CLASSROOM REQUIREMENTS

VERSION: 04/13/15

INTRODUCTION

FAST FACTS
Meeting Classroom Requirements is critical for successful training events
Usually 1 PC per student
with 1 extra PCs for the instructor are required, but the
exact requirements vary by
class.
Virtual machines cannot be
used in lieu of physical hardware
The operating system will be
installed by the instructor on
the first day of class.

Red Hat Training classes are highly interactive and thus depend on a well supported
classroom. We use automated classroom setup procedures to ensure a consistent and
efficient training environment. This document specifies the minimum requirements a
training classroom must meet in order to run Red Hat training courses, as of April 13,
2015.
Attempting to run courses in classrooms which do not meet these requirements is not
supported. Red Hat is not responsible for any damages related to Clients failure to
provide an appropriate facility and/or equipment as described below. Please follow
the below requirements. If you have any questions regarding the specifications, please
contact your Red Hat Training representative.

THE BASELINE CLASSROOM

The baseline classroom configuration for Red Hat training classes is described in this
section. This baseline may then be adjusted by course-specific requirements in
subsequent sections.

CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT
Overhead projector with projection screen capable of 1280x1024 resolution at
2000 ANSI lumens brightness. (1440x1050 resolution recommended for JBoss
training courses.)
Whiteboard or flip chart for instructor use with appropriate writing materials.
Sufficient desk space so that students can take notes while working with the
computers.
Minimal ambient noise and appropriate temperature control to provide a
comfortable learning environment.

COMPUTERS

DESKTOPS VS SERVERS
Our classes are designed to
use PC or laptop type hardware.
Servers are usually too loud for
a classroom environment.
Servers in a data center can
not be used because of network requirements.

Red Hat courses utilize a state of the art lab system that deploys exercises to student
systems in an automated fashion. This system depends on a consistent environment that
matches below requirements. Our courses are set to a specific required hardware level.
The number of machines per delegate and instructor may differ by course or exam. See
the table Course specific Requirements for details.

LEVEL I

Intel Core i3 CPU with VT support or

AMD Phenom X4 / AMD FX-4xxx with AMD-V
8 GB RAM
100 GB HDD on a single disk
1280x1024 Screen resolution (1440x1050 recommend for JBoss classes)
Gigabit Ethernet
USB2/DVD support (USB3 recommended)

LEVEL II
CERTIFIED HARDWARE
Ideally use Red Hat certified
hardware. When not available
perform a test installation of the
relevant release and check if
network, disk and graphics are
functional.

Intel Core i5 CPU with VT support or AMD FX-6xxx with AMD-V

8 GB RAM
250 GB HDD on a single disk
1280x1024 Screen resolution (1440x1050 recommend for JBoss classes)
Gigabit Ethernet
USB2/DVD support (USB3 recommended)

LEVEL III
HARD DISKS
Our classroom environment is
optimized for systems with a
single disk.
SSD drives are recommended
as they offer a significant improvement in speed

Intel Core i5 CPU with 4 cores and VT support or AMD FX-6xxx with AMD-V
16 GB RAM
250 GB HDD on a single disk
1280x1024 Screen resolution (1440x1050 recommend for JBoss classes)
Gigabit Ethernet
USB2/DVD support (USB3 recommended)

LEVEL IV (FUTURE)
SPARES
It is strongly recommended to
have at least one spare system
available

ALTERNATIVES TO
PHYSICAL SYSTEMS
Red Hat offers a Virtual Training platform for many courses.
Requirements for which are
beyond the scope of this document.
Alternatively rental hardware
may be available in certain regions. Please refer to your Red
Hat Training representative

FUTURE REQUIREMENTS
The future requirements represent our expectations for certain courses yet to be released.

Intel Core i7 CPU with VMCS shadowing support (Haswell or newer)

or AMD FX-6xxx with AMD-V
24 GB RAM (upgradable to 32GB)
500 GB HDD on a single disk
1440x1050 Screen resolution
Gigabit Ethernet
USB3 support (boot from USB required)

GENERAL NOTES

Systems will be re-installed without backup at the beginning of class to ensure

a consistent environment. Red Hat is not responsible for any loss of data.
All course participant machines should use identical hardware (required for
candidate systems in exam sessions)
At least one spare system should be available (required for exam sessions)
Physical Hardware Required. Third-party virtual machines (e.g., VMware,
Citrix) or cloud-based solutions are not supported. Red Hat training courses
and exams routinely use and/or teach the use of virtual machines in the
classroom using the KVM hypervisor included with Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Hardware must be supported by the OS release used in the course
Hardware must be accessible to the participants in the actual classroom.
Hardware in a remote data center and remote desktop access is not supported.
Exception: Red Hat Virtual Training Platform for select classes

COURSE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS

The following table lists the required specs for each class. Please take note of:

Spec Level

Version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux used for the physical machines

Number of machines required per participant

Number of machines for the instructor

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Courses and Exams

WARNING: LEGACY
VERSIONS OF RHEL
RHEL6.2 and RHEL6.3 are not
compatible with the Intel Broadwell and Haswell architecture.

SPEC OS Ver*)

Systems
student

instructor

RHCE Level Courses and Exams

(RH124,RH134,RH199,RH254,RH299,EX200, EX300)

Level 1

7.0

Red Hat Storage Server Administration and Exam (RH236/EX236)

Level 3

7.0

Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization (RH318)

Level 3

6.3

Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Exam (EX318)

Red Hat Enterprise Deployment and Systems Management (RH401)

Level 3
Level 2

6.5
6.4

1
2

1
2

Red Hat Enterprise Deployment and Systems Management Exam (EX401)

Level 2

6.5

Red Hat Satellite 6 Administration (RH403)

Level 3

7.0

Red Hat Server Hardening (RH413) and Exam (EX413)

Level 1

6.5

Red Hat High Availability Clustering w ith Pacemaker (RH432)

Level 2

7.0

Red Hat Enterprise Clustering and Storage Management (RH436)

Level 2

6.2

Red Hat Enterprise Clustering and Storage Management Exam (EX436)

Level 2

6.5

Red Hat OpenStack Administration (CL210)

Level 3

7.0

Red Hat OpenStack Administration (EX210)

Level 3

6.4

Neutron Netw orking w ith Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platf orm
(CL306)
Apache Qpid Messaging w ith Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform
(CL314)
RabbitMQ Messaging w ith Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform
(CL315)
High Availability w ith Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform (CL332)

Level 3

6.5

Level 3

6.5

Level 3

7.0

Level 3

6.5

Red Hat CloudForms Hybrid Cloud Management Offerings

(CL216,CL218,CL220)
Red Hat CloudForms Hybrid Cloud Management Exam (EX220)

Level 3

7.0

Level 3

6.4

OpenShift Enterprise Application Development (CL275)

Level 2

6.4

OpenShift Enterprise Administration (CL280)

Level 2

7.0

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Developer (RHD251)

Level 1

6.3

Red Hat JBoss Application Administration I (JB248)

Level 1

7.0

Red Hat Certified JBoss Administrator exam (EX248)

Level 1

6.5

JBoss Middlew are Courses (JBxxx)

Level 1

6.4

*) All exams currently use RHEL 6.5 for the physical layer.

BIOS SETTINGS

TESTING FOR VT SUPPORT

On a system installed with Red
Hat Enterprise Linux, you can
use the tool virt-host-validate
to check if virtualization is supported and enabled.

Set machines with UEFI BIOS to legacy BIOS. We recommend avoiding

machines which only support UEFI due to firmware-related issues reported.
Enable Network Booting (PXE)
Set hard disks to AHCI (native). Disable RAID arrays.
If a second hard drive is installed, please deactivate the second drive in the
BIOS
The Execute Disable (XD) CPU feature must be available and enabled in the
BIOS on all machines. This may be referred to as Enhanced Virus Protection
(EVP) on AMD systems, or as the No Execute (NX) processor flag.
Activate Virtualization (Intel VT/AMD-V)
Boot order should be set to CD->Harddisk->PXE
Disable Wireless Network cards on Student machines
BIOS passwords: Ensure that BIOS settings can be changed by instructor

NETWORK
CLASSROOM NETWORK
A wired Gigabit Ethernet (1000Mbit) network must be used to connect the instructor
machine and student machines. This network must be isolated to the classroom. That
is, machines in other classrooms or in the facility must not be connected to the network.
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Wireless Networks are not compatible and may not be used. Wireless NICs must be
removed from student machines for exams for security reasons.

NETWORK SWITCH SETTINGS

Factory default settings usually work best.
All network ports of the classroom network must be connected to the same VLAN
Disable all protocol filters. The isolated network deploys DHCP, TFTP, and other
protocols that must be unfiltered/unmanaged.
If Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) is used, please ensure that the Port Fast option
is also enabled.

CLASSROOM INTERNET ACCESS

A internet connection is generally required for all courses and exams. This does
not need to be a direct connection to the external Internet, but may be routed to and from
it through facility networking. The second NIC on the instructor machine should be
attached to this network connection so the instructor can control classroom Internet
access as needed. While USB adapters are prohibited for use on the Classroom
Network, they may be used for the uplink to the Internet, though we strongly recommend
a USB3 adapter. The use of a USB adapter may require manual configuration by the
instructor.
Note: Certain classes require internet access for access to the lab environment. At this
time this includes:

OpenShift Enterprise Application Development (CL275)

Managing Containers with Red Hat Enterprise Linux Atomic Host (RH270)

INTERNET ACCESS DURING

EXAMS
Red Hat Training utilizes the internet connection for exam
monitoring
If no internet connection can be
made available please contact
your Red Hat Training representative.

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