Intermediate System Administration for the Solaris 10 Operating System
Duration: 5 Days
Overview
The Intermediate System Administration for the Solaris 10 OS on PC Based Systems (Solaris 10 OS) course provides students with the necessary knowledge and skills to perform essential system administration tasks in the Solaris 10 Operating System (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 on PC based systems. 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.
Target Audience
Students who can benefit from this course include system administrators who are preparing to perform essential system administration procedures in the Solaris OS on PC based systems.
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 on PC based systems
Install software on PC based systems
Perform system boot procedures on PC based systems
Perform user and security administration on PC based systems
Manage network printers and system processes on PC based systems
Perform system backups and restores on PC based systems
Course Outline
- Module 1 - Installing the Solaris 10 Operating System
- Module 2 - Introducing the Solaris 10 OS Directory Hierarchy
- Module 3 - Managing Local Disk Devices
- Module 4 - Managing Solaris OS File Systems
- Module 5 - Performing Mounts and Unmounts
- Module 6 - Performing Solaris 10 OS Package Administration
- Module 7 - Managing Software Patches on the Solaris 10 OS
- Module 8 - Configuring and Testing Devices
- Module 9 - Performing Boot and Shutdown Procedures
- Module 10 - Performing User Administration
- Module 11 - Performing System Security
- Module 12 - Configuring and Using Printer Services
- Module 13 - Controlling System Processes
- Module 14 - Performing File System Backups
- Module 15 - Performing File System Restores
- Module 16 - Backing Up a Mounted File System With a UFS Snapshot


