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Sun Certified System Administrator: Level II Certification Package, CD-ROM Edition (PK-CSPS-CD2A)

Course ID : PK-CSPS-CD2A  

The System Administration for the Solaris 10 Operating System (Part 2) course expands your mastery of the most advanced operating system on the planet, Solaris10. In this class, you gain hands-on experience working with more complex and integrated administration concepts, and build upon your experience from the Part 1 course. You will be instructed in essential system administration skills including: configuring network interfaces, managing swap configurations, crash dumps, and core files, configuring NFS and AutoFS. Other topics covered include managing storage volumes and ZFS file systems, configuring system messaging, setting up naming services, and managing Solaris Zones. This course helps you to prepare for Part II of the Sun System Administration certification exam.The Solaris Advanced Installation Technologies course describes the four essential installation and upgrade methods available in the Solaris 10 Operating System. This course provides the information required to understand and deploy these installation technologies, and benefit from the efficiencies they offer.The highly versatile Solaris 10 Operating System (Solaris OS) offers a great balance of new and unique features that support a wide variety of hardware by Sun Microsystems. Based on the Solaris 10 Update 3 Operating System release, the Solaris 10 Features for Experienced System Administrators course guides you through an in-depth exploration of the robust functionality found in the flagship operating system. You will be instructed in how to set up, configure, and administer some of the most distinctive Solaris features including Solaris Zones, ZFS, Dtrace, Predictive Self-Healing, Solaris Trusted Extensions, and operating system installation.The ePractice Certification Exam for the for Sun Certified System Administrator for Solaris 10, Part II exam provides students with preparation for Sun certification by acquainting them with the format of the exam and its questions, providing instant feedback regarding skill levels and gaps, and suggesting specific Sun training to fill those gaps. The exam includes sample test questions, the correct answers including explanations, and suggestions for future study.This certification exam tests that the candidate has an in-depth knowledge of advanced Solaris OS system administration skills and that the test candidate has system administration expertise for SPARC, x64, and x86 based systems. This Sun ePractice exam is comprised of 180 questions, divided into three forms of 60 questions each.<star:content xmlns:star="http://schemas.sun.com/star-ns/">The Sun Certified System Administrator for Solaris 10 Operating System, Part II exam is for candidates with one or more years of experience working as a system administrator. This certification exam tests that the candidate has an in-depth knowledge of advanced Solaris OS system administration skills, such as those covered in the SA-202-S10 courseware and that the test candidate has system administration expertise for SPARC, x64, and x86 based systems. The examination includes multiple-choice, scenario-based questions, drag- and-drop questions, and requires extensive knowledge of advanced Solaris OS administration topics including how to perform network basics, manage virtual file systems and core dumps, manage storage volumes, control access and configure system messaging, set up naming services, manage Solaris zones, and perform advanced installation procedures. The Sun Certified System Administrator for Solaris 10 OS Exam, Part I (310-200) is a prerequisite to this examination. This certification exam tests that the candidate has an in-depth knowledge of advanced Solaris OS system administration skills, such as those covered in the SA-202-S10 and WSB-204-S10 courseware.Solaris Certification candidates must pass both part I and part II exams in order to obtain Solaris 10 certification.</star:content>


Who Can Benefit

Students who can benefit from this course are:

  • Sun Certified System Administrators (Part I)
  • Individuals who are already familiar with core system administration tools and processes
  • Individuals who have a fundamental understanding of the UNIX operating system, commands, and utilities

Students who can benefit from this course include system administrators who intend to deploy or support JumpStart, Flash installation, WAN boot, or Live Upgrade configurations in production environments, and individuals who intend to take Part 2 of the Sun Certified System Administrator exam.Students who can benefit from this course are experienced system administrators and system architects with direct experience working with the Solaris 8, Solaris 9, or Solaris 10 Operating Systems.

Prerequisites

  • Manage files and directories
  • Control the user work environment
  • Archive files
  • Use remote commands
  • Manage file systems
  • Install software
  • Perform system boot procedures
  • Perform user and security administration
  • Manage network printers and system processes
  • Perform system backups and restores
  • Install and boot the Solaris 10 Operating System (Solaris 10 OS) on a stand-alone workstation
  • Implement basic system security
  • Add software packages using the pkgadd command
  • Monitor and mount file systems
  • Manage disk devices and processes
  • Perform backups and restorations
To succeed fully in this course, students should be able to administer the Solaris 10 OS.:

Skills Gained

  • Describe network basics and the client-server model
  • Manage crash dump behavior and core file behavior
  • Manage swap configuration
  • Configure NFS and AutoFS
  • Describe RAID and Solaris Volume Manager software concepts
  • Configure Solaris Volume Manager software
  • Configure RBAC
  • Configure system messaging
  • Configure naming service clients
  • Configure NIS
  • Configure a global zone
  • Create and destroy basic ZFS file system structures

To succeed fully in this course, students should be able to:

  • Install and boot the Solaris 10 Operating System (Solaris 10 OS) on a stand-alone workstation
  • Implement basic system security
  • Add software packages by using the pkgadd command
  • Monitor and mount file systems
  • Manage disk devices and processes
  • Perform backups and restorations
  1. Configure and administer the new features of Solaris Zones
  2. Administer the ZFS file system
  3. Set up and administer the new features of Predicted Self-Healing
  4. Explore DTrace fundamentals
  5. Set up and administer the Network File System (NFS) Version 4 protocol
  6. Explore changes to Solaris security
  7. Explore changes to Solaris 10 installation

Course Content

WS-2020-S10: Network Basics WS-2021-S10: Swap Space, NFS, Automount, and Core Dump Management WS-2022-S10: Manage Storage Volumes WS-2023-S10: Access Control and System Messaging Configuration WS-2024-S10: Naming Services Setup WS-2025-S10: Introducing Zones and ZFS Module 1 - Configure JumpStart installations for both SPARC and x86/x64 clients Module 2 - Create Flash archives and perform Flash installations Module 3 - Configure WAN boot installations for SPARC clients Module 4 - Create alternate boot environments and perform live upgrades Module 1 - Solaris 10 Features for Experienced Solaris System Administrators The CDS-225-S10 course mirrors the content of WSB-225-S10 which is a bundle of individual web-based learning products.These individual learning products can be viewed in any sequence as they each address a different Solaris 10 feature for the experienced system administrator audience.The CDS-225-S10 consists of the content from:

  • WS-2270-S10 - Solaris 10 Predictive Self-Healing
  • Module 1 - Predictive Self-Healing Fundamentals
  • Module 2 - Fault Management Architecture
  • Module 3 - Service Management Facility
  • WS-2280-S10 - Solaris 10 Security
  • Module 1 - Least Privilge Model
  • Module 2 - Solaris Cryptographic Framework (SCF) Administration
  • Module 3 - Solaris IP Filter Firewall
  • Module 4 - Solaris Trusted Extensions
  • WS-2290-S10 - Configure and Administer ZFS File Systems
  • Module 1 - Solaris ZFS Fundamentals
  • Module 2 - Creating Solaris ZFS Storage Pools and File Systems
  • Module 3 - Working With Solaris ZFS Snapshots, Clones, and Datasets
  • WS-2300-S10 - Configure and Administer Solaris 10 Zones
  • Module 1 - Solaris Zones Technology Fundamentals
  • Module 2 - Solaris Zones Configuration
  • Module 3 - Solaris Zones Administration
  • WS-2310-S10 - Solaris 10 Network File System Version 4
  • Module 1 - Solaris 10 Network File System Version 4
  • WS-3270-S10 - DTrace Fundamentals and Troubleshooting DTrace Problems
  • Module 1 - DTrace Fundamentals
  • Module 2 - Using DTrace