An RHCDS has the skills and knowledge necessary to build reliable, available, scalable, and manageable solutions in mission-critical datacenter environments using fully-supported open source technologies from Red Hat.

• RH401 - Red Hat Enterprise Deployment, Virtualization, and Systems Management
• RH423 - Red Hat Enterprise Directory Services and Authentication
• RH436 - Red Hat Enterprise Clustering and Storage Management

Expertise Exams

Red Hat Certified Datacenter Specialist (RHCDS) is an upper-level credential an RHCE can acquire by earning the following Certificates of Expertise:

(Required: Must pass all 3 for RHCDS)

• EX401 - Red Hat Enterprise Deployment, Virtualization, and Systems Management Expertise Exam
• EX423 - Red Hat Enterprise Directory Services and Authentication Expertise Exam
• EX436 - Red Hat Enterprise Clustering and Storage Management Expertise Exam

All upper-level courses are all peer level, meaning each can be taken by someone with RHCE or equivalent skills. Any order is fine.