GL314 "Linux Troubleshooting"

This course is designed to give the Linux system administrator an in-depth look at common and not so common Linux system problems. Linux system problems explored in this course are frequently encountered with the administration of Linux Systems. This course takes the approach to troubleshooting with a "break-fix" philosophy, 25% lecture, and 75% lab intensive content. Lab exercises contain a pool of over 120 simple and complex real-world troubleshooting scenarios. Lab work is flexible enough to satisfy the expectations of experienced to intermediate administrators through ranked difficulty of scenarios. Students will find the approach of this course of structure with flexibility very rewarding. Lab tasks let students choose the type of scenarios they would like to tackle, with hints, helps, and solutions to make learning very effective.

Prerequisites: Equivalent knowledge of the GL120, GL250, and GL275 courses

Courseware supports latest versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Fedora Core,  SUSE LINUX Professional, and SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server.  See the exact versions here.

Suggested course duration: 40 hours.

Detailed Course Outline

Section 1 Troubleshooting Methodology

Section 2 ToolsLab 2
Section 3 Rescue EnvironmentsLab 3
Section 4Lab 4
Section 5Lab 5
Section 6Lab 6
Section 7 Lab 7
Section 8 Lab 8
Section 9 Lab 9
Section 10 Lab 10