Course Description
The Advanced System Administration for the Solaris 10 Operating System course provides students with the necessary knowledge and skills to perform network basics, manage virtual file systems and core dumps, manage storage volumes, control access and configure system messaging, set up naming services, and perform installation procedures. This course is taken in preparation for Part II of the Sun System Administration certification exam.
LAB INFORMATION: The hands-on labs offered in this course may involve accessing equipment that resides at a location other than where the training is delivered.
Course ID:
SA-202-S10
Duration:
5 days
Who Can Benefit
Students who can benefit from this course are individuals who are already familiar with core system administration tools and processes and who have a fundamental understanding of the UNIX(R) operating system, commands, and utilities.
Prerequisites
To succeed fully in this course, students should be able to:
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
Skills Gained
Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:
Describe network basics
Describe remote administration with the Solaris Management Console software
Manage virtual file systems and core dumps
Manage storage volumes
Control access and configure system messaging
Configure role-based access control (RBAC)
Set up name services
Perform advanced installation procedures
Configure the custom JumpStart procedure
Perform a Flash installation
Related Courses
Before:
UNIX Essentials Featuring the Solaris 10 Operating System (SA-100-S10)
Intermediate System Administration for the Solaris 10 Operating System (SA-200-S10)
After:
Network Administration for the Solaris 10 Operating System (SA-300-S10)
Solaris System Performance Management (SA-400)
Sun Systems Fault Analysis Workshop (ST-350)
Module 1 - Describing Interface Configuration
Control and monitor network interfaces
Configure Internet Protocol Version 4 (IPv4) interfaces at boot time
Module 2 - Describing the Client-Server Model
Describe client-server processes
Start server processes
Module 3 - Customizing the Solaris Management Console
Describe the Solaris Management Console toolbox editor actions
Use the Solaris Management Console toolbox editor
Module 4 - Managing Swap Configuration
Describe virtual memory
Configure swap space
Module 5 - Managing Crash Dumps and Core Files
Manage crash dump behavior
Manage core file behavior
Module 6 - Configuring NFS
Describe the benefits of NFS
Describe the fundamentals of the NFS distributed file system
Manage an NFS server
Manage an NFS client
Enable the NFS server logging
Manage NFS with the Solaris Management Console storage folder tools
Troubleshoot NFS errors
Module 7 - Configuring AutoFS
Describe the fundamentals of the AutoFS file system
Use automount maps
Module 8 - Describing RAID and the Solaris Volume Manager Software
Describe RAID
Describe Solaris Volume Manager software concepts
Module 9 - Configuring Solaris Volume Manager Software
Describe Solaris Volume Manager software concepts
Build a RAID-0 (concatenated) volume
Build a RAID-1 (mirror) volume for the root (/) file system
Module 10 - 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 11 - 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 12 - Using Name Services
Describe the name service concept
Describe the name service switch file /etc/nsswitch.conf
Describe the name service cache daemon (nscd)
Get name service information
Module 13 - Configuring Name Service Clients
Configure a DNS client
Configure an LDAP client
Module 14 - 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 15 - Introduction to Zones
Identify the different zones features
Understand how and why zone partitioning is used
Configure zones
Install zones
Boot zones
Module 16 - Describing the Custom JumpStart Configurations
Describe the JumpStart configurations
Implement a basic JumpStart server
Set up JumpStart software configuration alternatives
Troubleshoot the JumpStart configurations
Configure a naming service to support JumpStart
Module 17 - Performing a Flash Installation
Describe the Flash installation feature
Manipulate a Flash archive
Use a Flash archive for installation
WANboot Flash installation
This is a version-specific reference outline. Confirm the current syllabus and delivery arrangements with EIEIO.