What version of Red Hat is used for the Red Hat Certified System Administrator Exam?Because I don't have over $3000 to invest in the Red Hat course that prepares you for the exam I am going to install Red Hat and practice all of the listed objectives on my own. (Exam Objectives) I'll probably do some other practice as well just for fun. As of right now I am downloading Red Hat Linux 7.1 i386.As a secondary question, would you advise either for or against taking the course? Are there other avenues the you would suggest to help me prepare for the exam? Also if I were to fail the exam would I have to pay again to retake it?
What version of Red Hat is used for the Red Hat Certified System Administrator Exam?
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First: Red Hat 7.1 is 11 years old and hopelessly obsolete, thus being unsuitable for any recent exam.From the link you posted:This guide provides information candidates may use in preparing to take the Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) exam on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. So, get CentOS 6 and learn using it: most of what you need will be covered there, except for the RHN (Red Hat Network) stuff. For those you could grab a trial version of RHEL.