribe your admin with a pizza" or any nonsense you might find elsewhere.
There are lots of holes that this book can't possibly fill, because Jang covers a lot of ground in 17 chapters. If you are serious about getting into system administration you'll be reading plenty of books and howto sites covering each of the specific topics. By the way, you can do all of the exercises in this book with one physical box, with three systems in VMs running on that one host.
Oh, and major bonus: this book comes with an electronic copy on PDF. I keep a copy of it on my tablet."
- K. Lazarski
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About the Author
Michael Jang, RHCE, LPIC, MCSE, is the author of the three previous bestselling editions of RHCSA/RHCE Red Hat Linux Certification Study Guide as well as RHCSA/RHCE Red Hat Linux Certification Practice Exams with Virtual Machines, Mike Meyers' Linux+ Certification Passport, and several other books. Alessandro Orsaria, RHCA, RHCA, CCIE, is an IT Infrastructure Architect with more than 15 years' experience with Linux systems.
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