EX-200.AP2
Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA9) - EX-200
Master the key concepts of the Linux administration system and get ready to pass the prestigious certification exam EX-200.
- Practice in 73 Hands-On Labs — nothing to install
- 29 Interactive Lessons and 202 topics mapped to the official exam objectives
- 536 Practice Test Questions and 2 Full Length Tests
Intermediate Self-paced · 1 year access
73 Hands-On LiveLabs
Practice real IT tasks in guided environments.
- Real environments
- Auto-graded
- No installation
29Interactive Lessons
202Topics
73LiveLab
536Practice Test Questions
267Flashcards
267Glossary of terms
01 / Skills you'll get
What you will be able to do
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Join our online training program that’s perfectly aligned with the Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA - EX200) exam objectives to help you learn, prepare, practice and pass the certification with ease. Red Hat Ex200 is a comprehensive course that covers a wide range of topics, from basic system administration tasks to advanced configuration and troubleshooting. You’ll learn to install Red Hat Enterprise Linux, configure basic settings, and manage packages. Additionally, you’ll also explore storage management, security best practices, and troubleshooting techniques. After completing this RHCSA course, you’ll be equipped with the necessary skills and knowledge required to pass the exam and earn your certification.
- Knowledge of Linux architecture, installation, & configuration
- Expertise in navigation, file management, & execution tasks
- Expertise in group management, networking, system services, and storage management
- Implement best security measures: Linux configuration and firewall management
- Identify and resolve system related issues
- Executing shell scripts
Course Highlights
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29 Structured Lessons Comprehensive coverage of core course objectives
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73 Hands-On LiveLabs Interactive guided scenarios with instant evaluation
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536 Practice Questions Assessment tests with detailed answer rationales
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1 Year Full Access Self-paced learning accessible anytime on all devices
02 / Lessons & labs
See exactly what you will learn and practice
Lessons
29 Interactive Lessons · 202 topics01 Introduction 4 topics +
- Goals and Methods
- Who Should Read This Course?
- How This Course Is Organized
- Exam Objective to Lesson Mapping
02 Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 topics +
- Preparing to Install Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- Performing an Installation
- Summary
- Review All Key Topics
- Review Questions
- End-of-Lesson Lab
03 Using Essential Tools 8 topics · 8 LiveLab +
- Basic Shell Skills
- Editing Files with vim
- Understanding the Shell Environment
- Finding Help
- Summary
- Review All Key Topics
- Review Questions
- End-of-Lesson Lab
8 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
04 Essential File Management Tools 8 topics · 6 LiveLab +
- Working with the File System Hierarchy
- Managing Files
- Using Links
- Working with Archives and Compressed Files
- Summary
- Review All Key Topics
- Review Questions
- End-of-Lesson Lab
6 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
05 Working with Text Files 8 topics · 3 LiveLab +
- Using Common Text File–Related Tools
- A Primer to Using Regular Expressions
- Using grep to Analyze Text
- Working with Other Useful Text Processing Utilities
- Summary
- Review All Key Topics
- Review Questions
- End-of-Lesson Lab
3 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
06 Connecting to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 6 topics · 2 LiveLab +
- Working on Local Consoles
- Using SSH and Related Utilities
- Summary
- Review All Key Topics
- Review Questions
- End-of-Lesson Labs
2 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
07 User and Group Management 7 topics · 3 LiveLab +
- Understanding Different User Types
- Creating and Managing User Accounts
- Creating and Managing Group Accounts
- Summary
- Review All Key Topics
- Review Questions
- End-of-Lesson Labs
3 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
08 Permissions Management 9 topics · 2 LiveLab +
- Managing File Ownership
- Managing Basic Permissions
- Managing Advanced Permissions
- Setting Default Permissions with umask
- Working with User-Extended Attributes
- Summary
- Review All Key Topics
- Review Questions
- End-of-Lesson Lab
2 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
09 Configuring Networking 9 topics · 4 LiveLab +
- Networking Fundamentals
- Managing Network Addresses and Interfaces
- Validating Network Configuration
- Managing Network Configuration with nmtui and nmcli
- Setting Up Hostname and Name Resolution
- Summary
- Review All Key Topics
- Review Questions
- End-of-Lesson Lab
4 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
10 Managing Software 8 topics · 3 LiveLab +
- Managing Software Packages with dnf
- Using dnf
- Managing Package Modules
- Managing Software Packages with rpm
- Summary
- Review All Key Topics
- Review Questions
- End-of-Lesson Lab
3 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
11 Managing Processes 9 topics · 3 LiveLab +
- Introducing Process Management
- Managing Shell Jobs
- Using Common Command-Line Tools for Process Management
- Using top to Manage Processes
- Using tuned to Optimize Performance
- Summary
- Review All Key Topics
- Review Questions
- End-of-Lesson Lab
3 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
12 Working with Systemd 6 topics · 2 LiveLab +
- Understanding Systemd
- Managing Units Through Systemd
- Summary
- Review All Key Topics
- Review Questions
- End-of-Lesson Lab
2 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
13 Scheduling Tasks 8 topics · 3 LiveLab +
- Understanding Task Scheduling Options in RHEL
- Using Systemd Timers
- Configuring cron to Automate Recurring Tasks
- Configuring at to Schedule Future Tasks
- Summary
- Review All Key Topics
- Review Questions
- End-of-Lesson Lab
3 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
14 Configuring Logging 8 topics · 4 LiveLab +
- Understanding System Logging
- Working with systemd-journald
- Configuring rsyslogd
- Rotating Log Files
- Summary
- Review All Key Topics
- Review Questions
- End-of-Lesson Lab
4 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
15 Managing Storage 7 topics · 6 LiveLab +
- Understanding MBR and GPT Partitions
- Managing Partitions and File Systems
- Mounting File Systems
- Summary
- Review All Key Topics
- Review Questions
- End-of-Lesson Lab
6 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
16 Managing Advanced Storage 8 topics · 3 LiveLab +
- Understanding LVM
- Creating LVM Logical Volumes
- Resizing LVM Logical Volumes
- Configuring Stratis
- Summary
- Review All Key Topics
- Review Questions
- End-of-Lesson Labs
3 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
17 Basic Kernel Management 7 topics · 2 LiveLab +
- Understanding the Role of the Linux Kernel
- Working with Kernel Modules
- Upgrading the Linux Kernel
- Summary
- Review All Key Topics
- Review Questions
- End-of-Lesson Lab
2 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
18 Managing and Understanding the Boot Procedure 6 topics · 2 LiveLab +
- Managing Systemd Targets
- Working with GRUB 2
- Summary
- Review All Key Topics
- Review Questions
- End-of-Lesson Labs
2 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
19 Essential Troubleshooting Skills 8 topics +
- Understanding the RHEL 9 Boot Procedure
- Passing Kernel Boot Arguments
- Using a Rescue Disk
- Fixing Common Issues
- Summary
- Review All Key Topics
- Review Questions
- End-of-Lesson Lab
20 An Introduction to Automation with Bash Shell Scripting 7 topics · 4 LiveLab +
- Understanding Shell Scripting Core Elements
- Using Variables and Input
- Using Conditional Loops
- Summary
- Review All Key Topics
- Review Questions
- End-of-Lesson Lab
4 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
21 Configuring SSH 7 topics · 1 LiveLab +
- Hardening the SSH Server
- Using Other Useful sshd Options
- Configuring Key-Based Authentication with Passphrases
- Summary
- Review All Key Topics
- Review Questions
- End-of-Lesson Lab
1 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
22 Managing Apache HTTP Services 7 topics · 1 LiveLab +
- Configuring a Basic Apache Server
- Understanding Apache Configuration Files
- Creating Apache Virtual Hosts
- Summary
- Review All Key Topics
- Review Questions
- End-of-Lesson Lab
1 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
23 Managing SELinux 10 topics · 4 LiveLab +
- Understanding SELinux Working Modes
- Understanding Context Settings and the Policy
- Restoring Default File Contexts
- Managing Port Access
- Using Boolean Settings to Modify SELinux Settings
- Diagnosing and Addressing SELinux Policy Violations
- Summary
- Review All Key Topics
- Review Questions
- End-of-Lesson Lab
4 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
24 Configuring a Firewall 6 topics · 1 LiveLab +
- Understanding Linux Firewalling
- Working with Firewalld
- Summary
- Review All Key Topics
- Review Questions
- End-of-Lesson Lab
1 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
25 Accessing Network Storage 7 topics · 1 LiveLab +
- Using NFS Services
- Mounting Remote File Systems Through fstab
- Using Automount to Mount Remote File Systems
- Summary
- Review All Key Topics
- Review Questions
- End-of-Lesson Lab
1 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
26 Configuring Time Services 7 topics · 1 LiveLab +
- Understanding Local Time
- Using Network Time Protocol
- Managing Time on Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- Summary
- Review All Key Topics
- Review Questions
- End-of-Lesson Lab
1 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
27 Managing Containers 10 topics · 4 LiveLab +
- Understanding Containers
- Running a Container
- Working with Container Images
- Managing Containers
- Managing Container Storage
- Running Containers as Systemd Services
- Summary
- Review All Key Topics
- Review Questions
- End-of-Lesson Lab
4 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
28 Final Preparation 1 topics +
- General Tips
29 Theoretical Pre-Assessment Exam +
Hands-On Labs Our edge
73 LiveLabs- Using Internal and External Commands from the Shell
- Using I/O Redirection and Pipes
- Working with History
- Using Bash Completion
- Working with Vim
- Managing the Shell Environment
- Using man -k
- Using info
- Getting an Overview of Current Mounts
- Working with Directories
- Working with Files
- Creating a Hard Link
- Working with Symbolic and Hard Links
- Using tar
- Applying Basic less Skills
- Using Basic head and tail Operations
- Using Common grep Options
- Working on Several Terminal Windows Simultaneously
- Working with Pseudo Terminals
- Switching User Accounts
- Creating User Accounts
- Working with Groups
- Managing Basic Permissions
- Working with Special Permissions
- Validating Network Configuration
- Verifying Network Settings
- Managing Network Connections with nmcli
- Changing Connection Parameters with nmcli
- Creating a Repository
- Using dnf for Package Management
- Using RPM Queries
- Managing Jobs
- Managing Processes from the Command Line
- Using tuned
- Managing Units with systemctl
- Changing the Unit Configuration
- Using Systemd Timers
- Running Scheduled Tasks Through cron
- Scheduling Jobs with At
- Using Live Log Monitoring and Logger
- Discovering journalctl
- Making the Systemd Journal Persistent
- Changing rsyslog.conf Rules
- Creating MBR Partitions and Setting Up File Systems
- Creating Logical Partitions
- Creating GPT Partitions with gdisk
- Creating Partitions with parted
- Creating a Swap Partition
- Mounting Partitions Through /etc/fstab
- Creating a LVM Structure
- Resizing Logical Volumes
- Managing Stratis Volumes
- Managing Kernel Modules from the Command Line
- Loading Kernel Modules with Parameters
- Isolating Targets
- Applying Modifications to GRUB 2
- Writing a Simple Shell Script
- Working with Positional Parameters
- Working with Input
- Using If ... Then ... Else
- Configuring SSH Security Options
- Setting Up a Basic Web Server
- Manipulating SELinux Modes
- Setting a Context Label on a Nondefault Apache Document Root
- Installing SELinux-Specific Man Pages
- Using restorecon to Relabel Files
- Managing the Firewall with firewall-cmd
- Setting Up an Nfs Share
- Managing Local Time
- Running Containers With Podman
- Managing Container Images
- Managing Container Port Mappings
- Bind Mounting In Rootless Containers
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03 / Exam details
Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA9) - EX-200 Details
Prepare for RHCSA certification success with our interactive RHCSA9 course. Packed with engaging lessons, practice tests, hands-on labs, and pre- and post-assessments, this comprehensive resource equips both newcomers and experienced administrators with essential Linux system management skills. Dive into system administration, advanced tasks, and network services, all leading to lucrative opportunities in the IT field. Unlock your Linux potential and master your future with our RHCSA9 course.
Questions
200
(per exam)
Duration
150 minutes
(per exam)
Passing Score
210
(on a scale of 300)
Exam Fee
400
(per exam)
Delivered by
RedHat
(in-person or online)
Question Format
MCQs
single/multiple choice, performance-based
Practice Tests
536 Practice Questions
(mapped to official exam objectives)
Certification
EX-200.AP2
RedHat credential
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04 / FAQs
Questions before you start
What is Red Hat Certified System Administrator?+
It is a prestigious certification that’s recognized all over the world for Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems administration. It is highly recognised in the IT sector and having this certification can significantly improve your career prospects.
How will RHCSA - EX 200 benefit me?+
It is an industry-recognized course that validates your skills and knowledge in Linux and also opens doors to high-paying jobs in the IT sector.
What is the Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) exam price?+
It depends on your location and discount coupons (if applicable). The standard exam fee for EX-200 is USD 200 + taxes.
What is the passing score for Red Hat EX 200?+
The percentage of passing scores is 70%.
What is the exam retake policy for RHCSA Ex200?+
You can retake the exam if you are not successful in the first attempt. For more information visit the website.
What are the prerequisites for this exam?+
Have either taken Red Hat System Administration I (RH124) and Red Hat System Administration II (RH134) or the RHCSA Rapid Track course (RH199) that combines those courses, or have comparable work experience as a system administrator on Red Hat Enterprise Linux
What is the exam registration fee?+
400
Where do I take the exam?+
RedHat
What is the format of the exam?+
MCQs
How many questions are asked in the exam?+
The exam contains 200 questions.
What is the duration of the exam?+
150 minutes
What is the passing score?+
210
(on a scale of 210-300)
What is the exam's retake policy?+
New certification candidates or those who have purchased individual or preliminary exams and have not taken them yet are eligible for a retake of the exam at no additional cost if they are unsuccessful in their first attempt. Red Hat Learning Subscription (RHLS) standard, premium and developer subscribers will now receive conditional retakes for each of the exams provided by their respective subscriptions.
Where can I find more information about this exam?+
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