4/26/2012 -- The Linux Professional Institute (LPI) announced that it is updating four certification exams: LPI-101 and LPI-102 for the LPIC-1 certification, and LPI-201 and LPI-202 for the LPIC-2 certification. The changes to LPI-101 and LPI-102 will be published on July 2 and, according to released information, include:
- Basic feature knowledge of IPv6 and LVM
- Basic feature knowledge of systemd and Upstart
- Explicit coverage at the basic configuration level of GRUB 2
- Explicit coverage of the ext4 filesystem
- Removal of LILO coverage
The changes to LPI-201 and LPI-202 are scheduled to publish on Aug. 1. According to released information, the changes include:
- Basic feature knowledge of encrypted filesystems
- Basic feature knowledge of xfsdump/xfsrestore commands
- Explicit coverage of IPv6
- Explicit coverage of the ext4 filesystem
- Explicit coverage of the Linux 3.0 kernel
No changes have been announced for the upper-level LPIC-3 certification. More information on these changes, and updated objective lists, can be found here.
20 Oracle Beta Exams End in June, July
In the months of June and July, 20 exams currently in beta are scheduled to end. A number of these were previously scheduled to end, but had their dates extended. In numerical order, they are:
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Exam Number
|
Ending Date
|
Exam Title
|
| 1Z1-456 |
June 9, 2012 |
Oracle Fusion Customer Relationship Management 11g Sales Essentials |
| 1Z1-457 |
June 23, 2012 |
Oracle Enterprise Manager 12c Essentials |
| 1Z1-506 |
June 30, 2012 |
Oracle Fusion Financials 11g Accounts Receivable Essentials |
| 1Z1-507 |
June 30, 2012 |
Oracle Fusion Financials 11g Accounts Payable Essentials |
| 1Z1-508 |
June 23, 2012 |
Oracle Fusion Financials 11g General Ledger Essentials |
| 1Z1-564 |
July 21, 2012 |
Oracle Communications Services Gatekeeper 5 Essentials |
| 1Z1-580 |
July 21, 2012 |
Oracle Solaris 11 Installation and Configuration Essentials |
| 1Z1-582 |
June 16, 2012 |
Primavera Contract Management Essentials |
| 1Z1-583 |
June 16, 2012 |
Oracle User Productivity Kit 11 Technical Consultant Essentials |
| 1Z1-584 |
June 9, 2012 |
Oracle Fusion Human Capital Management 11g Human Resources Essentials |
| 1Z1-585 |
June 9, 2012 |
Oracle Fusion Human Capital Management 11g Human Resources Essentials |
| 1Z1-586 |
June 9, 2012 |
Oracle FLEXCUBE Universal Banking 11 Trade Finance Implementation Essentials |
| 1Z1-587 |
July 21, 2012 |
Oracle Customer Hub and Oracle Data Quality Essentials |
| 1Z1-589 |
July 21, 2012 |
Oracle Global Trade Management 6 Essentials |
| 1Z1-590 |
July 21, 2012 |
Oracle VM 3.0 for x86 Essentials |
| 1Z1-594 |
July 21, 2012 |
Oracle FLEXCUBE Direct Banking 6 Implementation Essentials |
| 1Z1-595 |
June 9, 2012 |
Oracle Spatial 11g Essentials |
| 1Z1-596 |
July 21, 2012 |
Oracle Communications Billing and Revenue Management 7 Basic Implementation Essentials |
| 1Z1-597 |
June 30, 2012 |
SPARC T4-Based Server Installation Essentials |
| 1Z1-599 |
June 16, 2012 |
Oracle WebLogic Server 12c Essentials |
All Oracle exams are available through VUE testing centers and run between three and three-and-a-half hours long. More information, including the objectives for each exam, can be found here.
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