Red Hat Certified Datacenter Specialist
Overview
An RHCDS has the skills
and knowledge necessary to build reliable, available, scalable, and manageable
solutions in mission-critical datacenter environments using fully-supported open
source technologies from Red Hat.
Current RHCEs will obtain
RHCDS certification upon successfully passing all three Expertise Exams:
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EX401 Deployment, Virtualization, and Systems
Management
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EX423 Directory Services and Authentication
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EX436 Clustering and Storage Management
These courses build on
system administration skills covered in the Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE)
program, which is a prerequisite.
All upper-level courses
are all peer level, meaning each can be taken by someone with RHCE or equivalent
skills. Any order is fine.
Curriculum and Expertise
Exams
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Only current
RHCEs are eligible to be certified as a Red Hat Certified
Datacenter Specialist (RHCDS), while anyone can attend the courses in this
track.
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Current RHCEs will obtain RHCDS certification upon
successfully passing all three
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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RHCDS Courses
(Redommended)
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Expertise Exams
(Required: Must pass all 3 for RHCDS)
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RH401Deployment, Virtualization, and Systems Management
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EX401 Deployment, Virtualization, and Systems Management Exam
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RH423 Directory Services and Authentication
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EX423 Directory Services and Authentication Exam
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RH436 Clustering and Storage Management
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EX436 Clustering and Storage Management Exam
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Each course in Red Hat's
Datacenter curriculum is followed by an Expertise Exam on the fifth day.
Expertise Exams may be taken immediately following the corresponding course or
at any other 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
an Expertise Exam earns the candidate a
Certificate of Expertise to
his or her RHCE credential for a specific security skillset. Expertise Exams
vary in length from 4 to 8 hours depending on the course.
Official notification of
PASS or DID NOT PASS is sent via email within 10 US business days of the Expertise
Exam.
Beyond RHCDS: Security
Curriculum
Beyond the core RHCDS
courses, Red Hat also offers a security curriculum that teaches advanced skills
in using Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SELinux, and Red Hat Directory Server to meet
the security requirements of today's enterprise environment. Find out more.
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