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IT Vendor Courses   Unix Solaris Training Courses

Intermediate System Administration for the Solaris 9 Operating System

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Course Duration: 4 days

Course Code: SA-239

Course Description:

The Intermediate System Administration for the Solaris 9 Operating Environment (Solaris 9 OE) course provides students with the necessary knowledge and skills to perform essential system administration tasks in the Solaris 9 OE, such as installing software, managing file systems, performing system boot procedures, performing user and security administration. 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 examination.

 

Course Objectives

 

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

 

- Manage file systems
- Install software
- Perform system boot procedures
- Perform user and security administration
- Manage system processes

 

Who Should Attend

 

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

Relevant Certifications:

Sun Certified System Administrator (SCSA) for the Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS)

This course includes the following modules:

Introducing the Solaris OS Directory Hierarchy

• Describe / (root) subdirectories
• Describe file components
• Describe file types
• Use hard links

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

Managing the Solaris OS File System

• 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

Performing Mounts and Unmounts

• Identify mounting fundamentals
• Perform mounts
• Perform unmounts
• Access mounted diskettes or CD-ROMs
• Restrict access to a mounted diskette or CD-ROM
• Access a diskette or CD-ROM without Volume Management

Installing the Solaris 9 Operating System

• Identify the fundamentals of CD-ROM installation
• Install the Solaris 9 OS from a CD-ROM

Performing Solaris 9 OS Package Administration

• Describe the fundamentals of package administration
• Administer packages by using the command-line interface

Managing Software Patches on the Solaris 9 OS

• Describe the fundamentals of patch administration
• Install and remove patches

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

Performing Boot and Shutdown Procedures

• Identify run level fundamentals
• Identify the phases of the boot process
• Control boot processes
• Perform system shutdown procedures

Performing User Administration

• Describe user administration fundamentals
• Manage user accounts
• Manage initialization files

Performing System Security

• Monitor system access
• Switch users on a system
• Control system access
• Restrict access to data in files

Controlling System Processes

• View system processes
• Clear frozen processes
• Schedule an automatic one-time execution of a command
• Schedule an automatic recurring execution of a command

 

Location	Duration	RRP	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
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London (Tab)	4 days	£1895	12 - 15
Sun Guillemont Park	4 days	£1895			9 - 12			8 - 11

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