Course Description
The Intermediate System Administration for the Solaris 10 Operating System (Solaris 10 OS) course provides students with the necessary knowledge and skills to perform essential system administration tasks in the Solaris 10 OS, such as installing software, managing file systems, performing system boot procedures, performing user and security administration, managing network printers and system processes, and performing system backups and restores. This course is the second of a two-part series that individuals take in preparation for Part I of the Sun Certified System Administration for Solaris OS examination.
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-200-S10
Duration:
5 days
Who Can Benefit
Students who can benefit from this course include system administrators who are preparing to perform essential system administration procedures in the Solaris OS.
Prerequisites
To succeed fully in this course, students should be able to:
Perform basic UNIX tasks
Understand basic UNIX commands
Use the vi text editor
Interact with a windowing system
Skills Gained
Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:
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
Related Courses
Before:
UNIX Essentials Featuring the Solaris 10 Operating System (SA-100-S10)
After:
Advanced System Administration for the Solaris 10 Operating Environment (SA-202-S10)
Shell Programming for System Administrators (SA-245)
Module 1 - Installing the Solaris 10 Operating System
Identify the fundamentals of the Solaris 10 Operating System (Solaris 10 OS) installation from a CD-ROM or DVD
Install Solaris 10 OS from a CD-ROM or DVD
Module 2 - Introducing the Solaris 10 OS Directory Hierarchy
Describe / (root) subdirectories
Describe file components
Describe file types
Use hard links
Module 3 - Managing Local Disk Devices
Describe the basic architecture of a disk
Describe the naming conventions for devices
List devices
Reconfigure devices
Perform hard disk partitioning
Manage disk labels
Describe the Solaris Management Console
Partition a disk by using the Solaris Management Console
Module 4 - Managing Solaris OS File Systems
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 5 - Performing Mounts and Unmounts
Identify mounting basics
Perform mounts
Perform unmounts
Access a mounted diskette or CD-ROM
Restrict access to a mounted diskette or CD-ROM
Access a diskette or CD-ROM without Volume Management (vold)
Module 6 - Performing Solaris 10 OS Package Administration
Describe the fundamentals of package administration
Administer packages using the command-line interface
Module 7 - Managing Software Patches on the Solaris 10 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
Describe the features of the Service Management Facility
Identify run level fundamentals
Compare run levels and SMF milestones
Identify the phases of the boot process
Use SMF administrative commands
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 and Using Printer Services
Identify network printing fundamentals
Configure printer services
Administer printer services
Start and stop the line printer (LP) print service
Specify a destination printer
Use the LP print service
Module 13 - Controlling System Processes
View system processes
Kill frozen processes
Schedule an automatic one-time execution of a command
Schedule an automatic recurring execution of a command
Module 14 - Performing File System Backups
Identify the fundamentals of backups
Back up an unmounted file system
Module 15 - Performing File System Restores
Restore ufs file systems
Explain disaster recovery fundamentals
Module 16 - Backing Up a Mounted File System With a UFS Snapshot
Create a UFS snapshot
Back up the snapshot file
This is a version-specific reference outline. Confirm the current syllabus and delivery arrangements with EIEIO.