Solaris 8 System Administrator 310-011
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.
This series 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. This online course contains 10 lessons and 1 practice exams and should take approximately 31 hours to complete.
Installation, Initialization, and Shutdown
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 and teaches you how to 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, and system shutdown.
The Boot Process and Boot PROM
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 and teaches you how to access the OpenBoot environment and run commands to gather system information, identify the OpenBoot architecture, and use commands to create and manipulate custom device aliases.
User and Software Package Administration
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 and teaches you how to manage user accounts from the command line, manage user accounts with Admintool, manage software packages from the command line, and manage software packages with Admintool and Solaris Product Registry.
System Security and Remote Connection
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 and teaches you how to 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, and describe the process of restricting root and remote access to the system.
Process Control
This course provides an introduction to Solaris processes, and shows how to view processes, understand the effects signals have on processes, and manage processes and teaches you how to list the commands which display information for all active processes on the system, state the effect of sending a specified signal to a process, and list the commands used to terminate an active process.
File Systems, Files, and Directories
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 and teaches you how to 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, and mount files systems on a CD-ROM or diskette using the Volume Manager.
Disk Configuration
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 and teaches you how to differentiate physical device names, instance names, and logical device names, configure peripheral devices in a Solaris 8 system, and recognize how Solstice DiskSuite and StorEdge Volume Manager allow better utilization of system disk space.
Backup and Recovery
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 and teaches you how to identify the backup, archive, and restore utilities and their functions, back up a file system to tape, and restore a file system from tape.
vi Editor and Command Syntax
This course describes the use of the vi Editor in Solaris 8 system administration, and provides an introduction to shell programming and teaches you how to 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, and automate tasks and run Solaris and third-party programs using Bourne shell variables, built-ins, conditionals, repeated-action commands, and functions.
LP Print Service
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 and teaches you how to manage Solaris 8 print services locally and across a network, add and change user access to various LP print services, and troubleshoot print queues.
Practice Exam
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.