hello and welcome to this tutorial on how to take a red hat remote exam step one schedule your exam
first sign in with your red hat id you purchased your exam with then navigate to the account
details and ensure your first and last name match those that are on your government issued id
let's schedule our exam navigate to the exam scheduler and find the exam you wish to take click
it if applicable to your country upload an image of your government-issued id then click schedule
choose your country then click continue your exam needs to be scheduled at least 24 hours in advance
simply click on an available time input your phone number if you have a certification id add
that here agree to the terms and conditions and then click reserve to schedule the exam
step 2 ready your workspace a few days before you take your exam select a space in your home
that is quiet and free of distractions you'll need a computer with at least 4 gigabytes of
ram and 4 gigabytes of available hard drive space red hat supports many intel compatible x86 64-bit
architectures whether it's your laptop's built-in display or an external monitor you can use only
one active display during your exam you'll need a usb 2.0 or 3.0 drive with at least 8 gigabytes of
storage you can't use wireless mics and keyboards but you can use wired ones if you need additional
usb ports you can also make use of one wired usb hub if you choose to connect an external monitor
to your laptop the laptop's lid must be closed throughout the duration of the exam and will
necessitate the use of a wired keyboard and mouse you will need an external webcam with at least a
one meter long cable at various times your proctor will have you position your camera in various ways
so you can be monitored while you take your exam ensure your desk has enough space to fit your
external camera while we're working on our camera placement this is also a good time to double check
that our government issue id is easily readable on camera please know that your proctor will also
need to see the back of your computer so if you're using a desktop we recommend placing it on top of
your desk to make this easier to accomplish your setup will also need a microphone most laptops and
webcams have these built in however you can also use an external usb microphone if you choose as
far as your home network is concerned we recommend a wired internet connection with download speeds
of at least one megabyte per second and upload speeds of at least two megabytes per second
it's also preferable that your firewalls are set to allow normal web activities in order to
mitigate any power related issues we recommend using an uninterrupted power supply in order to
maintain power and internet connectivity if an outage were to occur if you're using a laptop
make sure that your laptop's power is at full and that you're connected to a power outlet step 3
create a remote exam bootable live usb there are two methods to create the live testing environment
method one uses the fedora media rider which we recommend for windows as well as fedora operating
systems the other method uses the terminal in the dd command which we recommend for linux as well as
for mac osx no matter what system you're running the first step is to download the getting ready
for your red hat exam pdf which can be found on either redhat.com or the red hat learning
community you'll see here in the pdf that there are instructions for various operating systems
i will demo both of these methods using fedora the first step is to download the remote exam bootable
live usb iso simply click the link i'll save that to my downloads folder at this point let's insert
our thumb drive just make sure that any files that you might need on this drive are backed up as this
process will completely erase the drive next we'll open up the software utility and will search for
fedora media writer click install and once that's finished click launch the fedora media writer will
open click custom image navigate to the downloads folder and select the iso we just downloaded
double check that we're going to be writing this to the correct usb drive
and when you're ready click right to disk just be patient this process can take a few minutes based
on the speed of your computer and the speed of the thumb drive you're using okay great we're finished
next let's take a look at the other method using the dd command the first step here is to insert
your usb drive and again make sure that any files that you might need are backed up this
process will delete your entire drive okay let's open up the terminal let's run the lsblk command
here we can find the device name of our usb drive mine is named sdb and as you can see here it's
14.8 gigabytes in size okay next we're going to run the command sudo dd if equals and then the
location of our iso that we downloaded mine is in home my username downloads and then the name of
my iso rh rex boot.iso and we'll finish this off with equals dev slash sdb bs equals 512k
hit enter just know that this process can take a bit of time around 15 to 20 minutes
to complete based on the speed of your system so just be patient now that that's completed we can
move on to booting our system into the live usb environment step 4 booting into the remote exam
live usb image these steps will vary depending upon your system's manufacturer but the basic
process is reboot your computer and then interrupt the boot process usually by pressing the enter key
but again it can vary based on your computer select your live usb as a startup device
and when you see the start red hat remote exam screen you'll know you're almost there
once everything's started up we need to make sure our settings are good to go let's make sure we've
selected wired for our network connection and that our audio mouse and region settings are correct
after making any changes just click the x in the top right hand corner
step 5 exam onboarding and compatibility checks it's now time to start the onboarding process log
in again with the same red hat account you used to schedule your exam with if you find yourself
needing help or have any questions you can click the chat button to speak with someone from exam
support next let's run the compatibility check you should run this check a few times before your
exam starts remember networking and internet speeds can vary and change throughout the day
so the more testing you're able to do the better the first test is a live usb compatibility check
when that's finished click next on this page select your time zone and then click accept next
are some network compatibility checks when those are finished click next here we have some hardware
compatibility checks when those are finished click next next up we have some streaming video checks
when these are all finished click next finally we can see the compatibility check summary if
everything's green click accept however if any of these tests have failed you must take whatever
steps you need to take in order to get them to be green before your exam starts your system must
pass all of these checks in order to take the exam also remember to run this check multiple times
before your exam to ensure maximum compatibility step 6 taking your exam your remote exam becomes
active about 30 minutes before your exam is scheduled to begin to get started click accessing
upcoming exams if your exam is ready click access read the text on screen and then click continue
here read about the exam environment and when you're finished click continue
next up read the privacy and confidentiality agreement and when you're finished click continue
here we have the employment consent and training survey once you finish filling it out click
continue next click the chat button in the bottom right you'll be greeted by your proctor here in
case you're disconnected from the exam they will ask for your phone number they will confirm that
your compatibility test was a success they will also check that your external camera is turned on
and then will direct you as to how to best place your external camera for the rest of the exam they
will then ask you to verify your government-issued id and will then walk you through a series of
guidelines they'll ask you to show your hands and perform a check of your area for any prohibited
items you're allowed to have food and drinks for every completed hour of the exam you're allowed a
10 minute restroom break to request that break click the break button in the chat room window
you cannot have any connected devices like phones or tablets around you during the exam
as well as pens pencils or any other items the proctor will ask you to perform a 360 degree room
scan with your external camera including under the desk and behind your computer if you need to
reposition your laptop during the exam you'll have to perform another room scan the exam's
timer will continue to run during this procedure also note that at times your proctor will perform
random checks to make sure your environment is still clear and finally when these procedures
are all complete you can begin your exam good luck step 7 post exam after you finish your exam your
proctor will message you they'll let you know when it's safe for you to shut your machine down and
when you can expect your results by following these steps you can feel confident going into
your exam with all these logistics and system requirements validated ahead of time if you need
help getting ready for your exam please check out the ways to test page as well as our frequently
asked questions on remote exams for more information thanks and good luck on your exams