The Wombelix Post - Certificationhttps://dominik.wombacher.cc/2023-08-21T00:00:00+02:00CKS: Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist2023-08-21T00:00:00+02:002023-08-21T00:00:00+02:00Dominik Wombachertag:dominik.wombacher.cc,2023-08-21:/posts/cks-certified-kubernetes-security-specialist.html<!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>I did it, after already passing <a class="reference external" href="https://dominik.wombacher.cc/posts/cka-certified-kubernetes-administrator.html">CKA</a>
and <a class="reference external" href="https://dominik.wombacher.cc/posts/ckad-certified-kubernetes-application-developer.html">CKAD</a>, I completed the trifecta
today by passing the <strong>CKS: Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist</strong> as well. Taking and passing all three within ... <a class="read-more" href="/posts/cks-certified-kubernetes-security-specialist.html"> [read more]</a></p><!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>I did it, after already passing <a class="reference external" href="https://dominik.wombacher.cc/posts/cka-certified-kubernetes-administrator.html">CKA</a>
and <a class="reference external" href="https://dominik.wombacher.cc/posts/ckad-certified-kubernetes-application-developer.html">CKAD</a>, I completed the trifecta
today by passing the <strong>CKS: Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist</strong> as well. Taking and passing all three within one Month was
challenging, at some point a little stressful, but very rewarding and satisfying!</p>
<p>As mentioned in the <a class="reference external" href="https://dominik.wombacher.cc/posts/cka-certified-kubernetes-administrator.html">CKA</a>
and <a class="reference external" href="https://dominik.wombacher.cc/posts/ckad-certified-kubernetes-application-developer.html">CKAD</a>, post already,
no real problems with PSI, everything went quite smooth again, nothing to complain about.</p>
<p>The Exam was, as expected, on a whole other level compared to CKA and CKAD. The requirement to take the CKS is to hold an active
CKA, which you going to need. All the additional knowledge you have to gain about various security tools and best-practices is massive.
But also extremely valuable, preparing for the Exam and diving deep into Kubernetes security made me realize how many attack vectors are
out there I wasn't even thinking of so far. For me it was an eye opener and I'm glad I decided to tackle all three exams, I learned
more in a month as I did on my own within the last year.</p>
<p>I took some Red Hat Exams in 2021 and loved the fact that they are also performance-based, I'm three specialist certifications short
to become a Red Hat Certified Architect, so I guess some Red Hat OpenShift Certifications are next on my list :)</p>
<p><strong>Summary</strong>: Earners of this designation are accomplished Kubernetes practitioners (as evidenced by holding the CKA credential).
Earners demonstrated the requisite abilities to secure container-based applications and Kubernetes platforms during build,
deployment and runtime, and are qualified to perform these tasks in a professional setting.</p>
<p>Source & Copyright: <a class="reference external" href="https://www.credly.com">https://www.credly.com</a></p>
<div class="section" id="skills">
<h2>Skills</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>API objects</li>
<li>AWS Cloud Security Services</li>
<li>Cloud</li>
<li>Custom Resource Definitions</li>
<li>Helm</li>
<li>Ingress</li>
<li>Kubernetes</li>
<li>Logging and Troubleshooting</li>
<li>Open Source Software</li>
<li>Orchestration</li>
<li>Scheduling</li>
<li>Security Policies</li>
<li>Services</li>
<li>Site Reliability Engineer</li>
<li>System Administrator</li>
<li>Volumes</li>
</ul>
<p>Source & Copyright: <a class="reference external" href="https://www.credly.com">https://www.credly.com</a></p>
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<div class="section" id="certificate">
<h2>Certificate</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Downloads<ul>
<li><a class="reference external" href="/certificates/cks-dominik-wombacher-e3091973-84c6-4f70-a7ff-a503bbc19409-certificate.pdf">Certificate - The Linux Foundation (ID LF-fvagino0m0)</a> (PDF, 499K)</li>
<li><a class="reference external" href="/certificates/CKSCertifiedKubernetesSecuritySpecialist_Badge20230822-28-n1gxng.pdf">Certificate - Credly</a> (PDF, 117K)</li>
<li><a class="reference external" href="/certificates/cks-certified-kubernetes-security-specialist.png">Badge</a> (PNG, 110K)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Links<ul>
<li><a class="reference external" href="https://www.credly.com/go/kBSzOuIZ">Credly Badge</a>
(Archive: <a class="reference external" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230825092525/https://www.credly.com/badges/d8e6df85-df83-49cd-903b-702ebbeaa04c/print">[1]</a>,
<a class="reference external" href="https://archive.today/2023.08.25-092331/https://www.credly.com/badges/d8e6df85-df83-49cd-903b-702ebbeaa04c/print">[2]</a>)</li>
<li><a class="reference external" href="https://training.linuxfoundation.org/certification/verify/">Certificate verification (The Linux Foundation)</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
CKAD: Certified Kubernetes Application Developer2023-08-07T00:00:00+02:002023-08-07T00:00:00+02:00Dominik Wombachertag:dominik.wombacher.cc,2023-08-07:/posts/ckad-certified-kubernetes-application-developer.html<!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>And the next one, after passing the <a class="reference external" href="https://dominik.wombacher.cc/posts/cka-certified-kubernetes-administrator.html">CKA</a>
a week ago, I cleared <strong>CKAD: Certified Kubernetes Application Developer</strong> today, which makes two out of three, next stop CKS!</p>
<p>I wrote ... <a class="read-more" href="/posts/ckad-certified-kubernetes-application-developer.html"> [read more]</a></p><!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>And the next one, after passing the <a class="reference external" href="https://dominik.wombacher.cc/posts/cka-certified-kubernetes-administrator.html">CKA</a>
a week ago, I cleared <strong>CKAD: Certified Kubernetes Application Developer</strong> today, which makes two out of three, next stop CKS!</p>
<p>I wrote a bit about the experience with PSI already last week in the CKA Post, it was very similar this week, swift check-in process,
quite relaxed proctor, no real technical issues with the exam environment, my setup was exactly the same.</p>
<p>From an Exam perspective it was really cool to dive deep into different deployment scenarios, how to configure and troubleshoot them,
gave me even more confidence with Kubernetes and using <code>kubectl</code>. In hindsight, it would've probably better to take the CKAD <em>before</em>
the CKA Exam. Now that I know what's covered and how the Exams are, that feels like a more logical order, CKAD is overall a little easier as CKA.</p>
<p>It was again performance-based, as all Kubernetes Exam from The Linux Foundation, and I can't get enough of it. This type of exam is just so
much more fun, engaging and challenging as question-based ones. From that perspective I'm a little sad that I only have one other Exam ahead.</p>
<p>I'm now going to prepare for the Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS), after all I heard, that's a complete different beast compared to
CKA and CKAD. Let's see if I can make it in two weeks and how different it really will be.</p>
<p><strong>Summary</strong>: Earners of this designation demonstrated the skills, knowledge and competencies to perform the responsibilities of a
Kubernetes Application Developer. Earners are able to define application resources and use core primitives to build, monitor,
and troubleshoot scalable applications and tools in Kubernetes. The skills and knowledge demonstrated by earners include Core
Concepts, Configuration, Multi-Container Pods, Observability, Pod Design, Services & Networking, State Persistence.</p>
<p>Source & Copyright: <a class="reference external" href="https://www.credly.com">https://www.credly.com</a></p>
<div class="section" id="skills">
<h2>Skills</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>cloud native applications</li>
<li>ConfigMaps</li>
<li>Containers</li>
<li>Docker</li>
<li>Java</li>
<li>Kubernetes</li>
<li>Node.js</li>
<li>Open Source Software</li>
<li>Orchestration</li>
<li>Python</li>
<li>rkt</li>
<li>Secrets</li>
<li>Software Developer</li>
<li>Volumes</li>
</ul>
<p>Source & Copyright: <a class="reference external" href="https://www.credly.com">https://www.credly.com</a></p>
</div>
<div class="section" id="certificate">
<h2>Certificate</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Downloads<ul>
<li><a class="reference external" href="/certificates/ckad-dominik-wombacher-bf80bca4-0520-4077-bb9d-bde26be0e9c7-certificate.pdf">Certificate - The Linux Foundation (ID LF-pl8i8vvtrb)</a> (PDF, 714K)</li>
<li><a class="reference external" href="/certificates/CKADCertifiedKubernetesApplicationDeveloper_Badge20230808-28-k3vbuv.pdf">Certificate - Credly</a> (PDF, 142K)</li>
<li><a class="reference external" href="/certificates/ckad-certified-kubernetes-application-developer.png">Badge</a> (PNG, 122K)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Links<ul>
<li><a class="reference external" href="https://www.credly.com/go/IivxX2A9">Credly Badge</a>
(Archive: <a class="reference external" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230825081619/https://www.credly.com/badges/ec77b362-f901-4645-81b0-e6e725780fe4/print">[1]</a>,
<a class="reference external" href="https://archive.today/2023.08.25-081558/https://www.credly.com/badges/ec77b362-f901-4645-81b0-e6e725780fe4/print">[2]</a>)</li>
<li><a class="reference external" href="https://training.linuxfoundation.org/certification/verify/">Certificate verification (The Linux Foundation)</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
CKA: Certified Kubernetes Administrator2023-07-31T00:00:00+02:002023-07-31T00:00:00+02:00Dominik Wombachertag:dominik.wombacher.cc,2023-07-31:/posts/cka-certified-kubernetes-administrator.html<!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>My goal is to get all three Kubernetes Certifications from The Linux Foundation (CKA, CKAD, CKS),
today I started this journey by passing the first Exam (CKA) and becoming a ... <a class="read-more" href="/posts/cka-certified-kubernetes-administrator.html"> [read more]</a></p><!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>My goal is to get all three Kubernetes Certifications from The Linux Foundation (CKA, CKAD, CKS),
today I started this journey by passing the first Exam (CKA) and becoming a <strong>CKA: Certified Kubernetes Administrator</strong>.</p>
<p>It's the first performance-based exam since almost two years and I have to admit, I missed it!
For whatever reason, it became standard in the industry to go with question-based exams instead.
I understand that those are easier to deliver and might even attract more people, but in my opinion,
demonstrating real Hands-On experience during an Exam is way more valuable and requires a lot of practice.</p>
<p>Don't get me wrong, every Exam has it's values, there is not a single one I took were I not learned something new during preparation.
But at least for me, I gained the deepest level of understanding and the most real world experience from practical exams.</p>
<p>I did a lot with Kubernetes before and of course knew already much about it, but preparing for the CKA Exam gave me a massive boost
in my <code>kubectl</code> skills and pushed my knowledge about all the different components and how to interact with objects to a new level.
Personally, I never felt that comfortable with Kubernetes before and can recommend the CKA to everyone who works with Kubernetes.</p>
<p>A lot of people complain about the Exam provider PSI and the exam environment, especially the PSI secure browser, it's poor performance
and a bad experience with the proctors. For me things went actually very well, I used the MacBook Pro M1 with an external 27" Monitor,
external Webcam (Logitech C925e), wired Keyboard and Mouse. As per policy, the MacBook was closed during the Exam, before I launched
the PSI secure browser I connected all external devices and closed the lid. Monitor and Webcam were recognized as expected, scan of my
ID was no problem with the Logitech Webcam. I have another Monitor on my desk, which I unplugged and turned around. I removed anything else
(e.g. smartphone charger, pens, paper). The proctor was fine with the external monitor that way, I showed my whole desk, in more detail the
region below keyboard, mouse and macbook. I have some stickers on my macbook and had to zoom in to show that there are no notes or something.
Then the rest of my room, the walls, ceiling, below my desk and so on. All this went fine, no complains from the proctor, I just followed
the instructions and was ready to take the exam after around 15 minutes, which is a good time and comparable to PearsonVUE and Questionmark.
Also the actual exam environment, remote desktop delivered through the PSI secure browser, was working without much issues. I had a few times
a brief "lag" and the sticky key problem - you press a key once and it gets repeated multiple times, hitting <em>k</em> becomes <em>kkkkkkkkkk</em> for example -
but most of the time I could use the environment just the same way as I would run the commands on my local machine.</p>
<p>So my recommendations in regards to PSI: Ensure the computer you use has a supported operating system and enough cpu/ram resources.
Keep your desk clean as good as possible but don't worry too much about if there are still some cables or a second monitor, just ensure
that the proctor can clearly see that it's impossible for you to use. Follow the instructions of the Proctor, arguing will not help even
if they might ask "stupid questions", just answer, explain what something is or what it's used for and show it in the camera, everything
will be fine. Check your internet connectivity, in my case it's a 400mbit up/down fibre connection which did great, just ensure you have
some bandwidth and that not the rest of the household is streaming Netflix in 4k in parallel ;). Last but not least, focus on your monitor and
don't look around too much, that's something the PSI system will otherwise recognized and trigger the proctor, worst case they close your Exam.</p>
<p><strong>Summary</strong>: Earners of this designation demonstrated the skills, knowledge and competencies to perform the responsibilities
of a Kubernetes Administrator. Earners demonstrated proficiency in Application Lifecycle Management, Installation,
Configuration & Validation, Core Concepts, Networking, Scheduling, Security, Cluster Maintenance,
Logging / Monitoring, Storage, and Troubleshooting</p>
<p>Source & Copyright: <a class="reference external" href="https://www.credly.com">https://www.credly.com</a></p>
<div class="section" id="skills">
<h2>Skills</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>API objects</li>
<li>Cloud</li>
<li>Custom Resource Definitions</li>
<li>Helm</li>
<li>Ingress</li>
<li>Kubernetes</li>
<li>Logging and Troubleshooting</li>
<li>Open Source Software</li>
<li>Orchestration</li>
<li>Scheduling</li>
<li>Security Policies</li>
<li>Services</li>
<li>Site Reliability Engineer</li>
<li>System Administrator</li>
<li>Volumes</li>
</ul>
<p>Source & Copyright: <a class="reference external" href="https://www.credly.com">https://www.credly.com</a></p>
</div>
<div class="section" id="certificate">
<h2>Certificate</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Downloads<ul>
<li><a class="reference external" href="/certificates/cka-dominik-wombacher-6d105df8-863b-450a-873d-fb91e6be878a-certificate.pdf">Certificate - The Linux Foundation (ID LF-0v1fpn4ify)</a> (PDF, 704K)</li>
<li><a class="reference external" href="/certificates/CKACertifiedKubernetesAdministrator_Badge20230801-28-zip1em.pdf">Certificate - Credly</a> (PDF, 128K)</li>
<li><a class="reference external" href="/certificates/cka-certified-kubernetes-administrator.png">Badge</a> (PNG, 110K)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Links<ul>
<li><a class="reference external" href="https://www.credly.com/go/Z4pvZqFB">Credly Badge</a>
(Archive: <a class="reference external" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230825072010/https://www.credly.com/badges/cc1a57a0-afb6-47bf-9e21-a8b7bf13c11f/print">[1]</a>,
<a class="reference external" href="https://archive.today/2023.08.25-072021/https://www.credly.com/badges/cc1a57a0-afb6-47bf-9e21-a8b7bf13c11f/print">[2]</a>)</li>
<li><a class="reference external" href="https://training.linuxfoundation.org/certification/verify/">Certificate verification (The Linux Foundation)</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
Linux Professional Institute LPIC-22023-07-12T00:00:00+02:002023-07-12T00:00:00+02:00Dominik Wombachertag:dominik.wombacher.cc,2023-07-12:/posts/linux-professional-institute-lpic-2.html<!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>Today was finally the day I passed the second Exam <strong>202-450</strong> and became <strong>LPIC-2</strong> certified.
I passed the first Exam, <em>201-450</em> already in October 2019, but failed the second one ... <a class="read-more" href="/posts/linux-professional-institute-lpic-2.html"> [read more]</a></p><!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>Today was finally the day I passed the second Exam <strong>202-450</strong> and became <strong>LPIC-2</strong> certified.
I passed the first Exam, <em>201-450</em> already in October 2019, but failed the second one.</p>
<p>Then life happened, other personal and professional priorities, finishing the LPIC-2 was long time
on my list but I never actually did it. Last year on Cyber Monday I bought the Voucher to "force"
me to get it done this year.</p>
<p>I was on vacation for two weeks and used some of this time to prepare for the Exam, which was even
harder as I remembered it, and passed this time with a decent score. The resources I used to Study:</p>
<ul class="simple">
<li><a class="reference external" href="https://lpic2book.github.io/src/">The LPIC2 Exam Prep</a> (open source)</li>
<li><a class="reference external" href="https://www.wiley.com/en-us/LPIC+2%3A+Linux+Professional+Institute+Certification+Study+Guide%3A+Exam+201+and+Exam+202%2C+2nd+Edition-p-9781119150794">LPIC-2 Study Guide</a> (Wiley / Sybex, ISBN: 978-1-119-15079-4)</li>
<li><a class="reference external" href="https://www.pearsonitcertification.com/store/lpic-2-cert-guide-201-400-and-202-400-exams-9780789757142">Cert Guide LPIC-2</a> (Pearson IT Certification, ISBN-13: 978-0-7897-5714-2))</li>
</ul>
<p>They are all good in their own way and teach a lot about the different topics, but without
reading through man pages and official docs, by memorizing CLI tools and parameter as well as
the syntax of all the involved config files, in addition to those books, it's not possible to pass.</p>
<p>The Exam Questions are hard and mostly very in-depth what they are asking and expect you to know.</p>
<p>When I started to Study, people asked me why, I already have a lot of Linux related
certifications and many years of experience. First it was something I started years ago and didn't
finished, which felt wrong. Second, it's now a container and cloud world out there, but "classic"
Linux administrator knowledge, like Bind, LDAP, Samba, Postfix or Dovecot, is still valuable.</p>
<p>Preparing for the Exam helped me to brush up my knowledge, I didn't used some of the tools in years,
but it was great to build and configure something without automation or containers. I'm sure I can
reuse a lot of these knowledge and transfer it into "the new world" as well.</p>
<p><strong>Summary</strong>: The LPIC-2 validates the candidate’s ability to administer small to medium–sized mixed networks.</p>
<p>Source & Copyright: <a class="reference external" href="https://www.lpi.org">https://www.lpi.org</a></p>
<div class="section" id="skills">
<h2>Skills</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>perform advanced system administration, including common tasks regarding the Linux kernel, system startup and maintenance</li>
<li>perform advanced Management of block storage and file systems as well as advanced networking and authentication and system security, including firewall and VPN</li>
<li>install and configure fundamental network services, including DHCP, DNS, SSH, Web servers, file servers using FTP, NFS and Samba, email delivery</li>
</ul>
<p>Source & Copyright: <a class="reference external" href="https://www.lpi.org">https://www.lpi.org</a></p>
</div>
<div class="section" id="certificate">
<h2>Certificate</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Downloads<ul>
<li><a class="reference external" href="/certificates/Dominik_Wombacher_LPIC-2.pdf">Certificate</a> (PDF, 144K)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Links<ul>
<li><a class="reference external" href="https://lpi.org/v/LPI000417309/rj2mqfnw9r">Certificate Verification</a>
(Archive: <a class="reference external" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230713125639/https://cs.lpi.org/caf/Xamman/certification/verify/LPI000417309/rj2mqfnw9r">[1]</a>,
<a class="reference external" href="https://archive.today/2023.07.13-125642/https://cs.lpi.org/caf/Xamman/certification/verify/LPI000417309/rj2mqfnw9r">[2]</a>)</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
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SUSE Certified Deployment Specialist in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 152023-06-28T00:00:00+02:002022-06-28T00:00:00+02:00Dominik Wombachertag:dominik.wombacher.cc,2023-06-28:/posts/suse-certified-deployment-specialist-in-suse-linux-enterprise-server-15.html<!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>Back at 100% after passing <strong>SCDS in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15</strong> today.
Right now, I'm holding all available SUSE Certifications, a milestone I reached
the first time in November ... <a class="read-more" href="/posts/suse-certified-deployment-specialist-in-suse-linux-enterprise-server-15.html"> [read more]</a></p><!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>Back at 100% after passing <strong>SCDS in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15</strong> today.
Right now, I'm holding all available SUSE Certifications, a milestone I reached
the first time in November 2022. I'm proud about it and plan to keep up with whatever
Certification SUSE is going to release next :)</p>
<p>This one was also very special for me because SUSE invited me as BETA tester
for the Exam and I had the opportunity to provide feedback, which was used to further
improve the questions and answers before the official release at SUSECON 23 in Munich.</p>
<p><strong>Summary</strong>: Knowledge and understanding of various deployment methods and techniques,
including manual deployment, automated installation using AutoYaST, image-based
deployment using KIWI and deployment on public cloud platforms.</p>
<p>Source & Copyright: <a class="reference external" href="https://www.suse.com">https://www.suse.com</a></p>
<div class="section" id="skills">
<h2>Skills</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Supported Platforms</li>
<li>SUSE Customer Center</li>
<li>Product Lifecycle</li>
<li>How to Access the Product Packages</li>
<li>Technology Previews</li>
<li>Products, Modules and Extensions</li>
<li>Deployment Infrastructure</li>
<li>Deployment Services</li>
<li>Manual Deployment of SLES<ul>
<li>Preparation for a Manual Installation</li>
<li>Accessing a System during the Deployment</li>
<li>Remote Installation Process</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Automated Deployment of SLES using AutoYaST<ul>
<li>AutoYaST Components</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Image Based Deployment of SLES Using KIWI<ul>
<li>KIWI Basic Workflow</li>
<li>KIWI Build Host</li>
<li>KIWI Image Description File</li>
<li>Building KIWI Images</li>
<li>KIWI Image Maintenance</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Deployment of SLES to the Public Cloud<ul>
<li>Preparation for Deployment</li>
<li>Bring Your Own Subscription or Pay As You Go?</li>
<li>Cloud Images</li>
<li>Deployment of SLES to the Public Cloud</li>
<li>Manual Instance Deployment in the Cloud</li>
<li>Automated Deployment Tools</li>
<li>Post Deployment Configuration</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<p>Source & Copyright: <a class="reference external" href="https://www.suse.com">https://www.suse.com</a></p>
</div>
<div class="section" id="certificate">
<h2>Certificate</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Downloads<ul>
<li><a class="reference external" href="/certificates/SCDS_SLES151002.pdf">Certificate (ID 1002)</a> (PDF, 40K)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Links<ul>
<li><a class="reference external" href="https://suse.useclarus.com/view/verify/">Verify Certificate</a></li>
<li><a class="reference external" href="https://badges.suse.com/93409520-a66c-44cc-ad5c-f51083d2378f#gs.33atsq">SUSE Badges</a></li>
</ul>
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SUSE Certified Deployment Specialist in Rancher Manager 2.7 for Rancher Prime2023-06-22T00:00:00+02:002022-06-22T00:00:00+02:00Dominik Wombachertag:dominik.wombacher.cc,2023-06-22:/posts/suse-certified-deployment-specialist-in-rancher-manager-27-for-rancher-prime.html<!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>Third day at SUSECON 23 in Munich, third Exam passed: <strong>SCDS in Rancher Manager 2.7 for Rancher Prime</strong>.
After passing <a class="reference external" href="https://dominik.wombacher.cc/posts/suse-certified-administrator-in-suse-neuvector-5.html">SCA in NeuVector 5</a>
and <a class="reference external" href="https://dominik.wombacher.cc/posts/suse-certified-deployment-specialist-in-rancher-kubernetes-engine-2.html">SCDS in Rancher Kubernetes ... </a><a class="read-more" href="/posts/suse-certified-deployment-specialist-in-rancher-manager-27-for-rancher-prime.html"> [read more]</a></p><!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>Third day at SUSECON 23 in Munich, third Exam passed: <strong>SCDS in Rancher Manager 2.7 for Rancher Prime</strong>.
After passing <a class="reference external" href="https://dominik.wombacher.cc/posts/suse-certified-administrator-in-suse-neuvector-5.html">SCA in NeuVector 5</a>
and <a class="reference external" href="https://dominik.wombacher.cc/posts/suse-certified-deployment-specialist-in-rancher-kubernetes-engine-2.html">SCDS in Rancher Kubernetes Engine 2</a>
already during SUSECON, I can remove the last SUSE certification from my list.</p>
<p>In addition to my talk about <strong>Rancher integrations with AWS services</strong> and my presence at the AWS booth,
I would say the three days at SUSECON were very productive and successful for me this year :)</p>
<p><strong>Summary</strong>: Thorough understanding in deploying, backing up, restoring, and upgrading Rancher Manager
in a professional setting.</p>
<p>Source & Copyright: <a class="reference external" href="https://www.suse.com">https://www.suse.com</a></p>
<div class="section" id="skills">
<h2>Skills</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Node Requirements for Rancher Manager Deployment</li>
<li>Deployment Strategies Understand Rancher Manager Deployment Options</li>
<li>Rancher Manager Certificate Options</li>
<li>Rancher Manager Deployment Best Practices</li>
<li>Deployment of cert-manager</li>
<li>Deployment of Rancher Manager with Self-Signed Certificates</li>
<li>Deployment of Rancher Manager with Let's Encrypt</li>
<li>Deployment of Rancher Manager with Signed Certificates</li>
<li>Rancher Manager in an Air-Gapped Environment</li>
<li>Mirror Image Repositories</li>
<li>Preparation of Helm Charts</li>
<li>Rancher Manager Backup, Restore, and the Migration Processes</li>
<li>Rancher Backup Operator</li>
<li>Backing Up Rancher Manager</li>
<li>Restoring Rancher Manager</li>
<li>Migrating Rancher Manager to a New Cluster</li>
<li>Rancher Manager Upgrade Best Practices</li>
<li>Upgrading a Rancher Cluster</li>
</ul>
<p>Source & Copyright: <a class="reference external" href="https://www.suse.com">https://www.suse.com</a></p>
</div>
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<h2>Certificate</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Downloads<ul>
<li><a class="reference external" href="/certificates/SCDS_RAN2_7103.pdf">Certificate (ID 103)</a> (PDF, 40K)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Links<ul>
<li><a class="reference external" href="https://suse.useclarus.com/view/verify/">Verify Certificate</a></li>
<li><a class="reference external" href="https://badges.suse.com/d90bea3a-7b3e-459d-97e8-312e9ad26124#gs.33cn76">SUSE Badges</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
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SUSE Certified Deployment Specialist in Rancher Kubernetes Engine 22023-06-21T00:00:00+02:002022-06-21T00:00:00+02:00Dominik Wombachertag:dominik.wombacher.cc,2023-06-21:/posts/suse-certified-deployment-specialist-in-rancher-kubernetes-engine-2.html<!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>Second day at SUSECON 23 in Munich, second Exam passed: <strong>SCDS in Rancher Kubernetes Engine 2</strong>.
After passing <a class="reference external" href="https://dominik.wombacher.cc/posts/suse-certified-administrator-in-suse-neuvector-5.html">SCA in NeuVector 5</a>
yesterday, I can remove another one from my ... <a class="read-more" href="/posts/suse-certified-deployment-specialist-in-rancher-kubernetes-engine-2.html"> [read more]</a></p><!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>Second day at SUSECON 23 in Munich, second Exam passed: <strong>SCDS in Rancher Kubernetes Engine 2</strong>.
After passing <a class="reference external" href="https://dominik.wombacher.cc/posts/suse-certified-administrator-in-suse-neuvector-5.html">SCA in NeuVector 5</a>
yesterday, I can remove another one from my list. Let's see if I can also clear
<em>SCDS in Rancher Manager 2.7 for Rancher Prime</em> tomorrow.</p>
<p><strong>Summary</strong>: Thorough understanding in deploying, backing up, restoring, and upgrading Kubernetes clusters with RKE2
in a professional setting.</p>
<p>Source & Copyright: <a class="reference external" href="https://www.suse.com">https://www.suse.com</a></p>
<div class="section" id="skills">
<h2>Skills</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Requirements for RKE2 Deployment</li>
<li>RKE2 Architecture and Design Concepts</li>
<li>Installation of RKE2 Clusters</li>
<li>RKE2 Installation Methods</li>
<li>RKE2 Manual Installation</li>
<li>RKE2 Installation with the Installer Script</li>
<li>RKE2 Configuration Options</li>
<li>Multi-node and Highly Available RKE2 Clusters</li>
<li>Installation of RKE2 Clusters with Auto Deployed Services</li>
<li>Kubernetes Addons</li>
<li>Helm Integration in RKE2</li>
<li>Configuring Deployment of Addons During the RKE2 Cluster Install</li>
<li>Installation of RKE2 Clusters with Advanced Networking</li>
<li>Cluster Networking Options in RKE2</li>
<li>Configuring Cluster Networking in RKE2</li>
<li>Configuring RKE2 to Provide Multiple Network Interfaces to Pods</li>
<li>Installation of CIS Hardened RKE2 Clusters</li>
<li>Installation of Air-gapped RKE2</li>
<li>Basic etcd Concepts</li>
<li>RKE2 Backup and Recovery Concepts</li>
<li>Back Up an RKE2 Cluster</li>
<li>Restore an RKE2 Cluster</li>
<li>Upgrading RKE2 Clusters</li>
<li>Upgrading RKE2 Clusters in an Air-gapped Environment</li>
</ul>
<p>Source & Copyright: <a class="reference external" href="https://www.suse.com">https://www.suse.com</a></p>
</div>
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<h2>Certificate</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Downloads<ul>
<li><a class="reference external" href="/certificates/SCDS_RKE2105.pdf">Certificate (ID 105)</a> (PDF, 40K)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Links<ul>
<li><a class="reference external" href="https://suse.useclarus.com/view/verify/">Verify Certificate</a></li>
<li><a class="reference external" href="https://badges.suse.com/fc0f31bb-a992-48fd-a6e3-a6f2b8e0d5c5#gs.33c9at">SUSE Badges</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
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SUSE Certified Administrator in SUSE NeuVector 52023-06-20T00:00:00+02:002023-06-20T00:00:00+02:00Dominik Wombachertag:dominik.wombacher.cc,2023-06-20:/posts/suse-certified-administrator-in-suse-neuvector-5.html<!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>First day at SUSECON 23 in Munich, first Exam passed: <strong>SCA in SUSE NeuVector 5</strong>.
During SUSECON, event attendees can take SUSE Exams live on-site, I still had three on ... <a class="read-more" href="/posts/suse-certified-administrator-in-suse-neuvector-5.html"> [read more]</a></p><!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>First day at SUSECON 23 in Munich, first Exam passed: <strong>SCA in SUSE NeuVector 5</strong>.
During SUSECON, event attendees can take SUSE Exams live on-site, I still had three on my Bucket list and
prepared for all of them during the last weeks. Today I can remove the <em>SCA in SUSE NeuVector 5</em> from the list,
I will try the <em>SCDS in Rancher Kubernetes Engine 2</em> tomorrow and <em>SCDS in Rancher Manager 2.7 for Rancher Prime</em>
the day after, fingers crossed.</p>
<p><strong>Summary</strong>: Fundamental knowledge of using SUSE NeuVector Management Console and command line utilities to
perform administrative tasks after the actual SUSE NeuVector 5 deployment. Configuration and management
tasks included are for example scanning images and compliance, as well as managing runtime security for
containerized applications. Runtime security provides real time security management for processes,
files, and network traffic.</p>
<p>Source & Copyright: <a class="reference external" href="https://www.suse.com">https://www.suse.com</a></p>
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<h2>Skills</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Understand the Need for Container Security</li>
<li>Threat and Vulnerability Management</li>
<li>Navigate within the Management UI Console</li>
<li>Configure SUSE NeuVector Management Console Settings</li>
<li>Manage Local Users and Roles</li>
<li>Enable Authentication from External Directories</li>
<li>Configure External Logging Services</li>
<li>Scan for Vulnerabilities</li>
<li>Scan for Compliance</li>
<li>Understand Admission Control</li>
<li>Runtime Scanning</li>
<li>Threat Based Controls</li>
<li>Zero-Trust Controls</li>
<li>Inspect and Manage Runtime Security with SUSE NeuVector</li>
<li>Export and View SUSE Neuvector Security Reports</li>
<li>REST API</li>
<li>SUSE NeuVector Management CLI</li>
</ul>
<p>Source & Copyright: <a class="reference external" href="https://www.suse.com">https://www.suse.com</a></p>
</div>
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<h2>Certificate</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Downloads<ul>
<li><a class="reference external" href="/certificates/SCA_NEU5199.pdf">Certificate (ID 199)</a> (PDF, 40K)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Links<ul>
<li><a class="reference external" href="https://suse.useclarus.com/view/verify/">Verify Certificate</a></li>
<li><a class="reference external" href="https://badges.suse.com/5af9858a-aab5-45f3-b0dd-3342d063d9b3#gs.33bssf">SUSE Badges</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
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SUSE Certified Deployment Specialist in SUSE NeuVector 52023-06-11T00:00:00+02:002022-06-11T00:00:00+02:00Dominik Wombachertag:dominik.wombacher.cc,2023-06-11:/posts/suse-certified-deployment-specialist-in-suse-neuvector-5.html<!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>Here comes another one, <strong>SCDS in SUSE NeuVector 5</strong> cleared today.
It's my third SUSE Enterprise Container Management related Certification, the first one in the Security field.
As always, preparing ... <a class="read-more" href="/posts/suse-certified-deployment-specialist-in-suse-neuvector-5.html"> [read more]</a></p><!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>Here comes another one, <strong>SCDS in SUSE NeuVector 5</strong> cleared today.
It's my third SUSE Enterprise Container Management related Certification, the first one in the Security field.
As always, preparing for an Exam is my motivation to dive deep and to learn more about a specific topic,
I could learn without an attached Exam, but I have to admit, it would be harder for me to stay on course and reach my goal.</p>
<p>In my current Job I work closely with SUSE to further improve the customer experience of Rancher and NeuVector on AWS,
investing time to improve my skills and learn as much as possible about the solutions is a logical step and I enjoy it.</p>
<p><strong>Summary</strong>: Knowledge and understanding of the various deployment methods of SUSE NeuVector, including the use of YAML files,
Helm Charts, and Config Map settings, both during and after deployment.</p>
<p>Source & Copyright: <a class="reference external" href="https://www.suse.com">https://www.suse.com</a></p>
<div class="section" id="skills">
<h2>Skills</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>SUSE NeuVector Architecture and Components</li>
<li>SUSE NeuVector System Requirements</li>
<li>SUSE NeuVector Deployment Methods</li>
<li>Running SUSE NeuVector with Docker Native</li>
<li>Deploying SUSE NeuVector on One Node Kubernetes Cluster</li>
<li>Deploying SUSE NeuVector in Production Environment</li>
<li>Using a YAML File to Deploy Highly Available SUSE NeuVector</li>
<li>Using a Helm Chart to Deploy SUSE NeuVector</li>
<li>Configuring Highly Available SUSE NeuVector Deployment</li>
<li>Deploying SUSE NeuVector in Cloud Environment</li>
<li>Deploying SUSE NeuVector Using Kubernetes Config Map and Secret Objects</li>
<li>Deploying SUSE NeuVector Using Operators</li>
<li>Understanding SUSE NeuVector Deployment with SUSE Rancher</li>
<li>Using SUSE Rancher Fleet to Automate SUSE NeuVector Deployment</li>
<li>Enabling SUSE NeuVector Multi-Cluster Management</li>
</ul>
<p>Source & Copyright: <a class="reference external" href="https://www.suse.com">https://www.suse.com</a></p>
</div>
<div class="section" id="certificate">
<h2>Certificate</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Downloads<ul>
<li><a class="reference external" href="/certificates/SCDS_NEU5166.pdf">Certificate (ID 166)</a> (PDF, 40K)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Links<ul>
<li><a class="reference external" href="https://suse.useclarus.com/view/verify/">Verify Certificate</a></li>
<li><a class="reference external" href="https://badges.suse.com/6b15b770-44ed-4c85-b301-ab0ac4536686#gs.338itp">SUSE Badges</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
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SUSE Certified Engineer in SLES for SAP Applications 152023-02-12T00:00:00+01:002023-02-12T00:00:00+01:00Dominik Wombachertag:dominik.wombacher.cc,2023-02-12:/posts/suse-certified-engineer-in-sles-for-sap-applications-15.html<!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>Proud to be <strong>SCE in SLES for SAP 15</strong> number <em>166</em>, after passing the two necessary Exams today.
It's the first time SUSE requires two Exams to get certified and ... <a class="read-more" href="/posts/suse-certified-engineer-in-sles-for-sap-applications-15.html"> [read more]</a></p><!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>Proud to be <strong>SCE in SLES for SAP 15</strong> number <em>166</em>, after passing the two necessary Exams today.
It's the first time SUSE requires two Exams to get certified and they were really tough ones.
Tackling the <a class="reference external" href="https://dominik.wombacher.cc/posts/suse-certified-administrator-sca-in-sles-for-sap-applications-12.html">SCA+ in SLES for SAP 12</a>
and <a class="reference external" href="https://dominik.wombacher.cc/posts/suse-certified-administrator-sca-in-suse-linux-enterprise-high-availability-12-and-15.html">SCA+ in SLES High Availability</a>
last year as well as previous <a class="reference external" href="https://dominik.wombacher.cc/posts/sap-certified-technology-associate-system-administration-sap-hana-with-sap-netweaver-7-5.html">SAP NetWeaver and HANA</a>
experience definitely helped, but still, these both are the hardest SUSE Exams I took so far.
I also decided to take both Exams in a row, means 3 hours with 140 Questions, very intensive,
I would probably do it again, but not recommend to others doing it like that ;)</p>
<p>But as much I like SUSE, I have the impression that the quality of the Training Material but also Exams drops.
For example, the courses to prepare for the Exam are based on different SLES 15 versions, which leads to situations
where in Course A you learn about a specific version of a tool just to basically learn the opposite, caused by a new release, in Course B.
Also during the Exam lot of questions where just not clear in what is asked for, more than once it was just guessing.</p>
<p>Such things can happen, but I would love to see a little increase in content Quality in future.</p>
<p>Other than that, the Exam isn't only single or multiple choice anymore, there are input fields where you have to
fill in a command including all parameter to solve a problem. There are also screenshots from command output or
web / gui interfaces and you have to place a marker on the right place depending on the question, for example on the
line that provides you a specific information in a CLI output.</p>
<p>I like that there are some more variations but asking commands including arguments isn't that beneficial in my personal opinion.
I'm in the industry my whole life and looking up exact syntax and parameter in the docs and man pages is something I still do all the time.
If you want to test commands, I suggest provide a practical Exam and to let the Student build something in a real environment under real conditions,
including the availability of the standard documentation ;)</p>
<p>Anyway, I passed, with a Score of 84% in part 1 and 86% in part 2, solid numbers given the difficulty of the Exam, the passing score is 70%.</p>
<p>Overall I still can recommend the SUSE Courses and Exam, they might not perfect but can help you to improve
your Skills a lot! And that's at the end good for yourself, your career, the company you working for and most important: Your Customers.</p>
<p><strong>Summary</strong>: "SUSE Certified Engineer in SLES for SAP Applications" is designed for System Architects,
Deployment Engineers and System Administrators. Building on the "SCA+ in SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability",
this certification demonstrates knowledge of how to plan, deploy, test and manage SLES for SAP Applications to
provide High Availability for key SAP workloads, following SUSE Best Practice. The two key SAP workloads included
in the certification are "SAP HANA with System Replication in a Scale Up Performance Optimized configuration" and
"SAP Enqueue and Enqueue Replication Server"</p>
<p>Source & Copyright: <a class="reference external" href="https://www.suse.com">https://www.suse.com</a></p>
<div class="section" id="skills">
<h2>Skills</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>The Standalone Enqueue Serve</li>
<li>The Enqueue Replication Server</li>
<li>Architectural Overview of ENSA1</li>
<li>Architectural Overview of ENSA2</li>
<li>Deploy the Enqueue Server with High Availability</li>
<li>Configure Storage for the Enqueue Server in an HA Environment</li>
<li>Configure Name Resolution for the ASCS and ERS Instances</li>
<li>Create the Linux Users for the ASCS and ERS Instances</li>
<li>Install the Enqueue and Enqueue Replication Servers</li>
<li>Use saptune to Tune a Host for the SAP NetWeaver Workload</li>
<li>Deploy the SLE HA Cluster</li>
<li>Adapt the SAP Profiles to Match the SAP Certification</li>
<li>Integrate the Cluster Framework with sap-suse-cluster-connector V3.x</li>
<li>Adapt the SAP Profiles to Match the SAP Certification</li>
<li>Create and Configure the Cluster Resources for ENSA2</li>
<li>Overview of a Multi-SID Central Services Cluster Configuration</li>
<li>Design and Perform Cluster Tests</li>
<li>Monitor the HA Components</li>
<li>Monitor the SAP Enqueue Servers</li>
<li>Recovery Procedures after a Fail Over</li>
<li>Applying a Rolling SAP Kernel Switch</li>
<li>Manage and Deploy System Updates</li>
<li>Log Files</li>
<li>Administer the Cluster</li>
<li>SAP HANA Database Terminology</li>
<li>SAP HANA Architecture</li>
<li>SAP HANA Deployment Options</li>
<li>Scale Up and Scale Out</li>
<li>HANA System Replication</li>
<li>Component Redundancy</li>
<li>Server Hardware</li>
<li>Data Centers and HANA System Replication</li>
<li>SAP HANA High Availability Features</li>
<li>Service Auto-Restart</li>
<li>SAP HANA Auto-Restart</li>
<li>SAP HANA Disaster Recovery Support</li>
<li>SAP HANA System Replication</li>
<li>Backing Up SAP HANA</li>
<li>Performance vs Cost Optimized</li>
<li>SAP HANA Hardware and Cloud Measurement Tools</li>
<li>Appliance vs SAP HANA Tailored Datacenter Integration (TDI)</li>
<li>SAP HANA Hardware Directory</li>
<li>Supported Operating Systems</li>
<li>Supported File Systems for SAP HANA</li>
<li>Storage for SAP HANA</li>
<li>HANA User and Group Accounts</li>
<li>HA with SAP HANA System Replication</li>
<li>SAP HANA Platform Lifecycle Management Tools</li>
<li>Prepare the SAP HANA Primary System before Configuring System Replication</li>
<li>Configure HANA System Replication</li>
<li>Test a manual SAP HANA System Replication Takeover</li>
<li>Use saptune to Tune Systems for a SAP HANA Workload</li>
<li>Install the SLES for SAP Applications HA Components</li>
<li>Deploy the Cluster</li>
<li>Global Cluster Configuration</li>
<li>Perform Basic Cluster Functionality Tests</li>
<li>Cluster Bootstrap Configuration</li>
<li>Configure SAP HANA HA/DR Providers</li>
<li>Create and Configure the Required Cluster Resources</li>
<li>Design and Perform Cluster Tests</li>
<li>Monitor the HA Components</li>
<li>Monitor SAP HANA System Replication</li>
</ul>
<p>Source & Copyright: <a class="reference external" href="https://www.suse.com">https://www.suse.com</a></p>
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<h2>Certificate</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Downloads<ul>
<li><a class="reference external" href="/certificates/Dominik_Wombacher_SCE_SLES_SAP15166.pdf">Certificate (ID 166)</a> (PDF, 121.5K)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Links<ul>
<li><a class="reference external" href="https://suse.useclarus.com/view/verify/">Verify Certificate</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
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AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate2022-12-28T00:00:00+01:002022-12-28T00:00:00+01:00Dominik Wombachertag:dominik.wombacher.cc,2022-12-28:/posts/aws-certified-sysops-administrator-associate.html<!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>I completed the AWS Associate Trifecta by passing the third Exam and becoming an
<strong>AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate</strong> today. I'm very proud about
getting all three Associate Certifications within ... <a class="read-more" href="/posts/aws-certified-sysops-administrator-associate.html"> [read more]</a></p><!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>I completed the AWS Associate Trifecta by passing the third Exam and becoming an
<strong>AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate</strong> today. I'm very proud about
getting all three Associate Certifications within one month, preparing for them
boosted my AWS knowledge and provides massive value in my job.</p>
<p>Again I just kept it simple, focused on Hands-On Labs from
<a class="reference external" href="https://acloudguru.com/course/aws-certified-sysops-administrator-associate-8Lkj">A Cloud Guru</a> and the
<a class="reference external" href="https://portal.tutorialsdojo.com/product/tutorials-dojo-study-guide-ebook-aws-certified-sysops-administrator-associate/">eBook</a>
as well as <a class="reference external" href="https://portal.tutorialsdojo.com/courses/aws-certified-sysops-administrator-associate-practice-exams/">Practice Exam</a>
from Tutorials Dojo. The content overlap between the Solutions Architect, Developer Exam and SysOps Administrator is quite large,
I guess it's around 60%, also a lot of questions can be answered with common IT knowledge and understanding,
I recommend to not overthinking it, trust you and your experience, focus on topics you have some gaps and just go for it.</p>
<div class="section" id="summary">
<h2>Summary</h2>
<p>Earners of this certification have a comprehensive understanding on how to deploy, manage, and operate IT systems on the AWS Cloud.
They demonstrated the ability to migrate on-premises workloads to AWS and monitor, scale, and secure systems on the AWS platform.
Badge owners are able to provide guidance on implementing best practices for cloud operations.</p>
<p>Source & Copyright: <a class="reference external" href="https://www.credly.com">https://www.credly.com</a></p>
</div>
<div class="section" id="skills">
<h2>Skills</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Amazon Web Services</li>
<li>AWS</li>
<li>AWS Certification</li>
<li>AWS Cloud</li>
<li>Cloud Certification</li>
<li>Cloud Infrastructure</li>
<li>Cloud Migration</li>
<li>Cloud Operations</li>
<li>Cloud Storage Optimization</li>
</ul>
<p>Source & Copyright: <a class="reference external" href="https://www.credly.com">https://www.credly.com</a></p>
</div>
<div class="section" id="certificate">
<h2>Certificate</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Downloads<ul>
<li><a class="reference external" href="/certificates/Dominik_Wombacher_AWS_Certified_SysOps_Administrator_-_Associate_certificate.pdf">Certificate (ID: 45F4KT71YF141LW8)</a> (PDF, 42.6k)</li>
<li><a class="reference external" href="/certificates/aws-certified-sysops-administrator-associate.png">Badge</a> (PNG, 105.1K)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Links<ul>
<li><a class="reference external" href="https://www.credly.com/badges/a6fc0b5a-9be1-4047-b0ce-13355a55c11d">Credly Badge</a>
(Archive: <a class="reference external" href="https://web.archive.org/web/2/https://www.credly.com/badges/a6fc0b5a-9be1-4047-b0ce-13355a55c11d">[1]</a>,
<a class="reference external" href="https://archive.today/2022.12.30-123303/https://www.credly.com/badges/a6fc0b5a-9be1-4047-b0ce-13355a55c11d">[2]</a>)</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
AWS Certified Developer - Associate2022-12-19T00:00:00+01:002022-12-19T00:00:00+01:00Dominik Wombachertag:dominik.wombacher.cc,2022-12-19:/posts/aws-certified-developer-associate.html<!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>Continuing my AWS Journey and on my way to get the Associate Trifecta, I passed the AWS Certified Developer - Associate
Exam today, <strong>AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate</strong> up next.</p>
<p>During ... <a class="read-more" href="/posts/aws-certified-developer-associate.html"> [read more]</a></p><!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>Continuing my AWS Journey and on my way to get the Associate Trifecta, I passed the AWS Certified Developer - Associate
Exam today, <strong>AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate</strong> up next.</p>
<p>During my <a class="reference external" href="https://dominik.wombacher.cc/posts/aws-certified-solutions-architect-associate.html">AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate</a>
preparation, I wasted too much time with <em>"the wrong"</em> training resources. This time I just used the
<a class="reference external" href="https://portal.tutorialsdojo.com/product/tutorials-dojo-study-guide-ebook-aws-certified-developer-associate/">eBook</a>
and <a class="reference external" href="https://portal.tutorialsdojo.com/courses/aws-certified-developer-associate-practice-exams/">Practice Exam</a>
from Tutorials Dojo. The content overlap between the Solutions Architect and Developer Exam is in my opinion around 60%,
also a lot of concepts are not specific to AWS but about development in general, so no need to enter the tutorial hell
and learn the same things over and over again ;)</p>
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<h2>Summary</h2>
<p>Earners of this certification have a comprehensive understanding of application life-cycle management.
They demonstrated proficiency in writing applications with AWS service APIs, AWS CLI, and SDKs;
using containers; and deploying with a CI/CD pipeline. Badge owners are able to develop, deploy,
and debug cloud-based applications that follow AWS best practices.</p>
<p>Source & Copyright: <a class="reference external" href="https://www.credly.com">https://www.credly.com</a></p>
</div>
<div class="section" id="skills">
<h2>Skills</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Amazon Web Services</li>
<li>AWS</li>
<li>AWS Certification</li>
<li>AWS Cloud</li>
<li>Cloud Certification</li>
<li>Code Deployment</li>
<li>Code Development</li>
</ul>
<p>Source & Copyright: <a class="reference external" href="https://www.credly.com">https://www.credly.com</a></p>
</div>
<div class="section" id="certificate">
<h2>Certificate</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Downloads<ul>
<li><a class="reference external" href="/certificates/Dominik_Wombacher_AWS_Certified_Developer_-_Associate.pdf">Certificate (ID: SW87H5L1SNQEQYS2)</a> (PDF, 42.7k)</li>
<li><a class="reference external" href="/certificates/aws-certified-solutions-architect-associate.png">Badge</a> (PNG, 92.2K)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Links<ul>
<li><a class="reference external" href="https://www.credly.com/badges/15a4342a-5719-4c68-bc37-cb15aedb3e61">Credly Badge</a>
(Archive: <a class="reference external" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221223063415/https://www.credly.com/badges/15a4342a-5719-4c68-bc37-cb15aedb3e61">[1]</a>,
<a class="reference external" href="https://archive.today/2022.12.23-063433/https://www.credly.com/badges/15a4342a-5719-4c68-bc37-cb15aedb3e61">[2]</a>)</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate2022-11-29T00:00:00+01:002022-11-29T00:00:00+01:00Dominik Wombachertag:dominik.wombacher.cc,2022-11-29:/posts/aws-certified-solutions-architect-associate.html<!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>Becoming a <strong>AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate</strong> is part of my On-boarding at AWS, but I would do it either way ;)</p>
<p>I passed the Exam today after around three weeks ... <a class="read-more" href="/posts/aws-certified-solutions-architect-associate.html"> [read more]</a></p><!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>Becoming a <strong>AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate</strong> is part of my On-boarding at AWS, but I would do it either way ;)</p>
<p>I passed the Exam today after around three weeks preparation, with a couple of hours studying per day. That I already took the
<a class="reference external" href="https://dominik.wombacher.cc/posts/aws-certified-cloud-practitioner.html">AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner</a> Exam in July,
before it was even clear that I will become an Amazonian, helped a lot and saved quite some time.
It's not mandatory to take the Cloud Practitioner first, but I highly recommend it.</p>
<p>I tried a lot of learning resources, actually too much, after some frustrating experiences with (expensive)
online courses and a lot of wasted time I suggest: Keep it simple!</p>
<p>You don't need multiple courses and AWS SkillBuilder offers already a lot of good and free content, like
<a class="reference external" href="https://explore.skillbuilder.aws/learn/learning_plan/view/1044/solutions-architect-learning-plan">Solutions Architect Learning Plan</a>.
I also found the <a class="reference external" href="https://portal.tutorialsdojo.com/product/tutorials-dojo-study-guide-ebook-aws-certified-solutions-architect-associate/">eBook</a>
and <a class="reference external" href="https://portal.tutorialsdojo.com/courses/aws-certified-solutions-architect-associate-practice-exams/">Practice Exam</a>
from Tutorials Dojo very helpful, that's already enough learning material to pass the Exam.</p>
<p>Important: First the Trainings, then (or in parallel if you want) the eBook, then the practice exams.
Don't start with the practice exams and don't do them over and over again, you would just start to memorize the answers
but to pass the Exam it's important to understand the actual concept.</p>
<p>Last but not least, I played AWS Cloud Quest which for sure also had a positive impact in my understanding and Hands-On experience.
I guess it's just hard to measure how large the influence was, but either way, it was fun and if you have the time, just start playing and enjoy it.</p>
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<h2>Summary</h2>
<p>Earners of this certification have a comprehensive understanding of AWS services and technologies.
They demonstrated the ability to build secure and robust solutions using architectural design principles based
on customer requirements. Badge owners are able to strategically design well-architected distributed systems
that are scalable, resilient, efficient, and fault-tolerant..</p>
<p>Source & Copyright: <a class="reference external" href="https://www.credly.com">https://www.credly.com</a></p>
</div>
<div class="section" id="skills">
<h2>Skills</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Amazon Web Services</li>
<li>AWS</li>
<li>AWS Certification</li>
<li>AWS Cloud</li>
<li>Cloud Architecture</li>
<li>Cloud Certification</li>
<li>Cloud Data</li>
<li>Cloud Infrastructure</li>
<li>Cloud Services</li>
</ul>
<p>Source & Copyright: <a class="reference external" href="https://www.credly.com">https://www.credly.com</a></p>
</div>
<div class="section" id="certificate">
<h2>Certificate</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Downloads<ul>
<li><a class="reference external" href="/certificates/Dominik_Wombacher_AWS_Certified_Solutions_Architect_-_Associate.pdf">Certificate (ID: V2YYVPK1YEV4QKKE)</a> (PDF, 42.6k)</li>
<li><a class="reference external" href="/certificates/aws-certified-solutions-architect-associate.png">Badge</a> (PNG, 102.7K)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Links<ul>
<li><a class="reference external" href="https://www.credly.com/badges/7191dc28-80f4-4d41-9101-06d2765e916c">Credly Badge</a>
(Archive: <a class="reference external" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221223063551/https://www.credly.com/badges/7191dc28-80f4-4d41-9101-06d2765e916c">[1]</a>,
<a class="reference external" href="https://archive.today/2022.12.23-063625/https://www.credly.com/badges/7191dc28-80f4-4d41-9101-06d2765e916c">[2]</a>)</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
SUSE Certified Deployment Specialist in SUSE Rancher and Kubernetes Distributions2022-11-07T00:00:00+01:002022-11-07T00:00:00+01:00Dominik Wombachertag:dominik.wombacher.cc,2022-11-07:/posts/suse-certified-deployment-specialist-in-suse-rancher-and-kubernetes-distributions.html<!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>Never stop learning! Today I passed the Exam <strong>SUSE Certified Deployment Specialist in SUSE Rancher and Kubernetes Distributions</strong>,
it's my second SUSE Rancher and Kubernetes related Certification, preparing for the ... <a class="read-more" href="/posts/suse-certified-deployment-specialist-in-suse-rancher-and-kubernetes-distributions.html"> [read more]</a></p><!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>Never stop learning! Today I passed the Exam <strong>SUSE Certified Deployment Specialist in SUSE Rancher and Kubernetes Distributions</strong>,
it's my second SUSE Rancher and Kubernetes related Certification, preparing for the Exam helped me to get an in-depth understanding
of deploying and configuring various Rancher Kubernetes Distributions (RKE, RKE2, K3s), great extension to the
<strong>SCA SUSE Rancher 2.6</strong> I received a few days ago.</p>
<p><strong>Summary</strong>: Knowledge how to deploy Kubernetes clusters with RKE, RKE2 and K3S, both from the command line and
from SUSE Rancher as well as how to deploy Rancher on Kubernetes, also how to backup and restore
RKE and RKE2 clusters from the command line and back up RKE with SUSE Rancher.</p>
<p>Source & Copyright: <a class="reference external" href="https://www.suse.com">https://www.suse.com</a></p>
<div class="section" id="skills">
<h2>Skills</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Deploy RKE<ul>
<li>Plan a New Cluster</li>
<li>Get Started with Deployment</li>
<li>Configure RKE</li>
<li>Deploy Kubernetes with RKE</li>
<li>Work with config.yaml</li>
<li>Add Nodes</li>
<li>Troubleshoot</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Deploy RKE2 and K3s<ul>
<li>Requirements</li>
<li>Nodes</li>
<li>Understand RKE2 Architecture</li>
<li>Configure RKE2</li>
<li>Deploy theInitial RKE2 Cluster</li>
<li>Add Nodes</li>
<li>Troubleshoot</li>
<li>RKE2 and K3s</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Deploy SUSE Rancher<ul>
<li>Deploy SUSE Rancher with HELM</li>
<li>Deploy with Terraform</li>
<li>Other Deployment Options</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Deploy RKE with SUSE Rancher<ul>
<li>Deploy RKE on Existing Servers</li>
<li>Deploy RKE on New Nodes on an Infrastructure Provider</li>
<li>Deploy RKE with a Hosted Kubernetes Provider</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Backup and Restore RKE and RKE2 Clusters<ul>
<li>etcd and Failure Recovery</li>
<li>Back up and Restore RKE Cluster</li>
<li>Backup and Restore RKE2 Cluster</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<p>Source & Copyright: <a class="reference external" href="https://www.suse.com">https://www.suse.com</a></p>
</div>
<div class="section" id="certificate">
<h2>Certificate</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Downloads<ul>
<li><a class="reference external" href="/certificates/Dominik_Wombacher_SCDS_RAN_K8S134.pdf">Certificate (ID 134)</a> (PDF, 121K)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Links<ul>
<li><a class="reference external" href="https://suse.useclarus.com/view/verify/">Verify Certificate</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
SUSE Support Accreditation - SUSE Rancher2022-11-07T00:00:00+01:002022-11-07T00:00:00+01:00Dominik Wombachertag:dominik.wombacher.cc,2022-11-07:/posts/suse-support-accreditation-suse-rancher.html<!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>There was only on Certification left on my SUSE Learning Path, <strong>SPSA SUSE Rancher</strong>,
which I received today, after meeting the Pre-Requirements by holding the
SUSE Rancher SCA and SCDS ... <a class="read-more" href="/posts/suse-support-accreditation-suse-rancher.html"> [read more]</a></p><!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>There was only on Certification left on my SUSE Learning Path, <strong>SPSA SUSE Rancher</strong>,
which I received today, after meeting the Pre-Requirements by holding the
SUSE Rancher SCA and SCDS Certification.</p>
<p>It was, similar as <strong>SPSA SLES</strong> great strengthen my knowledge about troubleshooting,
tools and best practices to interact with the SUSE Support Team with a focus on SUSE Rancher.</p>
<div class="section" id="skills">
<h2>Skills</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Maintenance</li>
<li>Basic Health Checks</li>
<li>Troubleshooting</li>
<li>Gathering System Information for support</li>
<li>Interacting with SUSE</li>
<li>Support FAQs</li>
</ul>
<p>Source & Copyright: <a class="reference external" href="https://www.suse.com">https://www.suse.com</a></p>
</div>
<div class="section" id="certificate">
<h2>Certificate</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Downloads<ul>
<li><a class="reference external" href="/certificates/Dominik_Wombacher_SPSA_RANCHER100.pdf">Certificate (ID 100)</a> (PDF, 121K)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Links<ul>
<li><a class="reference external" href="https://suse.useclarus.com/view/verify/">Verify Certificate</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
SUSE Certified Administrator in SUSE Rancher 2.62022-11-04T00:00:00+01:002022-11-04T00:00:00+01:00Dominik Wombachertag:dominik.wombacher.cc,2022-11-04:/posts/suse-certified-administratorin-suse-rancher-2-6.html<!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>I learned so much SLES and SUMA related already, it was time to focus on Container, Kubernetes and Rancher.</p>
<p>First Milestone achieved today by becoming a <strong>SUSE Certified Administrator in ... </strong><a class="read-more" href="/posts/suse-certified-administratorin-suse-rancher-2-6.html"> [read more]</a></p><!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>I learned so much SLES and SUMA related already, it was time to focus on Container, Kubernetes and Rancher.</p>
<p>First Milestone achieved today by becoming a <strong>SUSE Certified Administrator in SUSE Rancher 2.6</strong>.</p>
<p><strong>Summary</strong>: Fundamental knowledge of the architecture and components of SUSE Rancher as well
as processes for registering, provisioning, configuring, and backup/restore of Kubernetes
clusters using SUSE Rancher. Understanding of application and workflow management on
downstream clusters and of Kubernetes muti-cluster management with SUSE Rancher.</p>
<p>Source & Copyright: <a class="reference external" href="https://www.suse.com">https://www.suse.com</a></p>
<div class="section" id="skills">
<h2>Skills</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Understand SUSE Rancher Architecture</li>
<li>Access SUSE Rancher GUI</li>
<li>Login to SUSE Rancher User Interface</li>
<li>Modify SUSE Rancher Cluster Name</li>
<li>Navigate SUSE Rancher GUI</li>
<li>View Cluster and Node Agents</li>
<li>Import an Existing Kubernetes Cluster</li>
<li>Provision an RKE Cluster on Existing Nodes</li>
<li>Manage Users and Groups</li>
<li>Understand Roles</li>
<li>Configure RKE Templates</li>
<li>Manage Cluster and Node Drivers</li>
<li>Configure Cloud Credentials</li>
<li>Understand Infrastructure Provided Kubernetes Clusters</li>
<li>Understand Hosted Kubernetes Clusters</li>
<li>Understand Projects and Namespaces</li>
<li>Deploy Workloads</li>
<li>Understand Apps & Marketplace</li>
<li>Install Applications with Helm</li>
<li>Configure Quotas</li>
<li>Understand Continuous Delivery</li>
<li>Manage Cluster Groups</li>
<li>Configure Continuous Delivery</li>
<li>Deploy Monitoring Stack</li>
<li>Understand SUSE Rancher Logging</li>
<li>Configure an External Logging Service for Grafana</li>
<li>Manage CIS Scans</li>
<li>Understand OPA Gatekeeper</li>
<li>Access Cluster Nodes with ssh</li>
<li>Access a Downstream Cluster with kubectl</li>
<li>Understand the SUSE Rancher API</li>
<li>Understand SUSE Rancher CLI</li>
<li>Understand SUSE Rancher Backup Requirements</li>
<li>Create Downstream Cluster Snapshots</li>
<li>Upgrade Downstream Clusters</li>
<li>Restore Downstream Clusters</li>
<li>Backup and Restore SUSE Rancher Server</li>
</ul>
<p>Source & Copyright: <a class="reference external" href="https://www.suse.com">https://www.suse.com</a></p>
</div>
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<h2>Certificate</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Downloads<ul>
<li><a class="reference external" href="/certificates/Dominik_Wombacher_SCA_RAN2_6366.pdf">Certificate (ID 366)</a> (PDF, 121K)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Links<ul>
<li><a class="reference external" href="https://suse.useclarus.com/view/verify/">Verify Certificate</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
SUSE Certified Deployment Specialist in SUSE Manager 42022-09-19T00:00:00+02:002022-09-19T00:00:00+02:00Dominik Wombachertag:dominik.wombacher.cc,2022-09-19:/posts/suse-certified-deployment-specialist-in-suse-manager-4.html<!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>By passing the Exam and getting recognized as <strong>SCDS in SUSE Manager 4</strong> today, my SUSE Training & Certification Month comes to an end.
I didn't planned to take this one ... <a class="read-more" href="/posts/suse-certified-deployment-specialist-in-suse-manager-4.html"> [read more]</a></p><!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>By passing the Exam and getting recognized as <strong>SCDS in SUSE Manager 4</strong> today, my SUSE Training & Certification Month comes to an end.
I didn't planned to take this one in September but I had such a good run and couldn't resist.</p>
<p><strong>Summary</strong>: Knowledge of the various architectural components of a SUSE Manager, installation and post-installation
configuration process for SUSE Manager Servers and SUSE Manager Proxy Servers, a detailed understanding of the various
methods that can be used to on-board target servers as managed Salt Minions and an understanding of how to provide
a well-managed and controlled approach to system patching and system updating.</p>
<p>Source & Copyright: <a class="reference external" href="https://www.suse.com">https://www.suse.com</a></p>
<div class="section" id="skills">
<h2>Skills</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Benefits of SUSE Manager</li>
<li>New Features in SUSE Manager 4.2</li>
<li>Understand the Architecture of SUSE Manager 4.x</li>
<li>Understand Installation Requirements of SUSE Manager 4.x</li>
<li>Perform an Online Installation of SUSE Manager 4.x Server</li>
<li>Understand the Purpose of the SUSE Manager Setup Procedure</li>
<li>Perform the SUSE Manager Setup Procedure</li>
<li>Sync Products from the SCC</li>
<li>Understand the Purpose of the SUSE Manager Proxy Server</li>
<li>Understand Pre-Installation Considerations and Installation Requirements of a SUSE Manager Proxy Server</li>
<li>Perform a SUSE Manager Proxy Server Installation</li>
<li>Register a SUSE Manager Proxy Server as a Salt Minion</li>
<li>Configure a SUSE Manager Proxy Server</li>
<li>Understand the Purpose of Client Registration</li>
<li>Plan and Prepare to Register Client Systems</li>
<li>Configure Activation Keys</li>
<li>Registration Methods</li>
<li>Using the Various Registration Methods</li>
<li>Accept Pending Salt Keys</li>
<li>Understand the Content Lifecycle Management (CLM) Terminology</li>
<li>Understand CLM Relation Operations</li>
<li>Implement a CLM Strategy</li>
</ul>
<p>Source & Copyright: <a class="reference external" href="https://www.suse.com">https://www.suse.com</a></p>
</div>
<div class="section" id="certificate">
<h2>Certificate</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Downloads<ul>
<li><a class="reference external" href="/certificates/Dominik_Wombacher_SCDS_SUMA4137.pdf">Certificate (ID 137)</a> (PDF, 121K)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Links<ul>
<li><a class="reference external" href="https://suse.useclarus.com/view/verify/">Verify Certificate</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
SUSE Certified Administrator (SCA) in SLES for SAP Applications 122022-09-17T00:00:00+02:002022-09-17T00:00:00+02:00Dominik Wombachertag:dominik.wombacher.cc,2022-09-17:/posts/suse-certified-administrator-sca-in-sles-for-sap-applications-12.html<!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>September was somehow my <em>SUSE Learning month</em>, first I
<a class="reference external" href="https://dominik.wombacher.cc/posts/suse-certified-sca-and-sce-in-enterprise-linux-15.html">Updated my SCA and SCE to SLE 15</a>,
followed by earning <a class="reference external" href="https://dominik.wombacher.cc/posts/suse-certified-administrator-sca-in-suse-linux-enterprise-high-availability-12-and-15.html">SCA SLE HA 12 & 15</a>
and today I also became ... <a class="read-more" href="/posts/suse-certified-administrator-sca-in-sles-for-sap-applications-12.html"> [read more]</a></p><!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>September was somehow my <em>SUSE Learning month</em>, first I
<a class="reference external" href="https://dominik.wombacher.cc/posts/suse-certified-sca-and-sce-in-enterprise-linux-15.html">Updated my SCA and SCE to SLE 15</a>,
followed by earning <a class="reference external" href="https://dominik.wombacher.cc/posts/suse-certified-administrator-sca-in-suse-linux-enterprise-high-availability-12-and-15.html">SCA SLE HA 12 & 15</a>
and today I also became a <strong>SCA+ in SLES for SAP Applications 12</strong>!</p>
<p>I very proud about that huge learning progress and the successful certifications in September,
they helped me to brush up some knowledge and prepare for my new gig in October.</p>
<p><strong>Summary</strong>: "SCA+ in SLES for SAP Applications 12" is for administrators who are managing
SLES instances as the platform for SAP deployments. With a focus on specific functionality
provided by SLES for SAP including SLES High Availability as well as components specific to
SAP NetWeaver and SAP HANA based deployments and security of SLES systems.</p>
<p>Source & Copyright: <a class="reference external" href="https://www.suse.com">https://www.suse.com</a></p>
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<h2>Skills</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Resources to Plan and Deploy SLES for SAP Applications</li>
<li>Service Level and Product Support Infrastructure</li>
<li>Understanding of the SLES for SAP Applications components</li>
<li>Planning and Installing SLES for SAP Applications</li>
<li>SLES for SAP High Availability</li>
<li>Tuning and Securing SLES for SAP Applications</li>
<li>SLES for SAP Applications in the Public Cloud</li>
</ul>
<p>Source & Copyright: <a class="reference external" href="https://www.suse.com">https://www.suse.com</a></p>
</div>
<div class="section" id="certificate">
<h2>Certificate</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Downloads<ul>
<li><a class="reference external" href="/certificates/Dominik_Wombacher_SCAp_SAP121156.pdf">Certificate (ID 1156)</a> (PDF, 121K)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Links<ul>
<li><a class="reference external" href="https://suse.useclarus.com/view/verify/">Verify Certificate</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
SUSE Certified Administrator (SCA) in SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 12 and 152022-09-13T00:00:00+02:002022-09-13T00:00:00+02:00Dominik Wombachertag:dominik.wombacher.cc,2022-09-13:/posts/suse-certified-administrator-sca-in-suse-linux-enterprise-high-availability-12-and-15.html<!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>I have the pleasure to work even more with SUSE Products in future, therefore I wanted
to brush up my knowledge about SUSE Linux Enterprise Server High Availability a bit ... <a class="read-more" href="/posts/suse-certified-administrator-sca-in-suse-linux-enterprise-high-availability-12-and-15.html"> [read more]</a></p><!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>I have the pleasure to work even more with SUSE Products in future, therefore I wanted
to brush up my knowledge about SUSE Linux Enterprise Server High Availability a bit.</p>
<p>Today I passed the related Exam with a great Score of 97% and received the Certification
<strong>SCA+ in SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 12</strong> and
<strong>SCA+ in SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 15</strong>.</p>
<p><strong>Summary</strong>: The "SCA+ in SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability" certification is an additional option for administrators
and focuses on the functionality and features provided by SUSE Linux Enterprise HA. It also covers how to plan,
deploy and administer the SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability product on premise and the public cloud.</p>
<p>Source & Copyright: <a class="reference external" href="https://www.suse.com">https://www.suse.com</a></p>
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<h2>Skills</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Plan and prepare to implement a SLE HA cluster</li>
<li>Install SLE HA and create a Corosync/Pacemaker cluster</li>
<li>Administer a cluster using Web and CLI tools</li>
<li>Configure node fencing using the BMCs and SBD</li>
<li>Cluster basic resources, such as IP addresses and services</li>
<li>Cluster storage in a cluster safe way</li>
<li>Configure the cluster behaviour using constraints</li>
<li>Perform basic cluster troubleshooting</li>
</ul>
<p>Source & Copyright: <a class="reference external" href="https://www.suse.com">https://www.suse.com</a></p>
</div>
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<h2>Certificate</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Downloads<ul>
<li><a class="reference external" href="/certificates/Dominik_Wombacher_SCAp_HA121152.pdf">Certificate - SLES 12 (ID 1152)</a> (PDF, 122K)</li>
<li><a class="reference external" href="/certificates/Dominik_Wombacher_SCAp_HA151210.pdf">Certificate - SLES 15 (ID 1210)</a> (PDF, 122K)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Links<ul>
<li><a class="reference external" href="https://suse.useclarus.com/view/verify/">Verify Certificate</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
SUSE Certified Administrator (SCA) and Engineer (SCE) in Enterprise Linux 152022-09-05T00:00:00+02:002022-09-05T00:00:00+02:00Dominik Wombachertag:dominik.wombacher.cc,2022-09-05:/posts/suse-certified-sca-and-sce-in-enterprise-linux-15.html<!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>It's quite a while since I passed the SCA and SCE Exam in SLES12, It was time to get them updated to SLES15,
so today was the day to finally ... <a class="read-more" href="/posts/suse-certified-sca-and-sce-in-enterprise-linux-15.html"> [read more]</a></p><!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>It's quite a while since I passed the SCA and SCE Exam in SLES12, It was time to get them updated to SLES15,
so today was the day to finally take the <a class="reference external" href="https://www.suse.com/training/exam/update-sles-12/">SLES 12 to 15 Certification Update Exam</a>
(Archive: <a class="reference external" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220905101629/https://www.suse.com/training/exam/update-sles-12/">[1]</a>,
<a class="reference external" href="https://archive.today/2022.09.05-101627/https://www.suse.com/training/exam/update-sles-12/">[2]</a>),
which I passed with a great Score of 96% :).</p>
<p>As reward, I received the <strong>SUSE Certified Administrator (SCA) in Enterprise Linux 15</strong> and
<strong>SUSE Certified Engineer (SCE) in Enterprise Linux 15</strong> Certifications.</p>
<p>For preparing the Exam I used the Course <strong>SLE200 Transitioning to SLE 15 - (Internal/Partner)</strong> available to SUSE Partner,
but the content is similar to the Training Course <a class="reference external" href="https://www.suse.com/training/course/sle200/">Transitioning to SUSE Linux Enterprise 15</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Summary</strong>: New features, functionality and procedures for administering SUSE Linux Enterprise 15.
Understanding how SLE 15 differs from previous versions of SUSE Linux Enterprise,
and how those changes will affect the way it is deployed and used.</p>
<p>Source & Copyright: <a class="reference external" href="https://www.suse.com">https://www.suse.com</a></p>
<div class="section" id="skills">
<h2>Skills</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Evolution of Operating Systems</li>
<li>Multimodal</li>
<li>Unified Installer</li>
<li>Modular+</li>
<li>Package Handling</li>
<li>chrony</li>
<li>firewalld</li>
<li>Unified Installer</li>
<li>Extensions and Modules</li>
<li>AutoYaST</li>
<li>chrony</li>
<li>Firewalld</li>
<li>Linux Kernel 4.12 / 5.3</li>
<li>openSSL 1.1</li>
<li>Wayland</li>
<li>YaST Partitioner</li>
<li>SDK</li>
<li>Scripting Language Versions</li>
<li>Repository Management Tool (RMT)</li>
<li>Available Upgrade Paths</li>
<li>SLE 15 Product Life Cycle</li>
<li>Preparing for an Upgrade</li>
</ul>
<p>Source & Copyright: <a class="reference external" href="https://www.suse.com">https://www.suse.com</a></p>
</div>
<div class="section" id="certificate">
<h2>Certificate</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Downloads<ul>
<li><a class="reference external" href="/certificates/Dominik_Wombacher_SCA_SLES152521.pdf">SCA Certificate (ID 2521)</a> (PDF, 121K)</li>
<li><a class="reference external" href="/certificates/Dominik_Wombacher_SCE_SLES151376.pdf">SCE Certificate (ID 1376)</a> (PDF, 121K)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Links<ul>
<li><a class="reference external" href="https://suse.useclarus.com/view/verify/">Verify Certificate</a> (Updated Version)</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
SUSE NeuVector Sales & Technical Sales Certification2022-08-03T00:00:00+02:002022-08-03T00:00:00+02:00Dominik Wombachertag:dominik.wombacher.cc,2022-08-03:/posts/suse-neuvector-sales-and-tech-sales-certification.html<!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>Everyone is talking about SUSE NeuVector, I though it's time to learn more
about it so I took the Sales and Technical Sales Course and passed the Exam.</p>
<p>To get ... <a class="read-more" href="/posts/suse-neuvector-sales-and-tech-sales-certification.html"> [read more]</a></p><!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>Everyone is talking about SUSE NeuVector, I though it's time to learn more
about it so I took the Sales and Technical Sales Course and passed the Exam.</p>
<p>To get a first Overview about features and functionality,
that's always a good starting point.</p>
<p>I have to admit, I was impressed about the NeuVector approach to work on
the Network Layer and use those data as source of truth.</p>
<p>That's extremely different as anything else I saw in that area yet, can't wait
to roll it out in my Kubernetes Clusters.</p>
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<h2>Certificates</h2>
<blockquote>
<ul class="simple">
<li>SUSE Sales Specialist - SUSE NeuVector - April 2022 <a class="reference external" href="https://dominik.wombacher.cc/certificates/Dominik_Wombacher_SSS_NeuVector206.pdf">Certificate (ID 206)</a> (PDF, 121K)</li>
<li>SUSE Technical Sales Specialist - SUSE NeuVector - May 2022 <a class="reference external" href="https://dominik.wombacher.cc/certificates/Dominik_Wombacher_STSS_NeuVector206.pdf">Certificate (ID: 206)</a> (PDF, 121K)</li>
</ul>
</blockquote>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Links<ul>
<li><a class="reference external" href="https://suse.useclarus.com/view/verify/">Verify Certificate</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator2022-07-25T00:00:00+02:002022-07-25T00:00:00+02:00Dominik Wombachertag:dominik.wombacher.cc,2022-07-25:/posts/microsoft-certified-azure-administrator.html<!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>Next step on my Cloud Journey completed by passing the AZ-104 Exam, it was a tough one but still fair and
a great basis to build further Azure knowledge on ... <a class="read-more" href="/posts/microsoft-certified-azure-administrator.html"> [read more]</a></p><!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>Next step on my Cloud Journey completed by passing the AZ-104 Exam, it was a tough one but still fair and
a great basis to build further Azure knowledge on top. It's also a mandatory pre-requirement to
become a Azure Solution Architect, which is on my bucket list for end of August / begin of September.</p>
<p>Similar as for <a class="reference external" href="https://dominik.wombacher.cc/posts/microsoft-certified-azure-fundamentals.html">AZ-900</a>,
there are a lot of great and mostly even free resources out their to prepare for AZ-104, my favorites:</p>
<ul class="simple">
<li><a class="reference external" href="https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/certifications/exams/az-104">Microsoft Learning, AZ-104 Exam Overview</a>,
Scroll down to <em>"Items in this collection"</em> to access the related learning paths.</li>
<li><a class="reference external" href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlVtbbG169nGlGPWs9xaLKT1KfwqREHbs">John Savill's Technical Training, AZ-104 Certification Course</a></li>
</ul>
<p>And if your Employer is part of the <a class="reference external" href="https://esi.microsoft.com">Microsoft Enterprise Skills Initiative</a>,
you can book a 4-days online course, delivered by Microsoft, for free and don't forget to use the offered
Practice Exams as final step before taking the actual exam.</p>
<p>It's also important to get some Hands-On experience if you not already working with Azure on a regular basis,
otherwise it's hard to pass questions about CLI or PowerShell commands, necessary steps and order that need to
be performed to achieve a specific result or fill in blanks in ARM Templates and other interesting type of questions.</p>
<p>The Microsoft Course includes access to a Lab Environment, all labs are published on
<a class="reference external" href="https://microsoftlearning.github.io/AZ-104-MicrosoftAzureAdministrator/">Github</a> if you wanna run
them in your own Azure Subscription.</p>
<p>And last but not least, learn about Azure Network as much as you can, it's a large part of the Exam
and getting those Questions right will make the difference between passing and failing.</p>
<p><strong>Summary</strong>: Earning Azure Administrator Associate certification validates the skills and knowledge to implement,
manage, and monitor an organization’s Microsoft Azure environment. Candidates have a deep understanding of each implementing,
managing, and monitoring identity, governance, storage, compute, and virtual networks in a cloud environment, plus provision,
size, monitor, and adjust resources, when needed.</p>
<p>Source & Copyright: <a class="reference external" href="https://www.credly.com">https://www.credly.com</a></p>
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<h2>Skills</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Application Services</li>
<li>Azure</li>
<li>Azure Active Directory</li>
<li>Azure Administrator</li>
<li>Azure App Service</li>
<li>Azure Load Balancer</li>
<li>Azure Storage</li>
<li>Azure Subscriptions</li>
<li>Azure Virtual Machines</li>
<li>Multi-Factor Authentication</li>
<li>Privileged Identity Management</li>
<li>Secure Identities</li>
<li>Virtual Networks</li>
</ul>
<p>Source & Copyright: <a class="reference external" href="https://www.credly.com">https://www.credly.com</a></p>
</div>
<div class="section" id="certificate">
<h2>Certificate</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Downloads<ul>
<li><a class="reference external" href="/certificates/Dominik_Wombacher_Microsoft_Azure_Administrator.pdf">Certificate (ID: I361-0587)</a> (PDF, 2.7M)</li>
<li><a class="reference external" href="/certificates/microsoft-certified-azure-administrator-associate.2.png">Badge</a> (PNG, 79K)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Links<ul>
<li><a class="reference external" href="https://www.credly.com/badges/1432b79a-eacf-40f3-bfda-f339d38cb89d/public_url">Credly Badge</a>
(Archive: <a class="reference external" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220725091811/https://www.credly.com/badges/1432b79a-eacf-40f3-bfda-f339d38cb89d">[1]</a>,
<a class="reference external" href="https://archive.today/2022.07.25-091827/https://www.credly.com/badges/1432b79a-eacf-40f3-bfda-f339d38cb89d">[2]</a>)</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner2022-07-11T00:00:00+02:002022-07-11T00:00:00+02:00Dominik Wombachertag:dominik.wombacher.cc,2022-07-11:/posts/aws-certified-cloud-practitioner.html<!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>Cloud here I come, didn't planned to take the AWS Practitioner so quickly after the Azure Fundamentals, but I was so curious about things that both might have in common ... <a class="read-more" href="/posts/aws-certified-cloud-practitioner.html"> [read more]</a></p><!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>Cloud here I come, didn't planned to take the AWS Practitioner so quickly after the Azure Fundamentals, but I was so curious about things that both might have in common as well as the differences, that I couldn't resist. Exam passed and now I'm a proud "AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner" :)</p>
<p>I prepared for this Exam with the great resources Amazon offers (for free) on <a class="reference external" href="https://explore.skillbuilder.aws">AWS Skill Builder</a>:</p>
<ul class="simple">
<li><a class="reference external" href="https://explore.skillbuilder.aws/learn/lp/82/cloud-essentials-learning-plan">Cloud Essential Learning Plan</a></li>
<li><a class="reference external" href="https://explore.skillbuilder.aws/learn/course/11458/aws-cloud-quest-cloud-practitioner">AWS Cloud Quest: Cloud Practitioner</a></li>
<li><a class="reference external" href="https://explore.skillbuilder.aws/learn/course/9449/exam-prep-aws-certified-cloud-practitioner">Exam Prep: AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner</a></li>
<li><a class="reference external" href="https://explore.skillbuilder.aws/learn/course/12483/aws-certified-cloud-practitioner-official-practice-question-set-clf-c01-english">AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Official Practice Question Set (CLF-01 - English)</a></li>
</ul>
<p>Compared to the <a class="reference external" href="https://dominik.wombacher.cc/posts/microsoft-certified-azure-fundamentals.html">Azure Fundamentals</a> some deeper understanding about technical aspects was required to pass the Exam. So it's in my opinion definitely worth it and a good starting point, makes further studying for an Associate Certification definitely easier.</p>
<p><strong>Summary</strong>: Earners of this certification have a fundamental understanding of IT services and their uses in the AWS Cloud. They demonstrated cloud fluency and foundational AWS knowledge. Badge owners are able to identify essential AWS services necessary to set up AWS-focused projects.</p>
<p>Source & Copyright: <a class="reference external" href="https://www.credly.com">https://www.credly.com</a></p>
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<h2>Skills</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Amazon Web Services</li>
<li>AWS</li>
<li>AWS Certification</li>
<li>AWS Cloud</li>
<li>Cloud Certification</li>
<li>Cloud Computing</li>
<li>Cloud Platform</li>
<li>Cloud Services</li>
</ul>
<p>Source & Copyright: <a class="reference external" href="https://www.credly.com">https://www.credly.com</a></p>
</div>
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<h2>Certificate</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Downloads<ul>
<li><a class="reference external" href="/certificates/Dominik_Wombacher_AWS_Certified_Cloud_Practitioner.pdf">Certificate (ID: F1M24VG2QJF41KKV)</a> (PDF, 45k)</li>
<li><a class="reference external" href="/certificates/aws-certified-cloud-practitioner.png">Badge</a> (PNG, 79K)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Links<ul>
<li><a class="reference external" href="https://www.credly.com/badges/b1a12cb5-70e8-4578-a26d-8e506a08c294">Credly Badge</a>
(Archive: <a class="reference external" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221223063858/https://www.credly.com/badges/f3a96b64-9d32-41f7-b96a-36eb68099ac9">[1]</a>,
<a class="reference external" href="https://archive.today/2022.12.23-063921/https://www.credly.com/badges/f3a96b64-9d32-41f7-b96a-36eb68099ac9">[2]</a>)</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals2022-07-04T00:00:00+02:002022-07-14T00:00:00+02:00Dominik Wombachertag:dominik.wombacher.cc,2022-07-04:/posts/microsoft-certified-azure-fundamentals.html<!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>I started my Public Cloud / Hyperscaler Journey with Azure, first stop: AZ-900 Exam, passed and Certification received.
Up next: AZ-104 - Microsoft Azure Administrator. AWS will follow in near future, I ... <a class="read-more" href="/posts/microsoft-certified-azure-fundamentals.html"> [read more]</a></p><!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>I started my Public Cloud / Hyperscaler Journey with Azure, first stop: AZ-900 Exam, passed and Certification received.
Up next: AZ-104 - Microsoft Azure Administrator. AWS will follow in near future, I also plan run some Side Projects on Azure and AWS.</p>
<p><strong>Update</strong> There are a lot of great and mostly even free resources out their to prepare for the AZ-900, my favorites:</p>
<ul class="simple">
<li><a class="reference external" href="https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/certifications/exams/az-900">Microsoft Learning, AZ-900 Exam Overview</a>, Scroll down to <em>"Items in this collection"</em> to access the related learning paths.</li>
<li><a class="reference external" href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlVtbbG169nED0_vMEniWBQjSoxTsBYS3">John Savill's Technical Training, AZ-900 Certification Course</a></li>
</ul>
<p>And if your Employer is part of the <a class="reference external" href="https://esi.microsoft.com">Microsoft Enterprise Skills Initiative</a>, use the offered Practice Exams as final step before taking the exam.</p>
<p><strong>Summary</strong>: Earners of the Azure Fundamentals certification have demonstrated foundational level knowledge of cloud services and how those services are provided with Microsoft Azure.</p>
<p>Source & Copyright: <a class="reference external" href="https://www.credly.com">https://www.credly.com</a></p>
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<h2>Skills</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Azure</li>
<li>Cloud Data</li>
<li>Cloud Networking</li>
<li>Cloud Security</li>
<li>Cloud Services</li>
<li>Cloud Storage</li>
<li>Virtualization</li>
</ul>
<p>Source & Copyright: <a class="reference external" href="https://www.credly.com">https://www.credly.com</a></p>
</div>
<div class="section" id="certificate">
<h2>Certificate</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Downloads<ul>
<li><a class="reference external" href="/certificates/Dominik_Wombacher_Microsoft_Azure_Fundamentals.pdf">Certificate (ID: I340-2733)</a> (PDF, 2.7M)</li>
<li><a class="reference external" href="/certificates/microsoft-certified-azure-fundamentals.png">Badge</a> (PNG, 79K)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Links<ul>
<li><a class="reference external" href="https://www.credly.com/badges/7367e399-f7f7-4c70-9c69-074d057ee93a/public_url">Credly Badge</a>
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<a class="reference external" href="https://archive.today/2022.07.04-103947/https://www.credly.com/badges/7367e399-f7f7-4c70-9c69-074d057ee93a/public_url">[2]</a>)</li>
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SUSE Partner Support Accreditation - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server2022-06-15T00:00:00+02:002022-06-15T00:00:00+02:00Dominik Wombachertag:dominik.wombacher.cc,2022-06-15:/posts/suse-partner-support-accreditation-suse-linux-enterprise-server.html<!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>Next step in my continuous learning path was to achieve the SPSA SLES, which I did today.</p>
<p>It was a great opportunity to strengthen my knowledge about troubleshooting, how to ... <a class="read-more" href="/posts/suse-partner-support-accreditation-suse-linux-enterprise-server.html"> [read more]</a></p><!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>Next step in my continuous learning path was to achieve the SPSA SLES, which I did today.</p>
<p>It was a great opportunity to strengthen my knowledge about troubleshooting, how to make the most out of provided tools and best practices to interact with the SUSE Support Team.</p>
<p>In my opinion every Engineer who's going to Support SLES Server should attend to the Course behind the SPSA Certification.</p>
<p>Unfortunately SUSE only offers it as part of their Partner Program, but most of the Content is public available.</p>
<p>An Overview of the Course Content, where to find further information and some examples will be part of a separate Blog Post that I'm going to publish soon.</p>
<div class="section" id="skills">
<h2>Skills</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Maintenance</li>
<li>Basic Supportconfig Process</li>
<li>Basic Health Checks</li>
<li>Application Troubleshooting</li>
<li>Kernel Core Dumps</li>
<li>Collecting Cluster Information</li>
<li>Common Problems and Solutions</li>
<li>Interacting with SUSE</li>
</ul>
</div>
<div class="section" id="certificate">
<h2>Certificate</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Downloads<ul>
<li><a class="reference external" href="https://dominik.wombacher.cc/certificates/Dominik_Wombacher_-_SUSE_Partner_Support_Accreditation_-_SUSE_Linux_Enterprise_Server_34.pdf">Certificate (ID 34)</a> (PDF, 127K)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Links<ul>
<li><a class="reference external" href="https://suse.useclarus.com/view/verify/">Verify Certificate</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
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Why I tackled nine SUSE Sales and Technical Sales Exams2022-05-01T00:00:00+02:002022-06-22T00:00:00+02:00Dominik Wombachertag:dominik.wombacher.cc,2022-05-01:/posts/why_i_tackled_nine_suse_sales_and_technical_sales_exams.html<!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>In April I got certified as SUSE Sales Specialist and SUSE Technical Sales Specialist in the
categories SLES, SLES for SAP, SUSE Manager and Rancher.</p>
<p>Overall nine eLearning Courses, each ... <a class="read-more" href="/posts/why_i_tackled_nine_suse_sales_and_technical_sales_exams.html"> [read more]</a></p><!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>In April I got certified as SUSE Sales Specialist and SUSE Technical Sales Specialist in the
categories SLES, SLES for SAP, SUSE Manager and Rancher.</p>
<p>Overall nine eLearning Courses, each followed by a Online Exam (Open Book), not that hard
but took quite some time to work through all of them.</p>
<p>It helped me to further improve my knowledge about SUSE products and was fun,
I would recommend it to every SUSE Partner to use such training offers, it's worth it.</p>
<p>Besides that, to get a higher Partner Level it's mandatory to hold a amount of Sales,
Tech-Sales and Technical Certifications, also to keep them current.</p>
<p>One of the driver was also to support my employer to reach the SUSE Platinum Partner Status,
glad I could help ;)</p>
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<h2>Certificates</h2>
<blockquote>
<ul class="simple">
<li>SUSE Sales Specialist - Foundations - May 2021 <a class="reference external" href="https://dominik.wombacher.cc/certificates/Dominik_Wombacher_SSS_Foundations_052021767.pdf">Certificate (ID 767)</a> (PDF, 128K)</li>
<li>SUSE Sales Specialist - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server <a class="reference external" href="https://dominik.wombacher.cc/certificates/Dominik_Wombacher_SSS_SLES3878.pdf">Certificate (ID 3878)</a> (PDF, 128K)</li>
<li>SUSE Sales Specialist - SLES for SAP Applications <a class="reference external" href="https://dominik.wombacher.cc/certificates/Dominik_Wombacher_SSS_SAP2520.pdf">Certificate (ID 2520)</a> (PDF, 128K)</li>
<li>SUSE Sales Specialist - SUSE Manager <a class="reference external" href="https://dominik.wombacher.cc/certificates/Dominik_Wombacher_SSS_SUMA2854.pdf">Certificate (ID 2854)</a> (PDF, 128K)</li>
<li>SUSE Sales Specialist - SUSE Rancher <a class="reference external" href="https://dominik.wombacher.cc/certificates/Dominik_Wombacher_SSS_Rancher542.pdf">Certificate (ID 542)</a> (PDF, 128K)</li>
<li>SUSE Technical Sales Specialist - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server <a class="reference external" href="https://dominik.wombacher.cc/certificates/Dominik_Wombacher_STSS_SLES2069.pdf">Certificate (ID 2069)</a> (PDF, 128K)</li>
<li>SUSE Technical Sales Specialist - SLES for SAP Applications <a class="reference external" href="https://dominik.wombacher.cc/certificates/Dominik_Wombacher_STSS_SAP1559.pdf">Certificate (ID 1559)</a> (PDF, 128K)</li>
<li>SUSE Technical Sales Specialist - SUSE Manager - Nov 2021 <a class="reference external" href="https://dominik.wombacher.cc/certificates/Dominik_Wombacher_STSS_SUMA_11202173.pdf">Certificate (ID 73)</a> (PDF, 128K)</li>
<li>SUSE Technical Sales Specialist - SUSE Rancher <a class="reference external" href="https://dominik.wombacher.cc/certificates/Dominik_Wombacher_STSS_Rancher412.pdf">Certificate (ID 412)</a> (PDF, 128K)</li>
</ul>
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<ul class="simple">
<li>Links<ul>
<li><a class="reference external" href="https://suse.useclarus.com/view/verify/">Verify Certificate</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
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Hurricane Electric IPv6 Certification - Sage level reached2022-01-15T00:00:00+01:002022-01-15T00:00:00+01:00Dominik Wombachertag:dominik.wombacher.cc,2022-01-15:/posts/hurricane_electric_ipv6_certification_sage_level_reached.html<!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>IPv6 connectivity is quite important for me, fortunately IPv6 is a first class citizen for my ISP
(Deutsche Glasfaser) and was also available with my previous one (1&1).
So ... <a class="read-more" href="/posts/hurricane_electric_ipv6_certification_sage_level_reached.html"> [read more]</a></p><!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>IPv6 connectivity is quite important for me, fortunately IPv6 is a first class citizen for my ISP
(Deutsche Glasfaser) and was also available with my previous one (1&1).
So I didn't have to use a Tunnel Broker at home yet to get IPv6 up and running but if I had to,
I would go with Hurricane Eletric and their (free) <a class="reference external" href="https://www.tunnelbroker.net">Tunnelbroker</a> Service.</p>
<p>HE also offer a <a class="reference external" href="https://ipv6.he.net/certification/">IPv6 Certification</a>, to test your theoretical
as well as practical knowledge and verify that you are actually using IPv6 at home, your website, mail server and DNS.</p>
<p>There are seven Certification Level:</p>
<ul class="simple">
<li>NewB: Read the primer, be able to answer some quick and easy questions.</li>
<li>Explorer: Verify that you can access an IPv6 website (ours!)</li>
<li>Enthusiast: Verify that you have an IPv6 capable web server that we can connect to and fetch information from. This should be entered as a FQDN and not an IPv6 address.</li>
<li>Administrator: Verify that you have a working IPv6 capable MTA by sending you an email only over IPv6.</li>
<li>Professional: Verify that your MTA has working reverse DNS (ex: dig mx $domain +short ; dig aaaa $mx +short ; dig -x $mxAAAA +short)</li>
<li>Guru: Verify that the authoritative NS for your domain have AAAA records, and respond to queries for the domain (ex: step 1 is dig ns $domain ; dig aaaa $ns | step 2 is dig aaaa $domain @$nsAAAA)</li>
<li>Sage: Check to see if your domain's authoritative NS have IPv6 glue with their listed TLD servers. Meaning the TLD server can directly answer for the host record (ex: dig +trace ns $domain to get the TLD server list then dig aaaa $ns @TLD for the glue).</li>
</ul>
<p>Source: <a class="reference external" href="https://forums.he.net/index.php?topic=304.0">https://forums.he.net/index.php?topic=304.0</a></p>
<p>They provide a lot of additional <a class="reference external" href="https://ipv6.he.net/presentations.php">learning material</a>
and have a still quite active <a class="reference external" href="https://forums.he.net/index.php?board=11.0">community</a> as well.</p>
<p>Sages also get a <a class="reference external" href="https://forums.he.net/index.php?topic=922.0">Free IPv6 T-Shirt</a> upon request,
last batch run was <em>Fri Dec 10 2021</em>, so let's see when mine will arrive :)</p>
<p>Hint: Getting Sage Rank is a mandatory requirement to request HE to remove SMTP and IRC Port Filtering
when using their IPv6 Tunnel, to avoid abuse those are blocked by default, see <a class="reference external" href="https://ipv6.he.net/certification/faq.php">FAQ</a>.</p>
<p>It Was fun to work through the different level, test my knowledge and validate my IPv6 Setup.
Due to the fact that all my Server already using IPv6, whenever possible IPv6-only, a few in Dual-Stack Mode,
I was able to reach the Sage Level quite fast, no re-configuration of my Services was required to pass all checks.</p>
<p>Exception was enabling TLS v1.2 on my website, limit to v1.3 only was to strict for he.net
to reach my Server and validate my Domain. Also disabling greylisting for sender <a class="reference external" href="mailto:ipv6@he.net">ipv6@he.net</a>
was helpful to speed things up during verification of my mail setup.</p>
<img src="https://ipv6.he.net/certification/create_badge.php?pass_name=wombelix&badge=3" style="border: 0; width: 229px; height: 137px" alt="IPv6 Certification Badge for wombelix"></img><div class="section" id="certificate">
<h2>Certificate</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Download<ul>
<li><a class="reference external" href="/certificates/he.net_ipv6_certification_sage_level_dominik_wombacher.pdf">Certificate</a> (PDF, 1.2M)</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
SUSE Certified Administrator in SUSE Manager 42021-09-28T00:00:00+02:002021-09-28T00:00:00+02:00Dominik Wombachertag:dominik.wombacher.cc,2021-09-28:/posts/suse-certified-administrator-in-suse-manager-4.html<!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>I passed the SUSE Exam <em>sca_suma4</em> today and refreshed my <a class="reference external" href="https://dominik.wombacher.cc/posts/suse-certified-administrator-in-systems-management-suse-manager-3.html">SCA Systems Management / SUSE Manager 3</a> Certification to SUSE Manager 4. Was very interesting to validate existing knowledge and as ... <a class="read-more" href="/posts/suse-certified-administrator-in-suse-manager-4.html"> [read more]</a></p><!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>I passed the SUSE Exam <em>sca_suma4</em> today and refreshed my <a class="reference external" href="https://dominik.wombacher.cc/posts/suse-certified-administrator-in-systems-management-suse-manager-3.html">SCA Systems Management / SUSE Manager 3</a> Certification to SUSE Manager 4. Was very interesting to validate existing knowledge and as always, even though I use SUSE Manager 4 regularly, there is always something new to learn!</p>
<p><strong>Summary</strong>: Fundamental knowledge of SUSE Manager, including using the Web UI management console, implementing channel management, delegating management authority, managing minions using Salt and perform other day to day administrative tasks using SUSE Manager 4.</p>
<p>Source & Copyright: <a class="reference external" href="https://www.suse.com">https://www.suse.com</a></p>
<div class="section" id="skills">
<h2>Skills</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Access and use the SUMA Web UI</li>
<li>Registration Process and perform System Registration using Web UI and bootstrap scripts</li>
<li>Activation Keys, Channels, System Groups, and Salt Keys</li>
<li>Cloning of Channel content</li>
<li>Implementation of Configuration Channels</li>
<li>Implementation of Content Lifecycle Management (CLM)</li>
<li>Creation of additional SUMA Organizations</li>
<li>Establishment of trust between SUMA Organizations</li>
<li>Administrative Roles and Permission Roles that can be created and assigned to manage SUMA resources</li>
<li>Creation of new Web UI administrative users</li>
<li>Salt architecture, grains, pillars, and states</li>
<li>Use of the salt, salt-run, salt-call, and salt-key commands</li>
<li>Execution of commands on remote client servers using the Web UI</li>
<li>Performance of management activities on multiple client servers at one time using the System Set Manager (SSM)</li>
<li>Action Chains</li>
<li>Installation of RPM packages on client servers</li>
</ul>
<p>Source & Copyright: <a class="reference external" href="https://www.suse.com">https://www.suse.com</a></p>
</div>
<div class="section" id="certificate">
<h2>Certificate</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Downloads<ul>
<li><a class="reference external" href="/certificates/SCA_SUMA41018.pdf">Certificate (ID 1018)</a> (PDF, 468K)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Links<ul>
<li><a class="reference external" href="https://suse.useclarus.com/view/verify/">Verify Certificate</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
Red Hat Certified Specialist in Linux Diagnostics and Troubleshooting2021-09-20T00:00:00+02:002022-12-30T00:00:00+01:00Dominik Wombachertag:dominik.wombacher.cc,2021-09-20:/posts/red-hat-certified-specialist-in-linux_diagnostics_and_troubleshooting.html<!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>It's been a while since I tackled the <a class="reference external" href="https://dominik.wombacher.cc/posts/red-hat-certified-system-administrator-rhel-8.html">RHCSA</a>,
<a class="reference external" href="https://dominik.wombacher.cc/posts/red-hat-certified-engineer-ansible-28-rhel-8.html">RHCE</a> followed by the
<a class="reference external" href="https://dominik.wombacher.cc/posts/red-hat-certified-specialist-in-advanced-automation-ansible-best-practices-ansible-28-tower-35-rhel-8.html">RHCS (Ansible Best Practices)</a>,
but today I passed the EX342 and earned the 'Red Hat Certified Specialist ... <a class="read-more" href="/posts/red-hat-certified-specialist-in-linux_diagnostics_and_troubleshooting.html"> [read more]</a></p><!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>It's been a while since I tackled the <a class="reference external" href="https://dominik.wombacher.cc/posts/red-hat-certified-system-administrator-rhel-8.html">RHCSA</a>,
<a class="reference external" href="https://dominik.wombacher.cc/posts/red-hat-certified-engineer-ansible-28-rhel-8.html">RHCE</a> followed by the
<a class="reference external" href="https://dominik.wombacher.cc/posts/red-hat-certified-specialist-in-advanced-automation-ansible-best-practices-ansible-28-tower-35-rhel-8.html">RHCS (Ansible Best Practices)</a>,
but today I passed the EX342 and earned the 'Red Hat Certified Specialist in Linux Diagnostics and Troubleshooting' Certification!</p>
<p>That's already my second Certification counting towards the Red Hat Architect, let's see if that's something I can achieve within the next year :)</p>
<p>The Exam is still based on RHEL 7, what's probably fine because most of the Topics and Tasks would be more or less identical on RHEL 8.
Was the hardest Red Hat Exam I attended so far, I studied with the RH342 eBook from my earlier RHLS and the Course from A Cloud Guru.</p>
<p>The ACG Course was okay but in my opinion didn't covered the Topics in the necessary depth, I don't think I could pass the Exam with ACG only.
The original Red Hat eBook in combination with existing knowledge and the Hands-On Labs from ACG was a good mix and preparation.</p>
<p>But due to the fact that the "new" RHCE is focusing on Ansible, I can only recommend to prepare additionally with the RHCE RHEL 7 Content!</p>
<p><strong>Summary</strong>: A Red Hat Certified Specialist in Linux Diagnostics and Troubleshooting is capable to prevent costly downtime due to system failure and quickly recover failed systems using analysis, diagnosis, and troubleshooting.</p>
<p>Source & Copyright: <a class="reference external" href="https://www.redhat.com">https://www.redhat.com</a></p>
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<h2>Skills</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Understanding and employing general methods for troubleshooting</li>
<li>Diagnosing and troubleshooting system start up issues</li>
<li>Diagnosing and troubleshooting file system issues</li>
<li>Resolving package management issues</li>
<li>Troubleshooting and fixing network connectivity issues</li>
<li>Diagnosing application issues</li>
<li>Identifying and fixing authentication issues</li>
<li>Gathering information to aid third party investigation of issues</li>
</ul>
<p>Source & Copyright: <a class="reference external" href="https://www.redhat.com">https://www.redhat.com</a></p>
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<h2>Certificate</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Downloads<ul>
<li><a class="reference external" href="/certificates/Red_Hat_Certificate_COE-diag-trblshoot_Dominik_Wombacher.pdf">Certificate</a> (PDF, 856K)</li>
<li><a class="reference external" href="/certificates/Red_Hat_Certificate_COE-diag-trblshoot_Dominik_Wombacher.png">Badge</a> (PNG, 64K)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Links<ul>
<li><a class="reference external" href="https://www.credly.com/badges/a9370b15-4363-4c87-adfd-84d33218b004/public_url">Verify Credly Badge</a>
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<a class="reference external" href="https://archive.today/2022.12.30-161125/https://www.credly.com/badges/a9370b15-4363-4c87-adfd-84d33218b004/public_url">[2]</a>)</li>
<li><a class="reference external" href="https://rhtapps.redhat.com/certifications/badge/verify/YB2FOP3QSCV3PTZRLMFMRR54AUAEQU3CUPSQX2KSDXT6RW46LQ34ER3IZWRAFRSW6H6AKMWNCAWF4J4CANLMSLT4HHG2CEXIY5VD4KY=">Verify Red Hat Badge</a>
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<li><a class="reference external" href="https://rhtapps.redhat.com/verify/?certId=210-065-546">Verify Certificate</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
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Red Hat Certified Specialist in Advanced Automation: Ansible Best Practices - Ansible 2.8, Tower 3.5 & Enterprise Linux 82021-06-01T00:00:00+02:002022-12-30T00:00:00+01:00Dominik Wombachertag:dominik.wombacher.cc,2021-06-01:/posts/red-hat-certified-specialist-in-advanced-automation-ansible-best-practices-ansible-28-tower-35-rhel-8.html<!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>After passing the RHCSA and RHCE Exam already a few weeks ago, I also completed the Red Hat Exam <em>EX447</em> today and earned the <strong>Red Hat Certified Specialist in Advanced ... </strong><a class="read-more" href="/posts/red-hat-certified-specialist-in-advanced-automation-ansible-best-practices-ansible-28-tower-35-rhel-8.html"> [read more]</a></p><!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>After passing the RHCSA and RHCE Exam already a few weeks ago, I also completed the Red Hat Exam <em>EX447</em> today and earned the <strong>Red Hat Certified Specialist in Advanced Automation: Ansible Best Practices</strong> Certification.</p>
<p>It was the next logical Step to finish the Ansible Track before moving on to other Specialist Exams on my way to become a Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA) one day ;).</p>
<p>Compared to the RHCE with a more or less 100% Ansible focus, EX447 was roughly 50% Ansible in more depth and 50% Ansible Tower.</p>
<p>I'm using AWX, the Tower Upstream Project, for quite some time already, I think that expirience helped a lot.</p>
<p><strong>Summary</strong>: A Red Hat Certified Specialist in Advanced Automation: Ansible Best Practices is able to automate management of large or complex networks of machines. He demonstrate mastery of Ansible, knowledge of Ansible Tower and an understanding of Ansible best practices.</p>
<p>Source & Copyright: <a class="reference external" href="https://www.redhat.com">https://www.redhat.com</a></p>
<div class="section" id="skills">
<h2>Skills</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Understand and use Git to manage collections of playbooks</li>
<li>Manage inventory variables</li>
<li>Manage and Administer Ansible task execution</li>
<li>Transform data with filters and plugins</li>
<li>Delegate tasks</li>
<li>Install Ansible Tower</li>
<li>Manage access for Ansible Tower</li>
<li>Manage inventories, advanced inventories and credentials</li>
<li>Manage projects</li>
<li>Manage job workflows</li>
<li>Work with the Ansible Tower API</li>
<li>Backup and Restore Ansible Tower</li>
</ul>
<p>Source & Copyright: <a class="reference external" href="https://www.redhat.com">https://www.redhat.com</a></p>
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<div class="section" id="certificate">
<h2>Certificate</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Downloads<ul>
<li><a class="reference external" href="/certificates/Red_Hat_Certificate_RHCS_ansible_best_practices_Dominik_Wombacher.pdf">Certificate</a> (PDF, 856.2K)</li>
<li><a class="reference external" href="/certificates/Red_Hat_Certificate_RHCS_ansible_best_practices_Dominik_Wombacher.png">Badge</a> (PNG, 59.4K)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Links<ul>
<li><a class="reference external" href="https://www.credly.com/badges/80688745-a3b8-4d01-bce6-63fb2490e4af/public_url">Verify Credly Badge</a>
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<li><a class="reference external" href="https://rhtapps.redhat.com/verify/?certId=210-065-546">Verify Certificate</a></li>
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Red Hat Certified Engineer - Ansible 2.8 & Enterprise Linux 82021-05-25T00:00:00+02:002022-12-30T00:00:00+01:00Dominik Wombachertag:dominik.wombacher.cc,2021-05-25:/posts/red-hat-certified-engineer-ansible-28-rhel-8.html<!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>Today I earned the <strong>Red Hat Certified Engineer</strong> Certification by passing the Red Hat Exam <em>EX294</em>.</p>
<p>It's the Version 8 RHCE Exam which quite differ from the "old" one by ... <a class="read-more" href="/posts/red-hat-certified-engineer-ansible-28-rhel-8.html"> [read more]</a></p><!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>Today I earned the <strong>Red Hat Certified Engineer</strong> Certification by passing the Red Hat Exam <em>EX294</em>.</p>
<p>It's the Version 8 RHCE Exam which quite differ from the "old" one by focussing on Ansible.</p>
<p>So during the performance-based Exam you have to create a lot of Ansible Playbooks and Roles to solve the Tasks. It's a tough Exam but fair and preparing for it improved my Ansible Skills a lot, even though I was using Ansible quite often within the last years.</p>
<p><strong>Summary</strong>: A Red Hat® Certified Engineer (RHCE®) is a Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) who is ready to automate Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® tasks, integrate Red Hat emerging technologies, and apply learned automation skills for efficiency and innovation.</p>
<p>Source & Copyright: <a class="reference external" href="https://www.redhat.com">https://www.redhat.com</a></p>
<div class="section" id="skills">
<h2>Skills</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Be able to perform all tasks expected of a Red Hat Certified System Administrator</li>
<li>Understand core components of Ansible</li>
<li>Install and configure an Ansible control node</li>
<li>Configure Ansible managed nodes</li>
<li>Script administration tasks</li>
<li>Create Ansible plays and playbooks</li>
<li>Use Ansible modules for system administration tasks</li>
<li>Work with roles</li>
<li>Use advanced Ansible features</li>
</ul>
<p>Source & Copyright: <a class="reference external" href="https://www.redhat.com">https://www.redhat.com</a></p>
</div>
<div class="section" id="certificate">
<h2>Certificate</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Downloads<ul>
<li><a class="reference external" href="/certificates/Red_Hat_Certificate_RHCE-rhel_Dominik_Wombacher.pdf">Certificate</a> (PDF, 855.9K)</li>
<li><a class="reference external" href="/certificates/Red_Hat_Certificate_RHCE-rhel_Dominik_Wombacher.png">Badge</a> (PNG, 51.8K)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Links<ul>
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<a class="reference external" href="https://archive.today/2022.12.30-161251/https://www.credly.com/badges/9199278c-2a14-4c19-8319-fcc8425c4c43/public_url">[2]</a>)</li>
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<li><a class="reference external" href="https://rhtapps.redhat.com/verify/?certId=210-065-546">Verify Certificate</a></li>
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Red Hat Certified System Administrator - Enterprise Linux 82021-05-06T00:00:00+02:002022-12-30T00:00:00+01:00Dominik Wombachertag:dominik.wombacher.cc,2021-05-06:/posts/red-hat-certified-system-administrator-rhel-8.html<!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>I passed the Red Hat Exam <em>EX200</em> today and received my <strong>Red Hat Certified System Administrator</strong> Certification.</p>
<p>What I really like and what makes the difference is the fact that ... <a class="read-more" href="/posts/red-hat-certified-system-administrator-rhel-8.html"> [read more]</a></p><!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>I passed the Red Hat Exam <em>EX200</em> today and received my <strong>Red Hat Certified System Administrator</strong> Certification.</p>
<p>What I really like and what makes the difference is the fact that all Red Hat Exams are performance-based.</p>
<p>That means, you get access to a virtual environment during your Exam and have to perform real-world tasks. There are no Multiple Choice Questions, you actually have to configure those System accordingly. SUSE did something similiar in the Past but change recently to question-based Exams.</p>
<p><strong>Summary</strong>: An IT professional who has earned the Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA®) is able to perform the core system administration skills required in Red Hat Enterprise Linux environments. The credential is earned after successfully passing the Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) Exam (EX200).</p>
<p>Source & Copyright: <a class="reference external" href="https://www.redhat.com">https://www.redhat.com</a></p>
<div class="section" id="skills">
<h2>Skills</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Understand and use essential tools for handling files, directories, command-line environments, and documentation</li>
<li>Create simple shell scripts</li>
<li>Operate running systems, including booting into different run levels, identifying processes, starting and stopping virtual machines, and controlling services</li>
<li>Configure local storage using partitions and logical volumes</li>
<li>Create and configure file systems and file system attributes, such as permissions, encryption, access control lists, and network file systems</li>
<li>Deploy, configure, and maintain systems, including software installation, update, and core services</li>
<li>Manage users and groups</li>
<li>Manage security, including basic firewall and SELinux configuration</li>
<li>Perform basic container management</li>
</ul>
<p>Source & Copyright: <a class="reference external" href="https://www.redhat.com">https://www.redhat.com</a></p>
</div>
<div class="section" id="certificate">
<h2>Certificate</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Downloads<ul>
<li><a class="reference external" href="/certificates/Red_Hat_Certificate_RHCSA-rhel_Dominik_Wombacher.pdf">Certificate</a> (PDF, 855.9K)</li>
<li><a class="reference external" href="/certificates/Red_Hat_Certificate_RHCSA-rhel_Dominik_Wombacher.png">Badge</a> (PNG, 58.5K)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Links<ul>
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<li><a class="reference external" href="https://rhtapps.redhat.com/verify/?certId=210-065-546">Verify Certificate</a></li>
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SAP Certified Technology Associate - System Administration (SAP ASE) with SAP NetWeaver 7.52020-11-11T00:00:00+01:002020-11-11T00:00:00+01:00Dominik Wombachertag:dominik.wombacher.cc,2020-11-11:/posts/sap-certified-technology-associate-system-administration-sap-ase-with-sap-netweaver-7-5.html<!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>SAP Exam C_TADM54_75 passed and the <strong>SAP Certified Technology Associate - System Administration (SAP ASE) with SAP NetWeaver 7.5</strong> Certification earned.</p>
<p><strong>Summary</strong>: The "SAP Certified Technology Associate – System Administration (SAP ... <a class="read-more" href="/posts/sap-certified-technology-associate-system-administration-sap-ase-with-sap-netweaver-7-5.html"> [read more]</a></p><!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>SAP Exam C_TADM54_75 passed and the <strong>SAP Certified Technology Associate - System Administration (SAP ASE) with SAP NetWeaver 7.5</strong> Certification earned.</p>
<p><strong>Summary</strong>: The "SAP Certified Technology Associate – System Administration (SAP ASE) with NetWeaver 7.5"
certification exam validates that the candidate has the capability to assist clients and employers manage
and execute key business processes. Armed with an understanding of SAP system administration, the candidate
can implement this knowledge practically in SAP projects.</p>
<p>Source & Copyright: <a class="reference external" href="https://www.youracclaim.com">https://www.youracclaim.com</a></p>
<div class="section" id="skills">
<h2>Skills</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Database Administration</li>
<li>Installation And Patching SAP Systems</li>
<li>SAP Fiori (Fundamentals And Administration)</li>
<li>System Administration AS ABAP</li>
<li>System Administration AS Java</li>
<li>Transport Management</li>
</ul>
<p>Source & Copyright: <a class="reference external" href="https://www.youracclaim.com">https://www.youracclaim.com</a></p>
</div>
<div class="section" id="certificate">
<h2>Certificate</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Downloads<ul>
<li><a class="reference external" href="/certificates/sap-certified-technology-associate-system-administration-sap-ase-with-sap-netweaver-7-5.png">Badge</a> (PNG, 76K)</li>
<li><a class="reference external" href="/certificates/SAP_Certified_Technology_Associate___System_Administration__SAP_ASE__with_SAP_NetWeaver_7_5_Badge20210226-58-1kyftze.pdf">Certificate</a> (PDF, 8.4M)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Links<ul>
<li><a class="reference external" href="https://www.youracclaim.com/badges/a0698c07-d0f2-4aa9-9fad-c5d0e19958d8/public_url">Acclaim Badge</a>
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<a class="reference external" href="http://archive.today/2021.02.26-234746/https://www.youracclaim.com/badges/a0698c07-d0f2-4aa9-9fad-c5d0e19958d8/public_url">[2]</a>)</li>
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SAP Certified Technology Associate - System Administration (Oracle DB) with SAP NetWeaver 7.52020-11-10T00:00:00+01:002020-11-10T00:00:00+01:00Dominik Wombachertag:dominik.wombacher.cc,2020-11-10:/posts/sap-certified-technology-associate-system-administration-oracle-db-with-sap-netweaver-7-5.html<!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p><strong>SAP Certified Technology Associate - System Administration (Oracle DB) with SAP NetWeaver 7.5</strong> Certification received after passing the SAP Exam C_TADM51_75 today.</p>
<p><strong>Summary</strong>: The "SAP Certified Technology Associate – System Administration ... <a class="read-more" href="/posts/sap-certified-technology-associate-system-administration-oracle-db-with-sap-netweaver-7-5.html"> [read more]</a></p><!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p><strong>SAP Certified Technology Associate - System Administration (Oracle DB) with SAP NetWeaver 7.5</strong> Certification received after passing the SAP Exam C_TADM51_75 today.</p>
<p><strong>Summary</strong>: The "SAP Certified Technology Associate – System Administration (Oracle DB) with SAP NetWeaver 7.5"
certification exam validates that the candidate has the capability of a well-trained technologist who is prepared
to help clients and employers manage and execute key business processes. Armed with an understanding of SAP system
administration, the candidate can implement this knowledge practically in projects.</p>
<p>Source & Copyright: <a class="reference external" href="https://www.youracclaim.com">https://www.youracclaim.com</a></p>
<div class="section" id="skills">
<h2>Skills</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Database Administration</li>
<li>Installation And Patching SAP Systems</li>
<li>SAP Fiori (Fundamentals And Administration)</li>
<li>System Administration AS ABAP</li>
<li>System Administration AS Java</li>
<li>Transport Management</li>
</ul>
<p>Source & Copyright: <a class="reference external" href="https://www.youracclaim.com">https://www.youracclaim.com</a></p>
</div>
<div class="section" id="certificate">
<h2>Certificate</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Downloads<ul>
<li><a class="reference external" href="/certificates/sap-certified-technology-associate-system-administration-oracle-db-with-sap-netweaver-7-5.png">Badge</a> (PNG, 76K)</li>
<li><a class="reference external" href="/certificates/SAP_Certified_Technology_Associate___System_Administration__Oracle_DB__with_SAP_NetWeaver_7_5_Badge20210227-58-1rfrcn5.pdf">Certificate</a> (PDF, 8.4M)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Links<ul>
<li><a class="reference external" href="https://www.youracclaim.com/badges/282b4622-e78e-44e3-a1b5-33181a0870b0/public_url">Acclaim Badge</a>
(Archive: <a class="reference external" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210227002533/https://www.youracclaim.com/badges/282b4622-e78e-44e3-a1b5-33181a0870b0/public_url">[1]</a>,
<a class="reference external" href="http://archive.today/2021.02.27-002528/https://www.youracclaim.com/badges/282b4622-e78e-44e3-a1b5-33181a0870b0/public_url">[2]</a>)</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
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SAP Certified Technology Associate - System Administration (SAP Max DB) with SAP NetWeaver 7.52020-10-22T00:00:00+02:002020-10-22T00:00:00+02:00Dominik Wombachertag:dominik.wombacher.cc,2020-10-22:/posts/sap-certified-technology-associate-system-administration-sap-max-db-with-sap-netweaver-7-5.html<!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>After passing the SAP Exam C_TADM50_75 i received the <strong>SAP Certified Technology Associate - System Administration (SAP Max DB) with SAP NetWeaver 7.5</strong> Certification.</p>
<p><strong>Summary</strong>: The "SAP Certified Technology Associate ... <a class="read-more" href="/posts/sap-certified-technology-associate-system-administration-sap-max-db-with-sap-netweaver-7-5.html"> [read more]</a></p><!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>After passing the SAP Exam C_TADM50_75 i received the <strong>SAP Certified Technology Associate - System Administration (SAP Max DB) with SAP NetWeaver 7.5</strong> Certification.</p>
<p><strong>Summary</strong>: The "SAP Certified Technology Associate – System Administration (SAP Max DB) with SAP NetWeaver 7.5"
certification exam validates that the candidate is a well-trained technologist, who is prepared to assist clients
or employers with the management and execution of key business processes. Armed with an understanding of SAP
system administration, this certificate verifies that the candidate can implement this knowledge in projects
as a technology consultant.</p>
<p>Source & Copyright: <a class="reference external" href="https://www.youracclaim.com">https://www.youracclaim.com</a></p>
<div class="section" id="skills">
<h2>Skills</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Database Administration</li>
<li>Installation And Patching SAP Systems</li>
<li>SAP Fiori (Fundamentals And Administration)</li>
<li>SAP System Concepts</li>
<li>System Administration AS ABAP</li>
<li>System Administration (AS Java)</li>
<li>Transport Management</li>
</ul>
<p>Source & Copyright: <a class="reference external" href="https://www.youracclaim.com">https://www.youracclaim.com</a></p>
</div>
<div class="section" id="certificate">
<h2>Certificate</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Downloads<ul>
<li><a class="reference external" href="/certificates/sap-certified-technology-associate-system-administration-sap-max-db-with-sap-netweaver-7-5.png">Badge</a> (PNG, 80K)</li>
<li><a class="reference external" href="/certificates/SAP_Certified_Technology_Associate___System_Administration__SAP_Max_DB__with_SAP_NetWeaver_7_5_Badge20210227-58-1ije32a.pdf">Certificate</a> (PDF, 8.4M)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Links<ul>
<li><a class="reference external" href="https://www.youracclaim.com/badges/b24d700c-101f-4d15-a0ba-9c39b71be05c/public_url">Acclaim Badge</a>
(Archive: <a class="reference external" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210227003131/https://www.youracclaim.com/badges/b24d700c-101f-4d15-a0ba-9c39b71be05c/public_url">[1]</a>,
<a class="reference external" href="https://archive.today/2021.02.27-003128/https://www.youracclaim.com/badges/b24d700c-101f-4d15-a0ba-9c39b71be05c/public_url">[2]</a>)</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
NetApp Certified Storage Installation Engineer, ONTAP2020-10-14T00:00:00+02:002020-10-14T00:00:00+02:00Dominik Wombachertag:dominik.wombacher.cc,2020-10-14:/posts/netapp-certified-storage-installation-engineer-ontap.html<!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>NetApp <strong>NCSIE</strong> Exam passed and <strong>NetApp Certified Storage Installation Engineer, ONTAP</strong> Certification earned today.</p>
<p><strong>Summary</strong>: NetApp Certified Storage Installation Engineers have proven skills in performing ONTAP
installation services, adhering to ... <a class="read-more" href="/posts/netapp-certified-storage-installation-engineer-ontap.html"> [read more]</a></p><!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>NetApp <strong>NCSIE</strong> Exam passed and <strong>NetApp Certified Storage Installation Engineer, ONTAP</strong> Certification earned today.</p>
<p><strong>Summary</strong>: NetApp Certified Storage Installation Engineers have proven skills in performing ONTAP
installation services, adhering to NetApp quality standards, and using NetApp best practices.</p>
<p>Source & Copyright: <a class="reference external" href="https://www.youracclaim.com">https://www.youracclaim.com</a></p>
<div class="section" id="skills">
<h2>Skills</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Data Management</li>
<li>Data Storage</li>
<li>ONTAP</li>
<li>Storage Install</li>
<li>Storage Installation</li>
</ul>
<p>Source & Copyright: <a class="reference external" href="https://www.youracclaim.com">https://www.youracclaim.com</a></p>
</div>
<div class="section" id="certificate">
<h2>Certificate</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Downloads<ul>
<li><a class="reference external" href="/certificates/netapp-certified-storage-installation-engineer-ontap.png">Badge</a> (PNG, 36K)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Links<ul>
<li><a class="reference external" href="https://www.youracclaim.com/badges/e16dfb39-c7ed-4d05-9bf0-e02e94c7d186/public_url">Acclaim Badge</a>
(Archive: <a class="reference external" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210227095223/https://www.youracclaim.com/badges/e16dfb39-c7ed-4d05-9bf0-e02e94c7d186/public_url">[1]</a>,
<a class="reference external" href="http://archive.today/2021.02.27-095227/https://www.youracclaim.com/badges/e16dfb39-c7ed-4d05-9bf0-e02e94c7d186/public_url">[2]</a>)</li>
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NetApp Certified Technology Associate2020-10-14T00:00:00+02:002020-10-14T00:00:00+02:00Dominik Wombachertag:dominik.wombacher.cc,2020-10-14:/posts/netapp-certified-technology-associate.html<!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p><strong>NCTA</strong> Exam passed and <strong>NetApp Certified Technology Associate</strong> Certification earned today.</p>
<p><strong>Summary</strong>: NetApp Certified Technology Associates have an understanding of infrastructure concepts with the
ability to identify NetApp Data Storage ... <a class="read-more" href="/posts/netapp-certified-technology-associate.html"> [read more]</a></p><!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p><strong>NCTA</strong> Exam passed and <strong>NetApp Certified Technology Associate</strong> Certification earned today.</p>
<p><strong>Summary</strong>: NetApp Certified Technology Associates have an understanding of infrastructure concepts with the
ability to identify NetApp Data Storage Software. They can describe NetApp Cloud solutions and the NetApp Hybrid
Cloud value proposition, validating a foundation of knowledge to successfully gain experience with NetApp technology.</p>
<p>Source & Copyright: <a class="reference external" href="https://www.youracclaim.com">https://www.youracclaim.com</a></p>
<div class="section" id="skills">
<h2>Skills</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Foundational</li>
<li>Hybrid Cloud</li>
<li>Infrastructure Concepts</li>
</ul>
<p>Source & Copyright: <a class="reference external" href="https://www.youracclaim.com">https://www.youracclaim.com</a></p>
</div>
<div class="section" id="certificate">
<h2>Certificate</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Downloads<ul>
<li><a class="reference external" href="/certificates/netapp-certified-technology-associate.png">Badge</a> (PNG, 76K)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Links<ul>
<li><a class="reference external" href="https://www.youracclaim.com/badges/74bbcac9-b26c-4d0c-a82f-0c55efb7ee54/public_url">Acclaim Badge</a>
(Archive: <a class="reference external" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210227094333/https://www.youracclaim.com/badges/74bbcac9-b26c-4d0c-a82f-0c55efb7ee54/public_url">[1]</a>,
<a class="reference external" href="https://archive.today/2021.02.27-094354/https://www.youracclaim.com/badges/74bbcac9-b26c-4d0c-a82f-0c55efb7ee54/public_url">[2]</a>)</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
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SUSE Certified Engineer (SCE) in Enterprise Linux 122020-05-03T00:00:00+02:002021-02-27T00:00:00+01:00Dominik Wombachertag:dominik.wombacher.cc,2020-05-03:/posts/suse-certified-engineer-sce-in-enterprise-linux-12.html<!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>Today i passed the Practical Exam SUSE SCE 050-750 and earned the <strong>SUSE Certified Engineer (SCE) in Enterprise Linux 12</strong> Certification.</p>
<p><strong>Summary</strong>: Administering ​​SLES​​12 ​​and ​​deal ​​with specialized ​​networking ... <a class="read-more" href="/posts/suse-certified-engineer-sce-in-enterprise-linux-12.html"> [read more]</a></p><!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>Today i passed the Practical Exam SUSE SCE 050-750 and earned the <strong>SUSE Certified Engineer (SCE) in Enterprise Linux 12</strong> Certification.</p>
<p><strong>Summary</strong>: Administering SLES12 and deal with specialized networking and storage configuration.
Solid understanding of basic Bash scripting.</p>
<p>Source & Copyright: <a class="reference external" href="https://www.suse.com">https://www.suse.com</a></p>
<div class="section" id="skills">
<h2>Skills</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>System Optimization</li>
<li>Control Groups</li>
<li>Manage encryption</li>
<li>Use the Shell efficiently and create Shell scripts</li>
<li>Manage Hardware and Drivers</li>
<li>Advanced Networking configuration</li>
<li>iSCSI and Multipath IO</li>
<li>Centralized Authentication</li>
<li>Packaging software and managing system updates</li>
<li>Advanced system deployment</li>
<li>Configuration Management using Salt</li>
</ul>
<p>Source & Copyright: <a class="reference external" href="https://www.suse.com">https://www.suse.com</a></p>
</div>
<div class="section" id="certificate">
<h2>Certificate</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Downloads<ul>
<li><a class="reference external" href="/certificates/DominikWombacher_SCE_EL12_ECR.pdf">Certificate - Original (ID 10325916)</a> (PDF, 12K)</li>
<li><a class="reference external" href="/certificates/SCE_SLES121609.pdf">Certificate - Update (ID 1609)</a> (PDF, 400K)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Links<ul>
<li><a class="reference external" href="https://suse.useclarus.com/view/verify/">Verify Certificate</a> (Updated Version)</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
Understanding of Cisco Network Devices2020-02-24T00:00:00+01:002020-02-24T00:00:00+01:00Dominik Wombachertag:dominik.wombacher.cc,2020-02-24:/posts/understanding-of-cisco-network-devices.html<!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>Due to my active legacy CCNA / CCNA Routing & Switching Certification, i was awarded by the Cisco Global Certification Program with the <strong>Cisco Level 200 - Understanding of Cisco Network Devices</strong> Certification ... <a class="read-more" href="/posts/understanding-of-cisco-network-devices.html"> [read more]</a></p><!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>Due to my active legacy CCNA / CCNA Routing & Switching Certification, i was awarded by the Cisco Global Certification Program with the <strong>Cisco Level 200 - Understanding of Cisco Network Devices</strong> Certification.</p>
<p><strong>Summary</strong>: The holder of this credential has a strong foundation in network fundamentals, LAN switching technologies, IPv4 and IPv6 routing technologies, WAN technologies, infrastructure services, security, and management.</p>
<p>Source & Copyright: <a class="reference external" href="https://www.youracclaim.com">https://www.youracclaim.com</a></p>
<div class="section" id="skills">
<h2>Skills</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Cloud Resources</li>
<li>DHCP</li>
<li>eBGP</li>
<li>EIGRP</li>
<li>FHRP</li>
<li>GRE</li>
<li>Infrastructure Components</li>
<li>IPv4 And IPv6 Addressing</li>
<li>LAN Switching</li>
<li>Network Management</li>
<li>Network Programmability</li>
<li>Network Security</li>
<li>Network Topologies</li>
<li>OSPF</li>
<li>PPPoE</li>
<li>QoS</li>
<li>RIPv2</li>
<li>Static And Dynamic Routing</li>
<li>Troubleshooting</li>
<li>WAN Topologies</li>
</ul>
<p>Source & Copyright: <a class="reference external" href="https://www.youracclaim.com">https://www.youracclaim.com</a></p>
</div>
<div class="section" id="certificate">
<h2>Certificate</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Downloads<ul>
<li><a class="reference external" href="/certificates/understanding-of-cisco-network-devices.png">Badge</a> (PNG, 100K)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Links<ul>
<li><a class="reference external" href="https://www.youracclaim.com/badges/9be1c901-5578-4b41-a3de-1870fcc71436/public_url">Acclaim Badge</a>
(Archive: <a class="reference external" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210227013406/https://www.youracclaim.com/badges/9be1c901-5578-4b41-a3de-1870fcc71436/public_url">[1]</a>,
<a class="reference external" href="http://archive.today/2021.02.27-013420/https://www.youracclaim.com/badges/9be1c901-5578-4b41-a3de-1870fcc71436/public_url">[2]</a>)</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
SAP Certified Technology Associate - System Administration (SAP HANA) with SAP NetWeaver 7.52019-11-22T00:00:00+01:002019-11-22T00:00:00+01:00Dominik Wombachertag:dominik.wombacher.cc,2019-11-22:/posts/sap-certified-technology-associate-system-administration-sap-hana-with-sap-netweaver-7-5.html<!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>SAP Exam C_TADM55A_75 completed successfully and Certification <strong>SAP Certified Technology Associate - System Administration (SAP HANA) with SAP NetWeaver 7.5</strong> received.</p>
<p><strong>Summary</strong>: The "SAP Certified Technology Associate – System Administration (SAP ... <a class="read-more" href="/posts/sap-certified-technology-associate-system-administration-sap-hana-with-sap-netweaver-7-5.html"> [read more]</a></p><!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>SAP Exam C_TADM55A_75 completed successfully and Certification <strong>SAP Certified Technology Associate - System Administration (SAP HANA) with SAP NetWeaver 7.5</strong> received.</p>
<p><strong>Summary</strong>: The "SAP Certified Technology Associate – System Administration (SAP HANA) with SAP NetWeaver 7.5"
certification exam validates that the candidate has the capability to assist his/her clients and employers manage
and execute key business processes. Armed with an understanding of SAP system administration, the candidate can
implement this knowledge practically in SAP projects.</p>
<p>Source & Copyright: <a class="reference external" href="https://www.youracclaim.com">https://www.youracclaim.com</a></p>
<div class="section" id="skills">
<h2>Skills</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Browser-based UI</li>
<li>Database Administration</li>
<li>Installation And Patching SAP Systems</li>
<li>SAP Fiori</li>
<li>SAP System Concepts</li>
<li>System Administration</li>
<li>System Administration AS ABAP</li>
<li>Transport Management</li>
<li>User Administration</li>
</ul>
<p>Source & Copyright: <a class="reference external" href="https://www.youracclaim.com">https://www.youracclaim.com</a></p>
</div>
<div class="section" id="certificate">
<h2>Certificate</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Downloads<ul>
<li><a class="reference external" href="/certificates/sap-certified-technology-associate-system-administration-sap-hana-with-sap-netweaver-7-5.png">Badge</a> (PNG, 76K)</li>
<li><a class="reference external" href="/certificates/SAP_Certified_Technology_Associate___System_Administration__SAP_HANA__with_SAP_NetWeaver_7_5_Badge20210227-58-1y73np6.pdf">Certificate</a> (PDF, 8.4M)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Links<ul>
<li><a class="reference external" href="https://www.youracclaim.com/badges/b501c248-a7d8-4f08-98bf-132e430cbfcb/public_url">Acclaim Badge</a>
(Archive: <a class="reference external" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210227004011/https://www.youracclaim.com/badges/b501c248-a7d8-4f08-98bf-132e430cbfcb/public_url">[1]</a>,
<a class="reference external" href="https://archive.today/2021.02.27-004023/https://www.youracclaim.com/badges/b501c248-a7d8-4f08-98bf-132e430cbfcb/public_url">[2]</a>)</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
SAP Certified Technology Associate - OS/DB Migration for SAP NetWeaver 7.522019-10-18T00:00:00+02:002019-10-18T00:00:00+02:00Dominik Wombachertag:dominik.wombacher.cc,2019-10-18:/posts/sap-certified-technology-associate-os-db-migration-for-sap-netweaver-7-52.html<!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>I received my first SAP Certification - <strong>SAP Certified Technology Associate - OS/DB Migration for SAP NetWeaver 7.52</strong> - today after passing Exam C_TADM70_19.</p>
<p><strong>Summary</strong>: The "SAP Certified Technology Associate - OS ... <a class="read-more" href="/posts/sap-certified-technology-associate-os-db-migration-for-sap-netweaver-7-52.html"> [read more]</a></p><!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>I received my first SAP Certification - <strong>SAP Certified Technology Associate - OS/DB Migration for SAP NetWeaver 7.52</strong> - today after passing Exam C_TADM70_19.</p>
<p><strong>Summary</strong>: The "SAP Certified Technology Associate - OS/DB Migration for SAP NetWeaver 7.52" (C_TADM70_19)
certification exam validates a candidate's capability as a well-trained technologist and prepare the candidate
to help clients or employers manage and execute key business processes. Armed with an understanding of SAP
NetWeaver 7.4 and OS/DB migration for SAP systems, the candidate can implement this knowledge in projects
as a technology consultant.</p>
<p>Source & Copyright: <a class="reference external" href="https://www.youracclaim.com">https://www.youracclaim.com</a></p>
<div class="section" id="skills">
<h2>Skills</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Advanced Migration Techniques</li>
<li>Control And Data File Structure For System Copies</li>
<li>Export And Import Of System Copies</li>
<li>SAP Migration Tools</li>
<li>SAP System Migration</li>
<li>Special System Copy Procedures</li>
<li>Technical Background And Troubleshooting</li>
<li>The System Migration Process</li>
</ul>
<p>Source & Copyright: <a class="reference external" href="https://www.youracclaim.com">https://www.youracclaim.com</a></p>
</div>
<div class="section" id="certificate">
<h2>Certificate</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Downloads<ul>
<li><a class="reference external" href="/certificates/sap-certified-technology-associate-os-db-migration-for-sap-netweaver-7-52.png">Badge</a> (PNG, 72K)</li>
<li><a class="reference external" href="/certificates/SAP_Certified_Technology_Associate___OS_DB_Migration_for_SAP_NetWeaver_7_52_Badge20210227-58-3vxgrb.pdf">Certificate</a> (PDF, 8.3M)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Links<ul>
<li><a class="reference external" href="https://www.youracclaim.com/badges/5387ba7f-f2f6-426a-88d5-54e1d2e680a3/public_url">Acclaim Badge</a>
(Archive: <a class="reference external" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210227004809/https://www.youracclaim.com/badges/5387ba7f-f2f6-426a-88d5-54e1d2e680a3/public_url">[1]</a>,
<a class="reference external" href="https://archive.today/2021.02.27-004752/https://www.youracclaim.com/badges/5387ba7f-f2f6-426a-88d5-54e1d2e680a3/public_url">[2]</a>)</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
Linux Professional Institute LPIC-12019-09-02T00:00:00+02:002019-09-02T00:00:00+02:00Dominik Wombachertag:dominik.wombacher.cc,2019-09-02:/posts/linux-professional-institute-lpic-1.html<!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>Today i passed the <strong>Linux Professional Institute LPIC-1</strong> Exam and earned the Certification.</p>
<p><strong>Summary</strong>: The LPIC-1 will validate the candidate's ability to perform maintenance tasks on the command line,
install ... <a class="read-more" href="/posts/linux-professional-institute-lpic-1.html"> [read more]</a></p><!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>Today i passed the <strong>Linux Professional Institute LPIC-1</strong> Exam and earned the Certification.</p>
<p><strong>Summary</strong>: The LPIC-1 will validate the candidate's ability to perform maintenance tasks on the command line,
install and configure a computer running Linux and configure basic networking.</p>
<p>The LPIC-1 is designed to reflect current research and validate a candidate's proficiency in real world system administration.</p>
<p>Source & Copyright: <a class="reference external" href="https://www.lpi.org">https://www.lpi.org</a></p>
<div class="section" id="skills">
<h2>Skills</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Understand the architecture of a Linux system</li>
<li>Install and maintain a Linux workstation, including X11 and setup it up as a network client</li>
<li>Work at the Linux command line, including common GNU and Unix commands</li>
<li>Handle files and access permissions as well as system security</li>
<li>Perform easy maintenance tasks: help users, add users to a larger system, backup and restore, shutdown and reboot.</li>
</ul>
<p>Source & Copyright: <a class="reference external" href="https://www.lpi.org">https://www.lpi.org</a></p>
</div>
<div class="section" id="certificate">
<h2>Certificate</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Downloads<ul>
<li><a class="reference external" href="/certificates/Dominik_Wombacher_LPIC-1.pdf">Certificate</a> (PDF, 144K)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Links<ul>
<li><a class="reference external" href="https://lpi.org/v/LPI000417309/s87z3h5sfr">Certificate Verification</a>
(Archive: <a class="reference external" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210227113324/https://cs.lpi.org/caf/Xamman/certification/verify/LPI000417309/s87z3h5sfr">[1]</a>,
<a class="reference external" href="http://archive.today/2021.02.27-113354/https://cs.lpi.org/caf/Xamman/certification/verify/LPI000417309/s87z3h5sfr">[2]</a>)</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
SUSE Certified Administrator (SCA) in Enterprise Linux 122019-08-18T00:00:00+02:002021-02-27T00:00:00+01:00Dominik Wombachertag:dominik.wombacher.cc,2019-08-18:/posts/suse-certified-administrator-sca-in-enterprise-linux-12.html<!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>I attended the Practical Exam SUSE SCA 050-747 Exam today and was rewarded with the Certification <strong>SUSE Certified Administrator (SCA) in Enterprise Linux 12</strong>.</p>
<p><strong>Summary</strong>: Fundamental understanding of the SUSE ... <a class="read-more" href="/posts/suse-certified-administrator-sca-in-enterprise-linux-12.html"> [read more]</a></p><!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>I attended the Practical Exam SUSE SCA 050-747 Exam today and was rewarded with the Certification <strong>SUSE Certified Administrator (SCA) in Enterprise Linux 12</strong>.</p>
<p><strong>Summary</strong>: Fundamental understanding of the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) operating system.
Install and configure a SLES 12 server and integration into an existing network.
Perform the most important system administration tasks.</p>
<p>Source & Copyright: <a class="reference external" href="https://www.suse.com">https://www.suse.com</a></p>
<div class="section" id="skills">
<h2>Skills</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Install SLES 12 and perform basic Linux configuration</li>
<li>Become familiar with the command line interface and commonly used commands</li>
<li>Configure and use Remote Administration</li>
<li>Manage the boot process and understand systemd</li>
<li>Manage processes and jobs</li>
<li>Manage users and permissions</li>
<li>Manage software</li>
<li>Configure basic networking</li>
<li>Manage storage</li>
<li>Monitor SUSE Linux Enterprise</li>
<li>Learn about SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications</li>
</ul>
<p>Source & Copyright: <a class="reference external" href="https://www.suse.com">https://www.suse.com</a></p>
</div>
<div class="section" id="certificate">
<h2>Certificate</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Downloads<ul>
<li><a class="reference external" href="/certificates/DominikWombacher_SCA_EL12_ECR.pdf">Certificate - Original (ID 10325916)</a> (PDF, 12K)</li>
<li><a class="reference external" href="/certificates/SCA_SLES123502.pdf">Certificate - Update (ID 3502)</a> (PDF, 468K)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Links<ul>
<li><a class="reference external" href="https://suse.useclarus.com/view/verify/">Verify Certificate</a> (Updated Version)</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
Cisco Certified CCNA2019-08-02T00:00:00+02:002019-08-02T00:00:00+02:00Dominik Wombachertag:dominik.wombacher.cc,2019-08-02:/posts/cisco-certified-ccna.html<!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>After completing the Cisco ICND1 and ICND2 Exam, i received the <strong>Cisco Certified CCNA</strong> Certification Status today.</p>
<p><strong>Summary</strong>: Earners of Cisco CCNA - Implementing and Administering Cisco Solutions
(CCNA) have demonstrated ... <a class="read-more" href="/posts/cisco-certified-ccna.html"> [read more]</a></p><!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>After completing the Cisco ICND1 and ICND2 Exam, i received the <strong>Cisco Certified CCNA</strong> Certification Status today.</p>
<p><strong>Summary</strong>: Earners of Cisco CCNA - Implementing and Administering Cisco Solutions
(CCNA) have demonstrated knowledge and skills related to network fundamentals,
network access, IP connectivity, IP services, security fundamentals, and automation
and programmability.</p>
<p>Source & Copyright: <a class="reference external" href="https://www.youracclaim.com">https://www.youracclaim.com</a></p>
<div class="section" id="skills">
<h2>Skills</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Access Connectivity</li>
<li>Architectures And Services</li>
<li>Assurance And Automation</li>
<li>Automation</li>
<li>Connectivity</li>
<li>Core Routing</li>
<li>High Availability And Fast Convergence</li>
<li>IP</li>
<li>IP Services</li>
<li>Network Access</li>
<li>Network Fundamentals</li>
<li>Programability</li>
<li>Security</li>
<li>Security Fundamentals</li>
</ul>
<p>Source & Copyright: <a class="reference external" href="https://www.youracclaim.com">https://www.youracclaim.com</a></p>
</div>
<div class="section" id="certificate">
<h2>Certificate</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Downloads<ul>
<li><a class="reference external" href="/certificates/cisco-certified-ccna.png">Badge</a> (PNG, 44K)</li>
<li><a class="reference external" href="/certificates/Dominik_Wombacher_Cisco_CCNA_Routing_and_Switching_7094053645_certificate.pdf">Certificate (CCNA)</a> (PDF, 128K)</li>
<li><a class="reference external" href="/certificates/Dominik_Wombacher_Cisco_CCENT_7093955332_certificate.pdf">Certificate (CCENT)</a> (PDF, 128K)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Links<ul>
<li><a class="reference external" href="https://www.youracclaim.com/badges/d3e6d7d8-857f-4b64-bddd-a576d61f86a9/public_url">Acclaim Badge</a>
(Archive: <a class="reference external" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210227012430/https://www.youracclaim.com/badges/d3e6d7d8-857f-4b64-bddd-a576d61f86a9/public_url">[1]</a>,
<a class="reference external" href="http://archive.today/2021.02.27-012415/https://www.youracclaim.com/badges/d3e6d7d8-857f-4b64-bddd-a576d61f86a9/public_url">[2]</a>)</li>
</ul>
</li>
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Cisco Certified Network Associate Routing and Switching (CCNA Routing and Switching)2019-08-02T00:00:00+02:002019-08-02T00:00:00+02:00Dominik Wombachertag:dominik.wombacher.cc,2019-08-02:/posts/cisco-certified-network-associate-routing-and-switching-ccna-routing-and-switching.html<!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>Road to <em>CCNA Routing & Switching</em> completed successful and Certification <strong>Cisco Certified Network Associate Routing and Switching (CCNA Routing and Switching)</strong> achieved..</p>
<p><strong>Summary</strong>: This certification validates the skills required of associate-level ... <a class="read-more" href="/posts/cisco-certified-network-associate-routing-and-switching-ccna-routing-and-switching.html"> [read more]</a></p><!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>Road to <em>CCNA Routing & Switching</em> completed successful and Certification <strong>Cisco Certified Network Associate Routing and Switching (CCNA Routing and Switching)</strong> achieved..</p>
<p><strong>Summary</strong>: This certification validates the skills required of associate-level network professionals
to understand network fundamentals, LAN switching technologies, IPv4 and IPv6 routing technologies,
WAN technologies, infrastructure services, security, and management.</p>
<p>Source & Copyright: <a class="reference external" href="https://www.youracclaim.com">https://www.youracclaim.com</a></p>
<div class="section" id="skills">
<h2>Skills</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Cloud Resources</li>
<li>DHCP</li>
<li>eBGP</li>
<li>EIGRP</li>
<li>FHRP</li>
<li>GRE</li>
<li>Infrastructure Components</li>
<li>IPv4 And IPv6 Addressing</li>
<li>LAN Switching</li>
<li>Network Management</li>
<li>Network Programmability</li>
<li>Network Security</li>
<li>Network Topologies</li>
<li>OSPF</li>
<li>PPPoE</li>
<li>QoS</li>
<li>RIPv2</li>
<li>Static And Dynamic Routing</li>
<li>Troubleshooting</li>
<li>WAN Topologies</li>
</ul>
<p>Source & Copyright: <a class="reference external" href="https://www.youracclaim.com">https://www.youracclaim.com</a></p>
</div>
<div class="section" id="certificate">
<h2>Certificate</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Downloads<ul>
<li><a class="reference external" href="/certificates/cisco-certified-network-associate-routing-and-switching-ccna-routing-and-switching.png">Badge</a> (PNG, 32K)</li>
<li><a class="reference external" href="/certificates/Dominik_Wombacher_Cisco_CCNA_Routing_and_Switching_7094053645_certificate.pdf">Certificate (CCNA)</a> (PDF, 128K)</li>
<li><a class="reference external" href="/certificates/Dominik_Wombacher_Cisco_CCENT_7093955332_certificate.pdf">Certificate (CCENT)</a> (PDF, 128K)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Links<ul>
<li><a class="reference external" href="https://www.youracclaim.com/badges/a7db1602-468d-498b-b6fa-d497a3215967/public_url">Acclaim Badge</a>
(Archive: <a class="reference external" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210227010746/https://www.youracclaim.com/badges/a7db1602-468d-498b-b6fa-d497a3215967/public_url">[1]</a>,
<a class="reference external" href="https://archive.today/2021.02.27-010601/https://www.youracclaim.com/badges/a7db1602-468d-498b-b6fa-d497a3215967/public_url">[2]</a>)</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
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ITIL v4 Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management2019-06-19T00:00:00+02:002019-06-19T00:00:00+02:00Dominik Wombachertag:dominik.wombacher.cc,2019-06-19:/posts/itil-v4-foundation-certificate-in-it-service-management.html<!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>After attending to a AXELOS Accredited Training Course and passing the Exam,
I earned my <strong>ITIL v4 Foundation</strong> Certification.</p>
<p><strong>Summary</strong>: The ITIL 4 Foundation certification is designed as an introduction ... <a class="read-more" href="/posts/itil-v4-foundation-certificate-in-it-service-management.html"> [read more]</a></p><!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>After attending to a AXELOS Accredited Training Course and passing the Exam,
I earned my <strong>ITIL v4 Foundation</strong> Certification.</p>
<p><strong>Summary</strong>: The ITIL 4 Foundation certification is designed as an introduction
to ITIL 4 and enables candidates to look at IT service management through an
end-to-end operating model for the creation, delivery and continual improvement
of tech-enabled products and services.</p>
<p>Source & Copyright: <a class="reference external" href="https://www.axelos.com">https://www.axelos.com</a></p>
<div class="section" id="skills">
<h2>Skills</h2>
<p>ITIL 4 Foundation candidates will have an understanding of the following:</p>
<ul class="simple">
<li>A holistic approach to the facilitation of co-creation of value with
customers and other stakeholders in the form of products and services</li>
<li>The guiding principles of ITIL 4</li>
<li>The four dimensions of Service Management</li>
<li>Key concepts from Lean, Agile, DevOps, and why these are important to
deliver business value</li>
<li>How ITIL practices described in ITIL 4 will maintain the value and
importance provided by the current ITIL processes, whilst at the same
time expand to be integrated to different areas of service management
and IT, from demand to value.</li>
</ul>
<p>Source & Copyright: <a class="reference external" href="https://www.axelos.com">https://www.axelos.com</a></p>
</div>
<div class="section" id="certificate">
<h2>Certificate</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Downloads<ul>
<li><a class="reference external" href="/certificates/Dominik_Wombacher_ITIL_v4_Foundation_Certification.pdf">Certificate</a> (PDF, 1.7M)</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
VMware vSphere 6.5 Foundations2019-02-10T00:00:00+01:002019-02-10T00:00:00+01:00Dominik Wombachertag:dominik.wombacher.cc,2019-02-10:/posts/vmware-vsphere-6-5-foundations.html<!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>I passed the <strong>VMware vSphere 6.5 Foundations</strong> Exam today.</p>
<p><strong>Summary</strong>: The VMware vSphere 6.5 Knowledge badge proves you have the expertise required to install,
configure and manage vSphere ... <a class="read-more" href="/posts/vmware-vsphere-6-5-foundations.html"> [read more]</a></p><!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>I passed the <strong>VMware vSphere 6.5 Foundations</strong> Exam today.</p>
<p><strong>Summary</strong>: The VMware vSphere 6.5 Knowledge badge proves you have the expertise required to install,
configure and manage vSphere 6.5 as the foundation for other VMware technologies in the Software-Defined
Data Center. This badge also shows progression towards the industry recognized VMware Certified Professional (VCP) certification.</p>
<p>Source & Copyright: <a class="reference external" href="https://www.youracclaim.com">https://www.youracclaim.com</a></p>
<div class="section" id="skills">
<h2>Skills</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>ESXi</li>
<li>Esx Server</li>
<li>High Availability</li>
<li>Server Appliance</li>
<li>Server Virtualization</li>
<li>vApp</li>
<li>vCenter</li>
<li>vCenter Server</li>
<li>Virtual Machine</li>
<li>vMotion</li>
<li>VMware Host Client</li>
<li>vSAN</li>
<li>vSphere</li>
<li>vSphere V6.5</li>
<li>vSphere Web Client</li>
</ul>
<p>Source & Copyright: <a class="reference external" href="https://www.youracclaim.com">https://www.youracclaim.com</a></p>
</div>
<div class="section" id="certificate">
<h2>Certificate</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Downloads<ul>
<li><a class="reference external" href="/certificates/vmware-vsphere-6-5-foundations.png">Badge</a> (PNG, 36K)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Links<ul>
<li><a class="reference external" href="https://www.youracclaim.com/badges/c96d8205-ea88-49c8-bc1d-5ca65f83478a/public_url">Acclaim Badge</a>
(Archive: <a class="reference external" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210227005712/https://www.youracclaim.com/badges/c96d8205-ea88-49c8-bc1d-5ca65f83478a/public_url">[1]</a>,
<a class="reference external" href="https://archive.today/2021.02.27-005737/https://www.youracclaim.com/badges/c96d8205-ea88-49c8-bc1d-5ca65f83478a/public_url">[2]</a>)</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
CyberArk Level 1: Trustee2019-01-29T00:00:00+01:002019-01-29T00:00:00+01:00Dominik Wombachertag:dominik.wombacher.cc,2019-01-29:/posts/cyberark-level-1-trustee.html<!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>Successfully deepen my CyberArk and IT-Security knowledge, <strong>CyberArk Level 1: Trustee</strong> Exam passed and certificate received.</p>
<p><strong>Summary</strong>: This certification exposes participants to the role of privileged
accounts in the threat ... <a class="read-more" href="/posts/cyberark-level-1-trustee.html"> [read more]</a></p><!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>Successfully deepen my CyberArk and IT-Security knowledge, <strong>CyberArk Level 1: Trustee</strong> Exam passed and certificate received.</p>
<p><strong>Summary</strong>: This certification exposes participants to the role of privileged
accounts in the threat landscape and privileged access security solutions to
mitigate risk and protect organizations.</p>
<p>The CyberArk Trustee certification is designed for anyone who is interested
in learning about privileged account security. It is highly recommended for
any professional who will be part of a CyberArk project.</p>
<p>Source: <a class="reference external" href="https://www.cyberark.com">https://www.cyberark.com</a></p>
<div class="section" id="skills">
<h2>Skills</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Explain the importance of Privileged Access Management</li>
<li>Understand the current threat landscape with a focus on Privileged Access and the concept of least privilege</li>
<li>Understand the CyberArk Blueprint for PAM Success</li>
<li>Understand basic DevOps terms and solutions and the security risk that is associated with using them</li>
<li>Understand at a high level the various CyberArk products and their method for protecting and managing privileged accounts</li>
<li>Describe the high-level architecture of the complete CyberArk solution</li>
<li>Describe use cases and workflows from an end user’s perspective.</li>
</ul>
</div>
<div class="section" id="certificate">
<h2>Certificate</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Downloads<ul>
<li><a class="reference external" href="/certificates/Dominik_Wombacher_CyberArk_Certified_Trustee_Level_1.pdf">Certificate</a> (PDF, 136K)</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
SUSE Certified Administrator in Systems Management / SUSE Manager 32018-12-09T00:00:00+01:002021-02-27T00:00:00+01:00Dominik Wombachertag:dominik.wombacher.cc,2018-12-09:/posts/suse-certified-administrator-in-systems-management-suse-manager-3.html<!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>Today i passed the questoin based SUSE SCA 050-742 and earned the <strong>SUSE Certified Administrator in Systems Management / SUSE Manager 3</strong> Certification.</p>
<p><strong>Summary</strong>: Install and configure SUSE Manager 3.1 ... <a class="read-more" href="/posts/suse-certified-administrator-in-systems-management-suse-manager-3.html"> [read more]</a></p><!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Dominik Wombacher <dominik@wombacher.cc> -->
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<p>Today i passed the questoin based SUSE SCA 050-742 and earned the <strong>SUSE Certified Administrator in Systems Management / SUSE Manager 3</strong> Certification.</p>
<p><strong>Summary</strong>: Install and configure SUSE Manager 3.1, register existing or new servers to SUSE Manager,
use Salt configuration management, search for CVE vulnerabilities, patch servers,
use Subscription Matching, add Organizations and use the SUSE Manager Proxy Server.</p>
<p>Source & Copyright: <a class="reference external" href="https://www.suse.com">https://www.suse.com</a></p>
<div class="section" id="skills">
<h2>Skills</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Install and Configure SUSE Manager</li>
<li>Users and System Group Management</li>
<li>Channel Management</li>
<li>Create and Configure Activation Keys</li>
<li>Register Salt Minions</li>
<li>Salt Fundamentals</li>
<li>Apply Salt States</li>
<li>Run a CVE audit and Patch Systems</li>
<li>Subscription Matching</li>
<li>Unattended System Deployment</li>
<li>Expanding SUSE Manager with Organizations</li>
<li>Install and Configure SUSE Manager Proxy</li>
</ul>
<p>Source & Copyright: <a class="reference external" href="https://www.suse.com">https://www.suse.com</a></p>
</div>
<div class="section" id="certificate">
<h2>Certificate</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Downloads<ul>
<li><a class="reference external" href="/certificates/DominikWombacher_SCA_SYSMAN_ECR.pdf">Certificate - Original (ID 10325916)</a> (PDF, 60K)</li>
<li><a class="reference external" href="/certificates/SCA_SUMA31149.pdf">Certificate - Update (ID 1149)</a> (PDF, 468K)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Links<ul>
<li><a class="reference external" href="https://suse.useclarus.com/view/verify/">Verify Certificate (Updated Version)</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</div>