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Monitoring and Logging in RHEL 9
In this lab, you’ll practice how to set up monitoring and logging in RHEL 9, manage system logs using journald and rsyslog, and configure log forwarding for centralized log management. You’ll also explore setting up and using performance monitoring tools such as top, htop, cockpit, logwatch, and vmstat to analyze system resource usage. When you’re finished, you’ll validate your learning in a final challenge to showcase your level of understanding.
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Challenge
Get 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!
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Monitor System Performance and Resources
To start this lab, you will be shown how to use the top, htop, and vmstat commands to monitor system performance, check disk usage with df and du, and identify CPU and memory bottlenecks.
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Set Up System Logging and Auditing
In this challenge, you will be shown how to configure system logging using rsyslog, view and analyze logs with journalctl, and set up logwatch for automated log reports.
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Implement System Monitoring Tools
You will be shown how to install and configure Cockpit, monitor system logs and services in real-time, and set up alert notifications to monitor system health.
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The Last Challenge
Welcome to the final challenge! This is your last chance to experiment in the environment. Clicking Finish Lab will end this little world that flittered into existence just for you.
What's a lab?
Hands-on Labs are real environments created by industry experts to help you learn. These environments help you gain knowledge and experience, practice without compromising your system, test without risk, destroy without fear, and let you learn from your mistakes. Hands-on Labs: practice your skills before delivering in the real world.
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Guided walkthrough
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