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LPIC-3 Virtualization and Containerization
LPI specialty certification covering enterprise-wide Linux administration with an emphasis on virtualization and containerization; requires an active LPIC-2 certification and passing the 305 examination.
Licensing authority: Linux Professional Institute
Initial by examination
- Prerequisite
- The candidate must have an active LPIC-2 certification to receive the LPIC-3 certification.
- Scope
- This specialty's initial certification requires passing the 305 examination; the prerequisite credential is an applicant qualification, and its examinations are outside this task's investigation and production boundary.
LPIC-3 Virtualization and Containerization Exam 305
- Provider
- Pearson VUE; in-person test centers and online OnVUE
- Format
- Multiple-choice and fill in the blank questions; English and Japanese
- Exam questions
- Total questions: 60.
- Time limit
- 90 minutes
- Passing score
- 500 on the LPI scale from 200 to 800; the required number of correct answers depends on the examination form
Examination outline
Full Virtualization (41.67%)
- Virtualization Concepts and Theory
- Xen
- QEMU
- Libvirt Virtual Machine Management
- Virtual Machine Disk Image Management
Container Virtualization (41.67%)
- Container Virtualization Concepts
- LXC
- Docker
- Container Orchestration Platforms
VM Deployment and Provisioning (16.67%)
- Cloud Management Tools
- Packer
- cloud-init
- Vagrant
Examination sources
- LPI Exam 305 objectives
Examination identification and objective weights
- LPI specialty overview
Objectives adoption for current examination
- LPI Exam 305 objectives
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- LPI specialty overview
Requirements
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Exam FAQ: How are the LPIC test scores computed?
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Exam FAQ: objective weights and number of questions
- LPI specialty overview
Exam delivery languages
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What to expect after your exam: Score Report