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RED HAT ACADEMY RHEL 8 CURRICULUM FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 

Red Hat Academy RHEL 8 FAQ 


 
What courses and exams will be impacted by the release of the Red Hat 
Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8 curriculum release? 
 
The courses and exams that will be impacted are: 
 
1. Red Hat System Administration I (RH124) 
2. Red Hat System Administration II (RH134) 
3. Red Hat System Administration III (RH254) 
4. Red Hat Certified System Administrator (EX200) 
5. Red Hat Certified Engineer (EX300)  

 
Why did we make this change in the curriculum? 
 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 gives organizations the stable, security-focused, and consistent 
foundation across hybrid cloud deployments—and the tools they need to deliver applications and 
workloads faster with less effort. 
 
The curriculum that we are releasing will align to the new version of RHEL 8 and uplevel the 
necessity of the skills in ansible automation.  
 
When is the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 based curriculum available for 
academies? 
 
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 curriculum and course content is available today in the ​Red Hat 
Gilmore portal​. 
 
How long will the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 curriculum be available for us to teach? 
 
The RHEL 7 based courses and exams will be available until June 2020. 
 
Why should a student take the RHEL 8 courses? 
 
The reality is that the IT industry is continually demanding Linux skills from IT professionals.  
 

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“Linux is back on top as the most in-demand open source skill category, making it required 
knowledge for most entry-level open source careers” 
 
This curriculum will​ ​provide students with Linux administration "survival skills" by focusing on 
core administration tasks. This curriculum also provides a foundation for students planning to 
become full-time Linux system administrators by introducing key command-line concepts and 
enterprise-level tools. Red Hat Enterprise Linux is the intelligent operating system that is the 
consistent foundation for the enterprise hybrid cloud. The version 8 release of Red Hat 
Enterprise Linux will focus on digital transformation, application, deployment and security. 

What is the learning path for the RHEL 8 version of the curriculum? 

What are the hardware requirements for training courses and exams? 
 
Please refer to the ​classroom requirement​s document to review the specific requirements for 
each course. 
1. Red Hat System Administration I (RH124v8) 
Level: II Sufficient multicore CPU with 8GB RAM and minimum 250GB HDD 
2. Red Hat System Administration II (RH134v8) 
Level: II Sufficient multicore CPU with 8GB RAM and minimum 250GB HDD 
3. Red Hat System Administration III (RH294) 
Level II: Multi-core CPU with VT support, 8 GB RAM, 250 GB HDD and Gigabit Ethernet 
 
What concepts and topics are different between RHEL7 RH254 and RHEL8 
RH294? 
 
Red Hat System Administration III: Linux Automation (RH294) for RHEL 8 supersedes the Red 
Hat System Administration III: Data Center Services for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (RH254) 

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course, which focuses on manually configuring and managing legacy enterprise services. RH254 
still prepares candidates for the RHEL 7 RHCE certification exam (EX300). The RHEL 7 RH254 
and EX300 offerings will remain available for one year from the general availability of the new 
RHEL 8 RHCE exam (EX294).   
 
When will the RH294 course be available for Red Hat Academies? 
 
Red Hat System Administration III: Linux Automation (RH294) will be available to access within 
the Red Hat Gilmore portal by August 30, 2019. 
 
What type of instructor enablement will be provided throughout this transition? 
 
In addition to the free instructor training, based in RHEL8, we will also provide updated versions 
of the textbooks (HTML, eBook, and hardcopy) and labs within the Gilmore on June 28, 2019.  
 
I am already RHCSA certified on the RHEL 7 version of the exam, do I need to be 
certified on the RHEL 8 version in order to teach the course? 
 
Certification is highly encouraged for Red Hat Academy instructors, but not required. In order to 
best prepare you to deliver a course at your academy Red Hat encourages you to at the 
minimum take the free virtual training courses. These courses will help you to understand the 
differences in the curriculum and best help guide you in building out your lesson plans.  
 
How can I connect with Red Hat Academy instructors within the program, who 
are preparing for these changes?  
 
For anyone interested in connecting with other Red Hat Academy instructors on the topic of 
RHEL 8, please go to the ​Red Hat Learning Community​ and post a comment within the Red Hat 
Academy and RHEL 8 discussion forum. This forum will connect you with Red Hat instructors and 
leadership that can best answer your questions. 
 
How I can access the OS images for RHEL8 training? 
 
All OS images for the RHEL8 based courses are available within the Gilmore Red Hat Academy 
portal.​ ​Instructor/Admins can visit the Gilmore portal and access these details under the 
‘Reference Materials’ -> 'DIY Labs - FTP Credentials’ section. This includes the folder structure 
for various courses, including RHEL 8 courses. 

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