Who Can Benefit
General UNIX system administrators managing heterogeneous environments (HPUX, AIX, DG-UX, Linux, Solaris OS, and so on) who have at least six months UNIX system administration experience, system administrators, network administrators, storage administrators, system engineers, and field engineers.
Prerequisites
- Have a minimum of six months UNIX system administration experience or demonstrated aptitude through the online skills assessment
- Complete SA-119, UNIX Essentials Featuring the Solaris 9 Operating System
- Display a strong desire to learn the fundamentals of Solaris OS administration in an accelerated, intense environment
Skills Gained
Upon completion of this course, you should be able to:
- Learn the core competencies of Solaris OS system administration
- Install and configure a Solaris OS workstation
- Understand and perform booting and shutdown procedures
- Correctly install and back out packages on the system
- Correctly install and back out patches on the system
- Add users to the system using both a graphical user interface (GUI) and command-line methods
- Properly set file permissions using access control lists (ACLs)
- Learn to identify, partition, mount, and maintain Solaris OS file systems
- Perform backups and recovery and also use of UNIX File System (UFS) snapshots
- Create virtual disks using Solaris Volume Manager software
- Understand and configure system logging with syslog
- Configure NFS to support the client-server environment
- Understand Basic Naming Services including Network Information Service (NIS), Network Information Service Plus (NIS+), Domain Name System (DNS), and Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)
- Configure DNS and LDAP clients
- Use the JumpStart software to automate Solaris OS installation
- Use the Flash archive utility
- Perform Smartcard administration
- Configure basic network interfaces
- Administer core file and core dump configurations
- Configure Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
Course Content
Module 1 - Introducing the Solaris OS Directory Hierarchy
- Describe / (root) subdirectories
- Describe file components
- Describe file types
- Use hard links
Module 2 - Managing Local Disk Devices
- Describe the basic architecture of a disk
- Describe the naming conventions for devices
- List devices
- Reconfigure devices
- Perform disk partitioning
- Manage disk labels
- Describe the Solaris Management Console
- Partition a disk by using the Solaris Management Console
Module 3 - Managing the Solaris OS File System
- Describe Solaris OS file systems
- Create a new UFS file system
- Check the file system by using the fsck command
- Resolve file system inconsistencies
- Monitor file system use
Module 4 - Performing Mounts and Unmounts
- Identify mounting fundamentals
- Perform mounts
- Perform unmounts
- Access mounted diskettes or CD-ROMs
- Restrict access to a mounted diskette or CD-ROM
- Access a diskette or CD-ROM without Volume Management
Module 5 - Installing the Solaris 9 Operating System
- Identify the fundamentals of CD-ROM installation
- Install the Solaris 9 OS from a CD-ROM
- Identify the upgrade options for the Solaris 9 OS
Module 6 - Performing Solaris 9 OS Package Administration
- Describe the fundamentals of package administration
- Administer packages by using the command-line interface
Module 7 - Managing Software Patches on the Solaris 9 OS
- Describe the fundamentals of patch administration
- Install and remove patches
Module 8 - Executing Boot PROM Commands
- Identify boot programmable read-only memory (PROM) fundamentals
- Use basic boot PROM commands
- Identify the system's boot device
- Create and remove custom device aliases
- View and change nonvolatile random access memory (NVRAM) parameters from the shell
- Interrupt an unresponsive system
Module 9 - Performing Boot and Shutdown Procedures
- Identify run level fundamentals
- Identify the phases of the boot process
- Control boot processes
- Perform system shutdown procedures
Module 10 - Performing User Administration
- Describe user administration fundamentals
- Manage user accounts
- Manage initialization files
Module 11 - Performing System Security
- Monitor system access
- Switch users on a system
- Control system access
- Restrict access to data in files
Module 12 - Configuring Printer Service
- Identify network printing fundamentals
- Configure printer services
- Administer printer services
- Start and stop the line printer (LP) print service
Module 13 - Using Print Commands
- Specify a destination printer
- Use the LP print service
Module 14 - Controlling System Processes
- View system processes
- Clear frozen processes
- Schedule an automatic one-time execution of a command
- Schedule an automatic recurring execution of a command
Module 15 - Performing File System Backups
- Identify the fundamentals of backups
- Back up an unmounted file system
Module 16 - Performing File System Restores
- Restore UFS file systems
- Explain disaster recovery fundamentals
Module 17 - Backing Up a Mounted File System With a UFS Snapshot
- Create a UFS snapshot
- Back up the snapshot file
Module 18 - Describing Interface Configuration
- Control and monitor network interfaces
- Configure Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) interfaces at boot time
Module 19 - Describing the Client-Server Model
- Describe client-server processes
- Start server processes
Module 20 - Customizing the Solaris Management Console
- Describe Solaris Management Console toolbox editor actions
- Use the Solaris Management Console toolbox editor
Module 21 - Managing Swap Configuration
- Describe virtual memory
- Configure swap space
Module 22 - Managing Crash Dumps and Core Files
- Manage crash dump behavior
- Manage core file behavior
Module 23 - Configuring NFS
- Describe the benefits of NFS
- Describe the fundamentals of NFS distributed file system
- Manage the NFS server
- Manage the NFS client
- Enable the NFS server logging
- Manage NFS with the Solaris Management Console storage folder tools
- Troubleshoot NFS errors
Module 24 - Configuring AutoFS
- Describe the fundamentals of the AutoFS file system
- Use automount maps
Module 25 - Describing RAID and the Solaris Volume Manager Software
- Describe redundant array of independent disks (RAID)
- Describe Solaris Volume Manager software concepts
Module 26 - Configuring Solaris Volume Manager Software
- Distribute the state database replicas
- Build a mirror of the root (/) file system
Module 27 - Configuring Access Control Lists (ACLs)
- Describe ACLs
- Manipulate ACLs using the command line
- Manipulate ACLs using the File Manager GUI
- Create default ACLs
Module 28 - Configuring Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
- Describe RBAC fundamentals
- Describe component interaction within RBAC
- Manage RBAC by using the Solaris Management Console
- Manage RBAC by using the command line
Module 29 - Performing Smartcard Authentication
- Describe Smartcard concepts
- Perform Smartcard administration
- Troubleshoot Smartcard operations
Module 30 - Configuring System Messaging
- Describe the fundamentals of the syslog function
- Configure the /etc/syslog.conf file
- Configure syslog messaging
- Use the Solaris Management Console log viewer
Module 31 - Using Name Services
- Describe the name service concept
- Describe the name service switch file
- Configure the name service cache daemon (nscd)
- Get name service information
Module 32 - Configuring Name Service Clients
- Configure a DNS client
- Set up an LDAP client
Module 33 - Configuring the Network Information Service (NIS)
- Describe NIS fundamentals
- Configure the name service switch file
- Describe NIS security
- Configure an NIS domain
- Build custom NIS maps
- Troubleshoot NIS
Module 34 - Configuring the JumpStart Procedure
- Describe the JumpStart procedure
- Implement a basic JumpStart server
- Set up JumpStart software configuration alternatives
- Troubleshoot the JumpStart procedure
Module 35 - Performing a Flash Installation
- Describe the Flash installation feature
- Manipulate a Flash archive
- Use a Flash archive for installation