Learn software-defined storage in our Classroom and Online CL260 | EX260 Training at WebAsha Technologies. You practise the hands-on Ceph skills tested in the performance-based EX260 exam.
Training overview:
The CL260 EX260 training covers deploying and administering Red Hat Ceph Storage. It follows the 12 chapters of the last outline Red Hat published for the course (Red Hat Ceph Storage 5.0): cluster installation and configuration, MON and OSD nodes, CRUSH maps, pools and placement groups, replication and erasure coding, block (RBD), object (RGW) and file (CephFS) storage, cluster management, tuning, and use with Red Hat cloud platforms. You do the work in real Ceph labs under exam conditions. Red Hat's website now lists EX260 as retired.
Intended audience:
This course is for storage administrators, cloud and infrastructure engineers who deploy and manage scalable storage for private and hybrid clouds and want Red Hat Ceph skills on their CV.
Topics covered:
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Ceph architecture: How Ceph organises and distributes data, the RADOS, MON, OSD and MGR components, and how clients reach it.
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Deploy a cluster: Install and bootstrap a Red Hat Ceph Storage cluster and expand its capacity.
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MON & OSD nodes: Configure the cluster, its monitors and its network layout, and add monitor and OSD nodes.
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CRUSH maps: Manage data placement with the CRUSH and OSD maps.
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Pools & placement groups: Create pools, set up client authorisation and tune placement groups.
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Data protection: Configure replicated and erasure-coded pools.
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Block, file & object storage: Provide RBD block, CephFS file and RGW object storage, including storage for Red Hat cloud platforms.
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Monitoring & troubleshooting: Check cluster health, carry out maintenance, tune performance and troubleshoot.
Requirements:
You need RHCSA-level Linux administration skills. If you join online, you also need a stable internet connection and a laptop or desktop for the live Ceph labs, where the EX260 skills are practised.
Pre-requisites:
Red Hat asks for RHCSA certification or equivalent experience before CL260/EX260, and says some storage administration experience helps but is not required.
Career benefits:
Companies storing more data each year hire engineers with Ceph skills. In India, packages typically range from ₹6 LPA to ₹28+ LPA in roles such as Storage Engineer, Cloud Storage Administrator and Infrastructure Engineer. Red Hat's exam page says EX260 counts toward the RHCA.