Description: An introduction to managing Red Hat Enterprise Linux at scale with Red Hat Satellite is a free Technical Overview that introduces the real-world challenges of managing IT environments at scale, including security, compliance, and efficiency. The on-demand video content covers the core functionalities of Red Hat Satellite, including content management, patch management, provisioning, subscription management, and remote execution. It demonstrates how Satellite helps establish a standardized, secure, and compliant Red Hat Enterprise Linux environment, whether on-premise, virtual, or in the public cloud.
Course content summary
- Addressing IT management challenges.
- Core functional areas of Red Hat Satellite.
- Satellite Server and Capsule Server architecture.
- Managing content with Content Views and Lifecycle Environments.
- Provisioning hosts using Host Groups and Compute Resources.
- Tracking usage with Subscription Management and the Red Hat Hybrid Cloud Console.
- Applying patches and running jobs with Remote Execution.
- Next steps and available learning resources.
Audience for this course:
- System administrators responsible for managing, patching, and deploying Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems.
- IT managers overseeing environment compliance and subscription usage.
- Operations engineers and DevOps practitioners looking to automate RHEL management at scale.
Prerequisites for this course:
- There are no prerequisites for this Technical Overview.
Access – You can directly request access to this free training through the Red Hat website (link).
Recommended next course or exam
Outline for this course:
- Video 1. Real-world IT management challenges
- Video 2. What is Red Hat Satellite?
- Video 3. Overview: Content, Patch, Provisioning, and Subscription Management
- Video 4. Overview: Configuration Management and Integrations
- Video 5. Satellite architecture: Satellite Server and Capsule Server
- Video 6. Architectural scenarios: Cloud, load-balanced, and air-gapped environments
- Video 7. Demo: Content Management (Repositories, Sync Plans, Content Views, Filters)
- Video 8. Demo: Lifecycle Environments and Activation Keys
- Video 9. Demo: Provisioning (Host Groups, Compute Resources)
- Video 10. Demo: Provisioning a new host
- Video 11. Demo: Subscription Management (Adding Subscriptions, Inventory Uploader)
- Video 12. Demo: Viewing Subscription Usage in the Red Hat Hybrid Cloud Console
- Video 13. Demo: Remote Execution (Host Status, Applying Errata)
- Video 14. Demo: Scheduling arbitrary remote jobs
- Video 15. Further resources and training
Note: Course outline is subject to change with technology advances and as the nature of the underlying job evolves. For questions or confirmation on a specific objective or topic, please contact us at osec@osec.pl.
