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Lab 2 - CentOS Enterprise Linux 7 Operation Essentials

This lab provides an environment for you to follow along with the demonstrations in the CentOS Enterprise Linux 7 Operation Essentials course. This course has 3 labs. This lab environment covers all modules from Managing Linux Processes through Scheduling Tasks in Linux.

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Level
Intermediate
Last updated
Aug 05, 2025
Duration
6h 0m

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Table of Contents
  1. Challenge

    Getting Started in the Lab Environment

    Here are the initial instructions and explanation of the lab environment. Read this while your environment is busy creating itself from nothing. Yes, this violates physics; we know. How fun!

  2. Challenge

    Managing Linux Processes

    Follow along with the Managing Linux Processes module.

  3. Challenge

    Process Priority

    Follow along with the Process Priority module.

  4. Challenge

    Monitor Linux Performance

    Follow along with the Monitor Linux Performance module.

  5. Challenge

    Using Sysstat to Monitor Performance

    Follow along with the Using Sysstat to Monitor Performance module.

  6. Challenge

    Managing Shared Libraries

    Follow along with the Managing Shared Libraries module.

  7. Challenge

    Scheduling Tasks in Linux

    Follow along with the Scheduling Tasks in Linux module.

  8. Challenge

    The Last Challenge

    This is the last challenge of this lab, and your last chance to experience the environment before clicking finish lab, ending this small little world that flittered into existence just for you.

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