Questions about getting ready for your Red Hat remote exam?

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[GaganKattula]

Is the documentation available during the exam the same one you'd find on the public redhat website? I am specifically concerned about if there is any restriction on the availability of supporting material ( yaml files for network-policies, limit-ranges, operator-group, subscription, and other such resources) in the local documentation provided in the exam environment. Referring to EX280. V4.12

[Chetan_Tiwary_]

@GaganKattula yes , that is the documentation that ships with the product and relevant sections of that is provided in the exam in pdf/html format. 

[Manasa_S_N]

@GaganKattula 
The product documentation is available offline in HTML and PDF formats via a link provided in the exam general instructions.

[Sanju7]

The previous version of ISO has minimum requirement of 4gb of RAM. But the latest one (current version in use - 202306) which was released in June'23 need minimum of 8gb of RAM

[GaryF]

Success!  Eventually.

I disabled Secure Boot on my laptop, and the exam environment ran & passed compatability tests.  Well that was easy!  

Not so fast...  Booted back into Windoze and it was messed up.  Flashing and beeping constantly, my external USB devices & fingerprint reader didn't work, etc.  Removed external devices one by one to isolate the problem, and none of them seemed to cause it.  Re-attached devices and everything is working.  !?

Thanks for your help @Sanju7!

[Sanju7]

Glad to hear that you were able to load into exam image fine @GaryF . Happy to help

[arinco10]

Hello, 

Once we are done with the exam what to we do with the USB? Are we provided information on shipping it to a specific location?

Also, I do not have an ethernet port directly on my computer, could I connect a docking station adapter or is there something else I'm required to do to be able to directly connect my ethernet cable from my modem/router to my computer? Thanks!

[Sanju7]

Hi @arinco10 

You'll be using live USB only to load the exam image on to system memory. Once it is loaded on to system memory you'll be asked to remove it. Further, the exam image will be on the system memory and you'll be taking exam from that. No action required in regards to live USB used to laod the exam image. You can use the same live USB if you're about to take another certification exam (unless there is a newer version released)

Note: You need not have to ship the USB anywhere.

It is recommend to use wired connection to take the exam but it is not limited to it. You can take the exam with WiFi connection as well. If you want to use the docking station for having wired internet connection, it is allowed as well. But please ensure you run the compatibility test with the complete setup and pass all the tests.

[PetrCihlar]

As you had asked about the docking station. In the past, the docking stations were connected using a special port/connector at the bottom of the computer usually. Later, when thunderbolt protocol evolved and got used on USB-C wirring, the docking stations became external. There is a slight difference between an multiport adapter and an external dock.
Bear in mind the Thunderbolt protocol must be fully supported in the exam system you boot from USB in order your docking station to work. This is often not to case. I do not think the TB support is good in Fedora. And thats why Sanjy7 suggested you to run the compatibility test. What works well are simple USB adapters. Like to Ethernet, Wifi, displayport

[Sanju7]

@AnaV It's not just the wireless keyboard and mouse, none of the wireless devices are allowed while taking the remote exam. This is mainly to avoid possibility of malpractices and security reasons.

Only 1 keyboard is allowed for a remote exam. Hence, if you want to use an external wired keyboard with a laptop, the screen has to be closed, which in turn make you use an external monitor and wired external mouse mandatorily. 

I understand the built in camera would become of no use if you close the laptop lid while using the external wired keyboard and monitor and it is absolutely fine. 1 external wired webcam is mandatory for a remote exam and built in camera would be just be a plus but not a mandatory requirement.

External wired mouse and keyboard with laptop are allowed only if you're using external monitor. You can use external wired mouse with laptop but not external wired keyboard unless you close the laptop lid and use external monitor.

It's good you got new windows laptop. But please make sure you test the hardware well in advance before the exam date and confirm everything is fine.