Red Hat Ansible Certification Course (RH294)

Red Hat Certified Engineer is one of the most respected automation credentials in Linux, and it is built on Ansible, which is the automation tool most Australian enterprises actually run. Holding it proves you can manage large fleets of servers consistently and repeatably rather than configuring them one at a time, which is exactly the skill employers screen for in senior Linux, DevOps and site reliability roles. It sits a clear step above RHCSA on the Red Hat path, so it marks you as someone who can automate, not just administer.

With Logitrain you train with skilled, experienced trainers in a hands-on classroom or live online setting, and you keep the full course material in digital format. Every course carries our price beat guarantee, so if you find the same course advertised for less we will beat the price, which matters on a course that competitors advertise at around five and a half thousand dollars. You can train in person in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, or live online in real time anywhere in Australia including Adelaide, Perth and Canberra, with weekday, weeknight and weekend timetables so the course fits around work. Logitrain has trained over 15,000 professionals and worked with over 2,500 Australian organisations since 2004.

You should hold Red Hat Certified System Administrator level skills before starting this course.

The recommended background is to have attended Red Hat System Administration I (RH124) and Red Hat System Administration II (RH134), or to hold the RHCSA certification, or to have comparable hands-on experience administering Red Hat Enterprise Linux. No prior Ansible knowledge is required, because the course builds Ansible from first principles. If you are newer to Linux, start with the System Administration courses and return here once you are comfortable on the command line.

Candidates can achieve this certification by passing the following exam.

• EX294: Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) exam in Ansible, on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

The exam is not included in the course fee. It is booked and paid separately through Red Hat. EX294 is delivered by Red Hat as a performance-based exam, which you can sit as a remote exam from a private space or at a Red Hat exam location.

Exam format: a hands-on, practical exam with no multiple choice questions. You write and run Ansible playbooks to complete real system administration tasks, and your work is scored by checking whether the systems reach the required end state. Configurations must persist after a reboot. Results are reported by Red Hat, usually within three business days.

Course material for the Red Hat Ansible Certification Course (RH294), aligned to the EX294 exam, is provided to every participant in digital format and is yours to keep for revision.

• Install and configure Ansible on a control node, including ansible.cfg and inventories
• Build static inventories and group managed hosts
• Run ad hoc automation tasks from the command line
• Write Ansible playbooks that automate multiple tasks across many managed hosts
• Use variables, facts and magic variables to make playbooks flexible
• Protect sensitive data in playbooks with Ansible Vault
• Control task execution with loops, conditionals, handlers and error handling
• Deploy and customise files on managed hosts using Jinja2 templates
• Manage large, complex projects by importing and including playbooks and tasks
• Reuse code with Ansible roles and content collections
• Troubleshoot playbooks and managed hosts
• Automate common Red Hat Enterprise Linux administration tasks, including packages, services, firewall rules, storage, users, scheduling and security

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.

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux system administrators moving into automation
• RHCSA holders working towards Red Hat Certified Engineer
• DevOps engineers automating provisioning and deployment
• Site reliability engineers managing large server fleets
• Infrastructure and automation engineers
• Developers responsible for repeatable configuration and deployment tasks

• Introduce Ansible and describe its core concepts
• Install Ansible and configure the control node
• Build inventories and manage connections to managed hosts
• Run ad hoc Ansible commands
• Write and run your first playbooks
• Manage variables and facts, and protect data with Ansible Vault
• Implement task control with loops, conditionals and handlers
• Handle task errors and failures
• Deploy files to managed hosts using templates
• Manage large and complex playbooks with imports, includes and host patterns
• Simplify and reuse code with Ansible roles and content collections
• Troubleshoot playbooks and managed hosts
• Automate common Red Hat Enterprise Linux administration tasks
• Comprehensive review and exam preparation

Build your Red Hat path with these related Logitrain courses.

• Red Hat System Administration I (RH124) is the entry course that begins the RHCSA path and the recommended starting point if you are new to Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
• Red Hat System Administration II (RH134) completes the RHCSA level skills assumed before this course.
• Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Boot Camp (DO710) is the advanced step for managing and scaling automation after you are certified.
• Red Hat Training Courses lists the full Red Hat curriculum at Logitrain.

Got a team to train? Logitrain can deliver the Red Hat Ansible Certification Course (RH294) in house at your premises anywhere in Australia, with the same skilled trainer, the same digital course material and the same hands-on lab work as the public course. In house delivery suits teams who want everyone trained on Ansible automation together, on dates that suit your business. Phone 1800 159 151 to arrange in house or customised delivery.

What is the RH294 certification?

RH294 is Red Hat System Administration III: Linux Automation with Ansible. It teaches you to automate Red Hat Enterprise Linux with Ansible and prepares you for the EX294 exam, the Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) exam in Ansible.

Is the exam included in the course fee?

No. The EX294 exam is not included. You receive a Certificate of Attendance on completion, and you book and pay for the exam separately through Red Hat.

How much does the Red Hat Ansible certification cost?

The course is priced separately from the exam. Competitors advertise the same course at around $5,500 inclusive of GST, and our price beat guarantee means we will beat any genuine advertised price. See the schedule on this page for the current course price, and book the EX294 exam through Red Hat.

What are the prerequisites?

You should hold RHCSA level skills, from Red Hat System Administration I and II or equivalent experience administering Red Hat Enterprise Linux. No prior Ansible knowledge is needed.

Which exam version does this course cover?

It covers EX294, the current Red Hat Certified Engineer exam in Ansible on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.

How long is the course and where can I take it?

The course runs full time over consecutive weekdays, or part time over the same number of weeks in the evenings or on weekends. You can train in person in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, or live online in real time across the rest of Australia including Adelaide, Perth and Canberra. Confirm the current dates on the schedule on this page.

What is the EX294 exam like?

It is a hands-on, performance-based exam with no multiple choice questions. You write and run Ansible playbooks to complete real tasks, and you are scored on whether the systems reach the required end state.

Should I do RHCSA before RHCE?

Yes. RHCSA is the assumed foundation. Build those skills first with Red Hat System Administration I and II, then take this course to automate them with Ansible.