Students who can benefit from this course include system and network administrators who are responsible for the uptime and performance of an enterprise environment.

• Demonstrate basic hardware knowledge
• Maintain Sun desktop servers using Solaris OS commands and utilities
• Install and configure a Solaris 10 OS server
• Perform administrative tasks using Solaris 10 OS commands
• Administer Solaris 10 OS machines in a networked environment
• Use JumpStart software to configure a server and clients
• State the basic principles of the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) stack
• Configure and administer a TCP/IP network
• Troubleshoot network problems

• Describe the features available in Sun MC 3.6 software
• Describe the Sun MC software architecture
• Install and set up the Sun MC 3.6 software
• Manage administrative domains
• Monitor Sun MC software agent hosts
• Discuss the Sun MC software modules
• Describe security in the Sun MC software
• Back up and restore the Sun MC software database
• Use the Job Manager
• Use the Sun MC software Web Console

Module 1 - Introducing the Sun Management Center Software

• Describe the Sun MC software
• Describe Sun MC software environments
• Identify Sun MC software concepts
• Identify Sun MC 3.6 software features

Module 2 - Investigating the Software Architecture

• Describe the Sun MC 3.6 three-layer model
• Describe the Sun MC software console layer
• Describe the Sun MC software server layer
• Describe the Sun MC software agent layer

Module 3 - Installing and Setting Up the Software

• Enumerate the minimum system requirements
• List the Sun MC software packages
• Define pre-installation considerations
• Install and set up the software
• Configure the server and agents on a machine with multiple interfaces
• Install the Sun MC software console in the Microsoft Windows environment
• Install Sun MC software using the es-inst and es-setup commands

Module 4 - Examining Configuration and Log Files

• Use Sun MC software online help
• Describe Network Address Translation (NAT)
• Enable NAT support
• Identify the software directory structure
• Use Sun MC software system files
• Define Sun MC users and groups
• Uninstall Sun MC software
• Validate a Sun MC installation
• Use Sun MC software configuration files
• Install and configure log files
• Use Sun MC software log files
• Monitor log file messages

Module 5 - Examining Security

• Describe the security layer
• Use access control lists (ACLs)
• Describe default privileges
• Describe firewalls

Module 6 - Managing Domains

• Manage administrative domains
• Populate administrative domains
• Create administrative domains

Module 7 - Monitoring Hosts

• Describe the hierarchy, topology, and content views
• Examine the Details window
• Examine the Attribute Editor

Module 8 - Examining the Software Modules

• Use the software modules
• List the software modules by category
• Describe default modules
• Describe optional modules
• Load and enable software modules
• Manage software modules

Module 9 - Backups and Recovery of the Sun MC Database

• Back up and recover a Sun MC database
• Back up using the es-backup Script
• Describe the ARCHIVELOG MODE
• Perform an online backup
• Restore data with the es-restore script

Module 10 - Managing Jobs

• Manage a job
• Open the Manage Jobs window
• Define a job
• Define a new module task
• Define a new filter
• Define a new data property task
• Define a new module table task
• Define a new configuration task
• Modify an existing task
• Modify an existing filter
• Examine the Manage Jobslog

Module 11 - Examining the Web Console

• Describe the Sun MC Web Console
• Use the software Web Console

Module 12 - Importing and Exporting Topology

• Describe the Topology Import/Export utility
• Use the Topology Import/Export utility
• Import and export using the CLI interface

Module 13 - Examining the Command-Line Interface

• Describe the CLI
• Log in to the Sun MC server using the CLI
• List the predefined parameters and flags for CLI commands
• List the CLI commands
• Format CLI output
• View the CLI log file

Module 14 - Installing a Sun MC Software Agent Using JumpStart Software

• Describe the JumpStart software
• Use the JumpStart software to install the Sun MC software preparation
• Create a Sun MC 3.6 software base agent image on the JumpStart software server
• Generate the Sun MC 3.6 software install response file
• Generate the Sun MC 3.6 software setup response file
• Edit the Sun MC 3.6 software install and setup response files
• Create the JumpStart software profile file
• Create the JumpStart software finish script
• Create and validate the JumpStart software rules file
• Add the install client to the JumpStart software server
• Boot the install client

Module 15 - Updating the Agent

• Install agents, add-on products, and patches on multiple machines
• Create agent-update images with the image tools
• Use the GUI image tool
• Apply the agent-update image

Module 16 - Examining Interprocess Communication

• List Sun MC software layers
• Describe the ORACLE(R) process used in Sun MC
• Describe the interaction between software processes

Module 17 - Service Management Facility (SMF)

• Identify the method files and location for Sun MC 3.6
• Describe the start sequence and dependencies for Sun MC 3.6

Module 18 - Examining the Hardware Diagnostics Software

• List key features of the Sun MC Hardware Diagnostics Suite software (hardware diagnostic software)
• Discuss the hardware diagnostic software architecture
• Describe pre-installation considerations
• Install and configure the hardware diagnostic software
• Work with the software console
• Troubleshoot the hardware diagnostic software

Module 19 - Troubleshooting

• Identify tools for troubleshooting Sun MC software
• Troubleshoot Sun MC software problems
• Configure software port addresses
• Troubleshoot security key problems
• Monitor the Topology Manager and Event Manager software