So what should you expect on the exam?
Well, the exam is performance-based.
You will be given a list of tasks for which you
will need to create a solution.
And the exam will be evaluated on the result of your work.
And that means that the requested configuration
must be present.
It doesn't matter how often you try,
only the result is evaluated.
And all failed commands that have been used
will not count towards your final score.
Now about the exam environment.
As I mentioned, you can take the exam as a remote exam
or in a testing center.
A testing center is a venue that is
provided by a Red Hat partner.
And all required hardware and software
will be ready for use if the exam is
booked in a testing center.
A remote exam runs on your own computer.
And to take a remote exam, you must
sit behind a clean desk in a quiet room
where no other people are allowed.
Also, you cannot have your phone, watch,
or any other electronic devices on or with you.
And you should realize that your test environment is isolated.
You're not online.
Now when booking a remote exam, you
will need to create a bootable USB thumb drive that
has the exam environment.
Red Hat provides clear instructions
on how to create this thumb drive, as well as
the machine requirements.
You get the latest version of these instructions
after booking the exam.
Do notice that you cannot take the remote exam
on an Apple computer.
After booting from the USB thumb drive,
you will have no access to files on your computer.
And also, internet access is not available.
And you will only have access to the exam environment.
So you need to know your stuff.
The exam environment itself runs the latest major release
of Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
Minor version is subject to change.
My advice is not to worry about the minor version.
It shouldn't make a big difference
if you're on 10.2 or in 10.4.
But you can always see the minor version
used while you book the exam.
On the exam, you will have access
to everything that is normally available on an installation
of Red Hat Enterprise Linux, which is not online.
Man pages are included as well.
And if they are not installed by default,
you should be able to install them.
You may have to perform additional work
to either log in or access the repositories.
So read the questions carefully and do as they ask you.