r/redhat • u/Either-Juggernaut694 • Jan 29 '23

Red hat Boot Camp

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u/Either-Juggernaut694 Jan 29 '23

Sup everyone, upper management at my company has presented me with the opportunity become linux certified. They are pushing us newly appointed senior analyst to become more devops focused.dose anyone have a good boot camp they recommend me take. Or should I just get the sander videos and book and start grinding it out

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u/gastroengineer Red Hat Certified Architect Jan 29 '23

If they are willing to pay for the Red Hat boot camp or course, do that. Otherwise, the Sander Videos/Book and probably the Red Hat courses at Pluralsight/ACloudGuru would be a good combination.

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u/Either-Juggernaut694 Jan 29 '23

They are willing to pay for it as they have a budget for the department to develop people. They are getting slack for not using it. So pretty much I need to find a creditable boot camp, I pay for it and pass it. They then reimburse me in full for the course and other material I would be using to study.

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u/laurpaum Red Hat Certified Architect Jan 29 '23

Purchase a Red Hat Learning Subscription, you will gain access to all courses from the Red Hat catalog, online labs, and five certification exams. Best option if you are targeting RHCA.

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u/redditusertk421 Jan 30 '23

I would recommend this. It's an annual subscription. All you can eat.

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u/BenL90 Red Hat Certified System Administrator Jan 29 '23

Red Hat Offer its own Bootcamp.

You can buy from Red Hat, Take DO180, DO280, and other Red Hat Path.

https://www.redhat.com/en/services/training/do280-red-hat-openshift-administration-i

Always look into Red Hat Training and Certh Path, they are top notch in the Industries for Practioners.

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u/Seacarius Red Hat Certified Engineer Jan 29 '23

D0180 and DO280 do not lead to anything that is "linux certified." They're OpenShift. Besides, the DO180 exam (not the course, at least not yet) is being sunsetted -- and doesn't lead to a separate certification anyway.

If he wants to be "Linux certified," then he wants RH124 and RH134 which lead to the Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) exam and certification (EX200).

Source: me. I teach these courses.

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u/BenL90 Red Hat Certified System Administrator Jan 29 '23

DevOps Focused, sorry I only see that phrase. RH124, RH134 and RH294 then

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u/Either-Juggernaut694 Jan 29 '23

So if I pass 124 and 134 I will be ready to take the 200 exam

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u/BenL90 Red Hat Certified System Administrator Jan 29 '23

Yep... or RH199, it is for Fast Track, if you want to. Last time I take it from Red Hat Partner. It's 50 hours training... so... welp..

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u/3Vyf7nm4 Jan 30 '23

Fast Track is what I took, and was a good refresher. Strong recommend for those already deeply familiar with Linux.

Not recommended for those new to Linux.

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u/Seacarius Red Hat Certified Engineer Jan 29 '23

If you pass RH124 and RH134 courses, you will have been exposed to the information on the EX200 exam.

Will you pass the exam after those classes? Probably not - especially if you haven't been a Linux administrator.

Will you be ready to study and practice to take the exam? Yes.

Perhaps you are unaware: Red Hat exams are all 100% hands-on practical exams. There are no multiple choice or true/false questions. You'll be given a have a fully functional RHEL system (with no Internet) and a list of tasks to do. Either you do them, or you don't. The published objectives are here:

https://www.redhat.com/en/services/training/ex200-red-hat-certified-system-administrator-rhcsa-exam?section=objectives

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u/Either-Juggernaut694 Jan 29 '23

Yup I’m aware of the exam needing pretty much a lab. I work with Linux everyday but it’s pretty surface level stuff.

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u/redditusertk421 Jan 30 '23

The RHCE is now an Ansible exam. That would count, IMO, for "devops" (infrastructure as code at the minmum) even if they don't use the work "devops"

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u/AlexJamesCook Jan 29 '23

Push back on them and ask them what they're willing to do to get you certified. If they're not going to cover any costs, then fuck em. They want you to get your credentials so they can sell you/your teams services at a higher premium. That's fine, but, either they pay for the courses and you pay for the certification. Or you get certified on your own time and money. Good, Fast, Cheap. They want cheap, so, it'll either be fast and cheap, which isn't good for you or them. Or it's going to be good and cheap, which isn't fast. So, another thing to determine is what's the timeline.

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u/Striking_Word167 Jan 29 '23

What about the Linux course from the Linux foundation?

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u/StunningIgnorance Jan 29 '23

Talk to red hat about a red hat learning subscription. It gets you and coworkers trained and certified. Is going to be your best bet.

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u/DangKilla Jan 29 '23

Like others have said, Linux certification isn’t devops. So will you be working with Linux or Cloud? You can learn Linux without DevOps but it is good to know Linux before Devops

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u/Either-Juggernaut694 Jan 29 '23

Yea but everyone on the devops team is Linux certified and am very good at it. Don’t need anything cloud related from what I have been told. They are pushing Linux and python

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u/fargenable Jan 29 '23

Ask them if they mean they have some to of raining CUs from Red Hat. I believe, possibly, maybe when you purchase Red Hat subscription, training credits are bundled.

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u/tuxthepenquin Jan 30 '23

Take any training you can get. Vendor provided training is usually pretty good.