Oracle Linux 7: System Administration course

The default firewall service in Oracle Linux 7 is firewalld. In previous versions of Linux, you use iptables. firewalld offers several advantages over iptables:

• Changes do not require restart of the firewalld service.
• Networks can be separated into different zones based on the level of trust.

Firewall services is one of the many topics covered in Oracle's Linux system administration training. You can learn about firewalld and many other topics by taking the Oracle Linux 7: System Administration course. This course is available as a:

• Training-on-Demand: Start training within 24 hours of registration, following lectures at your own pace through streaming video and booking time to perform hands-on exercises when suits your schedule.
• Live Virtual Event: Attend a live event from your own desk, no travel required. Choose from a selection of events on the schedule to suit different time-zones including 4, 12, and 25 September, 9, 16 and 24 October, 28 November and 4 December 2016.
• In-Class Event: Travel to an education center to take a class. Below is a selection of the in-class events already on the schedule.

Location	Date	Delivery Language
Melbourne, Australia	26 September 2016	English
Sydney, Australia	5 September 2016	English
Brussels, Belgium	19 September 2016	English
Brasilia, Brazil	24 October 2016	Brazilian Portuguese
Sao Paulo, Brazil	22 August 2016	Brazilian Portuguese
London, England	7 November 2016	English
Reading, England	5 September 2016	English
Paris, France	10 October 2016	French
Berlin, Germany	14 November 2016	German
Dortmund, Germany	5 September 2016	German
Hamburg, Germany	14 November 2016	German
Munich, Germany	22 August 2016	German
Athens, Greece	26 September 2016	Greek
Milan, Italy	19 September 2016	Italian
Jakarta, Indonesia	10 October 2016	English
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	10 October 2016	English
Mexico City, Mexico	19 September 2016	Spanish
Utrecht, Netherlands	1 August 2016	English
Warsaw, Poland	14 November 2016	Polish
Johannesburg, South Africa	1 August 2016	English
Bangkok, Thailand	15 August 2016	English
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	9 October 2016	English
Miami, FL, United States	17 October 2016	English
Chicago, IL, United States	28 November 2016	English
Albuquerque, NM, United States	29 August 2016	English
Reston, VA, United States	26 September 2016	English

If you want to learn about Linux 5 or 6, take the Oracle Linux 5 & 6 System Administration course. You can take this course in the following formats:

• Training-on-Demand
• Live-Virtual Event: Choose from events to suit different time-zones including 25 July, 22 August, 4 and 12 September, 16 and 17 October, and 7 November 2016.
• In-Class Event: Events on the schedule include:

Location	Date	Delivery Language
Sao Paulo, Brazil	29 August 2016	Brazilian Portuguese
Reading, England	12 September 2016	English
Milan, Italy	26 September 2016	Italian
Rome, Italy	12 December 2016	Italian
Tokyo, Japan	12 September 2016	Japanese
Seoul, Korea	19 September 2016	Korean
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	17 October 2016	English
Petaling Jaya, Malaysia	22 August 2016	English
Mexico City, Mexico	22 August 2016	Spanish
Casablanca, Morocco	1 August 2016	French
Utrecht, Netherlands	3 October 2016	English
Johannesburg, South Africa	22 August 2016	English
Pretoria, South Africa	5 December 2016	English
Istanbul, Turkey	10 October 2016	Turkish
Belmont, CA, United States	8 August 2016	English
Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States	25 July 2016	English
Reston, VA, United States	31 October 2016	English

To register an event or to learn more about the Oracle Linux curriculum, go to http://oracle.com/education/linux