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RedHat EX280 Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | Red Hat |
|---|---|
| Exam Name: | Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Administration exam |
| Exam Number: | EX280 |
| Exam Price: | USD 400 |
| Real Exam Qty: | not publicly disclosed (performance-based hands-on lab) |
| Exam Duration: | 180 minutes |
| Related Certifications: | Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA) Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Application Development |
| Available Languages: | English, Japanese, Chinese |
| Passing Score: | not publicly disclosed |
| Exam Format: | Performance-based hands-on lab, No multiple choice questions, Command-line interface |
| Certificate Validity Period: | 3 years |
| Sample Questions: | DOWNLOAD DEMO |
| Exam Way: | In-person at Red Hat testing centers or online proctored exam |
| Pre Condition: | Recommended: Red Hat OpenShift Administration I (DO280) course or equivalent experience with containers, Kubernetes, and OpenShift |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://www.redhat.com/en/services/certification/ex280 |
RedHat EX280 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Objectives |
|---|---|
| Understand and Navigate OpenShift Architecture | - Describe the Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform architecture - Understand Kubernetes and OpenShift resource types - Manage users and authentication providers - Navigate the web console and command-line interfaces |
| Configure and Manage Networking | - Troubleshoot network connectivity issues - Configure network policies - Manage routes and ingress controllers - Understand OpenShift networking model |
| Implement Security and Access Control | - Implement network security policies - Understand OpenShift security features - Manage secrets and configMaps - Configure RBAC (Role-Based Access Control) - Manage security contexts and service accounts |
| Monitor and Troubleshoot Clusters | - View and analyze cluster logs - Monitor cluster health and metrics - Manage cluster updates and upgrades - Troubleshoot common issues |
| Resource Management and Quotas | - Configure resource quotas and limit ranges - Manage node selectors and tolerations - Understand cluster resource management |
| Configure and Manage Storage | - Understand storage classes and persistent volume claims - Provision and manage persistent storage - Configure block and file storage |
| Deploy and Manage Applications | - Deploy applications using CLI and web console - Implement labels, annotations, and selectors - Manage application builds and image streams - Configure application routing and ingress - Create and manage Deployments, Pods, and Services |
EX280 Exam FAQs: Direct Answers Only
The passing mark for the EX280 exam is not publicly disclosed, and the official registration fee is USD 400. One practical note: the fee buys a single attempt — a retake is charged in full again. Protect that spend by rehearsing first: drill 33 practice questions at UpdateDumps under timed conditions until your scores clear the passing mark with margin, then book.
The EX280 exam — officially the Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Administration exam — is RedHat's certification test for professionals working with its technologies, and passing it earns the Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA) certification at the Specialist level. Because it is vendor-issued and skills-based, employers can compare candidates on it directly — that is what keeps it valuable. It also connects naturally to Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Application Development, Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA).
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The RedHat Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Administration syllabus spans 7 domains, led by Configure and Manage Storage, Implement Security and Access Control, and Resource Management and Quotas. The complete weighted outline is in the syllabus section above — it is the map your preparation should follow.
Recommended: Red Hat OpenShift Administration I (DO280) course or equivalent experience with containers, Kubernetes, and OpenShift
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RedHat Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Administration Sample Questions:
Configure project permissions
Configure your OpenShift cluster to meet the following requirements: The following projects exist:
apollo manhattan gemini bluebook titan
The user account armstrong is an administrator for project apollo and project gemini The user account wozniak can view project titan but not administer or delete it
Correct Answer:
See the solution below in Explanation.
Explanation:
Solution:
$ oc new-project apollo
$ oc new-project manhattan
$ oc new-project gemini
$ oc new-project bluebook
$ oc new-project titan
$ oc adm policy add-role-to-user admin armstrong -n apollo
$ oc adm policy add-role-to-user admin armstrong -n gemini
$ oc adm policy add-role-to-user view wozniak -n titan
Managing Group
Task information Details:
Create the groups site-users and guest-users .
Add qwerty to guest-users .
Add harry and susan to site-users .
Grant edit to site-users on test .
Grant view to guest-users on demo .
Correct Answer:
See the solution below in Explanation.
Explanation:
Solution:
* Create the groups:
oc adm groups new site-users
oc adm groups new guest-users
* Add users to groups:
oc adm groups add-users guest-users qwerty
oc adm groups add-users site-users harry susan
* Grant edit role on test to site-users:
oc policy add-role-to-group edit site-users -n test
* Grant view role on demo to guest-users:
oc policy add-role-to-group view guest-users -n demo
* Verify:
oc get groups
oc describe group site-users
oc describe group guest-users
oc get rolebinding -n test
oc get rolebinding -n demo
This task measures practical administration of OpenShift groups and project-scoped RBAC assignments.
Scale an application manually
Manually scale the minion application in the gru project to a total of 5 replicas.
Correct Answer:
See the solution below in Explanation.
Explanation:
Solution:
$ oc project gru
$ oc get pods
$ oc get all | grep deployment
$ oc scale --replicas=5 deployment.apps/minion
$ oc get pods
Deploy an application
Deploy the application called oranges in the apples project so that the following conditions are true:
The application uses the ex280sa service account
No additional configuration components have been added or removed The application produces output
Correct Answer:
See the solution below in Explanation.
Explanation:
Solution:
$ oc project mercury
$ oc get pods
$ oc get all | grep deploy
$ oc describe deployment.apps/atlas | grep -L memory
$ oc set resources deployment.apps/atlas --resources=memory=80Mi
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