Should I wait for course update?

[samatar_farah]

Should I attend the exam for EX358 or should I wait for the RHEL 9.4 Update? Is it too big of a difference? 

[Trevor]

Have a look at the exam objectives for EX358, and compare
that will the new stuff in RHEL 9.4, and see what you think!!!

[Chetan_Tiwary_]

@samatar_farah It depends upon your choice. As far as the course is considered, there is no major change that I can see in the v9.4 of the course ( apart from the OS v upgrade ).

[Travis · Accepted solution]

@samatar_farah -

So the question is when are you planning on taking the exam (if you are taking the exam). The RHEL 9.4 exam won't be released/updated until the RHEL 9.4 version of the RH358 course is released. As @Chetan_Tiwary_ stated, the change in the course is less of content but instead is more of a "version" bump for the OS.

However, while the concepts are the same, there are several differences as the updated version of the course is AAP-focused rather than using the "ansible-core" or what was Ansible Engine in the older version of the course. Largely, the playbooks and authoring of the automation tasks will be mostly the same, however, there are newer Ansible modules, collections, and roles that can be used making automating the tasks easier. Additionally, since it is AAP-focused, you will be using the ansible-navigator command to run the playbooks rather than ansible-playbook command.

So you will be exposed (maybe for the first time) to Ansible execution environments. The lab environment and content is mostly the same and only has a new VM in there for the private automation hub.

Hope this helps.

Travis

[samatar_farah]

Thank you, kind sir!

[Travis]

@samatar_farah and @Trevor - If you have an RHLS subscription, we have several pieces of the "new" RH358 released to early access. Most of the chapters that are released there have completed development. Keep in mind, the chapters released in early access are not the order they will be delivered in the final book. What is meant by this ...

https://rol.redhat.com/rol/app/courses/rh358ea-9.4/pages/pr01

Currently, the Configuring Email Transmission shows up as Chapter 6, however, it is in fact actually planned to be chapter 9. The reason the web is identifying it as Chapter 6 is because of the order we have developed and released the individual chapters (as we don't go CH1, 2, 3, ... in order when courses are developed).

As things are getting more developed, there will be lots of updates for this early access course.

The following chapters should be development complete as of January 13, 2024.

Managing Network Services

Managing DNS and DNS Servers

Managing DHCP and IP Address Assignment

Configuring Web Servers

Configuring Email Transmission