Linux Topics (Dive deep knowledge not limited to)
Booting process (RHEL6,8) and Booting issues troubleshooting
Kernel error analysis, SOS report analysis
Memory Management, Connectivity troubleshooting (SSH, NFS, SFTP, FTP, DNS, Packet flow)
Performance troubleshooting (CPU,Memory,Disk,Network,hardware)
Website troubleshooting (DNS, Apache,nginx,proxy) and components of scalable website
File system management and user account/control
Network Topics (Dive deep knowledge not limited to)
DHCP, DORA,DNS,Network troubleshooting tools, Flow of a packet, OSI model
TCP/IP structure of packet, TCP 3 Way handshake, TCP Half close, TCP 4-way closure
Traceroute, ping MTR working in detail and output analysis, Bandwidth troubleshooting, Analysis of
packet capture
Links for getting basic idea of the topics. Dive deep needs to be done on these topics separately
1. Booting - https://www.tecmint.com/linux-boot-process/
2. RHEL6/7 - https://arkit.co.in/rhel-6-vs-rhel-7-difference-previous-newer-version/
3. Book which covers most of networking part in detail -
http://zai.lecturer.pens.ac.id/Kuliah/Komunikasi%20Data/Buku%20Referensi/Data
%20Communications%20and%20Networking%20By%20Behrouz%20A.Forouzan.pdf
4. Networking video playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLF360ED1082F6F2A5
5. Memory/swap management - https://superuser.com/questions/1104553/linux-swap-slowing-
my-system
6. IOwait. https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=c02783994
7. Iostat -IO monitoring https://www.tecmint.com/linux-performance-monitoring-with-vmstat-
and-iostat-commands/
8. Understand routing https://superuser.com/questions/331720/how-do-i-set-the-priority-of-
network-connections-in-ubuntu
9. Website error codes https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-troubleshoot-
common-http-error-codes and http://www.windowsnetworking.com/articles-tutorials/network-
protocols/Understanding-HTTP-Protocol-Part1.html
10. Manage partitions https://www.howtogeek.com/106873/how-to-use-fdisk-to-manage-
partitions-on-linux/ and https://blog.myduniahosting.com/how-to-resize-your-root-
diskpartition-online-for-linux/
11. Zombie and orphan process https://www.gmarik.info/blog/2012/orphan-vs-zombie-vs-
daemon-processes/
12. DHCP /DORA process https://ipwithease.com/understanding-dora-process-in-dhcp/
13. How to understand if system is under memory pressure https://www.tecmint.com/check-
memory-usage-in-linux/
14. TCP- Sequence and ack numbers – https://youtu.be/8XJPZttC4RM
15. Yum history manipulations https://www.thegeekdiary.com/yum-history-command-examples-to-
display-rollback-redo-undo-yum-transactions/
16. https://www.linuxnix.com/what-is-linuxunix-dmesg-command-and-how-to-use-it/
17. website troubleshooting https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-
troubleshoot-common-site-issues-on-a-linux-server
18. TCP- Sequence and ack numbers – https://youtu.be/8XJPZttC4RM
19. User management and permissions -https://www.linux.com/learn/understanding-linux-file-
permissions
20. Process Management - http://ryanstutorials.net/linuxtutorial/processes.php and
http://www.hostingadvice.com/blog/linux-process-management-commands-know/ and
http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=370047
21. Memory management - http://www.tldp.org/LDP/tlk/mm/memory.html and http://linux-
training.be/sysadmin/ch18.html
22. Cisco - https://learningnetwork.cisco.com/community/certifications/ccna/icnd1/study-material
23. TCP - http://www.tcpipguide.com/free/t_TCPIPArchitectureandtheTCPIPModel-2.htm
24. 3 way handshake - https://support.microsoft.com/en-in/help/172983/explanation-of-the-three-
way-handshake-via-tcp-ip
NAT - http://www.ciscopress.com/articles/article.asp?p=1725268
