Managing CentOS Migrations and RHEL Upgrades - Red Hat Learning Subscription (RH174LS)
Move servers from CentOS Linux to Red Hat Enterprise Linux and carry out in-place RHEL upgrades without surprises.
About this course
Move servers from CentOS Linux to Red Hat Enterprise Linux and carry out in-place RHEL upgrades without surprises. Over two days you will assess migration risks, run pre-conversion analysis, convert servers directly or through Red Hat Satellite, then prepare hosts for upgrade, act on pre-upgrade reports and verify every result, troubleshooting issues along the way.
What you'll learn
- Identifying the potential risks that are associated with the migration process and implementing a plan to avoid, mitigate, or remediate them
- Converting from CentOS Linux to Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- Performing in-place upgrades of Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Curriculum
- Explore why and how to convert CentOS Linux servers to RedHat Enterprise Linux, plan the conversion process, and install the required tools for conversion.
- Analyze a server to identify and remediate any issues that might cause problems with conversion, and then convert it to Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
- Confirm that a conversion to RHEL completed successfully, and troubleshoot potential problems if it did not.
- Use Red Hat Satellite to convert a server from CentOS Linux to RHEL.
- Explain when to perform an in-place upgrade of Red Hat Enterprise Linux, what upgrade paths are supported, and what to consider when planning an upgrade.
- Perform prerequisite steps to configure a server and to install the required software for an in-place upgrade of RHEL.
- Ensure that a server is ready to be upgraded by running, evaluating, and addressing the results of a pre-upgrade report.
- Run an in-place upgrade of Red Hat Enterprise Linux and be prepared to troubleshoot potential issues with the upgrade.
- Complete the upgrade by performing final tasks and verifying that the in-place upgrade succeeded.
Who it's for
Linux administrators with RHCSA-level skills who look after CentOS or older RHEL servers.
Before you start
- Become a Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) or demonstrate equivalent skills with RHEL and CentOS Linux
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