Course Catalog
Red Hat CSA Rapid Track (RH199)
Code: RH199
Duration: 5 Day
$5500 USD

OVERVIEW

Learn essential Red Hat Enterprise Linux configuration, administration, and maintenance in a condensed format designed for experienced Linux system administrators

The RHCSA Rapid Track course (RH199) features Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and is designed for those who already have significant experience with Linux administration. This course combines the significant content of Red Hat System Administration I (RH124) and Red Hat System Administration II (RH134), reviewing the tasks at an accelerated pace.

This course is based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0.

Course content summary

  • Package management with new repository structure and appstream modules
  • Create storage devices, volumes, and file systems, including Stratis storage management
  • Configure network services and security
  • Manage processes, scheduling, and tuning
  • Manage users, groups, and authentication
  • Perform server management with the Cockpit web management utility
  • Troubleshoot and obtain support
  • Run containers

Red Hat Learning Subscription COURSE – Included with Your Purchase

Starting January 1, 2026, Red Hat introduces RHLS-Course —a flexible subscription model now included with this catalog offering. This replaces the previous direct virtual class enrollment from Global Knowledge.

When you purchase this item, you’ll receive an RHLS subscription at the course level, giving you the freedom to choose the schedule that works best and self-enroll in your selected class.

Your RHLS subscription includes:

  • One live, instructor-led virtual session
  • 12 months of self-paced learning access
  • One certification exam with a free retake

Onsite Classroom-based sessions and closed course options remain unchanged.

DELIVERY FORMAT

This course is available in the following formats:

Virtual Classroom

Duration: 5 Day
Classroom

Duration: 5 Day

CLASS SCHEDULE

Delivery Format: Virtual Classroom
Date: Jun 15 2026 - Jun 19 2026 | 10:30 - 18:30 EDT
Location: Online
Course Length: 5 Day

$ 5500

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Date: Jul 06 2026 - Jul 10 2026 | 10:30 - 18:30 EDT
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Date: Jul 13 2026 - Jul 17 2026 | 10:30 - 18:30 EDT
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Date: Jul 20 2026 - Jul 24 2026 | 10:30 - 18:30 EDT
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Date: Jul 27 2026 - Jul 31 2026 | 10:30 - 18:30 EDT
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Date: Aug 10 2026 - Aug 14 2026 | 10:30 - 18:30 EDT
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Date: Aug 17 2026 - Aug 21 2026 | 10:30 - 18:30 EDT
Location: Online
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Date: Aug 24 2026 - Aug 28 2026 | 10:30 - 18:30 EDT
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Date: Aug 31 2026 - Sep 04 2026 | 10:30 - 18:30 EDT
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Date: Sep 14 2026 - Sep 18 2026 | 10:30 - 18:30 EDT
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Date: Sep 21 2026 - Sep 25 2026 | 10:30 - 18:30 EDT
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Date: Oct 05 2026 - Oct 09 2026 | 10:30 - 18:30 EDT
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Date: Oct 12 2026 - Oct 16 2026 | 10:30 - 18:30 EDT
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Delivery Format: Virtual Classroom
Date: Oct 19 2026 - Oct 23 2026 | 10:30 - 18:30 EDT
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Delivery Format: Virtual Classroom
Date: Oct 26 2026 - Oct 30 2026 | 10:30 - 18:30 EDT
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Delivery Format: Virtual Classroom
Date: Nov 02 2026 - Nov 06 2026 | 10:30 - 18:30 EST
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Delivery Format: Virtual Classroom
Date: Nov 16 2026 - Nov 20 2026 | 10:30 - 18:30 EST
Location: Online
Course Length: 5 Day

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Delivery Format: Virtual Classroom
Date: Nov 30 2026 - Dec 04 2026 | 10:30 - 18:30 EST
Location: Online
Course Length: 5 Day

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Delivery Format: Virtual Classroom
Date: Dec 07 2026 - Dec 11 2026 | 10:30 - 18:30 EST
Location: Online
Course Length: 5 Day

$ 5500

Delivery Format: Virtual Classroom
Date: Dec 14 2026 - Dec 18 2026 | 10:30 - 18:30 EST
Location: Online
Course Length: 5 Day

$ 5500

Delivery Format: Virtual Classroom
Date: Nov 09 2026 - Nov 13 2026 | 10:30 - 18:30 EST
Location: Online
Course Length: 5 Day

$ 5500

GOALS

Impact on the organization

Administration, configuration, and rapid deployment of Red Hat Enterprise Linux is the foundation for efficient IT infrastructure. This training provides your team members with a solid foundation in Linux system administration, for improved ability to manage your infrastructure efficiently. It helps to provide better system reliability, improve efficient system and storage utilization, and respond faster and more accurately to system failures. This course will lay the foundation for new Linux system administrators to efficiently and securely resolve configuration issues, integrate Red Hat Enterprise Linux with other existing systems, manage user and group administration, and use available storage solutions. The rapid pace can quickly turn a computer professional with basic knowledge of Linux into a fully capable Linux administrator.

Red Hat has created this course in a way intended to benefit our customers, but each company and infrastructure is unique, and actual results or benefits may vary.

Impact on the individual

As a result of attending this course, you should be able to perform essential Linux system administration tasks, including establishing network connectivity, managing physical storage, and executing basic security administration.

You should be able to demonstrate these skills:

  • Access the command line locally and remotely
  • Manage files from the command line
  • Manage local users and groups
  • Monitor and manage Linux processes
  • Control services, daemons, and the boot process
  • Manage services provided in existing container images
  • Manage tuning profiles for system performance
  • Control access to files with file system permissions
  • Analyze and store log files
  • Configure and secure the OpenSSH service
  • Install and update software packages and appstreams
  • Manage Linux file systems and volumes
  • Manage Linux networking and firewalls
OUTLINE

  • Access systems and get help
    • Log in to local and remote Linux systems, and investigate problem resolution methods provided through Red Hat Insights and support.
  • Navigate file systems
    • Copy, move, create, delete, and organize files while working from the bash shell.
  • Manage local users and groups
    • Create, manage, and delete local users and groups and administer local password policies.
  • Control access to files
    • Set Linux file system permissions on files and to interpret the security effects of different permission settings.
  • Manage SELinux security
    • Protect and manage the security of a server by using SELinux.
  • Tune system performance
    • Evaluate and control processes, set tuning parameters, and adjust process scheduling priorities on a Red Hat Enterprise Linux system.
  • Install and update software packages
    • Download, install, update, and manage software packages from Red Hat and DNF package repositories.
  • Manage basic storage
    • Create and manage storage devices, partitions, file systems, and swap spaces from the command line.
  • Control services and the boot process
    • Control and monitor network services, system daemons, and the boot process using systemd.
  • Manage networking
    • Configure network interfaces and settings on Red Hat Enterprise Linux servers.
  • Analyze and store logs
    • Locate and accurately interpret logs of system events for troubleshooting purposes.
  • Implement advanced storage features
    • Create and manage logical volumes containing file systems and swap spaces from the command line, and configure advanced storage features with Stratis and VDO.
  • Schedule future tasks
    • Schedule tasks to automatically execute in the future.
  • Access network-attached storage
    • Access network-attached storage, using the NFS protocol.
  • Manage network security
    • Control network connections to services using the system firewall and SELinux rules.
  • Running Containers
    • Obtain, run, and manage simple, lightweight services as containers on a single Red Hat Enterprise Linux server.
  • Access systems and get help
    • Log in to local and remote Linux systems, and investigate problem resolution methods provided through Red Hat Insights and support.
  • Navigate file systems
    • Copy, move, create, delete, and organize files while working from the bash shell.
  • Manage local users and groups
    • Create, manage, and delete local users and groups and administer local password policies.
  • Control access to files
    • Set Linux file system permissions on files and to interpret the security effects of different permission settings.
  • Manage SELinux security
    • Protect and manage the security of a server by using SELinux.
  • Tune system performance
    • Evaluate and control processes, set tuning parameters, and adjust process scheduling priorities on a Red Hat Enterprise Linux system.
  • Install and update software packages
    • Download, install, update, and manage software packages from Red Hat and DNF package repositories.
  • Manage basic storage
    • Create and manage storage devices, partitions, file systems, and swap spaces from the command line.
  • Control services and the boot process
    • Control and monitor network services, system daemons, and the boot process using systemd.
  • Manage networking
    • Configure network interfaces and settings on Red Hat Enterprise Linux servers.
  • Analyze and store logs
    • Locate and accurately interpret logs of system events for troubleshooting purposes.
  • Implement advanced storage features
    • Create and manage logical volumes containing file systems and swap spaces from the command line, and configure advanced storage features with Stratis and VDO.
  • Schedule future tasks
    • Schedule tasks to automatically execute in the future.
  • Access network-attached storage
    • Access network-attached storage, using the NFS protocol.
  • Manage network security
    • Control network connections to services using the system firewall and SELinux rules.
  • Running Containers
    • Obtain, run, and manage simple, lightweight services as containers on a single Red Hat Enterprise Linux server.
LABS

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WHO SHOULD ATTEND

This course is geared toward Windows system administrators, network administrators, and other system administrators who are interested in supplementing current skills or backstopping other team members, in addition to Linux system administrators who are responsible for these tasks:

  • Configuring, installing, upgrading, and maintaining Linux systems using established standards and procedures
  • Providing operational support
  • Managing systems for monitoring system performance and availability
  • Writing and deploying scripts for task automation and system administration
PREREQUISITES

  • You will be expected to already understand fundamental Linux computing concepts and be ready to practice the Red Hat Enterprise Linux methods for performing system administration tasks. Significant field experience working with Linux as a system administrator is recommended.
  • If you do not have experience with fundamental Linux computer concepts, we advise you to start with the Red Hat System Administration I (RH124) course instead.
  • Take our free assessment to gauge whether this offering is the best fit for your skills.