Apprentice Level

8 Hands-on labs

systemd Management for Linux

By Ross Brunson

This course is designed to be a deep dive into the topic of systemd, the most widely used service management scheme in Linux today.

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2 hours

40 Lessons
8 Hands-On Labs

About the course

This course is designed to help demystify the sometimes difficult and deep topic of systemd, the most widely used service management scheme in Linux today.

The world of systemd has been a rocky one, initially full of controversy and the subject of much criticism. It has climbed to a commanding market share over the last 10 years of its existence.

Most system operators can get things done in systemd. Still, there is so much more to what it is, how its components work together, and how to configure, manage, monitor, and troubleshoot this critically-important piece of system software.

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Chapter 1 2 Lessons Getting Started 4:27

Course Introduction
2:46

About the Training Architect
1:41
Chapter 2 3 Lessons Contrasting System Management Schemes 38:26

Contrasting System Management Schemes
11:27

Who Needs systemd?
16:36

Boot Sequence Differences
10:23
Chapter 3 5 Lessons Introduction to systemd 59:38

Main systemd Features
9:55

The systemd Architecture - Overview
13:59

The systemd Architecture - Reducing Dependencies
10:27

Visualizing systemd Startup
10:17

Vizualizing systemd Startups
15:00 Hands-On Lab
Chapter 4 6 Lessons systemd Tools and Utilities 1:19:10

Introducing systemctl
14:34

Query and Display System Services
14:00

Advanced systemctl
12:57

Additional systemd ctl Tools Part 1
10:09

Additional systemd ctl Tools Part 2
12:30

Using systemctl to Configure systemd
15:00 Hands-On Lab
Chapter 5 3 Lessons Targets in systemd 32:13

Introduction to Targets Part 1
12:53

Introduction to Targets Part 2
4:20

Working with systemd Targets
15:00 Hands-On Lab
Chapter 6 5 Lessons Unit Files in systemd 1:05:13

Understanding Unit Files
14:54

Modifying Unit Files
15:40

Converting SysV Scripts to Units - Part 1
13:10

Converting SysV Script to Units - Part 2
6:29

Configuring systemd Units
15:00 Hands-On Lab
Chapter 7 5 Lessons Scheduling in systemd 1:08:15

Introduction to Timers - Part 1
10:48

Introduction to Timers - Part 2
10:08

Using Timers Effectively - Part 1
11:11

Using Timers Effectively - Part 2
6:08

Configuring systemd Timers
30:00 Hands-On Lab
Chapter 8 4 Lessons Journals/Logs in systemd 1:18:15

Introduction to systemd Journals
16:47

Using journalctl - Part 1
15:27

Using journalctl - Part 2
16:01

Configuring systemd Journaling
30:00 Hands-On Lab
Chapter 9 3 Lessons Using systemd Containers 46:56

Introduction to Containers
5:55

Using systemd Containers
11:01

Using systemd Containers
30:00 Hands-On Lab
Chapter 10 3 Lessons Control Groups and systemd 54:20

Introduction to cgroups/slices
9:37

Using Control Groups
14:43

Using systemd cgroups
30:00 Hands-On Lab
Chapter 11 1 Lesson What's Next 2:30

Course Wrap-Up and What's Next
2:30

What are Hands-on Labs

What's the difference between theoretical knowledge and real skills? Practical real-world experience. That's where Hands-on Labs come in! Hands-on Labs are guided, interactive experiences that help you learn and practice real-world scenarios in real cloud environments. Hands-on Labs are seamlessly integrated in courses, so you can learn by doing.

systemd Management for Linux

About the course

Lab Highlights

Course Introduction

About the Training Architect

Contrasting System Management Schemes

Who Needs systemd?

Boot Sequence Differences

Main systemd Features

The systemd Architecture - Overview

The systemd Architecture - Reducing Dependencies

Visualizing systemd Startup

Vizualizing systemd Startups

Introducing systemctl

Query and Display System Services

Advanced systemctl

Additional systemd ctl Tools Part 1

Additional systemd ctl Tools Part 2

Using systemctl to Configure systemd

Introduction to Targets Part 1

Introduction to Targets Part 2

Working with systemd Targets

Understanding Unit Files

Modifying Unit Files

Converting SysV Scripts to Units - Part 1

Converting SysV Script to Units - Part 2

Configuring systemd Units

Introduction to Timers - Part 1

Introduction to Timers - Part 2

Using Timers Effectively - Part 1

Using Timers Effectively - Part 2

Configuring systemd Timers

Introduction to systemd Journals

Using journalctl - Part 1

Using journalctl - Part 2

Configuring systemd Journaling

Introduction to Containers

Using systemd Containers

Using systemd Containers

Introduction to cgroups/slices

Using Control Groups

Using systemd cgroups

Course Wrap-Up and What's Next

What you will need

What are Hands-on Labs

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