Exam

Red Hat Certified Specialist in Deployment and Systems Management («EX403»)

This exam tests candidates' knowledge, skills, and ability to use Red Hat products, including Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® and Red Hat Satellite Server, to deploy and manage systems in an efficient, scalable, replicable, and reliable manner.

Duration 4 hours

Price 550.–

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Alternative exam format available: Red Hat Certified Specialist in Deployment and Systems Management - Remote Exam («EX403R»)

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Course facts

Content

A Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE^®) who passes this exam will become a Red Hat Certified Specialist in Deployment and Systems Management, which also counts toward becoming a Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA).

To help you prepare, the exam objectives highlight the task areas students can expect to see covered in the exam. Red Hat reserves the right to add, modify, and remove exam objectives. Such changes will be made public in advance.

Installing Red Hat Satellite Server from an ISO image
Creating and configuring organizations and locations
Creating and configuring Red Hat Satellite users and roles
Creating GNU Privacy Guard (GPG) keys to sign RPMs
Creating and configuring development life cycles
Creating a Puppet product repository
Configuring Red Hat Satellite subscriptions, content, and content views
Installing a Red Hat Satellite capsule server using an ISO image
Building a custom RPM from a source tarball
Creating a Red Hat Satellite activation key
Creating a Red Hat Satellite host group
Defining smart class parameters for a Puppet module
Registering an existing client to a Red Hat Satellite server
Applying errata to client
Configuring bare-metal deployment on Red Hat Satellite
Deploying clients using kick starts

As with all Red Hat performance-based exams, configurations must persist after reboot without intervention.

Methodology & didactics

This exam is a performance-based evaluation of systems deployment and management skills and knowledge. Candidates perform a number of systems administration tasks focused on configuring Red Hat Satellite Server and then use that system to deploy client systems. Candidates are evaluated on whether they have met specific objective criteria. Performance-based testing means that candidates must perform tasks similar to what they perform on the job.

Target audience

System administrators responsible for managing large enterprise environments
Red Hat Certified Engineers (RHCEs) interested in becoming Red Hat Certified Architects (RHCAs)

Requirements

Red Hat Certified System Administrators (RHCSA^®) or equivalent experience and skills; being an RHCE is recommended
Red Hat Satellite 6 Administration (RH403) course or equivalent experience
Reviewing the Red Hat Certified Specialist in Deployment and Systems Management exam (EX403) objectives

5 days

CHF

4'500.–

4 days

CHF

3'900.–

Certification

Official scores for exams come exclusively from Red Hat Certification Central. Red Hat does not authorize examiners or training partners to report results to candidates directly. Scores on the exam are usually reported within 3 U.S. business days.

Exam results are reported as total scores. Red Hat does not report performance on individual items, nor will it provide additional information upon request.

Additional information

Red Hat encourages all candidates for the Red Hat Certified Specialist in Deployment and Systems Management exam (EX403) to consider taking the Red Hat Satellite 6 Administration (RH403) course. Attendance in these classes is not required, and you can choose to take just an exam.

While attending Red Hat's classes can be an important part of your preparation, attending class does not guarantee success on the exam. Previous experience, practice, and native aptitude are also important determinants of success.

Many books and other resources on system administration for Red Hat's products are available. Red Hat does not endorse any as preparation guides for any exams. Nevertheless, you may find additional reading helpful to deepen your understanding.