Linux for Cloud Technicians (LFS303)

This course prepares you to connect to a system and perform critical customization and configuration tasks for cloud and non-cloud instances. You will have the opportunity to manage networking, system services, user account creation and administration, and much more; you will also familiarize yourself with virtualization, containers, and DevOps concepts; and gain important skills, like text file processing, file operations, bash scripting, use of git, troubleshooting, etc., which will come in handy when administering multiple systems in the cloud efficiently.
 

This course is designed for individuals who want to expand their knowledge of Linux system configuration, administration, and command line environment. Whether you are working in a cloud environment now or in the future, these skills are necessary for system use and configuration. Learners will benefit from having a basic knowledge of Linux before taking this course.
 

• While the course has no required prerequisites, basic knowledge of Linux and the command line will enhance the learning experience.
• Your e-learning voucher code will be distributed to attendees within 5 business days following the completion of your class.

Introduction

• Linux Foundation
• Linux Foundation Training
• Linux Foundation Certifications
• Linux Foundation Digital Badges
• Laboratory Exercises, Solutions and Resources
• Things Change in Linux and Open Source Projects
• E-Learning Course: LFS203
• Distribution Details
• Labs

System Configuration from the Graphical Interface

• GUI or Command Line?
• System Settings
• Display Settings
• Network Manager
• NTP (Network Time Protocol)
• Graphical Software Package Management
• Console
• X Window System and Desktop Manager
• Labs

Boot Process and System Initialization

• Bootloader
• Linux Kernel and initramfs
• init and Services
• systemd
• systemctl
• Labs

Command-line Operations

• Command Line Operations and Options
• Logging In and Out, Rebooting and Shutting Down
• Setting Time and Date
• Locating Applications
• Directories and Paths
• Wildcards
• Searching for Files
• Command Prompt
• Package Management
• Labs

User Accounts and Environment

• User Accounts
• Groups
• Group Management
• Shell Startup Files
• Management of User Accounts
• Passwords
• File Ownership and Permissions
• SSH
• Environment Variables
• Key Shortcuts
• Command History
• Command Aliases
• Labs

Text Operations

• cat
• echo
• sed
• awk
• Miscellaneous Text Utilities
• Sorting, Cutting, Pasting, Joining, Splitting
• Regular Expressions and grep
• Labs

File Operations

• Filesystems
• Partitions and Mount Points
• Network File System (NFS)
• rsync
• Working with Files
• Comparing Files
• File Types
• Compressing Data
• Labs

Bash Shell Scripting

• Scripts
• Features
• Functions
• Command Substitutions and Arithmetic
• If Conditions and Tests
• Looping Structures
• Case Structure
• Debugging
• Creating Temporary Files and Directories
• Labs

Networking

• Addressing
• Networking Interfaces and Configuration
• Networking Utilities and Tools
• Labs

Working With Linux Filesystems

• Filesystem Basics
• Virtual Filesystem (VFS)
• Hard and Soft Links
• Available Filesystems
• Creating and formatting filesystems
• Checking and Repairing Filesystems
• Filesystem Usage
• Disk Usage
• Mounting filesystems
• NFS
• Mounting at Boot and /etc/fstab
• Labs

Virtualization Overview

• Introduction to Virtualization
• Hosts and Guests
• Emulation
• Hypervisors
• libvirt
• QEMU
• KVM
• Labs

Containers Overview

• Containers
• Application Virtualization
• Containers vs Virtual Machines
• Docker
• Docker Commands
• Podman
• Labs

Basic Troubleshooting

• Troubleshooting Levels
• Troubleshooting Techniques
• Networking
• File Integrity
• Boot Process Failures
• Filesystem Corruption and Recovery
• Virtual Consoles
• Labs

Introduction to GIT

• Revision Control
• Know Where the Code is Coming From: DCO and CLA
• Available Revision Control Systems
• Graphical Interfaces
• Documentation
• Labs

Using Git: an Example

• Basic Commands
• A Simple Example
• Signing Off on Commits
• master vs main
• Labs

DevOps and GitOps

• Introduction
• Evolution of Application Development
• Breaking the silos
• Merging Functions
• DevOps tools

Closing and Evaluation Survey

• Evaluation Survey