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HOW TO STAND OUT IN DEVOPS
Exam Guide for LPIC-OT DevOps Tools Engineer Certification
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Contents
1. WhyyouneedDevOpsToolscertification 32. Thetypeofexperienceyoushouldhave 43. Thecreatorsoftheexamandcertification 54. Samplequestions 65. Examchecklist 8NextstepsinDevOpsToolscertification 9
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1. Why you need DevOps Tools certification
DevOpsisoneofthemostin-demandskillsintheITindustrytoday.Tohelpyoumeetthisdemandwithverifiedskills,LPIhasdeveloped the LPIC-OT DevOps Tools Engineer certification.
ofenterprisesareadoptingDevOpsSource: RightScale 2017 State of the Cloud Report
AsmoreandmorecompaniesintroduceDevOpsmethodologiestotheirworkflows,skillsinusingtoolswhichsupportthecollaborationmodelofDevOpsbecomeincreasinglyimportant.AsanLPI-certifiedDevOpsToolsEngineer,youwillbeabletoefficientlyimplementaworkflow,andoptimizedailyadministrationanddevelopmenttasks.
ThecertificationcoversskillswiththetoolscommonlyusedtoimplementDevOps.Itrepresentsastrongfoundationinapplyingthemethodology,soyoucanprovetoemployers/supervisorsthatyouhavetheskillsrequiredtoworksuccessfullyinDevOps–andadvancefurtherinyourcareer.
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TosuccessfullyearntheDevOpsToolsEngineeringcertification,youshouldhaveexperienceindevelopingsoftwareand/oradministeringsystems.
Forexample,youshouldhavesomecombinationofthefollowing:
•Oneyear(ormore)ofhands-onexperienceusingDevOps tools; or
•Oneyear(ormore)ofhands-onexperienceinintroducingautomationtoolsand/orprocessessomewhereinthesoftwaredevelopmentlifecycle.
Ingatheringthisexperience,youshouldalsohavethefollowing:
•AworkingknowledgeofDevOps-relateddomainssuchasSoftwareEngineeringandArchitecture,ContainerandMachineDeployment,ConfigurationManagementandMonitoring;and
•ProficiencyusingprominentfreeandopensourceutilitiessuchasDocker,Vagrant,Ansible,Git,andJenkins.
Itisalsorecommendedthatyoupossessanothertechnicalcertificationinsoftwaredevelopmentorsystemadministration.
2. The type of experience you should have
•Build,deployandorchestrateapplicationcontainers
•Automatesystemconfiguration
•Buildsystemimagesandrunthemlocallyandinthecloud
•Monitorapplicationsandcomputinginstances
•Manage,collectandanalyzelogdata
•UseSourceCodeManagementandVersionControl
The certification demonstrates that you have a working understanding of:
•Modernsoftwareapplicationsandcloudservices
•HowtoolssupportDevOpscollaboration
The certification also demonstrates that you can apply your knowledge to conduct the following activities:
•SetupContinuousIntegrationandContinuousDelivery pipelines
Whatyourcertificationwilldemonstrate
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3. The creators of the exam and certification
LinuxProfessionalInstitute(LPI),thecreatorofthisexamandcertification,iscommittedtoprovidingtheITcommunitywithskillsaccreditationofthehighestquality,relevance,andaccuracy.
Thiscommitmentrequiresthattheexamdevelopmentprocessishighlydetailed,participatoryandconsultative.LPIhasemployedthesameproventechniquesusedtootherindustry-recognizedITcertificationprograms.
AsapartofLPI’songoingcertificationdevelopmentprocess,LPIcontinuallymonitorstheneedsoftheITmarkettoensureexamseffectivelyevaluatecandidates onthemostrelevantskills.
HowLPIdoesit:
Pre-surveyLPIworkswithalargepoolofsubject-matterexpertstocompileanexhaustivelistofallthetasksthataretypicallyrequiredofexpertsinthecertificationsubjectarea.
DataanalysisLPIconductsstatisticalanalysisofthesurveyresponses,andcomputestatisticsindicating,onaverage,howcriticalrespondentsratedeachtask.Thisanalysisguidesthedeterminationofthefinallist ofskillstobecertified.
JobAnalysisSurveyThetaskscollectedduringthepre-surveygointoajobanalysissurvey.ThissurveyaskspracticingITprofessionalstorateeachtaskinseveralways:
• Frequency: Howoftentheyperformthetask
• Importance:Howimportantitisforaprofessionaltobeabletoperformthetask
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4. Sample questions
ThesequestionsareillustrativeofthosefoundintheLPIC-OT DevOps Tools Engineer certificationexam.
SampleQuestion1A multiple-choice question with one correct answer:
Inthecasewherethefileapp.ymlcontainsthefollowingcontent:
version: “3”services: lb: image: haproxy ports: - “443:443” web: image: nginx deploy: replicas: 2
WhichofthefollowingcommandsmakesDockerprocessthisfile?
A. docker exec --compose-file app.ymlB. docker service create --compose-file app.ymlC. docker swarm compose up --compose-file app.ymlD. docker stack deploy myapp --compose-file app.ymlE. docker-compose up --swarm --compose-file app.yml
SampleQuestion2A multiple-choice question with multiple correct answers:
WhichofthefollowingGitsubcommandscanbeusedtoputanewfileexistinginaGitrepositoryunderversioncontrol?(Choose TWO correct answers.)
A. git addB. git statusC. git versionD. git commitE. git tag
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SampleQuestion3A ‘fill in the blank’ question asking for a filename:
Bydefault,whichfileinabuildcontextisreadbydocker buildtogatherinformationaboutthestepsrequiredtocreateanewcontainerimage?(Specify the filename only without any path.)
SampleQuestion4A ‘fill in the blank’ question asking for a command:
WhichcommandincludedinKubernetesisthemaintoolthatisusedtodeployandmanageapplicationsonaKubernetescluster?(Specify ONLY the command without any path or parameters.)
Answers to the above sample questions can be found on page 8 of this guide.
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5. Exam checklist
Iamcomfortableusing thefollowingtools:Git Jenkins Docker DockerSwarm Kubernetes Vagrant Cloud-init Packer Ansible Prometheus ELKStack
Iamconfidentinmyknowledge ofthefollowingareas:SoftwareEngineering
ContainerManagement
MachineDeployment
ConfigurationManagement
ServiceOperations
Icandothefollowing:SetupContinuousIntegration andContinuousDeliverypipelines
Build,deployandorchestrate applicationcontainers
Automatesystemconfiguration
Buildsystemimagesandrunthem locallyandinthecloud
Monitorapplications andcomputinginstances
Manage,collectandanalyzelogdata
UseSourceCodeManagement andVersionControl
Working Yes towards it
Working Yes towards it
Working Yes towards it
Seeifyouarereadytotaketheexamwiththechecklistbelow.
ANSWERS TO SAMPLE QUESTIONS
Sample question 1: D
Sample question 2: A D
Sample question 3: Dockerfile
Sample question 4: kubectl
Itisalsorecommendedthatyoupossessanothertechnicalcertificationinsoftwaredevelopmentorsystemadministration.
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