Red Hat Certified RHCT Exam

The audience for RH202 includes the following:

• people who have taken multiple-choice Linux certifications and wish to add a performance-based certification to their credentials
• people who have taken RH-133 and/or RH-253 prior to Red Hat's offering the RHCT certification
• people who have taken the RH-301 Red Hat Linux Rapid Track course who might not be ready to undertake the RHCE, but believe they are prepared to take the RHCT
• experienced Linux and Unix system administrators whose job roles do not involve configuration of networking services and security
• people working for OEM's that factory-install Red Hat Linux
• people who wish to earn an RHCE and view RHCT as a milestone on that path

Individuals already in possession of an RHCE would not benefit by taking RHCT, as the RHCE is a more advanced credential that supercedes the RHCT.

The RHCT Lab Exam is bundled with Red Hat System Administration (RH-133), but may be taken separately. Prospective enrollees in RH-202 should consider taking Red Hat Linux Essentials (RH-033), and Red Hat Linux System Administration (RH-131) in preparation for the exam, but these courses are not required in order to take it. Candidates are also advised that real-world system administration experience is an important aspect of preparation for the exam, and that study without such experience is unlikely to result in success.

The certification exam consists of two parts conducted in a half-day session. The two sections of the exam are performance-based, meaning that candidates must perform tasks on a live system, rather than answering multiple-choice questions.

Section I of the exam consists of a four-problem troubleshooting exercise and lasts one hour. Section II consists of a two hour installation and configuration exercise. Candidates will be emailed exam results within three business days following the exam.