Learning Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
measure hardware resource and network bandwidth, identify and troubleshoot resource problems
monitor resource usage to predict future resource needs
utilise kernel components that are necessary to specific hardware, hardware drivers, system resources and requirements
properly configure a kernel to include or disable specific features of the Linux kernel as necessary
manage and/or query a 2.6.x, 3.x or 4.x kernel and its loadable modules
query and modify the behaviour of system services at various targets / run levels
properly manipulate a Linux system during both the boot process and during recovery mode
properly configure and navigate the standard Linux filesystem
configure automount filesystems using AutoFS
configure and implement software RAID
configure kernel options to support various drives
create and remove logical volumes, volume groups, and physical volumes
use system tools to back up important system data.