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Linux System Engineer: Kernel Tuning and Remote Logging

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Study to pass the RHCE exam—the benchmark certification for Red Hat Enterprise Linux. This course covers Linux kernel tuning for performance optimization, and remote logging.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Performance with Linux kernel tuning
  • What you should know
  • OS installation
  • Lab setup
  • Install guest additions
1. Performance Monitoring Tools
  • Introduction to performance testing
  • Monitor processes using ps
  • Monitor processes in real time
  • Monitor processes using GNOME System Monitor
  • Use Performance Co-pilot (PCP) to gather statistics
  • Use turbostat to gather CPU statistics
  • Use SS to gather network statistics
  • Other CLI performance monitoring tools
2. Tune the Kernel with tuned
  • Introduction to tuned
  • Install additional tuned profiles
  • Create custom tuned profiles
  • Use PowerTOP suggestions in tuned
  • Boot-time kernel parameters
3. Manually Tune the Kernel
  • Understand Linux kernel versions
  • Tune live kernel parameters manually using sysctl
  • Use Tuna to tune the kernel
4. Kernel Module Tuning
  • Linux kernel directory structure
  • Manage kernel modules
  • Displaying information about kernel modules
  • Installing kernel modules from disk
5. Logging System Messages Remotely
  • Understand Enterprise 7 logging
  • rsyslog filters
  • rsyslog actions
  • Log to a remote rsyslog server
Conclusion
  • Next steps

Taught by

Grant McWilliams

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