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RHCE in RHEL 5 or RHEL 6 ?

Hi all,

I am in a fix. I recently completely my training in RH033, RH133 and was planning to register for RH253 in order to take the RHCE certification. But now that RHEL6 is out, I am confused if I should take RH255 and then register for RHCE in RHEL6, or complete RH253 and register for RHCE in RHEL5.

I do know that quite few things have changed in the training syllabus and also my confidence level with the new syllabus isn't that great compared to the old one. But I also feel I might miss out on something if I don't go for RHEL6.

It would be very helpful if someone can clear my confusion. If someone can tell me the pros and cons of both i.e. RHCE in RHEL5 and RHCE in RHEL6 that will certainly help me decide.

P.S: I am from Bangalore and the last date for me to register for RHCE in RHEL5 is first week of February 2011. So I’ll have to complete the 3rd module within this time if I am to go for RHEL5.

Regards,
Vinod

Well firstly you should definitely do your RHCE on RHEl6, as it'll buy you an extra 2 years or so or validity. My RHCE is on RHEL4 and when the RHEL6 RHCE is available, I lose my accreditation until I resit. I can't see the syllabus changing to any real significant extent, but the safe option would be to the a course using RHEL6 of course.

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Originally Posted by acid_kewpie (Post 4205298)

Thank you for your input. However since u highlight certification validity here. I guess RHCE on RHEL5 is better compared to RHEL6 in context with the certificate longivity. Because with RHEL5 RHCE the certificate will be considered current until RHEL7 RHCE is announced, which based on RHEL version history is slightly more than 3 years. Where with RHEL6 RHCE, the certificate will be currenty only for 3 years.

Where are you seeing this reference to 3 years? The RHCE FAQ still states that it is two revisions, not time based. It does, however, still talk about redhat 8.0...

Please correct me if i am wrong, but the following quote does mention 3 years:

Source : FAQ

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A new re-certification policy will be in effect for certifications earned on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 or later. All earlier certifications will remain under the policies under which they were issued.

Certifications earned on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 will become non-current 60 days after general availability of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

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.

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.

Source : Recertification Policies

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Until the release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (RHEL 6), a certification holder remained current for two major releases. For example, an individual who earned their RHCE under Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 (RHEL 3) remained current until 60 days after the release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (RHEL 5).

With the release of RHEL 6, a new three year calendar-based current window will be in effect for Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) and Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) certifications earned or re-certified on RHEL 6. If an RHCSA or RHCE earned on RHEL 6 passes a higher-level exam during that three-year period, Red Hat will reset the three-year current window to the date of the most recent exam.

pfft, so much for "current"! https://www.redhat.com/certification/rhce/faq/#current

yeah that's not anythign I was aware about. Personally I'd still certainly go for rhel6 either way.

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Originally Posted by acid_kewpie (Post 4205317)

pfft, so much for "current"! https://www.redhat.com/certification/rhce/faq/#current

yeah that's not anythign I was aware about. Personally I'd still certainly go for rhel6 either way.

The url you are referring to is the old one, which is for RHCE and RHCT. The new url is:
http://www.redhat.com/certification/faq/

Yeah, My RHCSA is only in the "Current" status for 3 years, but my RHCT is Current until RHEL:7

Even if they expire, you are still allowed to use the RHCSA and RHCT as a "Cert" you have. Just got a lengthy email from Redhat about this change.

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Originally Posted by zer0signal (Post 4205358)

Pfft, I didn't and I'm half my through my RHCA!

What's the point in doing the RHCT AND the RHCSA? seems like a total waste of time compared to doing the RHCE.

because i went for my RHCT - and was grandfathered and got the RHCSA for free... 2 for the price of 1

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Originally Posted by raviteja_s (Post 4205543)

go for rhel 5

i recently write rhce exam

Care to explain this? I take it you don't literally mean that you wrote the exam? Let's say that's a language barrier...

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Originally Posted by raviteja_s (Post 4205543)

go for rhel 5

i recently write rhce exam

You are from India too, so it must be RHEL5 RHCE, because RHEL6 RHCE exams are conducted only from march. Anyways, any reason in particular as to why you would recommend RHEL5 over RHEL6?

Update : I appeared for the RHCE exam today. (RHEL 5)
Expecting the results very soon.

A question to follow: As mentioned before, if i get certified as RHCE on RHEL 5, I get an option to go for RHCSA (RHEL6) for Rs.2500. Considering the actual cost, this is a good offer. So, should i go ahead and register for RHCSA (only) or consider upgrading only if I register for RHCE on RHEL6 too.

hello guys.....can i expect any reply to my question.

And about the results.....i earned my RHCE :)

RHCT : 100
RHCE : 90.6