Module 1: Managing Network Services
Discuss and review key tools and skills needed to manage network services.
Module 2: Configuring Link Aggregation
Configure and troubleshoot advanced network interface functionality, including network bonds.
Module 3: Managing DNS and DNS Servers
Explain the operation of the Domain Name System (DNS), troubleshoot DNS issues, and configure name servers that are caching-only or that are authoritative for a DNS zone.
Module 4: Managing DHCP and IP Address Assignment
Explain and configure services that automatically assign IPv4 and IPv6 addresses, including DHCP, DHCPv6, and SLAAC.
Module 5: Managing Printers and Printing Files
Configure systems to print to network printers that support the IPP Everywhere protocol, and manage existing print queues on Linux systems.
Module 6: Configuring Email Transmission
Discuss how mail servers operate, and configure a server to use system tools and Postfix to send email messages through an outbound mail relay.
Module 7: Configuring MariaDB SQL Databases
Discuss the basic operation of SQL-based relational databases, perform basic SQL queries for troubleshooting, and be able to set up a simple MariaDB database service.
Module 8: Configuring Web Servers
Provide web content from Apache HTTP Server or Nginx web servers, and configure them with virtual hosts and TLS-based encryption.
Module 9: Providing File-based Network Storage
Provide file-based network-attached storage to clients by using the NFS or SMB protocol.
Module 10: Accessing Block-based Network Storage
Configure iSCSI initiators on your servers to access block-based storage devices provided by network storage arrays or Ceph storage clusters.