Red Hat Certification
Red Hat Certified Architect: Datacenter
A Red Hat® Certified Architect (RHCA) with a datacenter concentration is a Red Hat Certified Engineer who has attained Red Hat’s highest level of certification, proving their skills with tasks common in an on-premise datacenter.
Certification details
Prove your skills and knowledge
Datacenter concentration skills include:
- Secure Red Hat systems against unauthorized access.
- Enhance logging, audit, and identity management capabilities.
- Deploy and manage virtualization infrastructure, hosts, and guests.
- Implement high availability services on Red Hat Enterprise Linux®.
- Use the on-premise capabilities of Red Hat Gluster Storage.
- Deploy applications using Red Hat JBoss® Enterprise Application Platform.
- Manage many systems using Red Hat Satellite Server.
Choose 5 from the following certifications:
- Red Hat Certificate of Expertise in Server Hardening
- Red Hat Certified Virtualization Administrator (RHCVA)
- Red Hat Certificate of Expertise in Clustering and Storage Management
- Red Hat Certificate of Expertise in Deployment and Systems Management
- Red Hat Certificate of Expertise in Performance Tuning
- Red Hat Certificate of Expertise in Hybrid Cloud Storage
- Red Hat Certified JBoss Administrator (RHCJA)
Note: Because RHCA can be earned through different combinations of Certificates of Expertise, employers are advised to request the Red Hat certification ID of all individuals claiming RHCA status and verify which of the Certificates of Expertise they have earned here.
Is this certification right for you?
The following audiences may be interested in earning an RHCA certification:
- Red Hat Certified Engineers who wish to demonstrate greater depth and breadth of knowledge and skills in Red Hat Enterprise Linux and across other Red Hat products.
- IT architects who wish to demonstrate Red Hat-specific skills and knowledge.
Test your skills and knowledge
To attain RHCA status, an RHCE must pass any 5 of the following exams:
- EX236 – Red Hat Certificate of Expertise in Hybrid Cloud Storage exam
- EX248 – Red Hat Certified JBoss Administrator exam
- EX318 – Red Hat Certified Virtualization Administrator exam
- EX401 – Red Hat Certificate of Expertise in Deployment and Systems Management exam
- EX413 – Red Hat Certificate of Expertise in Server Hardening exam
- EX436 – Red Hat Certificate of Expertise in Clustering and Storage Management exam
- EX442 – Red Hat Certificate of Expertise in Performance Tuning exam
The best way to learn is to do
In preparation to earn an RHCA certification, Red Hat recommends the following courses:
