Red Hat OpenShift Training (DO180) Administration I

Red Hat OpenShift is one of the most widely used enterprise Kubernetes platforms, and Australian organisations across banking, government, telecommunications and healthcare run it in production, so administrators who can operate it are in steady demand. This course gives you the practical, hands on skills to keep containerised applications running on OpenShift, which is the work employers hire for, and it prepares you for the EX180 Red Hat Certified Technologist in OpenShift exam, a recognised, performance based credential that proves you can do the job rather than just describe it.

With Logitrain you train on a live OpenShift environment with skilled trainers, you keep the digital course material, and every course is backed by the price beat guarantee, so if you find the same training advertised for less we will beat it. You can train in person in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, in person on request in Adelaide, Perth and Canberra, or live online in real time anywhere in Australia, with full time, weeknight and weekend options to suit your schedule. The EX180 exam is taken separately through Red Hat, and our trainers will explain exactly how to book and prepare for it.

Red Hat recommends some background before this course, although there are no mandatory certifications required to attend.

• The ability to use a Linux terminal session and issue operating system commands, ideally with a Bash shell, equivalent to the Getting Started with Linux Fundamentals (RH104) course
• Basic knowledge of Linux containers, equivalent to the free Containers, Kubernetes and Red Hat OpenShift Technical Overview (DO080) course
• Some experience with web application architectures and their technologies
• Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) certification is helpful but not required

If you are unsure whether your background is a fit, Red Hat offers a free online skills assessment, and our team can talk it through with you. If you are completely new to containers, the Red Hat OpenShift Development I course (DO188) is a gentler starting point.

This course prepares you for the following Red Hat exam.

• EX180: Red Hat Certified Technologist in OpenShift exam, based on Red Hat OpenShift 4.18

The EX180 exam is a hands on, performance based exam taken on a live OpenShift environment, where you complete real tasks rather than answer multiple choice questions. It is delivered by Red Hat, either as a Red Hat Remote Exam that you sit from your own location with a live proctor, or at a Red Hat testing location. It is booked and paid for separately through Red Hat and is not included in the course fee. Results are issued by Red Hat through Red Hat Certification Central.

EX180 is the current version of this exam. It was previously known as the Red Hat Certified Specialist in Containers and Kubernetes exam, and Red Hat renamed it to the Red Hat Certified Technologist in OpenShift exam. Passing it is also a step on the path towards the Red Hat Certified OpenShift Administrator credential through the DO280 course and the EX280 exam.

You receive the Logitrain course material for the Red Hat OpenShift Administration I (DO180) course, provided in digital format for flexibility and ease of use, along with access to the hands on lab environment used throughout the course.

• Identify the main Kubernetes cluster services and OpenShift platform services, and monitor them from the web console
• Access an OpenShift cluster from the command line and query its Kubernetes API resources to assess cluster health
• Run and troubleshoot containerised applications as unmanaged Kubernetes pods
• Deploy applications and expose them to network access from inside and outside the cluster
• Externalise application configuration in Kubernetes resources such as ConfigMaps and Secrets
• Provision storage volumes for persistent application data
• Configure applications for high availability, resilience and reliability
• Manage reproducible application updates and roll back code and configuration changes
• Troubleshoot network connectivity and common application and infrastructure issues on OpenShift

This course is likely to add to the employment-related skills of the participants. The skills developed are likely to be used in the course of being an employee or working in a business.

• Platform engineers who operate and support OpenShift clusters
• System administrators moving into container and Kubernetes administration
• Cloud administrators responsible for tier one support of application infrastructure
• Enterprise architects who need a working understanding of OpenShift operations
• Site reliability engineers and DevOps engineers supporting containerised workloads
• IT professionals preparing for the EX180 Red Hat Certified Technologist in OpenShift exam

This is an administration focused course. Developers and engineers who are new to container technology should start with the Red Hat OpenShift Development I course (DO188) instead.

• Introduction to Kubernetes and OpenShift, and the architecture of an OpenShift cluster
• Kubernetes and OpenShift command line interfaces and the Kubernetes API
• Running applications as containers and pods, and troubleshooting them
• Deploying managed and networked applications on Kubernetes
• Exposing applications to network access from inside and outside the cluster
• Managing storage for application configuration and data with persistent volumes
• Externalising application configuration using Kubernetes resources
• Configuring applications for reliability, high availability and resilience
• Managing application updates, rollouts and rollbacks of code and configuration
• Troubleshooting network connectivity and application issues on OpenShift

DO280 Red Hat OpenShift Administration II course is the natural next step, building the skills to configure and secure a production OpenShift cluster and leading to the EX280 Red Hat Certified OpenShift Administrator exam.

RH124 Red Hat System Administration I course is a good place to build the Linux command line foundation this course assumes, if you need it.

RH134 Red Hat System Administration II course continues that Linux administration grounding towards the RHCSA certification.

Browse the full Red Hat training courses range to compare the OpenShift and Linux paths, or if a job is your goal, the cloud computing job ready program adds an internship, career counselling and job placement support on top of the training and certifications.

Got a team to train? Logitrain can deliver the Red Hat OpenShift DO180 course in house at your premises anywhere in Australia, with the same skilled trainer, digital course material and hands on lab environment as the public courses, suited to teams who want everyone trained together on dates that suit the business. The content can lean into the OpenShift clusters and containerised applications your organisation actually runs.

What is the Red Hat DO180 course?

DO180 is Red Hat OpenShift Administration I: Operating a Production Cluster. It teaches you to deploy, manage and troubleshoot containerised applications running as Kubernetes workloads on Red Hat OpenShift, and it prepares you for the EX180 exam. It is based on Red Hat OpenShift 4.18.

What is the difference between DO180 and EX180?

DO180 is the training course. EX180 is the exam, now called the Red Hat Certified Technologist in OpenShift exam, which you sit separately through Red Hat to earn the certification. The course prepares you for the exam.

Is the EX180 exam included in the course fee?

No. Red Hat exams are delivered by Red Hat, not through Logitrain, so the EX180 exam is booked and paid for separately through Red Hat. Our course gives you the training, the digital material and the hands on labs to prepare for it, and our trainers will explain how to book the exam.

How much does the DO180 course cost?

Contact Logitrain for the current course price. Our price includes the training, the digital course material and the hands on lab environment, and it is covered by the price beat guarantee, so if you find the same course advertised for less we will beat it.

What are the prerequisites for DO180?

There are no mandatory certifications, but Red Hat recommends comfort with the Linux command line and a basic understanding of containers. The free DO080 technical overview and the RH104 Linux fundamentals course are good preparation, and RHCSA is helpful but not required.

What is the EX180 exam like?

EX180 is a hands on, performance based exam taken on a live OpenShift environment, with no multiple choice questions. You complete real tasks, and Red Hat delivers it either as a remote exam from your own location with a proctor, or at a Red Hat testing location.

How long is the course and where can I train?

The course runs over four days full time, or four weeks part time if you study one day a week. You can train in person in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, in person on request in Adelaide, Perth and Canberra, or live online in real time anywhere in Australia.

What course comes after DO180?

The next step on the administration path is DO280, Red Hat OpenShift Administration II, which leads to the EX280 Red Hat Certified OpenShift Administrator exam. Together these build towards the senior Red Hat OpenShift certifications.