Top Linux certificates

messi777 · 06-27-2011, 09:03 AM

Hi,

what are the top linux certificates? I was planning to kick off RHCSA as self study and go for it, I'm an intermediate linux user and I want to jump up really in my career by certifying in RHCSA. But I got suggested that first I should go for LPIC ones. now I want you guys to give me a road map on certificates, most of you are more professional than me and I want to hear from you, my plan is to get LPIC-1 (101, 102) and then jump into RHCSA and RHCE.

does it sound like a plan?
Cheers

sandwormusmc · 06-27-2011, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by messi777

Hi,

what are the top linux certificates? I was planning to kick off RHCSA as self study and go for it, I'm an intermediate linux user and I want to jump up really in my career by certifying in RHCSA. But I got suggested that first I should go for LPIC ones. now I want you guys to give me a road map on certificates, most of you are more professional than me and I want to hear from you, my plan is to get LPIC-1 (101, 102) and then jump into RHCSA and RHCE.

does it sound like a plan?
Cheers

I don't know much about LPIC, but I do know the Red Hat certs are always very well respected in the job market and field in general. From my limited experience with certs (maybe someone can weigh in) I would say don't waste your time with LPIC and go for the ones that are best respected ...

mike_rhce · 06-28-2011, 01:20 PM

Dear Messi777

You're basically correct, perhaps the most common path is:

LPIC-I (exams 101 and 102) -> RHCSA -> RHCE -> more advanced Red Hat certs

But there are many variations.

Some prefer LPIC-II to RHCSA and LPIC-III to RHCE.

Of course, there are related Novell certifications, based on SUSE.

Personally I prefer the Red Hat certifications, because of their hands on nature. I have to make a disclaimer, as an author of prep books for those certs (as listed elsewhere in this sub-forum).

aarsh · 07-02-2011, 11:05 AM

Resp. mike_rhce ,

I just want to know,LPI and Linux+ certifications are the same ?

mike_rhce · 07-02-2011, 11:26 AM

Dear aarsh,

Bottom line, yes. CompTIA is now officially using the Level I exams from LPI, as the metric for their own Linux+ certification.

rohit_87 · 07-03-2011, 09:39 AM

Well i dont know much about LPIC. As sandwormusmc said redhat certifications have a good reputation and is well respected.
I'm currently working in a institution offering redhat. One thing to be noticed about redhat certifications is that the exams are conducted by the faculties from redhat itself. Therefore if you are only well prepared in the subject you can make through this.

aarsh · 07-03-2011, 08:12 PM

thank you so much for sharing your knowledge , sir. This was helpful to me. Do all the linux certifications come with "expiry date" of 2 year ?

mike_rhce · 07-03-2011, 08:32 PM

It varies. If I remember right, LPIC has to be renewed every 5 years to remain "current", and Red Hat certs are "current" for 3 years.

Of course, that's just my memory, and you should verify with lpi.org or redhat.com.

rohit_87 · 07-05-2011, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by mike_rhce

Red Hat certs are "current" for 3 years.

Your certification being current has no relation with years. If you write the certification in rhel version 4 and after 3 years, your certification doesn't become non-current unless two other certification versions are introduced. Your certificate being non-current depends upon the release of versions.

Now the latest version of rhel is 6. RHCE certification is changed to this version.

rajatmendus · 07-05-2011, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by rohit_87

Your certification being current has no relation with years. If you write the certification in rhel version 4 and after 3 years, your certification doesn't become non-current unless two other certification versions are introduced. Your certificate being non-current depends upon the release of versions.

Now the latest version of rhel is 6. RHCE certification is changed to this version.

Hey what rohit_87 said is true. Certification being current has a relation with the rhel version.
I did the rhce certification in rhel 5. Now rhel 6 is released but i'm still current. when 7 gets released i think i may still stay current. Here is my certification number 805009927136611 for verification.https://www.redhat.com/wapps/trainin...verify=Verify:)

mike_rhce · 07-05-2011, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by rohit_87

Your certification being current has no relation with years.

Actually, that's the way it used to be. Red Hat changed their "current" policies with the release of RHEL 6. Quoting from http://www.redhat.com/certification/faq/

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Under the new policy, RHCSA certification will be current for three years. We refer to this three-year period as the currency window. If someone passes a higher-level exam during that three-year period, Red Hat will reset the three-year currency window to the date of the more recent exam. For example, if an RHCSA earns RHCE, the currency window is moved to the date one passes the RHCE exam

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Consequently, as long as one's RHCE is current (three years)

It is a recent change, so the confusion is understandable.

(Just to add to the confusion, I should also add this change doesn't affect the validity of the certs earned on RHEL 5 -- that's under the old system, ref the same URL "Certifications earned under Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 will be considered current until 60 days after the general availability of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. ")