Linux LPIC-2 Certification Training
Video training course for the Linux LPIC-2 exam. This course is aimed at intermediate-level Linux engineers and covers more advanced tasks such as performing advanced system administration, including common tasks regarding the Linux kernel, system startup, and maintenance.
LPIC-2 is the second certification in the multi-level professional certification program of the Linux Professional Institute (LPI). The LPIC-2 will validate the candidate's ability to administer small to medium-sized mixed networks.
Linux knowledge is a must-have for network engineers, programmers, and cloud engineers. It's also tested in Cisco and Microsoft exams. This course can be completed on your home computer using a virtual machine and a free Linux distro.
- Exam Codes – 201-450 and 202-450
You must have passed the LPIC-1 exam before you attempt this one.
LPIC-2 Skills
By the end of this course, you will be able to carry out advanced Linux tasks including:
- Supervise junior engineers and advise about network management and automation
- Perform advanced Management of storage and file systems as well as advanced system security, including firewall and VPN
- Manage network services, including DHCP, DNS, SSH, Web servers, file servers using FTP, NFS, and Samba, email services
- Perform advanced system administration such as managing the Linux kernel, system startup, and maintenance
LPIC-2 Careers
The LPIC-2 network administrator is considered to be an advanced-level certification. People who possess it can consider careers such as:
- Senior network engineer
- Senior network analyst
- Network security engineer
- Network team leader
- Advanced helpdesk (level 2/3)
Your Instructor
Diogo Oliveria
Diogo is an assistant professor in the School of Information at the Florida State University, focusing his research on network performance, cybersecurity, disaster recovery techniques for large-scale networks, software-defined networking (SDN) and network function virtualization (NFV). Additionally, he has more than 15 years of industry experience in network and Linux engineering.
He received a Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, and a M.S. degree in computer engineering from the Federal University of Goias, Brazil. Both his masters and PhD research topics focused on network performance and security.
- Over 15 hours of video training
- Instructor follow along labs
- End-of-module exams
- End-of-course certificate
- Access to members only forum
- Linux Professional Institute Page for LIPC-2
- Exam vendor – Pearson VUE
- Prerequisites – LPIC-1
- Recommended – LPI Essentials
| Module 1 | Linux CLI Tools |
|---|---|
| Unit 1 | CLI Tools |
| Unit 2 | CLI Tools 2 |
| Module 2 | Linux Kernel |
| Unit 1 | Understanding the Linux Kernel |
| Unit 2 | Compiling a Kernel |
| Unit 3 | Managing Modules |
| Module 3 | The Linux System Startup |
| Unit 1 | The Linux System Startup |
| Unit 2 | The Linux System Startup - Lab |
| Module 4 | Managing the Linux Filesystem |
| Unit 1 | Filesystems |
| Unit 2 | Filesystems Lab |
| Unit 3 | Filesystems Lab 2 |
| Module 5 | Storage Management |
| Unit 1 | RAID and LVM: Concepts |
| Unit 2 | Configuring Software RAID |
| Unit 3 | Lab - Configuring LVM |
| Module 6 | Networking in Linux |
| Unit 1 | Networking and Routing in Linux |
| Unit 2 | Packet Analysis |
| Module 7 | Linux System Maintenance |
| Unit 1 | System Maintenance |
| Unit 2 | Backup |
| Unit 3 | Users |
| Module 8 | DNS |
| Unit 1 | DNS Protocol and its Tools |
| Unit 2 | Configuring Bind DNS |
| Module 9 | Web Servers |
| Unit 1 | The Apache Web Server |
| Unit 2 | Running and Configuring Apache |
| Unit 3 | Apache Modules |
| Module 10 | File Sharing |
| Unit 1 | Windows File Sharing: Concepts |
| Unit 2 | Configuring Samba |
| Unit 3 | Accessing SMB shares |
| Module 11 | Client Network Configuration |
| Unit 1 | The DHCP Protocol |
| Unit 2 | Configuring a DHCP Server |
| Module 12 | Email Servers |
| Unit 1 | SMTP, POP, IMAP |
| Unit 2 | Lab - Configure SMTP and POP3 Server |
| Unit 3 | Configure Client-Side |
| Module 13 | System Security |
| Unit 1 | Iptables |
| Unit 2 | Iptables rules |
| Unit 3 | Openssh Server |
| Module 14 | Exams |
| Unit 1 | Exam 1 |
| Unit 2 | Exam 2 |
