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RedHat EX380 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Weight | Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| Topic 1: Operators and Extensions | 15% | - Work with OpenShift Operators
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| Topic 2: Backup, Restore and Integration | 20% | - Data protection and integration tasks
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| Topic 3: Application Deployment and Management | 20% | - Deploy and manage applications
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| Topic 4: Authentication and Identity Integration | 20% | - Configure and manage OpenShift authentication
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| Topic 5: Automation and Scripting | 25% | - Automate OpenShift operations
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The RedHat Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Automation and Integration blueprint spans 5 domains — among them Operators and Extensions (15%), Automation and Scripting (25%), Authentication and Identity Integration (20%). Weightings are the vendor's way of saying where points concentrate, so budget your time accordingly. The full outline above details every subtopic.
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RedHat Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Automation and Integration Sample Questions:
Silence an alert in Alertmanager
Task Information : Create an Alertmanager silence for a noisy alert for 2 hours, then confirm it's silenced.
Correct Answer:
See the solution below in Explanation:
Explanation:
* Find the alert name and labels
* Web console: Observe # Alerts # click the alert to view label set.
* Open Alertmanager silences
* Observe # Alerting # Alertmanager # Silences # Create silence
* Explanation: Silences mute alerts matching label filters.
* Create the silence
* Add matcher: alertname = < ALERT_NAME >
* Duration: 2 hours
* Save.
* Verify the alert shows as silenced
* The alert should indicate it is silenced in the UI.
Identity Management - Create HTPasswd Secret
Reveal Solution Discussion 0Correct Answer:
See the solution below in Explanation:
Explanation:
Step 1: Open a terminal with oc access to the cluster.
This Task is CLI-driven and targets the openshift-config namespace.
Step 2: Run the command:
oc create secret generic rhds-ldap-secret --from-literal bindPassword=redhatocp -n openshift-config Step 3: Verify that the secret is created successfully.
The lab output shows:
secret/rhds-ldap-secret created
Detailed explanation:
This step creates a generic secret named rhds-ldap-secret in the openshift-config namespace. The secret stores a key called bindPassword with the value redhatocp. In an identity-provider or LDAP integration workflow, the bind password is used by OpenShift when connecting to the external directory service. Storing this value in a secret is the correct operational pattern because authentication material should not be embedded directly into configuration objects. The openshift-config namespace is specifically important because cluster authentication configuration commonly references secrets and configmaps from that namespace. If the secret name or key is wrong, the authentication configuration that depends on it may fail to validate or connect properly.
Create an Argo CD Application (OpenShift GitOps)
Task Information : Create an Argo CD Application that syncs from Git into namespace gitops-demo with automated sync enabled.
Correct Answer:
See the solution below in Explanation:
Explanation:
* Create target namespace
* oc new-project gitops-demo
* Destination must exist (unless Argo is configured to auto-create).
* Create Application manifest
* apiVersion: argoproj.io/v1alpha1
* kind: Application
* metadata:
* name: demo-app
* namespace: openshift-gitops
* spec:
* project: default
* source:
* repoURL: https://git.example.com/org/repo.git
* targetRevision: main
* path: manifests/demo
* destination:
* server: https://kubernetes.default.svc
* namespace: gitops-demo
* syncPolicy:
* automated:
* prune: true
* selfHeal: true
* automated: enables auto sync.
* prune: removes deleted objects from Git.
* selfHeal: corrects drift.
* Apply Application
* oc apply -f demo-app.yaml
* Verify sync health
* oc -n openshift-gitops get application demo-app -o yaml | grep -i -E "sync|health" -n
* oc -n gitops-demo get all
Prevent workloads from running on dedicated nodes (taints)
Task Information : Apply a taint to dedicated nodes so only pods with tolerations can run there.
Correct Answer:
See the solution below in Explanation:
Explanation:
* Taint nodes
* oc adm taint nodes worker-1 dedicated=payments:NoSchedule
* oc adm taint nodes worker-2 dedicated=payments:NoSchedule
* NoSchedule blocks new pods that do not tolerate the taint.
* Confirm taints
* oc describe node worker-1 | grep -i taints -A2
* Ensures taints are present.
* Validate effect
* A normal deployment without tolerations will remain Pending if it can only land on those tainted nodes.
Configure and synchronize OpenShift groups from LDAP (group sync)
Task Information : Create an LDAP group-sync config, run a one-time sync, and confirm groups exist in OpenShift.
Correct Answer:
See the solution below in Explanation:
Explanation:
* Create a group sync config file (example groupsync.yaml)
* This file defines how OpenShift queries LDAP for groups and members.
* Run a one-time group sync
* oc adm groups sync --sync-config=groupsync.yaml --confirm
* --confirm actually applies changes (without it, it's a dry-run preview).
* Verify groups created/updated
* oc get groups
* oc describe group < groupname >
* Confirms group objects exist and membership is present.
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