Red Hat Certified OpenShift Administrator exam (EX280) Training

Candidates are recommended to:

• Complete RH124 or have equivalent Linux experience

• Hold RHCSA certification (recommended but not required)

• Complete DO180 (OpenShift Administration I)

• Complete DO280 (OpenShift Administration II)

• Have experience with container technologies

• System and Software Architects

• System Administrators

• Cluster Operators

• Site Reliability Engineers (SRE)

• DevOps professionals using OpenShift

• Red Hat Certified Engineers pursuing RHCA

Managing OpenShift

• Use web console and CLI

• Create and delete projects

• Manage container images

• Query and filter resources

• View logs and troubleshoot issues

Declarative Resource Management

• Deploy applications using YAML manifests

• Update deployments

• Use Kustomize and overlays

• Manage secrets and config maps

Application Deployment

• Deploy via templates and Helm

• Manage replica sets

• Use labels and selectors

• Configure services and routes

Authentication & Authorization

• Configure HTPasswd identity provider

• Manage users and groups

• Configure RBAC

Network Security

• Troubleshoot SDN

• Secure traffic using TLS

• Configure network policies

• Control cluster ingress

Developer Self-Service

• Configure resource quotas

• Manage limit ranges

• Configure project templates

Operator Management

• Install Operators

• Uninstall Operators

• Configure Operators

Application Security

• Manage service accounts

• Apply security context constraints

• Run privileged applications

• Configure jobs and cron jobs

Exam Format

• Performance-based exam

• Hands-on tasks in real OpenShift environment

• Duration: 3 hours

• Single section