Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA)
Overview
Red Hat's Enterprise
Architect courses provide in-depth, hands-on training for senior Linux system
administrators responsible for the deployment and management of many systems in
large enterprise environments. Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA) is a capstone
certification to Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) and Red Hat Certified
Technician (RHCT), the most recognized, acclaimed, and mature certifications in
the Linux space.
Curriculum and Expertise
Exams
The full RHCA curriculum
consists of four advanced 400-level Enterprise Architect courses and an
upper-level security course.
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Only current
RHCEs are eligible to be certified as a Red Hat Certified
Architect (RHCA), while anyone can attend the courses in this track.
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Current RHCEs will obtain RHCA certification upon
successfully passing all five
Expertise Exams.
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The courses are not required as the tests can be taken
separately but they are strongly recommended.
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RHCA Courses
(Recommended)
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Expertise Exams
(Required: Must pass all 5 for RHCA)
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RHS333 Red Hat Enterprise
Security: Network Services
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EX333 Red Hat Enterprise
Security: Network Services Expertise Exam
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RH401 Red Hat Enterprise
Deployment, Virtualization, and Systems Management
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EX401 Red Hat Enterprise
Deployment, Virtualization, and Systems Management Expertise Exam
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RH423 Red Hat Enterprise
Directory Services and Authentication
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EX423 Red Hat Enterprise
Directory Services and Authentication Expertise Exam
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RH436 Red Hat Enterprise
Clustering and Storage Management
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EX436 Red Hat Enterprise
Clustering and Storage Management Expertise Exam
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RH442 Red Hat Enterprise
System Monitoring and Performance Tuning
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EX442 Red Hat Enterprise
System Monitoring and Performance Tuning Expertise Exam
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Each course in the
Enterprise Architect curriculum is followed by a Certificate of Expertise exam
on the fifth day. Expertise Exams may be taken immediately following the
corresponding course, or at any time. The exams are performance-based and test
skills of the job role competencies covered in the prior four days of hands-on
training. Passing the Expertise Exam earns the candidate an Certificate of
Expertise to his or her RHCE credential for that specific enterprise skillset.
An RHCA has proven the
skills required to plan, design and manage open source infrastructure in large
complex environments consisting of many Linux systems across the enterprise.
Expertise Exams vary in
length from 2 to 8 hours depending on the course, and can
only be taken by current RHCEs.
Official notification of PASS or DID NOT PASS is sent via email within 10 US business days
of the Expertise Exam.
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