We are going to make an overview of the retired Red Hat certification to clarify the advantages of being a certified expert in Hybrid Cloud Management.

An IT specialist who has earned the Red Hat certificate usually demonstrates a high level of fundamental knowledge and skills to perform a number of tasks using Red Hat CloudForms. Owing to the fact that the certification has been earned, your knowledge and experience in Red Hat CloudForms are validated and confirmed.

When the Red Hat certification exam was available, a special training course – Red Hat CloudForms Hybrid Cloud Management (CL220) – was recommended to the candidates to prepare for the test. Today, if you choose another exam to achieve a certification, another course will be advisable to take.

Red Hat creates new exams and certifications, getting rid of the older ones. Not having sat a qualification exam, you can always choose another one and get certified, whether or no. Test your skills and knowledge with Red Hat and keep the track of events!

For more retired exams, see https://www.redhat.com/en/services/all-certifications-exams

This fall, RHCA becomes more accessible as Red Hat is now switching to a less prescriptive with regards to what exams should be taken to be eligible for this certification. The company provides a wider selection of RHCE exams, so you have better chances of achieving certification through exams relevant to your field.

According to Red Hat, the current requirements were set years ago. Now that the company has been expanding its services and certifications portfolio, it’s natural to expand the list of RHCA-eligible exams.

So, now RHCA can be acquired by earning RHCE plus any five of the following Red Hat Certificates of Expertise or certifications:

• Red Hat Certified System Administrator in Red Hat OpenStack
• Red Hat Certificate of Expertise in Hybrid Cloud Storage
• Red Hat Certified JBoss Administrator
• Red Hat Certified Virtualization Administrator
• Red Hat Certificate of Expertise in Security: Network Services
• Red Hat Certificate of Expertise in Deployment and Systems Management
• Red Hat Certificate of Expertise in Directory Services and Authentication
• Red Hat Certificate of Expertise in SElinux Policy Administration
• Red Hat Certificate of Expertise in Clustering and Storage Management
• Red Hat Certificate of Expertise in Performance Tuning
• Red Hat Certificate of Expertise in Server Hardening
• Red Hat Certificate of Expertise in Platform-as-a-Service
• Red Hat Certificate of Expertise in Data Virtualization

Are you planning for the RHCA credential any time soon? What are your preferred exams?

Are you a Red Hat certification holder, or plan to become one? Then don’t miss the news below as Red Hat is about to roll out a number of changes to its certification program effective October 1.

The changes cover 3 main aspects: 2 Red Hat credentials are being discontinued; from now on Red Hat Certificates of Expertise will be designated as current and non-current; there will also be more options for earning the RHCA credential. Keep reading to know more.

What is This All About?

Red Hat has decided to seriously revamp its certification program this year. Basically, the company reduces the number of certification titles, making it easier for employers to understand the qualifications and titles they see on the candidate profiles. Needless to say, this is also a good change for certification candidates, since it will be easier for them to come up with their certification strategy and build their career in the long run.

2 Red Hat certifications, Red Hat Certified Security Specialist (RHCSS) and Red Hat Certified Datacenter Specialist (RHCDS) are being phased out. All RHCSS-related exams have already been discontinued. Instead, Red Hat is expanding more widely-known Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA) program and introduces new ways to earn this title.

RH Enterprise Linux 5 Bygone

60 days after the release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, all RHCE certifications on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 will become non-current, and as a result, they will no longer meet existing RHCSS or RHCDS program requirements. Candidates who have earned RHCSS or RHCDS won’t be able to recertify those credentials. As an alternative, they are welcome to apply their certificates of expertise towards RHCA if they recertify under Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 or 7.

Holders of the RHCE credential on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 who have also earned RHCSS or RHCDS will continue to hold these credentials until 3 years after the date the last required Red Hat Certificate of Expertise was earned. It will not be possible to recertify as RHCSS or RHCDS, but the relevant Certificates of Expertise can be applied towards RHCA.

RHCEs earned on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 and later will not be eligible to earn RHCSS or RHCDS.

RED HAT CERTIFICATES OF EXPERTISE

Starting October 1, Red Hat begins designating Certificates of Expertise as current and non-current. As a result, Red Hat Certificates of Expertise earned on or after October 1, 2014 will be considered current for three (3) years from the date they are earned.

Meanwhile, Red Hat Certificates of Expertise earned before October 1, 2014 will be considered current until October 1, 2017, giving the professionals plenty of time to decide on their future certification options.

Stay tuned for our next post which will include the overview of the new paths to become Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA).

When the candidate puts Red Hat Certified System Administrator in Red Hat OpenStack credential on their resume, it means they have the skills, knowledge, and abilities to create, configure, and manage private clouds using Red Hat Enterprise Linux® OpenStack® Platform, including:

• Installing and configuring Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform.
• Demonstrating excellent project management skills
• Configuring and managing images.
• Adding compute nodes.
• Managing storage using Swift and Cinder.

To achieve the Red Hat Certified System Administrator in Red Hat OpenStack certification, candidates need to pass Red Hat’s EX210 exam. This is a 3 hour performance based exam where candidates need to perform a variety of hand-on tasks. Those who have taken Red Hat exams before probably know that the company is all about practical tasks and real world experiences (which is great for your future career and real-life job, if you ask us!)

And here’s what Red Hat says about the exam requirements (no formal prerequisites and down-to-earth realistic approach make us love Red Hat!)

• There are no restrictions on eligibility to take this exam.
• All Red Hat Certificate of Expertise exams are performance-based, meaning that candidates must perform tasks on a live system, rather than answering questions about how someone might perform those tasks.
• Real-world experience is the best preparation for this hands-on exam.