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RedHat EX294 Exam Overview:

Certification Vendor:	Red Hat
Exam Name:	Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) exam for Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Exam Number:	EX294
Related Certifications:	Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA)
Available Languages:	English
Exam Duration:	240 minutes
Certificate Validity Period:	3 years (typical Red Hat validity)
Exam Format:	Hands-on Practical Lab, Performance-based
Exam Price:	USD 400
Sample Questions:
Exam Way:	Hands-on, practical onsite or remote proctored performance-based exam.
Pre Condition:	Must have current RHCSA certification (EX200) and experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Ansible Automation Platform; recommended training RH124, RH134, and AU294.
Official Syllabus URL:	https://www.redhat.com/en/services/training/ex294-red-hat-certified-engineer-rhce-exam-red-hat-enterprise-linux-8

RedHat EX294 Exam Syllabus Topics:

Common Questions About the RedHat Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) exam for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Exam

RedHat Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) exam for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Sample Questions:

Question 1

Create a playbook called packages.yml that:
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--> Installs the php and mariadb packages on hosts in the dev, test, and prod host
groups.
--> Installs the Development Tools package group on hosts in the dev host group.
--> Updates all packages to the latest version on hosts in the dev host group.

Question 2

Create a playbook called hwreport.yml that produces an output file called /root/
hwreport.txt on all managed nodes with the following information:
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--> Inventory host name
--> Total memory in MB
--> BIOS version
--> Size of disk device vda
--> Size of disk device vdb
Each line of the output file contains a single key-value pair.
* Your playbook should:
--> Download the file hwreport.empty from the URL http://classroom.example.com/
hwreport.empty and
save it as /root/hwreport.txt
--> Modify with the correct values.
note: If a hardware item does not exist, the associated value should be set to NONE
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while practising you to create these file hear. But in exam have to download as per
questation.
hwreport.txt file consists.
my_sys=hostname
my_BIOS=biosversion
my_MEMORY=memory
my_vda=vdasize
my_vdb=vdbsize

Question 3

Create a file called requirements.yml in /home/sandy/ansible/roles a file called role.yml in /home/sandy/ansible/. The haproxy-role should be used on the proxy host. And when you curl http://node3.example.com it should display "Welcome to node4.example.com" and when you curl again "Welcome to node5.example.com" The php-role should be used on the prod host.

Question 4

Create user accounts
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--> A list of users to be created can be found in the file called user_list.yml
which you should download from http://classroom.example.com/user_list.yml and
save to /home/admin/ansible/
--> Using the password vault created elsewhere in this exam, create a playbook called
create_user.yml
that creates user accounts as follows:
--> Users with a job description of developer should be:
--> created on managed nodes in the "dev" and "test" host groups assigned the
password from the "dev_pass"
variable and these user should be member of supplementary group "devops".
--> Users with a job description of manager should be:
--> created on managed nodes in the "prod" host group assigned the password from
the "mgr_pass" variable
and these user should be member of supplementary group "opsmgr"
--> Passwords should use the "SHA512" hash format. Your playbook should work using
the vault password file
created elsewhere in this exam.
while practising you to create these file hear. But in exam have to download as per
questation.
user_list.yml file consist:
---
user:
- name: user1
job: developer
- name: user2
job: manager

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