Linux Administration + Server + Cluster Course (on RHEL) (From Beginner to Expert Level) ________________________________________ 📖 Week 1: Linux Basics on RHEL Day Topics Assignment Day 1 Introduction to Linux and RHEL family Install RHEL 8/9 on VirtualBox/VMware Day 2 Basic Linux Commands (ls, cp, mv, cat, mkdir, etc.) Create directories/files and manage them Day 3 User/Group Management (useradd, passwd, usermod, groupadd) Create 2 users, add to groups Day 4 Permissions Management (chmod, chown, umask) Setup access-controlled folders Day 5 Basic File Editors (vim, nano), Viewers (less, cat) Practice creating and editing files 🔥 Weekend Assignment 1: • Install RHEL • Create users and secure directories • Write a report on RHEL subscription-manager (register/unregister basics) ________________________________________ 📖 Week 2: Linux Intermediate Administration Day Topics Assignment Day 6 RPM and YUM/DNF Package Management Install, Remove, and Update packages Day 7 Services Management (systemctl, systemd) Enable/disable/manage services Day 8 Network Configuration (nmcli, /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/) Set Static IP using nmcli Day 9 FirewallD Configuration Open/close SSH and HTTP ports Day 10 Disk Partitioning and LVM Setup (fdisk, lsblk, pvcreate, lvcreate) Create a LVM partition and mount 🔥 Weekend Assignment 2: • Setup Apache Server (httpd) on RHEL • Configure a permanent mount point via /etc/fstab ________________________________________ 📖 Week 3: Advanced Linux Server Admin + Hardening Day Topics Assignment Day 11 Linux Boot Process (grub2) and Boot Target Management Change default boot target Day 12 SSH Server Hardening Configure key authentication and disable password login Day 13 SELinux Management (getenforce, setenforce, /etc/selinux/config) Set SELinux to Enforcing Day 14 NFS Server and Client Setup Export a directory over NFS Day 15 Samba Server Setup Setup SMB share secured by user login 🔥 Weekend Assignment 3: • Harden SSH access • Export NFS share and access it from another RHEL VM ________________________________________ 📖 Week 4: Linux Cluster and HA Setup Day Topics Assignment Day 16 Introduction to HA Clustering (Pacemaker + Corosync) Theory and Architecture Day 17 Install Pacemaker/Corosync packages on RHEL nodes Setup Cluster Nodes Day 18 Cluster Properties, Quorum, and Fencing Setup Configure fencing device (fence_dummy) Day 19 Cluster Resource Management (IP, Apache service) Create IP resource, start Apache service Day 20 Load Balancing with HAProxy on RHEL Setup HAProxy to load balance web servers 🔥 Weekend Assignment 4: • Build a 2-node HA cluster • Make apache highly available ________________________________________ 📖 Week 5: Final Project + Mock Interview Preparation Day Topics Assignment Day 21 Backup/Recovery on RHEL (rsync, tar, dump/restore) Backup home directory and restore Day 22 Server Performance Monitoring (top, htop, iotop, dstat) Monitor and submit report Day 23 Logs Management and Troubleshooting (journalctl, /var/log/) Analyze logs and find errors Day 24 Linux Security Best Practices Harden RHEL server as per CIS benchmark Day 25 Practice Real World Server Issue Troubleshooting Solve 5 scenario-based server problems Day Final Review & Assessment Day 26 Linux Commands Practice Exam Day 27 System Admin Practice Exam Day 28 Cluster Management Practice Exam Day 29 Mock Interview (Technical + Practical) Day 30 Final Project Demo + Completion Certificate Award ________________________________________ 🎯 Weekly Deliverables • Bash scripting assignments • Server configuration tasks • Cluster lab tasks • Final Project: Set up a two-node RHEL cluster with Load Balanced Apache Web Servers