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Red Hat, an IBM subsidiary specializing in computer software, offers different level of certification programs, most of which specialize in system administration. Certifications can be validated through Red Hat's webpage,cite-ref-1[1] and expire after 3 years.cite-ref-2[2]

• Certifications

• Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA)

• Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE)

• Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA)

• Red Hat Certified Virtualization Administrator (RHCVA)

• JBoss Certified Application Administrator (JBCAA)

• Examination required for each certification

• See also

• References

• Further reading

• External links

RHCSA is an entry-level certification that focuses on competencies at system administration, including installation and configuration of a Red Hat Enterprise Linux system and attach it to a live network running network services.

To achieve the RHCSA certification the student must pass EX200, a 3-hour hands-on lab exam.cite-ref-3[3] The minimum passing score for the exam is 210 out of 300 possible points (70%).cite-ref-4[4] There is no prerequisite for the exam, but Red Hat recommends preparing for the exam by taking courses in Red Hat System Administration (RH124 and RH134) if one does not have previous experience.cite-ref-5[5]

RHCSA was launched in 2002 as Red Hat Certified Technician (RHCT).cite-ref-gocertify-6-0[6] As of July 2009 there were 30,000 RHCTs.cite-ref-summit-7-0[7] In November 2010 it was renamed to RHCSA.cite-ref-8[8]

Self-titled "the flagship" certification,cite-ref-rhcdsintro-9-0[9] RHCE is a mid- to advanced-levelcite-ref-10[10] certification that builds on topics covered in the RHCSA certification to include more advanced topics such as security and installing common enterprise networking (IP) services.cite-ref-rhce-11-0[11] The certification has a heavy focus on automation using Ansible. To achieve the RHCE certification, the student must pass the RHCSA exam, EX200, and in addition EX294, a 4-hour hands-on lab exam. Red Hat recommends preparing for the exam by taking courses in Linux essentials (RH124), Linux administration (RH134), and Linux networking and security (RH254) if one does not have previous experience.cite-ref-rhce-11-1[11] Previous real-world experience is also advised.cite-ref-rh302-12-0[12]

RHCE was the first Red Hat certificate launched, in 1999.cite-ref-gocertify-6-1[6] As of July 2009 there were 40,000 RHCEs.cite-ref-summit-7-1[7] It was named the Hottest Certification for 2006 by CertCities.com.cite-ref-13[13]

Self-titled "the capstone certificate",cite-ref-rhca-14-0[14] RHCA is the most complete certificate in the program, adding an enterprise-level focus.

There are concentrations inside the RHCA on which a candidate may choose to focus, however choosing to do so is not required. The focuses are:

• Datacenter: skills with tasks common in an on-premises datacenter

• Cloud: skills with tasks common to cloud infrastructure

• Devops: skills and knowledge in technologies and practices that can accelerate the process of moving applications and updates from development through the build and test processes and on to production

• Application Development: skills in enterprise application development, integration, and architecture

• Application Platform: skills with tasks common for building and managing tools and applications

RHCA was launched in 2005.cite-ref-gocertify-6-2[6]

RHCVA is a certification that focuses on Virtualization administration.cite-ref-rhcva-15-0[15] To achieve the RHCVA certification the student must pass EX318, a 3-hour hands-on lab exam. There is no prerequisite for the exam, but Red Hat recommends preparing for the exam by taking the respective course, RH318, and by obtaining the RHCSA certification described above.cite-ref-rhcva-15-1[15] The exam also requires knowledge in using and installing Microsoft Windows operating systems.cite-ref-16[16]

RHCVA was Launched in November 2009.cite-ref-17[17]

JBCAA is a certification that focuses on managing the JBoss Enterprise Application Platform.cite-ref-18[18] To achieve the JBCAA certification the student must pass EX248, a four-hour hands-on lab exam.cite-ref-ex248exam-19-0[19] There is no prerequisite for the exam, but Red Hat recommends preparing for the exam by taking course JB248, a four-day course in JBoss application administration.cite-ref-ex248exam-19-1[19]

JBCAA was Launched in September 2009.cite-ref-20[20]

| Name | RHCSA | RHCE | RHCA | RHCA: Application platform |

|---|---|---|---|---|

| EX125 - Red Hat Certified Specialist in… | No | No | Any 5 | No |

| EX200 - Red Hat® Certified System Admin… | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |

| EX210 - Red Hat Certified System Admini… | No | No | Any 5 | No |

| EX220 - Red Hat Certificate of Expertis… | No | No | Any 5 | Yes |

| EX225 - Red Hat Certified JBoss Develop… | No | No | No | No |

| EX236 - Red Hat Certificate of Expertis… | No | No | Any 5 | No |

| EX240 - Red Hat Certified Specialist in… | No | No | Any 5 | No |

| EX248 - Red Hat Certified JBoss Adminis… | No | No | Any 5 | Yes |

| EX270 - Red Hat Certificate of Expertis… | No | No | Any 5 | No |

| EX276 - Red Hat Certificate of Expertis… | No | No | Any 5 | No |

| EX280 - Red Hat Certified Specialist in… | No | No | Any 5 | Yes |

| EX297 - Red Hat Certificate of Expertis… | No | No | Any 5 | No |

| EX300 - Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHC… | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |

| EX310 - Red Hat Certified Engineer in R… | No | No | Any 5 | No |

| EX318 - Red Hat Certified Specialist in… | No | No | Any 5 | No |

| EX342 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux Diagno… | No | No | Any 5 | No |

| EX362 - Red Hat Certified Specialist in… | No | No | Any 5 | No |

| EX401 - Red Hat Certificate of Expertis… | No | No | Any 5 | No |

| EX403 - Red Hat Certified Specialist in… | No | No | Any 5 | No |

| EX405 - Red Hat Certified Specialist in… | No | No | Any 5 | No |

| EX407 - Red Hat Certificate of Expertis… | No | No | Any 5 | No |

| EX413 - Red Hat Certificate of Expertis… | No | No | Any 5 | No |

| EX415 - Red Hat Certified Specialist in… | No | No | Any 5 | No |

| EX421 - Red Hat Certified Specialist in… | No | No | Any 5 | No |

| EX425 - Red Hat Certified Specialist in… | No | No | Any 5 | No |

| EX427 - Red Hat Certified Specialist in… | No | No | Any 5 | No |

| EX436 - Red Hat Certificate of Expertis… | No | No | Any 5 | No |

| EX440 – Red Hat Certified Specialist in… | No | No | Any 5 | No |

| EX442 - Red Hat Certificate of Expertis… | No | No | Any 5 | No |

| EX447 - Red Hat Certified Specialist in… | No | No | Any 5 | No |

| EX450 - Red Hat Certificate of Expertis… | No | No | Any 5 | Yes |

| EX453 - Red Hat Certificate of Expertis… | No | No | Any 5 | No |

| EX465 - Red Hat Certificate of Expertis… | No | No | Any 5 | No |

| Name | RHCSA | RHCE | RHCA | RHCA: Application platform |

| Name | RHCA: Cloud | RHCA: Datacenter |

|---|---|---|

| EX125 - Red Hat Certified Specialist in… | No | No |

| EX200 - Red Hat® Certified System Admin… | Yes | Yes |

| EX210 - Red Hat Certified System Admini… | Any 5 | No |

| EX220 - Red Hat Certificate of Expertis… | Any 5 | No |

| EX225 - Red Hat Certified JBoss Develop… | No | No |

| EX236 - Red Hat Certificate of Expertis… | Any 5 | Any 5 |

| EX240 - Red Hat Certified Specialist in… | No | No |

| EX248 - Red Hat Certified JBoss Adminis… | No | Any 5 |

| EX270 - Red Hat Certificate of Expertis… | Any 5 | No |

| EX276 - Red Hat Certificate of Expertis… | No | No |

| EX280 - Red Hat Certified Specialist in… | Any 5 | No |

| EX297 - Red Hat Certificate of Expertis… | No | No |

| EX300 - Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHC… | Yes | Yes |

| EX310 - Red Hat Certified Engineer in R… | Any 5 | No |

| EX318 - Red Hat Certified Specialist in… | Any 5 | Any 5 |

| EX342 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux Diagno… | No | Any 5 |

| EX362 - Red Hat Certified Specialist in… | No | No |

| EX401 - Red Hat Certificate of Expertis… | Any 5 | Any 5 |

| EX403 - Red Hat Certified Specialist in… | No | No |

| EX405 - Red Hat Certified Specialist in… | Any 5 | Any 5 |

| EX407 - Red Hat Certificate of Expertis… | Any 5 | No |

| EX413 - Red Hat Certificate of Expertis… | No | Any 5 |

| EX415 - Red Hat Certified Specialist in… | No | No |

| EX421 - Red Hat Certified Specialist in… | No | No |

| EX425 - Red Hat Certified Specialist in… | No | No |

| EX427 - Red Hat Certified Specialist in… | No | No |

| EX436 - Red Hat Certificate of Expertis… | No | Any 5 |

| EX440 – Red Hat Certified Specialist in… | No | No |

| EX442 - Red Hat Certificate of Expertis… | No | Any 5 |

| EX447 - Red Hat Certified Specialist in… | No | No |

| EX450 - Red Hat Certificate of Expertis… | No | No |

| EX453 - Red Hat Certificate of Expertis… | No | No |

| EX465 - Red Hat Certificate of Expertis… | No | No |

| Name | RHCA: Cloud | RHCA: Datacenter |

| Name | RHCA: Enterprise application development |

|---|---|

| EX125 - Red Hat Certified Specialist in… | No |

| EX200 - Red Hat® Certified System Admin… | No |

| EX210 - Red Hat Certified System Admini… | No |

| EX220 - Red Hat Certificate of Expertis… | No |

| EX225 - Red Hat Certified JBoss Develop… | Yes |

| EX236 - Red Hat Certificate of Expertis… | No |

| EX240 - Red Hat Certified Specialist in… | No |

| EX248 - Red Hat Certified JBoss Adminis… | Any 5 |

| EX270 - Red Hat Certificate of Expertis… | No |

| EX276 - Red Hat Certificate of Expertis… | No |

| EX280 - Red Hat Certified Specialist in… | No |

| EX297 - Red Hat Certificate of Expertis… | Any 5 |

| EX300 - Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHC… | No |

| EX310 - Red Hat Certified Engineer in R… | No |

| EX318 - Red Hat Certified Specialist in… | No |

| EX342 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux Diagno… | No |

| EX362 - Red Hat Certified Specialist in… | No |

| EX401 - Red Hat Certificate of Expertis… | No |

| EX403 - Red Hat Certified Specialist in… | No |

| EX405 - Red Hat Certified Specialist in… | No |

| EX407 - Red Hat Certificate of Expertis… | No |

| EX413 - Red Hat Certificate of Expertis… | No |

| EX415 - Red Hat Certified Specialist in… | No |

| EX421 - Red Hat Certified Specialist in… | Any 5 |

| EX425 - Red Hat Certified Specialist in… | No |

| EX427 - Red Hat Certified Specialist in… | Any 5 |

| EX436 - Red Hat Certificate of Expertis… | No |

| EX440 – Red Hat Certified Specialist in… | No |

| EX442 - Red Hat Certificate of Expertis… | No |

| EX447 - Red Hat Certified Specialist in… | No |

| EX450 - Red Hat Certificate of Expertis… | Any 5 |

| EX453 - Red Hat Certificate of Expertis… | Any 5 |

| EX465 - Red Hat Certificate of Expertis… | Any 5 |

| Name | RHCA: Enterprise application development |

| Name | RHCA: DevOps |

|---|---|

| EX125 - Red Hat Certified Specialist in… | No |

| EX200 - Red Hat® Certified System Admin… | Yes |

| EX210 - Red Hat Certified System Admini… | No |

| EX220 - Red Hat Certificate of Expertis… | No |

| EX225 - Red Hat Certified JBoss Develop… | No |

| EX236 - Red Hat Certificate of Expertis… | No |

| EX240 - Red Hat Certified Specialist in… | No |

| EX248 - Red Hat Certified JBoss Adminis… | No |

| EX270 - Red Hat Certificate of Expertis… | Yes |

| EX276 - Red Hat Certificate of Expertis… | Yes |

| EX280 - Red Hat Certified Specialist in… | Yes |

| EX297 - Red Hat Certificate of Expertis… | No |

| EX300 - Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHC… | Yes |

| EX310 - Red Hat Certified Engineer in R… | No |

| EX318 - Red Hat Certified Specialist in… | No |

| EX342 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux Diagno… | No |

| EX362 - Red Hat Certified Specialist in… | No |

| EX401 - Red Hat Certificate of Expertis… | No |

| EX403 - Red Hat Certified Specialist in… | No |

| EX405 - Red Hat Certified Specialist in… | Yes |

| EX407 - Red Hat Certificate of Expertis… | Yes |

| EX413 - Red Hat Certificate of Expertis… | No |

| EX415 - Red Hat Certified Specialist in… | No |

| EX421 - Red Hat Certified Specialist in… | No |

| EX425 - Red Hat Certified Specialist in… | No |

| EX427 - Red Hat Certified Specialist in… | No |

| EX436 - Red Hat Certificate of Expertis… | No |

| EX440 – Red Hat Certified Specialist in… | No |

| EX442 - Red Hat Certificate of Expertis… | No |

| EX447 - Red Hat Certified Specialist in… | No |

| EX450 - Red Hat Certificate of Expertis… | No |

| EX453 - Red Hat Certificate of Expertis… | No |

| EX465 - Red Hat Certificate of Expertis… | No |

| Name | RHCA: DevOps |

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cite-note-11. ↑ "Verify a Red Hat Certified Professional - redhat.com". www.redhat.com.

cite-note-22. ↑ "Linux Learning Centre – Certification Validity". linuxlearningcentre.com. Archived from the original on 2014-06-12.

cite-note-33. ↑ "EX200 Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) exam". redhat.com. Retrieved 22 July 2021.

cite-note-44. ↑ "RHCSA Study Guide". rhcsaexam.com. Retrieved 13 September 2011.

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cite-note-gocertify-66. ↑ "Linux Certification FAQ". gocertify.com. Archived from the original on 24 January 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2010.

cite-note-summit-77. ↑ "Test Your RHCE and RHCT Skills for Free at Red Hat Summit" (Press release). Red Hat. 28 July 2009. Retrieved 26 July 2010.

cite-note-88. ↑ "What's New". redhat.com. Retrieved 12 November 2010.

cite-note-rhcdsintro-99. ↑ "New Training Certification Now Available From Red Hat" (Press release). Red Hat. October 24, 2007. Retrieved 26 July 2010.

cite-note-1010. ↑ "RHCE Training". tiit.co.in. Archived from the original on 23 August 2010. Retrieved 26 July 2010.

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cite-note-rh302-1212. ↑ "RH302 - Red Hat Certified Engineer Exam". redhat.com. Retrieved 26 July 2010.

cite-note-1313. ↑ "Feature: CertCities.com's 10 Hottest Certifications for 2006". certcities.com. 14 December 2005. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2013.

cite-note-rhca-1414. ↑ "Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA)". redhat.com. Retrieved 26 July 2010.

cite-note-rhcva-1515. ↑ "Red Hat Certified Virtualization Administrator (RHCVA)". redhat.com. Retrieved 26 July 2010.

cite-note-1616. ↑ "RHCVA Study Guide". redhat.com. Retrieved 26 July 2010.

cite-note-1717. ↑ "Red Hat Rolls Out Virtualization Platform for Heterogeneous Servers and Clouds" (Press release). November 3, 2009. Retrieved 26 July 2010.

cite-note-1818. ↑ "JBoss Certified Application Administrator (JBCAA)". redhat.com. Retrieved 26 July 2010.

cite-note-ex248exam-1919. ↑ "EX248 Exam". redhat.com. Retrieved 26 July 2010.

cite-note-2020. ↑ "Red Hat Expands Certification Portfolio with JBoss Certified Application Administrator". press.redhat.com (Press release). September 1, 2009. Retrieved 26 July 2010.

• citerefjang-michaelJang, Michael. RHCSA/RHCE Red Hat Linux Certification Study Guide (RHEL 6). p. 1072. ISBN 978-0-07-176565-7.

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