LPIC-2 Linux Engineer (201-450) Cert Prep

Course details

The LPIC-2 Linux Engineer (201-450) certification validates your ability to administer Linux systems in small to medium-sized enterprise environments. Passing the 201-450 exam is the first step toward earning it—and it calls for advanced skills that go well beyond the fundamentals. This course prepares you for the 201-450 exam by covering its core topics in depth. Learn how to measure CPU, memory, disk, and network activity for capacity planning, and explore the Linux kernel, including modules and compilation. Discover how to manage system startup with systemd, SysV init, and GRUB, and configure file systems, swap partitions, and encrypted storage. Find out how to support RAID, solid-state disks, iSCSI, and the Logical Volume Manager, set up wired and wireless networking, and troubleshoot connectivity and name resolution. Plus, maintain your systems by installing programs from source and backing up data with tar, dd, and rsync.

Concepts

Capacity Planning

Overview
Capacity planning
Measuring CPU activity
Measuring memory usage
Measuring disk activity
Measuring network activity

Linux Kernel

Kernel components
Kernel modules
Compiling a kernel
Monitoring the kernel

System Startup

Managing systemd
Managing SysV init
System recovery with GRUB
Customizing the initial RAM disk

Filesystem and Devices

fstab configuration
Swap partitions
systemd mount units
Supporting Btrfs
Working with encrypted storage

Advanced Device Administration

Configuring RAID
Supporting IDE and SATA disks
Supporting solid state disks
iSCSI and SAN storage
Logical Volume Manager

Network Configuration

Configuring physical adapters
Configuring wireless adapters
Troubleshooting network connectivity
Troubleshooting name resolution

System Maintenance

Installing programs from source
Backing up with tar
Backing up with dd
Backing up with rsync
Communicating with users