[SFS] OpenStack exam (and Linux exam)

David L. Willson DLWillson@TheGeek.NU
Sat, 1 Jul 2017 13:34:00 -0600 (MDT)


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Next, I'll update my RHCE, because if RHEL 8 comes out before I do, I have to remove it from my sig. 

-- 
David L. Willson 
Teacher, Engineer, Evangelist 
COA LFCS CCAH RHCE CLP 
Mobile 720-333-LANS(5267) 
http://sofree.us 

This is a good time for a r3VOLution. 

----- Original Message -----

> Congrats, any more certs you're planning to take?

> On Sat, Jul 1, 2017, 12:10 David L. Willson < dlwillson@sofree.us >
> wrote:

> > I passed! Now, I need to add COA to my ridiculous signature!
> 

> > --
> 
> > David L. Willson
> 
> > Teacher, Engineer, Evangelist
> 
> > RHCE+Satellite CCAH Linux+ LPIC-1 SUSE_CLP LFCS
> 
> > Mobile 720-333-LANS(5267)
> 
> > http://sofree.us
> 

> > This is a good time for a r3VOLution.
> 

> > From: "Richard Glazier" < glazier@gmail.com >
> 
> > To: "David L. Willson" < dlwillson@sofree.us >
> 
> > Cc: "sfs" < sfs@thegeek.nu >
> 
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2017 9:46:56 AM
> 

> > Subject: Re: [SFS] OpenStack exam (and Linux exam)
> 

> > Hope you passed!
> 

> > On Tue, Jun 27, 2017 at 9:29 AM, David L. Willson <
> > dlwillson@sofree.us > wrote:
> 

> > > I took the Certified OpenStack Administrator exam last night. It
> > > works very much like the Linux SysAdmin exam, so I thought I'd
> > > share
> > > some of my "notes to self", in case any of you have or soon will,
> > > take one of these exams.
> > 
> 

> > > - Skip tasks! Get to the end and come back for the harder tasks.
> > > Keep
> > > a list, as a file in the exam system, of skipped tasks.
> > 
> 

> > > - Practice everything in the CLI *and* the GUI. Many exam tasks
> > > can
> > > be accomplished much more quickly in the CLI. Some tasks are not
> > > possible in the GUI, as far as I can tell.
> > 
> 

> > > Some tasks are quick and easy. Some have a *lot* of parts and
> > > details. Some are *really* hard. The exercises are not
> > > interdependent. Since neither the complexity nor the amount of
> > > effort is consistent from task to task, it makes sense to do the
> > > things you can do quickly or easily, first.
> > 
> 

> > > I don't think I passed, but I think I get a free retake, so
> > > barring
> > > a
> > > miracle, I'll be taking it again in a couple weeks.
> > 
> 

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div style=3D'font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: =
12pt; color: #000000'>Next, I'll update my RHCE, because if RHEL 8 comes ou=
t before I do, I have to remove it from my sig.<br><br><div><span name=3D"x=
"></span>--<br>David L. Willson<br>Teacher, Engineer, Evangelist<br>COA LFC=
S CCAH RHCE CLP<br>Mobile 720-333-LANS(5267)<br>http://sofree.us<br><br>Thi=
s is a good time for a r3VOLution.<span name=3D"x"></span><br></div><br><hr=
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 dir=3D"ltr">Congrats, any more certs you're planning to take?</p>
<br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr">On Sat, Jul 1, 2017, 12:10 =
David L. Willson &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:dlwillson@sofree.us" target=3D"_blan=
k">dlwillson@sofree.us</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_q=
uote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1e=
x"><div><div style=3D"font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif;font=
-size:12pt;color:#000000"><div>I passed! Now, I need to add COA to my ridic=
ulous signature!<br></div></div></div><div><div style=3D"font-family:times =
new roman,new york,times,serif;font-size:12pt;color:#000000"><div><br></div=
><div><span></span>--<br>David L. Willson<br>Teacher, Engineer, Evangelist<=
br>RHCE+Satellite CCAH Linux+ LPIC-1 SUSE_CLP LFCS<br>Mobile 720-333-LANS(5=
267)<br><a href=3D"http://sofree.us" target=3D"_blank">http://sofree.us</a>=
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div><div><br></div><hr id=3D"m_-1896825938478004018zwchr"></div></div><div>=
<div style=3D"font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif;font-size:12=
pt;color:#000000"><div style=3D"color:#000;font-weight:normal;font-style:no=
rmal;text-decoration:none;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:=
12pt"><b>From: </b>"Richard Glazier" &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:glazier@gmail.co=
m" target=3D"_blank">glazier@gmail.com</a>&gt;<br><b>To: </b>"David L. Will=
son" &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:dlwillson@sofree.us" target=3D"_blank">dlwillson=
@sofree.us</a>&gt;<br><b>Cc: </b>"sfs" &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:sfs@thegeek.nu=
" target=3D"_blank">sfs@thegeek.nu</a>&gt;<br><b>Sent: </b>Tuesday, June 27=
, 2017 9:46:56 AM</div></div></div><div><div style=3D"font-family:times new=
 roman,new york,times,serif;font-size:12pt;color:#000000"><div style=3D"col=
or:#000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-fami=
ly:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [SFS]=
 OpenStack exam (and Linux exam)<br><div><br></div></div></div></div><div><=
div style=3D"font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif;font-size:12p=
t;color:#000000"><div style=3D"color:#000;font-weight:normal;font-style:nor=
mal;text-decoration:none;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:1=
2pt"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:cou=
rier new,monospace">Hope you passed!<br></div></div><div class=3D"gmail_ext=
ra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Tue, Jun 27, 2017 at 9:29 AM, David L=
. Willson <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:dlwillson@sofree.us" targ=
et=3D"_blank">dlwillson@sofree.us</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote clas=
s=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;pad=
ding-left:1ex"><div><div style=3D"font-family:times new roman,new york,time=
s,serif;font-size:12pt;color:#000000"><div>I took the Certified OpenStack A=
dministrator exam last night. It works very much like the Linux SysAdmin ex=
am, so I thought I'd share some of my "notes to self", in case any of you h=
ave or soon will, take one of these exams.<br></div><div><br></div><div>- S=
kip tasks! Get to the end and come back for the harder tasks. Keep a list, =
as a file in the exam system, of skipped tasks.<br></div><div><div>- Practi=
ce everything in the CLI *and* the GUI. Many exam tasks can be accomplished=
 much more quickly in the CLI. Some tasks are not possible in the GUI, as f=
ar as I can tell.</div><br></div><div style=3D"color:#000;font-weight:norma=
l;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-s=
erif;font-size:12pt"><div>Some tasks are quick and easy. Some have a *lot* =
of parts and details. Some are *really* hard. The exercises are not interde=
pendent. Since neither the complexity nor the amount of effort is consisten=
t from task to task, it makes sense to do the things you can do quickly or =
easily, first.<br></div><br></div><div style=3D"color:#000;font-weight:norm=
al;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-=
serif;font-size:12pt">I don't think I passed, but I think I get a free reta=
ke, so barring a miracle, I'll be taking it again in a couple weeks.<br></d=
iv></div></div></blockquote></div><br></div>
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