About SUSE

• Section 1: Overview of SUSE Linux Enterprise?
  • Flavors of SUSE Linux
  • SLE Maintenance Model
  • YaST
  • Linux Desktop Environments
• Section 2: The Linux Filesystem
  • Understand the FHS (SLES12)
  • Understand Linux File Type
• Section 3: Work with the Command Line
  • Help and Documentation
  • The Shell Environment
  • Common CLI Commands
• Section 4: The Vim Editor
• Section 5: Remote Administration
  • SSH
  • VNC
• Section 6: System Initialization
  • Boot Process
  • Boot Loader
  • Kernel and Initrd
• Section 7: Process Management
  • Process Administration
  • Background Processes
  • Process Scheduling
• Section 8: Identity and Security
  • User Management
  • File Permissions
  • Privilege Delegation
• Section 9: Software Management
  • Compile from Source
  • RPM
  • Dependency Managers
• Section 10: Network Administration
  • Linux Network Commands
  • Wicked
  • Firewall
• Section 11: Storage Administration
  • Storage Concepts
  • Partitioning
  • Filesystems
  • LVM
  • RAID
• Section 12: Administration and Monitoring
  • Time Sync
  • System Logging
  • Support Config Tool
• Section 13: Install SUSE Linux Enterprise

Section 1: Advanced System Administration

• YaST Security Module
  • Understand and use the YaST Security Module
• Backup and Recovery
  • Understand and Use Snapper
• Software Libraries
  • Understand Software Libraries in Linux
• General Server Health
  • Gather Server Health and Performance Information
• Monitoring Overview
  • Monitoring Methodology
  • What are Optimization Tools?
  • The Optimization Process
  • System Optimization Tools
• Control Groups
  • Understand Linux Control Groups

Section 02: Encryption

• SSL/TLS
  • Understand SSL/TLS Concepts
  • Create a Certificate Authority
  • Generate and Use Certificates
  • openSSL
• GPG
  • Understand GPG Concepts
  • Perform GPG Key Creation and Management
  • Perform GPG Key Distribution

Section 03: Shell Scripting

• Use Basic Script Elements
• Use Control Structures
• Read User Input
• Use Arrays
• Use Functions
• Use Command Options in Scripts
• Test File Types and Compare Values

Section 04: Hardware

• Hardware Info
  • Display Hardware Information
• Drivers
  • Understand Linux Drivers
  • Use Driver Management Utilities

Section 05: Advanced Networking

• Network Namespaces
  • Understand Linux Network Namespaces
  • Work with Linux Network Namespaces
• Openvswitch
  • Understand Openvswitch Concepts
  • Install and Configure Open vSwitch
• IPv6
  • Understand IPv6
  • Configure IPv6

Section 06: Storage Administration

• iSCSI
  • Understand iSCSI Concepts
  • Configure and Manage the LIO Daemon
• MPIO
  • Understand Mutipath I/O
  • Configure and Manage Device Mapper Multipath I/O

Section 07: Centralized Authentication

• PAM
  • Understand PAM
  • Configure PAM
• SSSD
  • Understand SSSD
  • Deploy SSSD

Section 08: Packaging and Updates

• RPM
  • Mange RPM Packages
  • Build RPM Packages
  • Understand the RPM spec file
  • Sign RPM Packages with GPG
• Repositories
  • Understand Software Repository Concepts
  • Create a Software Repository with creatrepo
  • Sign RPM-MD Software Repositories
  • Manage Software Repositories with libzypp
• SMT
  • Understand the Subscription Management Tool (SMT)
  • Install and Configure an SMT Server
  • Manage Software Repositories with SMT
  • Use Repository Staging with SMT
  • Configure SMT Clients

Section 09: Advanced Deployment

• AutoYaST
  • Introduction to AutoYaST
  • Prepare for an AutoYaST Installation
  • Configure and Installation Server
  • Configure PXE
• Kiwi
  • Overview of KIWI
  • Installing KIWI
  • Basic Workflow
  • Building Images
  • Customizing the Boot Process
  • The KIWI Image Description File
  • Advanced Configuration Options
  • Image Maintenance
  • System Analysis
• Machinery
  • Overview of Machinery
  • Installation
  • Using Machinery

Section 10: Configuration Management with Salt

• Salt Overview
• Install and Configure Salt
• Understand Execution Modules
• Understand the Salt State System

• Section 1: Introduction to Security
• Section 2: Basic System Lockdown
• Section 3: Local Account Security
• Section 4: Privilege Elevation
• Section 5: Network Service Lockdown
• Section 6: Security Audit Tools
• Section 7: Linux Security Modules

SECTION 1: The features, architecture and requirements of the SSSD
SECTION 2: Testing time synchronisation and DNS services
SECTION 3: Implement and test the openLDAP client
SECTION 4: Install required software (SSSD LDAP/LOCAL providers)
SECTION 5: Implement and test the SSSD LDAP providers
SECTION 6: Implement and test the SSSD LOCAL providers
SECTION 7: Tuning the SSSD configurations and security
SECTION 8: Install required software (SSSD Kerberos providers)
SECTION 9: Implement and test the SSSD LDAP/Kerberos providers
SECTION 10: Joining the Active Directory domain
SECTION 11: Implement and test the Linux Kerberos client
SECTION 12: Implement and test the openLDAP client (GSSAPI)
SECTION 13: Implement and test the SSSD LDAP/Kerberos providers
SECTION 14: Tuning the SSSD configurations and security
SECTION 15: Using the SSSD tools and utilities
SECTION 16: Review the SSSD cache files and records (optional)
SECTION 17: Install required software (SSSD AD providers)
SECTION 18: Implement and test the SSSD AD providers
SECTION 19: Changing between mapped and non-mapped configs
SECTION 20: Tuning the SSSD configurations and security
SECTION 21: Implement and test autofs maps and caching
SECTION 22: Implement and test sudo rules and caching

1: First Steps with Linux

• Overview of the Linux Desktop
• Use the GNOME Desktop Environment
•  Access the Command Line Interface from the Desktop

2: Locate and Use Help Resources

• Access and Use man Pages
• Use info Pages
• Access release Notes and White Papers
• Use GUI-Based Help
• Find Help on the Web

3: Manage Linux File System

• Understand the File System Hierarchy Standard (FHS)
• Identify File Types in the Linux System
• Change Directories and List Directory Contents
• Create and View Files
• Work with Files and Directories
• Find Files on Linux
• Search File Content

4: Work with the Linux Shell and CLI

• Get to Know the Command Shells
• Understand the Multiuser Environment
• Execute Commands at the Command Line
• Get to Know Common Command Line Tasks
• Understand Command Syntax and Special Characters
• Use Piping and Redirection

5: Administer Linux with YaST

• Get to Know YaST
• Network-config with YaST
• Add a printer
• Software Management with YaST
• Understand the Role of SuSEconfig

6: Manage Users, Groups, and Permissions

• Manage User and Group Accounts with YaST
• Describe Basic Linux User Security Features
• Manage User and Group Accounts from the CLI
• Manage File Permissions and Ownership
• Ensure File System Security

 7: Use Linux Text Editors

• Get to Know Linux Text Editors
• Us the Editor vi to Edit Files

8: First Steps with Linux

• Overview of the Linux Desktop
• Use the GNOME Desktop Environment
•  Access the Command Line Interface from the Desktop

9: Locate and Use Help Resources

• Access and Use man Pages
• Use info Pages
• Access release Notes and White Papers
• Use GUI-Based Help
• Find Help on the Web

10: Manage Linux File System

• Understand the File System Hierarchy Standard (FHS)
• Identify File Types in the Linux System
• Change Directories and List Directory Contents
• Create and View Files
• Work with Files and Directories
• Find Files on Linux
• Search File Content

11: Work with the Linux Shell and CLI

• Get to Know the Command Shells
• Understand the Multiuser Environment
• Execute Commands at the Command Line
• Get to Know Common Command Line Tasks
• Understand Command Syntax and Special Characters
• Use Piping and Redirection

12: Administer Linux with YaST

• Get to Know YaST
• Network-config with YaST
• Add a printer
• Software Management with YaST
• Understand the Role of SuSEconfig

13: Manage Users, Groups, and Permissions

• Manage User and Group Accounts with YaST
• Describe Basic Linux User Security Features
• Manage User and Group Accounts from the CLI
• Manage File Permissions and Ownership
•  Ensure File System Security

14: Use Linux Text Editors

• Get to Know Linux Text Editors
• Us the Editor vi to Edit Files

15: Manage Software with RPM

• Manage RPM Software Packages
• Manage RPM Software Sources/Catalogs with ZYpp
• Update and Patch SLE

Course 3101 and 3102 LPIC-1 Addendum:

• Use Debian Package Management
• yum Package Management
• SQL Data Management
• Install and Configure X11
• Message Transfer Agent (MTA) Basics
• Fundamentals of TCP/IP
• Manage RPM Software Packages
• Manage RPM Software Sources/Catalogs with ZYpp
• Update and Patch SLE

1: Install SLE

• Perform a SLE 11 Installation
• Configure the SLE 11 Installation
• Troubleshoot the Installation Process
•  Exercise: Install both SLES and SLED

2: Manage System Initialization

• Describe the Linux Load Procedure
• GRUB (Grand Unified Bootloader)
• Manage Runlevels

3: Administer Linux Processes and Services

• View and Manage Processes (kill, jobs, etc.)
• Manage Daemon Processes (/etc/init.d/script start, etc.)

4: Administer Storage

• Select a Linux File System
• Configure Linux File System Partitions
• Manage Linux File Systems
• Configure LVM and Software RAID
• Set Up and Configure Disk Quotas

5: Configure the Network

• Understand Linux Network Terms
• Manage the Network Configuration Info from YaST
• Set Up Network Interfaces with the ip Tool
• Set Up Routing with the ip Tool
• Test the Network Connection with CLI Tools
• Configure Host Name and Name Resolution

6: Manage Hardware

• Describe the Difference Between Devices and Interfaces
• Describe How Device Drivers Work
• Describe How Device Drivers are Loaded
• Manage Kernel Modules Manually
• Describe the sysfs File System
• Describe How udev Works
• Obtain Hardware Configuration Info from YaST

7: Configure Remote Access

• Provide Secure Remote Access with OpenSSH
• Enable Remote Administration with YaST and VNC
• tsclient/rdesktop, nomad

8: Monitor SLE 11

• Monitor a SLES 11 System
• Use System Logging Services
• Monitor Login Activity

9: Automate Tasks

• Schedule Jobs with cron
• Schedule Jobs with at

10: Manage Backup and Recovery

• Develop a Backup Strategy
• Backup Files with YaST
• Create Backups with tar
• Work with Magnetic Tapes
• Copy Data with dd
• Mirror Directories with rsync

11: Administer User Access and Security

• Configure User Authentication with PAM
• Manage and Secure the Linux User Environment
• ACLs
• Improve Application Security Using AppArmor
• Create and Manage Profiles Using AppArmor
• Control AppArmor
• Monitor AppArmor
• Use SuSEfirewall2

COURSE 3101 and 3102 LPIC-1 Addendum

• Use Debian Package Management
• yum Package Management
• SQL Data Management
• Install and Configure X11
• Message Transfer Agent (MTA) Basics
• Fundamentals of TCP/IP (dig)

1: Configure Fundamental Networking Services

• Configure NFS
• Configure time on SLES11
• Enable the Extended Internet Daemon (xinetd)
• Enable an FTP Serve

2: Manage Printing

• Configure CUPS
• Manage Print Jobs and Queues
• Understand how CUPS Works
• Configure and Manage Print Server Access
• Use the Web Interface to Manage a CUPS Server

3: Configure and Use Open LDAP

• Understand the Basics of LDAP
• Install and Set up an OpenLDAP Server
• Add, Modify, and Delete Entries in the OpenLDAP Database
•  Query the OpenLDAP Database
• Activate OpenLDAP Authentication

4: Configure and Use Samba

• Understand Samba
• Configure a Simple File Server
• Configure User Authentication
• Use Samba’s Client Tools
• Use Samba as a Domain Controller
• Integrate Samba in a Windows Domain
• Configure Samba as a Print Server

5: Configure a Web Server

• Set Up a Basic Web Server
• Configure Virtual Hosts
• Limit Access to the Web Server
• Configure Apache with OpenSSL
• Install PHP

6: Configure and Use IPv6

• IPv6 Theory
• IPv6 on SLE11

7: Perform a Health Check and Performance Tuning

• Find Performance Bottlenecks
• Reduce System Memory Load
• Optimize the Storage System
• Tune the Network Performance

8: Create Shell Scripts

• Understand the Course Project
• Use Basic Script Elements
• Understand Variables and Command Substitution
• Use Control Structures
• Use Arithmetic Operators
• Read User Input
• Use Arrays
• Finalize the Course Project
• Use Advanced Scripting Techniques
• Learn About Useful Commands in Shell Scripts

9: Deploy SUSE Linux Enterprise

• Installation Options and Deployment Strategies
• Installation Server: Setup and Use
• Set Up of PXE Boot for Installation
• Auto-Installation Basics
• The Configuration File for AutoYaST
• Automated Installation

10: Xen

• Understand How Virtualization with Xen Works
• Install Xen
• Manage Xen Domains with Virt-Manager
• Manage Xen Domains form the Command Line
•  Understand Xen Networking

11: LiveFire Exercise

1. Introduction
2. Whats new in SLE 12 Overview
3. SLES 12 Installation
4. Introducing systemd
5. Logging with rsyslog
6. Wicked – Network Management as a service
7. Filesystems – BTRFS and system rollback
8. SUSE Customer Centre and SMT
9. Advanced Systems Management – Technical Preview
10. SLED 12 and Workstation Edition Module

1. Introduction to SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications
2. Administration of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
3. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Storage Administration
4. Administration of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 regarding SAP Applications
5. Monitoring and Troubleshooting
6. An Introduction to SUSE Linux Enterprise HAE