Red Hat EX374 exam

 November 16, 2022

Yesterday I did the Red Hat EX374 exam, which allows becoming Red Hat Certified Specialist in Developing Automation with Ansible Automation Platform.

This exam is my sixth Ansible exam/certification, so the question is always, how is this similar or different from the others? This exam is one of the furthest ones from the others since it focuses on Ansible Automation Platform 2 instead of Ansible Core or Ansible Tower. This change was welcomed since AAP has many more moving parts and features compared to previous products.

Overall the exam is an exciting testing bench for your AAP knowledge since it covers many different topics. Unlike previous exams, this one is more thought out since you are rarely asked to perform similar exercises multiple times. On the other side, due to the exam structure, if you skip an early exercise, you will lose points on later exercises and - more importantly - the ability to run them to test that you have made no mistakes.

I’ve noticed a couple of glitches in some exercises and in the evaluation, but it might also be an error on my side, so I’ve sent feedback. Hopefully, they will soon be validated and fixed if those are real issues. Those issues might be normal, considering that this exam is very young, being released at the beginning of the year.

Overall, the experience was very positive. I would suggest to anyone who knows well Ansible Automation Platform to consider this exam if they want to achieve RHCA or wish to test their expertise in the subject.

Disclaimer: I have not personally paid for this exam since my current employer has covered the certification expenses.

 Ansible, Red Hat

 Certification, Infrastructure as Code

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Daniele on 2024-03-03 08:28:07 UTC said:

Hi, I will have to schedule this exam soon… like all redhat exams there is always the initial part of the instructions on the environment which are difficult to understand, how is this structured at least as regards the environment? will the exam have to be carried out on the initial vm or will there be other control nodes? Are the credentials for any git, AAP console, hub easily available? Thank you

Fabio Alessandro Locati on 2024-03-03 17:38:54 UTC said:

Hi Daniele,

As you mentioned, and similarly to all other Red Hat exams, there is an initial section with all necessary “logistics” information about the exam.

In this case, there are multiple machines that you will need to leverage during the exam. For this reason, it is even more critical to read it very carefully!

All the credentials are either pre-configured or clearly listed in the exam guide since this exam aims to prove your knowledge of Ansible, not your scavenger-hunting skills :).

I hope you will pass your exam!