A Red Hat® Certified Engineer (RHCE®) is a Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) who is ready to automate Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® tasks, integrate Red Hat emerging technologies, and apply automation for efficiency and innovation.

Validate your Linux automation skills

As teams and organizations pursue digital transformation, the Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) credential helps you to demonstrate skills critical to managing systems in a DevOps environment. One of the key tenets of DevOps is automation and the RHCE is an extension of the knowledge required to automate the deployment, management, and support of multi-system environments — making your credential even more valuable and relevant. By developing automation skills to complement your deployment and configuration expertise, you will show your understanding of how Ansible Automation interacts with other Red Hat technologies.

 As an RHCE candidate, you should be able to handle all responsibilities expected of a Red Hat Certified System Administrator, including these tasks:

• Understand and use essential tools
• Operate running systems
• Configure local storage
• Create and configure file systems
• Deploy, configure, and maintain systems
• Manage users and groups
• Manage security
• Understand core components of Ansible
• Install and configure an Ansible control node
• Configure Ansible managed nodes
• Script administration tasks
• Create Ansible plays and playbooks
• Use Ansible modules for system administration tasks that work like as Software packages and repositories Services, Firewall rules, File systems, Storage devices, File content, Archiving, Scheduled tasks, Security
• Users and groups
• Work with roles
• Use advanced Ansible features

The RHCE certification is designed for:

• Experienced Red Hat Enterprise Linux system administrators seeking validation of their skills
• Students who have attended Red Hat System Administration I and II and are on the path to earn RHCE certification
• Experienced Linux system administrators who require a certification either by their organization or based on a mandate (DOD 8570 directive)
• IT professionals who are on the path to earn a Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE®) certification
• RHCEs who are non-current or who are about to become non-current and wish to re-certify as RHCE

In preparation to earn the Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCE), Red Hat recommends the following 2 steps training modules:

First Step – Become RHCSA (RH124 & RH134 training modules) Certified

• Red Hat System Administration I (RH124)
• Red Hat System Administration II (RH134)

Second Step – Learn advanced topics on Linux (Red Hat System Administration III Linux Automation ,RH294)

• Red Hat System Administration III: Linux Automation with Ansible (RH294)

Certification Exam : Test your skills and knowledge

 EX200 – Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) exam

• The performance-based Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) exam (EX200) tests your knowledge and skill in areas of system administration common across a wide range of environments and deployment scenarios. You must be an RHCSA to earn a Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE®) certification.

RH124 : Red Hat System Administration I

The courses covering the core system administration tasks needed to manage Red Hat Enterprise Linux servers.

Red Hat System Administration I (RH124) equips you with Linux® administration “survival skills” by focusing on foundational Linux concepts and core tasks. You will learn how to apply command-line concepts and enterprise-level tools, starting you on your journey toward becoming a full-time Linux system administrator. This path continues with the follow-on course, Red Hat System Administration II (RH134).

This course is based on Red Hat® Enterprise Linux 9.

• Get started with Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  Describe and define open source, Linux distributions, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
• Access the command line
  Log into a Linux system and run simple commands using the shell.
• Manage files from the command line
  Copy, move, create, delete, and organize files while working from the bash shell.
• Get help in Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  Resolve problems by using local help systems.
• Create, view, and edit text files
  Manage text files from command output or in a text editor.
• Manage local users and groups
  Create, manage, and delete local users and groups, as well as administer local password policies.
• Control access to files
  Set Linux file system permissions on files and interpret the security effects of different permission settings.
• Monitor and manage Linux processes
  Evaluate and control processes running on a Red Hat Enterprise Linux system.
• Control services and daemons
  Control and monitor network services and system daemons using systemd.
• Configure and secure SSH
  Configure secure command line service on remote systems, using OpenSSH.
• Analyze and store logs
  Locate and accurately interpret logs of system events for troubleshooting purposes.
• Manage networking
  Configure network interfaces and settings on Red Hat Enterprise Linux servers.
• Archive and transfer files
  Archive and copy files from one system to another.
• Install and update software
  Download, install, update, and manage software packages from Red Hat and yum package repositories.
• Access Linux files systems
  Access, inspect, and use existing file systems on storage attached to a Linux server.
• Analyze servers and get support
  Investigate and resolve issues in the web-based management interface, getting support from Red Hat to help solve problems.
• Comprehensive review
  Review the content covered in this course by completing hands-on exercises.

RH124 : Red Hat System Administration II

Red Hat System Administration II (RH134) builds upon and lends context to the foundational knowledge established in Red Hat System Administration I (RH124). This follow-on course demonstrates more detailed use cases for Red Hat® Enterprise Linux®, preparing you for the Red Hat Certified System Administrator exam (EX200).

This course is based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.

• Improve command line productivity
  Run commands more efficiently by using advanced features of the bash shell, shell scripts, and various utilities provided by Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
• Schedule future tasks
  Schedule commands to run in the future, either one time or on a repeating schedule.
• Tune system performance
  Improve system performance by setting tuning parameters and adjusting scheduling priority of processes.
• Control access to files with ACLs
  Interpret and set access control lists (ACLs) on files to handle situations requiring complex user and group access permissions.
• Manage SELinux security
  Protect and manage the security of a server by using SELinux.
• Maintain basic storage
  Create and manage storage devices, partitions, file systems, and swap spaces from the command line.
• Manage logical volumes
  Create and manage logical volumes containing file systems and swap spaces from the command line.
• Implement advanced storage features
  Manage storage using the Stratis local storage management system and use VDO volumes to optimize storage space in use.
• Access network-attached storage
  Use the NFS protocol to administer network-attached storage.
• Control the boot process
  Manage the boot process to control services offered and to troubleshoot and repair problems.
• Manage network security
  Control network connections to services using the system firewall and SELinux rules.
• Install Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  Install Red Hat Enterprise Linux on servers and virtual machines.