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Using the Troubleshooting Tools within the RHEL Environment

In this activity, you will practice using the troubleshooting tools available with RHEL 7. *This course is not approved or sponsored by Red Hat.*

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Clock icon Advanced
Duration
Clock icon 1h 30m
Last updated
Clock icon Aug 27, 2025

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Table of Contents

  1. Challenge

    Collect system information.

    You should begin by logging in to the host and obtaining the following information to verify the user complaints:

    • Current system load
    • Current disk usage
    • Swap usage

    Performance Co-Pilot is installed. You should use it to help assess the problems.

    • Enable pmcd
    • Start pmcd
  2. Challenge

    Resolve disk space issues.

    You will need to find out what's consuming all of the disk space and see if it's something that can be removed.

  3. Challenge

    Resolve CPU load issues.

    You will need to investigate the cause of CPU load issues and resolve them.

  4. Challenge

    Resolve disk I/O issues.

    You will need to investigate the cause of disk I/O issues and resolve it.

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