13/08/21 - Home setup and identification of training
* Identified potential coursework on the RedHat learning portal & exam (RH294 (Ansible) + EX294 (RHCE) exam).
* Baremetal virtualisation platform (KVM) installation and configuration complete.
* Ansible Server configured.
* 6 guest VMs deployed and managed via Ansible for training purposes.
* OpenShift Code Ready Containers (CRC) VM deployed.

16/08/21 - Coursework including labs
* All Coursework notes and Labs stored in a personal bitbucket repo, hit me up if you want access to this repo.
* MS Teams setup
* Installed Ansible Tower (outside course RH294 scope), but would be useful when doing DO447: Advanced Automation: Ansible Best Practices
* RH294 (Red Hat Enterprise Linux Automation with Ansible):
  * Introduction
  * Introducing Ansible
  * Deploying Ansible
  * Implementing Playbooks
  * Managing Variables and Facts
  * Implementing Task Control

17/08/21 - Coursework including labs
* RH294 (Red Hat Enterprise Linux Automation with Ansible):
  * Deploying Files to Managed Hosts
  * Managing Large Projects
  * Simplifying Playbooks with Roles
  * Troubleshooting Ansible
* DO180 (RedHat OpenShift 1: Containers & Kubernetes)
  * Introduction
  * Introducing Container Technology

18/08/21 - Coursework including labs
  * Automating Linux Administration Tasks
  * Real world application of Ansible roles to configure a Proxy, DNS and Web server.

19/08/21 - OpenShift familiarity & setup
  * Minishift installation complete.
  * Created my own basic HTTP application (a website).

20/08/21 - Mandatory Training
  * 2 x Team Meetings
  * 4 x courses completed.

26/08/21 - DO280 and Edge TLS Termination
  * Completed Chapter 5 of DO280 - Configuring OpenShift Networking for Applications
  * Got Edge TLS termination working on a web application.

27/08/21 - Pasthrough TLS Termination
  * Got passthrough TLS termination working on a web application (HTTPD).
  * Documented steps to achieveyment via card for registration and transfer fees. this in TRW.

01/09/21 - CRC Install
  * New baremetal install of CentOS Stream 8 (KVM) with CRC running as a VM.
  * CRC GUI familiarisation, different enought to minishift!

02/09/21 - DO280 & CRC GUI
  * Chapter 1 - Describing RedHat OpenShift Container Platform
  * More familiarisation with the CRC GUI.
  * The application deployment view is very nice.

03/09/21 - Passthroughg TLS Termination, Nginx, and DO280
  * Chapter 2 - Verifying the Health of a Cluster
  * Got passthrough TLS termination working on a web application (nginx).
  * Documented steps to achieve this in TRW.
  * Similar to the HTTPD image builder, but nginx uses a different structure.

09/09/21 - DO280

10/09/21 - DO280

15/09/21 - Setup new development workstation + Puppet Certification
  * New hardware
  * ubuntu installation
  * Complete development/work configuration GIT, Amazon Workspaces, Teams etc
  * Registered for Puppetize Online (free Puppet Certificed Practitioner Exam)

16/09/21 - Setup Puppet Env for Puppet Certification Training
  * Baremetal server running as puppet master.
  * Several CentOS & Ubuntu puppet agents running as VMs on KVM.
  * Puppet production folder stored in GIT.

17/09/21 - Puppet Certification Training & Autosign with a Shared Secret
  * Completed refresher course Puppet Fundamentals (CBT Nuggets).
  * Started Linux Academy Puppet Certified Professional course (PPT206).

23-24/09/21 - Puppet Certification Training
  * Linux Academy (PPT206) Chapters 2-6

29/09/21 - Puppet Certification Training
  * Linux Academy (PPT206) Chapters 7-9

30/09/21 - Puppetize Digital Conference

01/10/21 - Puppet Certification Training
  * Linux Academy (PPT206) Chapters 10-14

06/10/21 - Puppet Certification Training
  * Linux Academy (PPT206) Chapters 15-16

07/10/21 - Puppet Certification Training
  * Linux Academy (PPT206) Chapters 17-19

08/10/21 - OpenStack Installation & Configuration
  * Installed and Configured OpenStack Wallaby

13/10/21 - Static Route Limit Work Package
  * Deployed my test environment for this work package on OpenStack Wallaby.

14/10/21 - Static Route Limit Work Package
  * Got forwarded packets to work across various networks.
  * Overcame route limit issue.
  * Comprehensive documentation written.
  * Collaborated with others regyment via card for registration and transfer fees.arding documentation reviewal.

15/10/21 - Static Route Limit Work Package
  * Assisted team member with their clone environments
  * Refined documentation
  * Replaced neutron commands with openstack commands in regards to ip-address allow-listing
  * General Admin

21-22/10/21
  * Added HEAT code that can disable port security.
  * Wrote and deployed puppet code that can configure a centos router.
  * General Admin.

27-29/10/21
  * Rebuilt home server from scratch
  * Raid configuration
  * CentOS Stream 8 install
  * KVM hypervisor configuration
  * Installed and configured terraform and deployed multiple CentOS 7 VMs on KVM using an image.