Solaris 8 System Administrator 310-011 Online Training Course
Course Topics: 11
Estimated Time Needed: 31 hour(s)
Audience: This training course is for anyone preparing for the Sun Certified System Administrator for Solaris 8 Operating Environment, Part I exam; or anyone who is interested in learning more about Solaris 8 system administration.
Course Description: This series provides comprehensive coverage of Solaris 8 system administration; it is designed to help users prepare for the Sun Certified System Administrator for Solaris 8 Operating Environment, Part I exam. It covers basic topics such as installation methods, the boot process, and system shut down. The OpenBoot environment and architecture are discussed, along with the use of user and group logon accounts, and software package administration. System security and protection of data is covered, including remote connection. An introduction to Solaris processes and their management is provided, and file systems, files, and directories are covered in detail. Additional topics covered in this series include disk configuration, backup and recovery, the viEditor, shell programming, and print administration. The series concludes with a practice exam that helps the user self-assess readiness for the certification exam.
Course Tutorials Include:
Solaris 8 System Administrator 310-011: 1 Installation, Initialization, and Shutdown
Description
This course provides an introduction to Solaris system administration terms and commands. It describes the various system configurations and the installation of the Solaris operating system on a workstation. It also provides an overview of the hardware and the operating system functions required to bring the system to a running state, and the steps required to properly shut down the system.`
Objectives
- Selected system administrator terms
- Requirements and preparation for installation
- Software and configuration clusters
- System configuration to be installed
- Disk storage systems
- Device drivers
- Installing the Solaris 8 software
- Power on and booting the system
- System run states
- Init phase
- Stopping and starting services with control scripts
- System shutdown
Solaris 8 System Administrator 310-011: 2 The Boot Process and Boot PROM
Description
This course provides a general overview of the startup process, presents an introduction to OpenBoot, and gives specifics on /sbin/init, run levels, and run control scripts. Specific details on the OpenBoot firmware and kernel loading are also included.
Objectives
- Access the OpenBoot environment and run commands to gather system information
- Identify the OpenBoot architecture
- Use commands to create and manipulate custom device aliases
Solaris 8 System Administrator 310-011: 3 User and Software Package Administration
Description
This course explains the use of user and group login accounts, and shows how to add and remove additional applications after the operating system has already been installed.
Objectives
- Manage user accounts from the command line
- Manage user accounts with Admintool
- Manage software packages from the command line
- Manage software packages with Admintool and Solaris Product Registry
Solaris 8 System Administrator 310-011: 4 System Security and Remote Connection
Description
This course shows how to protect data against loss due to a disaster, system failure, or intrusion. Topics include permissions, access control lists, auditing, network security, and controlling remote access to the system.
Objectives
- Locate the files that control default system access
- Locate where password encryption and password aging information is stored
- Control default file or directory permissions
- List the places where unneeded network services and processes can be disabled
- Describe the process of restricting root and remote access to the system
Solaris 8 System Administrator 310-011: 5 Process Control
Description
This course provides an introduction to Solaris processes, and shows how to view processes, understand the effects signals have on processes, and manage processes.
Objectives
- List the commands which display information for all active processes on the system
- State the effect of sending a specified signal to a process
- List the commands used to terminate an active process
Solaris 8 System Administrator 310-011: 6 File Systems, Files, and Directories
Description
This course introduces the Solaris file systems, and explains the fundamentals of disk drives and their geometry and how Solaris uses a disk for file storage through its file systems. The management of Solaris file systems and disk space usage is also discussed.
Objectives
- Describe the file system types available in Solaris 8
- Create disk slices
- Construct, install, display, customize, mount, unmount, and tune file systems with special emphasis on the UFS file system
- Mount files systems on a CD-ROM or diskette using the Volume Manager
Solaris 8 System Administrator 310-011: 7 Disk Configuration
Description
This course shows how to add, remove, and manage peripheral devices such as tape drives, disk drives, printers, and modems, as well as how to add a third-party device driver. Disk device naming conventions and administration are also covered.
Objectives
- Differentiate physical device names, instance names, and logical device names
- Configure peripheral devices in a Solaris 8 system
- Recognize how Solstice DiskSuite and StorEdge Volume Manager allow better utilization of system disk space
Solaris 8 System Administrator 310-011: 8 Backup and Recovery
Description
This course explains the types of backups, the methods available for performing a backup, the importance of developing a solid backup strategy, and how to restore data if a loss is encountered.
Objectives
- Identify the backup, archive, and restore utilities and their functions
- Back up a file system to tape
- Restore a file system from tape
Solaris 8 System Administrator 310-011: 9 vi Editor and Command Syntax
Description
This course describes the use of the vi Editor in Solaris 8 system administration, and provides an introduction to shell programming.
Objectives
- Manipulate text in a shell script file using the vi Editor
- Select a shell that is comfortable to use and capable of performing the basic tasks required
- Automate tasks and run Solaris and third-party programs using Bourne shell variables, built-ins, conditionals, repeated-action commands, and functions
Solaris 8 System Administrator 310-011:10 LP Print Service
Description
This course describes how to set up local printers, set up access to remote printers, and perform printer administration tasks using the Admintool GUI or the command line. It also examines the hardware and configuration issues involved in connecting a printer to a Solaris system.
Objectives
- Manage Solaris 8 print services locally and across a network
- Add and change user access to various LP print services
- Troubleshoot print queues
Solaris 8 System Administrator 310-011:11 Practice Exam
Description
This course provides practice questions to help the user self-assess readiness for the Sun Certified System Administrator for Solaris 8 Operating Environment, Part I exam, as well as gain familiarity with the exam format.
Objectives
- Develop a sound study strategy for the Sun Certified System Administrator exam
- Answer practice questions in exam format
- Assess readiness to take the exam and identify topic areas requiring further practice
Features
- Simulations teach learners to perform specific tasks in applications through guided, multi-step exercises.
- Activities allow learners to apply course concepts in an interactive questioning environment.
- Exercises allow learners to practice in the actual application being studied.
- A Course Topics list contains active hyperlinks, permitting quick access to specific topics.
- Find-A-Word allows learners to look up an unfamiliar term in the Glossary, on the Web, or in a dictionary. In addition, it lets them find other occurrences of the term in the same course.
- Search text enables learners to rapidly search all text within a course to easily retrieve information required.
- Courses challenge the learner with a variety of question formats, including multi-step simulations, true/false, multiple choice, and fill-in-the-blank.
- A skill assessment generates a customized learning path based on the results of a pre-test.
- A glossary provides a reference for definitions of unfamiliar terms.
- Bookmarking tracks the learner's progress in a course.
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