Re: [Hampshire] RHCE / RHCT
On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 15:04:07 +0100 (+0100), Stephen Nelson-Smith wrote: I've been toying with the idea of getting Redhat certification. I did the pre-assessment questionaires and concluded that I was pretty close to being ready to take the RHCE exam immediately, but would benefit from the fast track course. Caveat - I last did them about 3/4 years ago... I did a couple of hours reading up on Redhatisms (since I normally use Debian). Found RHCT dead easy, RHCE fairly straightforward too. I was still nervous, but hey it is an exam :-) I think I'm goig to retake RHCE shortly (my old one was RH v3 and so lapsed a little while ago). Managed 100% on both last time, so it can only go badly in comparison this time! Adrian -- bitcube.co.uk - Linux infrastructure consultancy Puppet, Debian, Red Hat, Ubuntu, CentOS, ... -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] RHCE / RHCT
On Sunday 20 September 2009 21:15:14 Adrian Bridgett wrote: On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 15:04:07 +0100 (+0100), Stephen Nelson-Smith wrote: I've been toying with the idea of getting Redhat certification. I did the pre-assessment questionaires and concluded that I was pretty close to being ready to take the RHCE exam immediately, but would benefit from the fast track course. Caveat - I last did them about 3/4 years ago... I did a couple of hours reading up on Redhatisms (since I normally use Debian). Found RHCT dead easy, RHCE fairly straightforward too. I was still nervous, but hey it is an exam :-) I think I'm goig to retake RHCE shortly (my old one was RH v3 and so lapsed a little while ago). Managed 100% on both last time, so it can only go badly in comparison this time! Adrian We know who to email for advice now! Tim B. -- OpenPilot - Open-source Marine Chart Plotter Lead Developer http://openpilot.sourceforge.net -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] RHCE / RHCT
On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 10:26:08PM +0100, Tim Brocklehurst wrote: On Sunday 20 September 2009 21:15:14 Adrian Bridgett wrote: I did a couple of hours reading up on Redhatisms (since I normally use Debian). Found RHCT dead easy, RHCE fairly straightforward too. I was still nervous, but hey it is an exam :-) I think I'm goig to retake RHCE shortly (my old one was RH v3 and so lapsed a little while ago). Managed 100% on both last time, so it can only go badly in comparison this time! We know who to email for advice now! You couldn't afford him... Hugo. -- === Hugo Mills: h...@... carfax.org.uk | darksatanic.net | lug.org.uk === PGP key: 515C238D from wwwkeys.eu.pgp.net or http://www.carfax.org.uk --- There's more than one way to do it is not a commandment. It --- is a dire warning. signature.asc Description: Digital signature -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] RHCE / RHCT
On 18/09/09 15:04, Stephen Nelson-Smith wrote: I've been toying with the idea of getting Redhat certification. I did the pre-assessment questionaires and concluded that I was pretty close to being ready to take the RHCE exam immediately, but would benefit from the fast track course. I would appear to be ready to take the RHCT immediately - is there any benefit in this, if I'm going to do the RHCE soon anyway? The fast track course seems to be £1200 (plus £500 for the exam) - this strikes me as reasonable value. Anyone got experience of it? I used to teach it, if that helps. The course is very intense in terms of content, covering the majority of the previous 2 courses in 4 days - local systems administration, installation, user management etc etc, plus a lot of network services, including DNS, apache httpd, smb, ftp etc. If you think you know = 80/90% of the content then this is an appropriate course for you. If there are huge holes in your knowledge, it isn't :) (I suspect this is not the case here, but trust me on that) The alternative is just to prepare independently - is the curriculum available? Anyone got experience of this approach? Are there any study materials available? There is a course and curriculum overview on the Red Hat training website. RH300 outline (this will certainly wrap) https://www.redhat.com/courses/rh300_rhce_rapid_track_course_and_rhce_exam/details/ RHCE Preparation Guide https://www.redhat.com/certification/rhce/prep_guide/ There are no official practice tests or exam guides beyond the above. Regards, Stuart -- Stuart Sears RHCA etc. It's today! said Piglet. My favourite day, said Pooh. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] RHCE / RHCT
On 18/09/09 15:27, Stuart Sears wrote: On 18/09/09 15:04, Stephen Nelson-Smith wrote: I've been toying with the idea of getting Redhat certification. I did the pre-assessment questionaires and concluded that I was pretty close to being ready to take the RHCE exam immediately, but would benefit from the fast track course. I would appear to be ready to take the RHCT immediately - is there any benefit in this, if I'm going to do the RHCE soon anyway? oh, I missed that bit. The RHCT is approximately half of an RHCE in terms of syllabus. The same prep guide I gave before applies here, too. If you want a sense of how the exams work,then yes, it's probably a good experience, but if you feel more or less ready for the upper-level exam, then I'd go straight for that. blah blah disclaimer I work for them, I don't speak for them :) /disclaimer Stuart -- Stuart Sears RHCA etc. It's today! said Piglet. My favourite day, said Pooh. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] RHCE / RHCT
On 18/09/09 15:04, Stephen Nelson-Smith wrote: I've been toying with the idea of getting Redhat certification. I did the pre-assessment questionaires and concluded that I was pretty close to being ready to take the RHCE exam immediately, but would benefit from the fast track course. I would appear to be ready to take the RHCT immediately - is there any benefit in this, if I'm going to do the RHCE soon anyway? The fast track course seems to be £1200 (plus £500 for the exam) - this strikes me as reasonable value. Anyone got experience of it? The alternative is just to prepare independently - is the curriculum available? Anyone got experience of this approach? Are there any study materials available? Your experience and wisdom gratefully accepted! S. -- Stephen Nelson-Smith Technical Director Atalanta Systems Ltd www.atalanta-systems.com I don't think you need to do the RHCT first but the RHCE course is well worth the money and preps you for the exam. I just got the RHCE study book by Michael Jang (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Certified-Engineer-Linux-Study-Certification/dp/0072264543/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8s=booksqid=1253290934sr=1-1) and studied hard for a month prior to the course. It is a hard, all practical exam, but it is worth doing. John. -- -- Discover Linux - Open Source Solutions to Business and Schools http://discoverlinux.co.uk -- -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] RHCE / RHCT
Hi, I don't think you need to do the RHCT first but the RHCE course is well worth the money and preps you for the exam. I just got the RHCE study book by Michael Jang I looked at that - it seems pretty good, so will prolly order it anyway. Thanks, S. -- Stephen Nelson-Smith Technical Director Atalanta Systems Ltd www.atalanta-systems.com -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
