RH-305:Red Hat System Administration III: Linux Automation with Ansible

Course Overview:

Red Hat System Administration: Linux Automation with Ansible is designed for Linux administrators and developers who need to automate repeatable and error-prone steps for system provisioning, configuration, application deployment, and orchestration.  TechNow’s  Ansible course facilitates the dynamic IT infrastructure through automation.

This course also supports DevOps practices through Ansible playbooks automating workflows.  TechNow has operated Automated Unix and Linux environment for over 35 years and brings this field experience to the classroom utilizing ansible and discussing its impact on: Infrastructure (Linux, Windows, network devices), Cloud automation (AWS and Azure), Application deployment, Security & compliance, and CI/CD pipelines.

This course also ties in nicely with the TechNow course CL-355: Containers, Kubernetes, and Red Hat OpenShift Administration which provides an overview of the DoD Enterprise DevSecOps Platform (DSOP) Reference Design, its current state, and ties to DoD Cloud Platform One (P1).

Dates/Locations:

No Events

Duration: 5 days

Course Objectives:

  • An introduction to Ansible
  • Install and configure Ansible development tools in VS Code and configure Ansible setting
  • Create and update inventories of managed hosts and manage connections to them
  • Automate administration tasks with Ansible Playbooks
  • Write effective playbooks at scale
  • Protect sensitive data used by Ansible Automation Platform with Ansible Vault
  • Reuse code and simplify playbook development with Ansible Roles and Ansible Content Collections
  • Developing Automation Content: Variables, Task Control, Deploying Files
  • Developing Automation Content at Scale
  • Reusing Code with Ansible Roles and Content Collections
  • Automate Linux Administration Tasks

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TN-865: Wireshark Network Traffic and Security Analysis

Course Overview:

This course delivers the technical knowledge, insight, and hands-on training to receive in-depth knowledge on Wireshark® and TCP/IP communications analysis. You will learn to use Wireshark to identify the most common causes of performance problems in TCP/IP communications. You will learn about the underlying theory of TCP/IP and the most used application protocols, so that you can intelligently examine network traffic for performance issues or possible Indicators of Compromise (IoC).

Duration: 5 Days

Audience:

Anyone interested in learning to troubleshoot and optimize TCP/IP networks and analyze network traffic with Wireshark, especially network engineers, information technology specialists, and security analysts.

Course Prerequisites:

We recommend that attendees of this course have the following prerequisite:
• Network+

Dates/Locations:

No Events

Course Outline:

DAY ONE

Course Set Up and Analyzer Testing

Network Analysis Overview
Wireshark Functionality Overview
Capturing Wired and Wireless Traffic
Define Global and Personal Preferences for Faster Analysis
Defined Time Values and Interpret Summaries
Interpret Basic Trace File Statistics to Identify Trends
Create and Apply Display Filters for Efficient Analysis

DAY TWO

Follow Streams and Reassemble Data
Use Wireshark’s Expert System to Identify Anomalies
TCP/IP Analysis Overview
Analyze Common TCP/IP Traffic Patterns

DAY THREE

Graph I/O Rates and TCP Trends
802.11 (WLAN) Analysis Fundamentals
Voice over IP (VoIP) Analysis Fundamentals
Network Forensics Fundamentals

DAY FOUR

Detect Scanning and Discovery Processes
Analyze Suspect Traffic

DAY FIVE

Use Command‐Line Tools

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L-295: Linux System Administration II

Course Overview:

In this course students will learn to configure the Linux kernel, install & configure modules, to install and configure non-default devices and automate installation with Kickstart. Students also utilize skills developed in L-245 to expand on file system configuration with spanning devices and RAID. This is the foremost server side Linux course in the industry covering all server side components such as DHCP, Samba, NIS, LDAP, inet, telnet ftp, dns, etc.  Expanding on security introduced in L-245: Linux System Administration I, TCP wrappers, firewalling with IP filters, SQUID, & ssh are covered.

Attendees to L-295: Linux System Administration II will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

Dates/Locations:

No Events

Duration: 5 Days

Course Objectives:

  • Custom installation of a Linux server
  • Linux device naming conventions & the boot process
  • Adding peripheral devices
  • Reconfiguring the kernel
  • Disk partitioning & formatting
  • Changing system run levels
  • Adding startup files for additional services
  • Adding & removing software packages
  • Disk & file system Administration
  • Terminals & modem configuration
  • Configuring NFS to support the client/server environment
  • Use the automounter
  • Server side components such as DHCP, Samba, NIS, LDAP, inet, telnet, ftp, DNS, etc.
  • Troubleshooting techniques
  • Advanced Linux installation

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RH-245: Linux System Administration I

Course Overview:

The System Administration I for Red Hat course is designed for IT professionals working to become full-time enterprise Linux system administrators. This course gives the student direct experience with the most essential system administration tasks in the Red Hat. You will be instructed in crucial system management skills including: configuring network interfaces, client set up of network protocols, managing local disk devices, installation, package management, performing system boot procedures, grub and controlling system processes.

Attendees to RH-245: Linux System Administration I will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

Dates/Locations:

Date/Time Event
03/02/2026 - 03/06/2026
08:00 -16:00 		RH-245: Linux System Administration I
TechNow, Inc, San Antonio TX
06/01/2026 - 06/05/2026
08:00 -16:00 		RH-245: Linux System Administration I
TechNow, Inc, San Antonio TX
09/14/2026 - 09/18/2026
08:00 -16:00 		RH-245: Linux System Administration I
TechNow, Inc, San Antonio TX

Duration: 5 days

Course Objectives:

  • Installation
  • Manage File Systems and Local Disk Drives
  • Perform Mounts and Unmounts
  • Perform System Boot Procedures
  • Tuning and Maintaining the Kernel
  • Control System Processes
  • Perform User Administration
  • Installing and Managing Services
  • Perform Package Administration
  • Client Setup of SSH and Printing

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Instructor comments: Bill was awesome! He did a fantastic job teaching the course mater to everyone in the class. He made sure everyone was able to keep up and that they understood the material before moving on. Thanks!

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