Linux System Engineer: Network Bonding, IPv6, Routing, and Virtual Systems
1h 47mIntermediate2019-04-26
Authors
Grant McWilliams
Consultant, Speaker, Writer, Professor, Developer
Course details
Study to pass the Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) exam—the benchmark certification for Red Hat Enterprise Linux. This installment of Grant McWilliam's comprehensive series teaches the fundamentals of building Linux Kernel Virtual Machine (KVM) virtual systems in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Learn how to create private networks and storage pools for the virtual machines and install Enterprise Linux using a DVD and a network repository. Plus, explore more advanced networking techniques, including IPv6 addressing, network interface teaming and bonding, and static routing.
Learning objectives
Virtualization on Enterprise Linux
Managing virtual machines
Installing Linux in a guest VM
Configuring interface bonding
Configuring interface teaming
Configuring IPv6 addresses
Creating static routes
Learning objectives
Virtualization on Enterprise Linux
Managing virtual machines
Installing Linux in a guest VM
Configuring interface bonding
Configuring interface teaming
Configuring IPv6 addresses
Creating static routes
Skills covered
CentOSRed Hat Enterprise LinuxRed HatLinuxNetwork AdministrationCert PrepNetwork and System AdministrationOpen Source
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Learn to avoid costly network downtime
- 02 - What you will need
1. Virtual Systems Configuration
- 03 - Create a bootable CentOS 7 live USB drive on Windows
- 04 - Install Enterprise Linux on a physical machine
- 05 - Virtualization on Enterprise Linux
- 06 - Prepare the host for virtualization
- 07 - Create a NAT network using virt-manager
- 08 - Create a storage pool using virt-manager
2. Virtual Machine Installation
- 09 - Install Linux interactively in a guest VM
- 10 - Use kickstart files to automate installs
- 11 - Install Linux unattended in a guest VM
- 12 - Create an FTP repository
- 13 - Configure Yum to use an FTP repository
- 14 - Install Linux from an FTP server
- 15 - Configure VM virtual graphics cards and terminals
- 16 - Manage virtual machines
- 17 - Before you go further - VM checklist
3. Network Link Aggregation
- 18 - About link aggregation
- 19 - Add network interfaces to VMs
- 20 - Configure interface bonding by editing files
- 21 - Configure interface bonding using nmcli
- 22 - Configure interface teaming by editing files
- 23 - Configure interface teaming using nmcli
- 24 - Teaming and bonding using the GUI
4. Networking with IPv6
- 25 - About IPv6
- 26 - Configure IPV6 addresses
5. Static Routing
- 27 - About routing
- 28 - Viewing the routing table
- 29 - Create static routes manually
Conclusion
- 30 - Next steps