RHCE

 The Red Hat RHCE (Red Hat Certified Engineer) is a mid to advanced level certification for IT professionals who are able to: “install and configure Red Hat Linux; understand limitations of hardware; configure basic networking and file systems for a network; configure the X Window System; perform essential Red Hat Linux system administration; configure basic security for a network server; set up and manage common enterprise networking (IP) services for the organization, carry out server diagnostics and troubleshooting.â€‌

The RHCE certification emerged in January 1999 and has become the premiere Linux certification. Red Hat updated the certification on December 1, 2003 based on the release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3. As well, they dropped the multiple choice portion of the exam and expanded the length of one the sections of the lab exam. There is no specific prerequisite for the RHCE, although a candidate can now take the Red Hat Certified Technician certification on the way to the RHCE. As well, a candidate should be “ready from a technical point of view for professional responsibilities in setting up, configuring, and managing a Red Hat Linux server running common enterprise networking services and security.â€‌

Job roles of those pursuing this certification typically include: technician, system administrator, network administrator, system engineer, web engineer, and developer.

Here is what Red Hat says about how long a certification stays valid: “The validity period for all RHCEs and RHCTs is now officially pegged to the release of the Enterprise product commercially available at the time certification was earned, and certification shall be current until after one (1) major release of the Enterprise product. Certificates earned on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 will be current until the release of Red Hat Enterprise 5. All RHCEs earned on Red Hat Linux 7.3 or prior will be considered current until the release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4. All RHCEs and RHCTs earned on Red Hat Linux 8.0 and 9 will remain current until the release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. Validity and current status of an RHCE certificate will continue to be verified at Certification Central.â€‌

To achieve the RHCE, a candidate must pass one exam.

http://www.redhat.com/training/rhce/courses/

CORE EXAMS
(RH302) RHCE