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Red Hat Certified Developer in OpenShift Exam

EX280ExamOpenShift 1 day

The Red Hat Certified System Administrator in OpenShift exam (EX280) tests the knowledge, skills, and ability to create, configure, and manage a cloud application platform using Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform.

By passing this exam, you become a Red Hat Certified System Administrator in OpenShift that also counts towards earning a Red Hat Certified Architect in OpenShift.

Earning a passing score on this exam is a requirement to attain the Red Hat Certified System Administrator in OpenShift certification.

Exam Delivery

This is a hands-on, practical exam. Rather than answering multiple-choice questions, you are required to perform routine system tasks on a live system to meet specific objective criteria.

The tasks are based on Red Hat® OpenShift® Container Platform 4.22. Relevant product documentation is provided during the test, but you must complete the tasks without outside assistance.

Exam results are reported via email from Red Hat Certification Central. Red Hat does not authorize examiners or training partners to report results to candidates directly. Scores on the exam are usually reported within 3 U.S. business days.

Exam results are reported as total scores. Red Hat does not report performance on individual items, nor will it provide additional information upon request.

Multiple versions of this exam are in use. Please navigate directly to the Learning Management System (LMS) to view and complete your designated exam version at Red Hat Certification Exam Objectives by Version.

Exam Format

Be sure to review the Red Hat Certification Program Guide to ensure you are familiar with all official policies and exam procedures before booking your session.

The time limit for this exam is 3.0 hours.

This exam is based on Red Hat® OpenShift® Container Platform 4.22.

What you'll learn

Manage OpenShift Container Platform
Use the web console to manage and configure an OpenShift cluster
Use the command-line interface to manage and configure an OpenShift cluster
Create and delete projects
Locate and examine container images
Identify images using tags and digests
Query, format, and filter attributes of Kubernetes resources
Import, export, and configure Kubernetes resources
Examine resources and cluster status
Monitor cluster events and alerts
View logs
Assess the health of an OpenShift cluster
Troubleshoot common container, pod, and cluster events and alerts
Use product documentation
Be prepared to perform all tasks of a Red Hat Certified Technologist in OpenShift
Declarative Resource Management
Work with resource manifests
Deploy applications from YAML resource manifests
Update application deployments
Deploy applications using Kustomize
Work with Kustomize overlays
Create and use secrets
Create and use configuration maps
Deploy applications
Deploy applications from templates and Helm charts
Manage application deployments
Work with replica sets
Work with labels and selectors
Configure services
Expose applications to external access
Manage authentication and authorization
Configure the HTPasswd identity provider for authentication
Create and delete users
Modify user passwords
Create and manage groups
Modify user and group permissions
Configure network security
Configure networking components
Troubleshoot software defined networking
Create and edit external routes
Control cluster network ingress
Secure external and internal traffic using TLS certificates
Configure application network policies
Expose non-HTTP/SNI Applications
Configure a load balancer service
Configure external application access
Enable developer self-service
Configure cluster resource quotas
Configure project quotas
Configure project resource requirements
Configure project limit ranges
Configure project templates
Manage OpenShift operators
Install an operator
Uninstall an operator
Delete an operator
Configure application security
Configure and manage service accounts
Run privileged applications
Manage and apply permissions using security context constraints
Create and apply secrets to manage sensitive information
Configure application access to Kubernetes APIs
Deploy jobs to perform one-time tasks
Configure Kubernetes cron jobs

Prerequisites

›Candidates for this exam should:
›Have taken Red Hat System Administration I (RH124) or have comparable experience. Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) is strongly recommended but not required.
›Have taken Red Hat OpenShift Administration I: Containers & Kubernetes (DO180) course or have comparable work experience using OpenShift Container Platform
›Have taken Red Hat OpenShift Administration II: Operating a Production Kubernetes Cluster (DO280) course or have comparable work experience using OpenShift Container Platform
›Review the Red Hat Certified System Administrator in OpenShift exam (EX280) objectives
›Experience with container technology is recommended

Who should attend

›System Administrators who need to support the initial setup, configuration, and ongoing maintenance of an OpenShift cluster, including managing authentication, users, and network security.
›Site Reliability Engineers responsible for ensuring high service availability by monitoring, assessing cluster health, troubleshooting, and maintaining ongoing cluster operations.
›Platform Engineers responsible for configuring OpenShift to ensure developer teams have access to self-service tools, application delivery pipelines, and reliable cloud infrastructure.
›Application Developers working in a DevOps environment who need to deploy applications, configure container resource manifests (YAML, Kustomize, Helm), and expose services on Red Hat OpenShift.
›Infrastructure Engineers responsible for managing Kubernetes resources, evaluating cluster status, and maintaining the OpenShift platform.
›Performance Rule
›As with all Red Hat performance-based exams, configurations and services must persist and remain functional across the normal lifecycle of the platform without requiring manual intervention to restore or start them.

Recommended next course or exam

A Red Hat Certified System Administrator or Red Hat Certified Developer has demonstrated the baseline hands-on skills required to independently run production workloads, whether managing enterprise systems or building and deploying containerized applications. Because every Red Hat exam is performance-based, this credential tells an employer the holder has actually done the work, not answered questions about it. Holders of this credential are ready to carry out production responsibilities.
Scores and Reporting
Official scores for exams come exclusively from Red Hat Certification Central. Red Hat does not authorize examiners or training partners to report results to candidates directly. Scores on the exam are usually reported within 3 U.S. business days. Exam results are reported as total scores. Red Hat does not report performance on individual items, nor will it provide additional information upon request.

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