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Solaris 10 System Administration - Part II (For Sun SPARC Based Systems)

Course:  SUNSA210
Duration:  5 Days
Level:  III
Course Summary

The course provides delegates with advanced administration techniques for the Solaris 10 Operating System on Sun SPARC based platforms.

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Topics Covered In This Course

       I.       NETWORK INTERFACE CONFIGURATION

  • Control and monitor network interfaces
  • Configure Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) interfaces at boot time

    II.      DESCRIBING THE CLIENT-SERVER MODEL

  • Describe client-server processes
  • Start server processes

 III.      CUSTOMIZING THE SOLARIS MANAGEMENT CONSOLE

  • Describe Solaris Management Console toolbox editor actions
  • Use the Solaris Management Console toolbox editor

  IV.      MANAGING SWAP CONFIGURATION

  • Describe virtual memory
  • Configure swap space

     V.      CRASH DUMPS AND CORE FILES

  • Manage crash dump behavior
  • Manage core file behavior

  VI.      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

VII.      CONFIGURING AUTOFS

  • Describe the fundamentals of the AutoFS file system
  • Use automount maps

VIII.      DESCRIBING RAID AND THE SOLARIS VOLUME MANAGER SOFTWARE

  • Describe redundant array of independent disks (RAID)
  • Describe Solaris Volume Manager software concepts

  IX.      CONFIGURING SOLARIS VOLUME MANAGER SOFTWARE

  • Distribute the state database replicas
  • Build a mirror of the root (/) file system

     X.      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

  XI.      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

XII.      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

XIII.      CONFIGURING NAME SERVICE CLIENTS

  • Configure a Domain Name System (DNS) client
  • Set up an Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) client

XIV.      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

XV.      INTRODUCTION TO ZONES

  • Identify the different zones features
  • Understand how and why zone partitioning is used
  • Configure zones
  • Install zones
  • Boot zones

XVI.      CONFIGURING THE JUMPSTART PROCEDURE

  • Describe the JumpStart procedure
  • Implement a basic JumpStart server
  • Set up JumpStart software configuration alternatives
  • Troubleshoot the JumpStart procedure
  • Configure a naming service to support JumpStart

XVII.      PERFORMING A FLASH INSTALLATION

  • Describe the Flash installation feature
  • Manipulate a Flash archive
  • Use a Flash archive for installation Strategies
  • WANboot Flash installation
What You Can Expect

The course describes how to:

• Configure network interfaces

• Manage virtual file systems

• Manage crash dumps

• Control file system access more accurately and effectively

• Manage system storage

• Manage appropriate naming services

• Automate the installation process.

Who Should Take This Course

Experienced system administrators who are preparing to perform essential system management tasks, and/or are preparing for the Sun Certified Solaris System Administrator certification. This course covers the subject matter required for the Sun Certified System Administrator for the Solaris 10 OS - Part 2 examination.

Recommended Prerequisites

Delegates should be familiar with interacting with the Solaris Operating Environment, and be able to understand and manage files and directories, control the user work environment, use remote commands, create and manage file systems, install system and other software, manage the boot process and perform system backups and restores.

Training Style

This course is instructor led, with strong emphasis on hands-on practical sessions to reinforce the concepts introduced in the classroom.

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Related Courses
Code Course Title Duration Level
SUNSA010
Solaris 10 System Administration - Part I (For Sun SPARC Based Systems)
5 Days
II
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Schedule For This Course
3/5/2012
Baltimore, MD
4/23/2012
Indianapolis, IN
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