RH184_Outline - Red Hat Enterprise Linux Virtualization

RH184 Course Content

The following is an outline of the skills and knowledge represented in the training elements of the RH184 course.

Note: Technical content is subject to change without notice. Significant changes in course content will generally be available in posted outlines at least two months prior to being implemented in scheduled courses, to allow enrolled students adequate preparation time. Reload this page regularly to ensure that you have up-to-date information.

Introduction

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • Classroom Network
  • Course Objectives
  • Audience and Prerequisites
  • Caveats

Unit 1: Introduction to Virtualization

  • What is virtualization?
  • Why is virtualization important?
  • Types of virtualization
  • Basic architecture of Xen virtualization

Unit 2: Basic Paravirtualized Domain Installation

  • Preparing for domain installation
  • Basic installs using virt-manager
  • Configuring domains to automatically start at boot

Unit 3: Virtual Machine Management

  • Using generic libvirt-based utilities
  • Using native Xen utilities

Unit 4: Advanced Installation and Configuration

  • Syntax of Xen domain configuration files
  • Virtual Block Devices and types of block storage
  • Xen and bridged networking
  • Manual and command-line domain installation

Unit 5: Live Migration

  • Live migration of Xen paravirtualized domains
  • Advanced configuration of xend
  • Live migration issues

Unit 6: Troubleshooting

  • Differences from a standard environment
  • Viewing hypervisor log messages and log files
  • Accessing domain virtual block devices
  • Common issues

Unit 7: Hardware-assisted Virtualization

  • Fully-virtualized vs. paravirtualized domains
  • Installing unmodified OSes