About this course:

What is Red Hat? Red Hat, Inc. is an American multinational software company providing open-source software products to the enterprise community. Founded in 1993, Red Hat has its corporate headquarters in Raleigh, North Carolina, with satellite offices worldwide.

This course discusses system architecture with emphasis on:

• Understanding the implications on system performance
• Methods for testing the effects of performance adjustments
• Open source benchmarking utilities
• Methods for analyzing system and networking performance
• Tuning configurations for specific application loads

This course can also help you prepare for the Red Hat Certified Specialist in Linux Performance Tuning exam (EX442).

The average salary for red hat certified architect is $113,000 per year.

Course Objective: 

After completing this course, students will be able to:  

• Describe how key Linux subsystems work
• Interact with applications
• Determine which tuning adjustments are relevant in different situations

Audience: 

This course is intended for:

• Senior Linux system administrators responsible for maximizing resource utilization through performance tuning

Prerequisites: 

• Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE®) certification or equivalent experience.

Suggested prerequisites courses:

• Red Hat Certified Engineer RHCE Certification Lab (RH299)
• Red Hat System Administration I (RH124)
• Red Hat System Administration II (Virtual Training) (RH134VT-EC)