Programm

Install and configure Puppet.

Install Puppet servers.

Install Puppet nodes.

Create and maintain Puppet manifests.

Create new Puppet manifests.

Debug existing Puppet manifests.

Create Puppet modules.

Create reusable modules.

Create modules with classes, name spaces, variables, and conditionals.

Create modules that install software on target nodes and deploy configuration files.

Use facter to obtain system information.

Create custom facts.

Use facts to change Puppet behavior.

Create Git repositories.

Create and perform simple management of a Git repository.

Add files to a Git repository.

Apply changes and commit changed files to a Git repository.

Implement Puppet in a Red Hat Satellite 6 environment.

Create a Puppet repository on Red Hat Satellite.

Install, configure, and deploy Puppet modules using Red Hat Satellite.

Ziele

Individuals who pass the performance-based Red Hat Certificate of Expertise in Configuration Management with Puppet exam (EX405) have demonstrated their ability to manage Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® systems using Puppet and Red Hat Satellite Server.

This exam is a performance-based evaluation of system administration skills and knowledge with a focus on Puppet and Red Hat Satellite 6. Candidates will be required to perform a number of routine system administration tasks utilizing Puppet and will be evaluated on whether they have met specific objective criteria. Performance-based testing means that candidates must perform tasks similar to what they perform on the job.

This exam is based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 and Red Hat Satellite 6. As with all Red Hat performance-based exams, configurations must persist after restart without intervention.

Voraussetzungen

Exam Candidates should:

Hold a current RHCE certification at exam time

Have Red Hat Configuration Management with Puppet DO405 Configuration Management with Puppet or equivalent experience

Understand that actual system administration experience is also an important aspect of preparation for the exam

Review exam objectives for the Red Hat Certificate of Expertise in Configuration Management with Puppet exam