Course overview
LPI201 - LPIC-2 Exam Prep (Course 1) (HL965)
This course prepares students to take the LPI 201 exam of
the LPIC-2 certification. The Linux Professional Institute (LPI)
is the go-to certification body for vendor independent Linux
certifications. This course covers more advanced Linux skills
such as system management and networking. Students will
feel confident taking the LPI LPIC-2 201 exam with in
classroom assessments and practice exams.
Supported Distributions
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
SUSE Linux Enterprise 11
Prerequisites
LPIC-1 certification or LPI101 "LPIC-1 Exam Prep (Course 1)" and LPI102
"LPIC-1 Exam Prep (Course 2)".
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Detailed course outline
Capacity Planning
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LPI Objectives Covered
Troubleshooting Resource Usage
Gathering System Info
Viewing Processes
Process Management Tools
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Course title:
LPI201 - LPIC-2 Exam Prep (Course 1)
HP product number:
HL965
Category/Subcategory:
Linux/RHEL6,SLES11
Course length:
4 days
Level:
Intermediate
Delivery language:
English
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Troubleshooting Processes: top
uptime
lsof and fuser
System Status - Memory
System Status - I/O
System Status - CPU
Performance Trending with sar
Graphing SNMP Data with MRTG
Nagios Overview
Nagios Configuration
Boot Process and SysV Init
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Booting Linux on PCs
GRUB Configuration
Boot Parameters
/sbin/init
System Init Styles
Linux Runlevels
/etc/inittab
/etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit
SUSE /etc/init.d/boot
Runlevel Implementation
Typical SysV Init Script
The /etc/rc.local File
The /etc/init.d/*.local Files
Managing Daemons
Controlling Service Startup
Controlling Service Startup
Shutdown and Reboot
System Recovery and Bootloaders
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Diagnostic/Recovery Runlevels
Rescue Procedures
Recovery: mount & chroot
Recovery Examples
Recovery: Network Utilities
GRUB 2
LILO Options
LILO Configuration
SYSLINUX
Network Booting with PXE
Linux Kernel: Components and Compile
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Why Compile?
Getting Kernel Source
Preparing to Compile
Configuring Kernel Compilation Options
Available Kernel Compile Options
Compiling the Kernel
Install Compiled Kernel Modules
Initial ramdisk
Tips and Tricks
Installing the Kernel
Troubleshooting With GRUB
Boot Process Troubleshooting
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Troubleshooting: Linux and Init
Hardware Discovery Tools
Configuring New Hardware with hwinfo
Configuring Kernel Components and Modules
Kernel Modules
Handling Module Dependencies
Kernel Modules Troubleshooting
Configuring the Kernel via /proc/
udev
Filesystem Administration
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Filesystem Support
Mounting Filesystems
Filesystem Table (/etc/fstab)
AutoFS
AutoFS Configuration
Managing Optical Media
Partitioning Disks with fdisk
Partitioning Disks with parted
Filesystem Creation
Extended Filesystem Maintenance
smartmontools
Resizing Filesystems
Managing an XFS Filesystem
Swap
File Encryption With encfs
Linux Unified Key Setup (LUKS)
Persistent Block Devices
List Block Devices
LVM & RAID
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Logical Volume Management
Implementing LVM
Creating Logical Volumes
Manipulating VGs & LVs
Advanced LVM Concepts
system-config-lvm
SLES Graphical Disk Tool
RAID Concepts
Array Creation with mdadm
Software RAID Monitoring
Software RAID Control and Display
Adjusting Storage Device Access and iSCSI
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Tuning with hdparm
SCSI Devices
Remote Storage Overview
Remote Filesystem Protocols
Remote Block Device Protocols
iSCSI Architecture
Open-iSCSI Initiator Implementation
iSCSI Initiator Discovery
iSCSI Initiator Node Administration
Mounting iSCSI Targets at Boot
iSCSI Multipathing Considerations
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Archives with tar
The gzip Compression Utility
The bzip2 Compression Utility
Comparing File Changes
Compiling/Installing from Source
Tape Libraries
Backup Software
Backup Examples
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Client Networking
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Linux Network Interfaces
Ethernet Hardware Tools
Network Configuration with ip Command
Configuring Routing Tables
IP to MAC Address Mapping with ARP
Network Configuration with ip Command
Starting and Stopping Interfaces
Enabling IPv6
Linux Wireless Extensions and Tools
Wireless Tools Discovery
NetworkManager
system-config-network-{tui,cmd}
SUSE YaST Network Configuration Tool
Network Diagnostics
Information from netstat and ss
Discovering Reachable Services
nmap
Netcat
tcpdump and wireshark
Networking Troubleshooting
Networking Troubleshooting
System Maintenance
• LPI Objectives Covered
• System Messaging Commands
• Controlling System Messaging
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