The Red Hat Enterprise System Monitoring and Performance Tuning Endorsement Exam is a performance-based test of the skills covered in RH442 Red Hat Enterprise System Monitoring and Performance Tuning. In order to enroll in this exam, one must have an RHCE on a current release at the time of the exam. Upon passing the exam, one will have earned an additional endorsement to one's RHCE certification. This endorsement is one of the five required in order to earn the designation Red Hat Certified Architect.