Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 for SysAdmins | Luca Berton

🚀 Master Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 – The Complete Guide! 🚀

Are you deploying RHEL 9 for the first time? Or migrating from a previous version?
This book is your ultimate guide to mastering RHEL 9, packed with real-world examples, step-by-step instructions, and best practices.

📖 “Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 for SysAdmins” provides everything you need to install, configure, secure, and optimize RHEL 9, whether you’re working on-prem, in the cloud, or in a hybrid environment.

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🔥 Why RHEL 9?

RHEL 9 is the go-to enterprise operating system for modern workloads. It includes:

✅ Seamless hybrid cloud deployment (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)
✅ Enhanced security & compliance (SELinux, FIPS, OpenSSH hardening)
✅ Built-in container support (Podman, Rootless Containers)
✅ Optimized performance & automation (Ansible, Kickstart, system tuning)
✅ Integrated AI & ML capabilities (IBM Granite models, RHEL AI tools)

📖 What’s Inside the Book?

1️⃣ Installation & System Setup

Step-by-step installation guides for bare metal, virtualized, and cloud environments
Automated deployments using PXE boot, Kickstart, and Anaconda
Best practices for disk partitioning (XFS, Ext4, LVM)

2️⃣ RHEL 9 for Hybrid Cloud & Enterprise Use

Pre-built RHEL images for AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud
Managing RHEL systems with Red Hat Hybrid Cloud Console
Setting up network interfaces, firewall rules (firewalld), and time zones

3️⃣ System Hardening & Security

Best practices for SELinux, AppArmor, and OpenSSH hardening
Implementing TLS, SSL, VPN, and encrypted connections
Advanced user authentication (OpenID, LDAP, and cloud identity providers)

4️⃣ Performance Optimization & Observability

DNF package management – keeping RHEL up to date & secure
Monitoring & logging with Prometheus and Hybrid Cloud Console
Proactive system alerts to avoid downtime

5️⃣ Virtualization & Containerization

Running VMs with KVM – setting up and managing guest OS
Podman over Docker – Rootless containers & security benefits
Automating deployments with Ansible & OpenShift integration

6️⃣ High Availability & DevOps Integration

Setting up RHEL HA Clusters with Pacemaker
Managing CI/CD pipelines, DevOps tools, and OpenJDK
System recipes for deploying LAMP stacks, databases, proxies, and more!

💡 This book is packed with practical examples and best practices for system administrators and DevOps professionals.

📖 Table of Contents

Recipe #1: Create a bootable USB stick for RHEL 9
Recipe #2: Choosing between the installation options for RHEL 9
Recipe #4: Conduct an automated installation of RHEL 9 using Kickstart
Recipe #5: Install RHEL 9 with Kickstart
Recipe #6: Deploy a RHEL 9 Virtual Machine on Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Recipe #7: Deploy a RHEL 9 virtual machine on Microsoft Azure
Recipe #8: Deploy a RHEL 9 virtual machine on Google Cloud Platform

Recipe #9: Manage your RHEL 9 systems with the
Recipe #10: Migrate your current Red Hat
Recipe #11: Upgrade from a previous version of RHEL
Recipe #12: Manage user accounts and access permissions
Recipe #16: Enable and disable system services
Recipe #17: Get a no-cost RHEL for Developers subscription for testing
Recipe #18: Register your RHEL 9 system to receive software updates

Recipe #19: Install the sos utility and generate a system report
Recipe #20: Clean the sos report to remove sensitive or private data
Recipe #21: Sending the sos report to Red Hat
Recipe #25: Manage RHEL 9 software packages
Recipe #26: Automate software updates with DNF Automatic
Recipe #27: Running an application using GNOME
Recipe #28: Manage and install applications with

Recipe #29: Managing storage in GNOME
Recipe #31: Customizing the GNOME environment
Recipe #32: Install and manage a basic LAMP stack
Recipe #34: Install and manage HAProxy
Recipe #35: Install and manage Varnish Cache
Recipe #37: Install and manage MySQL
Recipe #38: Install and manage PostgreSQL

Recipe #39: Install and manage MariaDB
Recipe #40: Install and manage MongoDB Community Edition
Recipe #41: Install and manage CockroachDB
Recipe #42: Install and manage Neo4j
Recipe #43: Install and manage Cassandra
Recipe #44: Install and manage Microsoft SQL Server
Recipe #45: Install and manage the virtualization hypervisor packages

Recipe #46: Install a Linux guest virtual machine
Recipe #47: Install a Windows guest virtual machine
Recipe #48: Starting the virtual machine from the console
Recipe #49: View information of deployed virtual machines
Recipe #50: Shut down and delete the virtual machine from the console
Recipe #51: Install the container tools
Recipe #52: Build a rootless container environment

Recipe #53: Manage the container registry
Recipe #54: Manage the containers with podman
Recipe #55: Monitor the container environment
Recipe #56: Manage the container network
Recipe #61: Set up an IP tunnel
Recipe #62: Do basic disk administration with parted and fdisk
Recipe #63: Create logical storage devices with LVM

Recipe #64: Manage a remote iSCSI storage
Recipe #66: Set up an NFS service
Recipe #67: Install OpenJDK JRE
Recipe #68: Install .NET and publish .NET 6.0 applications
Recipe #73: Create a high availability cluster
Recipe #76: Manage cluster resources and cluster nodes
Recipe #77: Check available security advisories from the console

Recipe #78: Identify available security updates not yet installed in RHEL
Recipe #80: Set up RHEL to install security updates automatically
Recipe #81: Implement secure disk partitions
Recipe #84: Set up RHEL in Federal Information Processing Standard mode
Recipe #85: Implement and manage SELinux in RHEL
Recipe #86: Implement OpenSSH for secure communications
Recipe #88: Implement SSL and TLS

Recipe #89: Set up a VPN with IPSec
Recipe #90: Secure NFS services
Recipe #91: Set the baseline requirement for capacity
Recipe #92: Set up performance monitoring with sysstat
Recipe #93: Install Prometheus metrics and performance monitoring
Recipe #94: Plot and analyze monitoring data with Orca
Recipe #95: Set performance thresholds and alerting

Recipe #99: Monitor user login activity
Recipe #100: Monitor software installation and updates
Recipe #101: Installing RHEL AI
Recipe #102: Setting up the environment
Recipe #103: Advanced RHEL AI Features
Recipe #104: Developing custom AI applications
Recipe #105: Monitoring and maintenance

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📌 Final Thoughts

If you’re serious about learning or upgrading to RHEL 9, this book will save you time, reduce errors, and give you the confidence to manage RHEL 9 in production.

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