Questions about getting ready for your Red Hat remote exam?

[Deanna]

This thread is dedicated to connect you with Red Hat subject matter experts who can help answer your questions regarding Red Hat remote exams. Please see the following resources for Red Hat Remote Exams below:

• Remote Exams Announcement
• Technical Documentation for "Getting ready for your Red Hat remote exam"
• Remote Exams FAQ

For questions on scheduling or redeeming your exams,  please use the Red Hat Certification team comment form here. 

**Our subject matters experts in the Red Hat Learning Community will not be assisting with tasks related to scheduling exams. 

[PetrCihlar]

This is the place to go and ask
https://rhtapps.redhat.com/comments

[AndersonLucero]

Hello, I am from Ecuador and I would like to take the EX200 exam remotely, but in the portal exam I cannot choose that option, in fact the option is not available

Please someone could help me

[hani-tmoe]

Hello. I hope this is the right place to ask this question. I want to take the RHCSA EX200K Individual exam for RHEL 8.2, but I cannot find the exam on the red hat website. When looking for the exam, only EX200K for RHEL 9 is availble. Is there a way I can take the exam for RHEL 8.2? I thought the RHCSA RHEL 8 will be deprecetaed in May 2023, not October 2022. So, I am not sure why I am unable to find it. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you very much.

[Tooms]

Hi,

I am still missing a NIC driver in the remote Exam ISO:

$ lspci -k -s 04:00.0
04:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8125 2.5GbE Controller (rev 05)
DeviceName: RTL8111E Giga LAN
Subsystem: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd Device e000
Kernel driver in use: r8169
Kernel modules: r8169

If I boot the latest ISO (downloaded today, v20220712) my NIC does not work so I can't continue to the login screen for the Exam.

Any chance to get that driver added within the next 2 weeks (before November 1st) ??

[eevee]

The latest ISO causes my screen to flicker / jitter. Please check out my post,

https://learn.redhat.com/t5/General/Red-Hat-Remote-Exam-ISO-not-working-continuous-screen-flickering...

[srikanth223]

Hi All,
For the RHCSA exam, can I use a laptop with an additional monitor?

[srikanth223]

• Computer: You will need a computer with a single active monitor. Red Hat supports many Intel compatible X86_64-bit architecture computers.
• USB: One USB Drive (2.0 or higher) with at least 8 GB capacity.
  NOTE: The entire disk will be overwritten, so make sure you have saved any contents you may have on the disk before following the procedure for creating the live exam environment.
• USB Hub: One wired USB hub is allowed if a hub is needed to accommodate permitted peripheral devices as described below.
• Hard Drive: A hard drive with free storage capacity of at least 4 GB (for Live USB creation only).
• Mouse: A wired mouse is optional but recommended. A wireless mouse is not allowed. A wired mouse is required if you use a laptop in a closed and docked mode as described below.
• Keyboard: Only one keyboard is allowed for the exam. If you wish to use an external, wired keyboard with your laptop, you will have to use the laptop closed and docked. This will require the use of an external monitor and wired mouse as well. Wireless keyboards are not permitted.
• Webcam: One external webcam with at least a 1m cable _and_minimum_720p_resolution_.
• Monitors: Only one physical display will be allowed for the exam.
• Connecting an external monitor to a laptop: You are only allowed to use one monitor, one keyboard and one external mouse. If you chose to connect an external monitor to your laptop, the laptop lid must be closed throughout the duration of the exam session. You will be required to use a wired keyboard and a wired mouse.
• Sound and Microphone: A working microphone is required. Verify that the audio and microphone are not set on mute prior to the exam.
• Operating System: N/A.
• Firewalls: Firewalls that allow normal web activities will typically work. More restrictive firewalls that limit outgoing access and that require additional authentication may cause problems. Most firewall issues will show up when you run the compatibility test.
• RAM: Minimum 4GB of RAM are required.
• Internet Connection Speed: Download speed requirements are 768Kbps and upload speed requirements are 512Kbps.
• Network Connection: Unless it is physically not possible, a wired network connection should be used, not wireless, to ensure the most reliable delivery of your exam.
• Laptop Battery: If using a laptop, please ensure that the built-in battery is fully charged just in case there is an interruption of power. Do not rely on the battery as the principal power source.
• Power: We recommend the use of an uninterrupted power supply (UPS) for your computer, external monitor (if used) and networking equipment to maintain internet connectivity during power outages.
• All desktop or tower computers used for remote exams must sit either on top of the desk being used or in a place that allows a full 360 degree scan of the computer.

[SujeethPakala]

Hello,

Any one gave Redhat exam with Macbook Pro M1 laptop ? I have difficulties booting up from rhexboot.iso image from usb key. 

Thanks for answer

[Hailab]

hello Good after noon 

can you give me some explanation about the exam for example 

1. where can I get the root password for node 1

2. what is the step to open the first question 

3. English is not my first language and it my language is not an option even though I can read and understand so would you use figurative or screenshots to explain how to open node1 and node 2 

thank you

[benlimanto]

Hello, I'm Benyamin, from Indonesia

I have problem with the live exam boot iso, the wayland/xorg seems not working on normal desktop PC that use Intel pentium G 3240 with iGPU, for unknown reason (I can't debug it, because the OS is locked, as it's for the exam purpose, I know).

I just want to let know, that it's not working. I do have another PC/Laptop for remote exam, and it show the XORG/Wayland...

Maybe in the future, the team can support the Pentium G series.

regards,

Ben