Exam description

• Elevate Your Expertise: Red Hat EX221 Exam

  The Red Hat Certified Specialist in Cloud-native Integration Exam (EX221) is your gateway to proving your proficiency in crafting and maintaining enterprise integration services using Camel within Red Hat® Fuse.

  Becoming a Specialist: When you attain the status of a Red Hat Certified Specialist in Cloud-native Integration, you exemplify the essential skills, knowledge, and abilities necessary to develop and sustain enterprise integration services rooted in the Red Hat Fuse framework, complemented by application programming interfaces (APIs) for Apache Camel.

  Path to Mastery: Beyond the immediate recognition, success in this exam is a crucial step toward your journey as a Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA®), marking your continued progression in the world of Red Hat expertise.

  Up-to-Date Objectives: The exam’s objectives are aligned with the latest Red Hat product version, ensuring you’re equipped with the most current skills and knowledge. Click “Get started” to explore all available versions of this exam for purchase and propel your career forward.

Audience for this exam:

“Who Should Consider Red Hat Certified Cloud-native Developer?

• • • Enterprise and Cloud-native Java Developers: Those well-versed in service-oriented architecture (SOA) principles, entrusted with the critical responsibility of seamlessly integrating enterprise applications.

    • Enterprise SOA Architects: Professionals with a foundation in Java development and a deep understanding of enterprise integration, seeking to elevate their expertise in the field.

Prerequisites for Success:

To ensure success in this exam, you should meet the following requirements:

• A strong familiarity with Java development.

• Completion of the “Cloud-native Integration with Red Hat Fuse (AD221)” course or equivalent practical experience in enterprise integration employing Apache Camel.

• Basic familiarity with working in a Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® environment.

• Review the detailed objectives of the Red Hat Certified Specialist in Cloud-native Integration exam (EX221) to comprehensively prepare.

• Optimize your exam readiness by taking our free assessment to identify the most suitable course for your exam preparation.

In preparation

Study points for the exam

Guide to Your Exam Preparation

These exam objectives, provided below, offer an overview of the key areas that you should be prepared to encounter during the exam. Please be aware that Red Hat maintains the authority to introduce, alter, or eliminate exam objectives. Any such changes will be communicated in advance to the public.

Crafting and Managing Camel Routes:

• Utilize Java™ for crafting and maintaining Camel routes.
• Navigate the CamelContext XML for effective route management.

Message Exchange Proficiency:

• Body
• In/out
• Headers
• Attachments

Effective File Consumption and Production:

• CSV format
• JSON format
• XML format

Use EIPs

• Content-based routing
• Wire tap
• Splitter
• Aggregator
• Recipient list

Use Camel components

• File2
• FTP
• JPA2
• JMS
• Direct
• Rest

Use Camel Test

• Mock endpoints
• JUnit 4 integration and Camel Test APIs

Dynamically route messages

• Use conditional routes
• Use data-driven routes

Handle exceptions

• Catch and handle exceptions
• Use the dead-letter queue

• As a vital aspect of all Red Hat performance-based exams, configurations must be designed to persist even after a system reboot, ensuring seamless operation without the need for manual intervention.

Red Hat retains the authority to introduce, amend, or eliminate exam objectives. Any such alterations will be communicated in advance to the public, typically through revisions to this document.