SCO/ SVR 5 Part 1: Basic Administration

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Summary: SCO/ SVR 5 Part 1: Basic Administration
Review: Course Overview
The first course in the SCO SVR 5 implementation track covers basic user and system administration in the UnixWare environment. It focuses on the common skills that an administrator will perform and how they are handled in this flavor of Unix.

Learn To

Identify the function of the Unix system administrator.
Identify the hardware requirements for installing.
Identify factors to be considered before installing UnixWare 7.
Identify the location of user setup and login files.
Identify the characteristics of disk partitions.
Identify the different types of file systems.
Identify CLI commands that can be used to manage a file system.
Identify the features of the System Logs Manager.
Identify the features of the System Monitor utility.
Identify the CLI performance monitoring commands.
Identify optimal system performance parameters.

Audience
Application Developer, Technical Manager, System Analyst, System Administrator, Software Engineer, Database Administrator. Recommended prerequisite background: The Unix shell environment. Understand the multi-tasking, multi-user nature of the Unix environment. Identify the hardware/software and file structure used in Unix systems. Understand basic networking.

Deployment Options
e-Learning

Accreditation
NASBA credits: 4 CPE Credits
CEU credits: 0.70 CEUs

Language Options
US English

Total Learning Time
6 to 8 hours

Objectives
Unit 1: Installation and Startup 2 - 3 hours

Identify the function of the Unix system administrator.
Identify the hardware requirements for installing.
Identify factors to be considered before installing Unixware 7.
Identify the steps required to install UnixWare 7.
Identify the steps required to boot the UnixWare 7 system.
Change the boot options for the UnixWare 7 system.
Identify the UnixWare 7 startup directory options.
Shut down the UnixWare 7 system.
Identify the features of the SCOadmin utilities.
Install an application on the UnixWare 7 system.
Remove an application from the UnixWare 7 system.
Identify the features of SCOhelp.

Unit 2: System Administration 2 - 3 hours

Identify the location of user setup and login files.
Add a user in Account Manager.
Modify user settings by using the Account Manager.
Add a user by using the CLI.
Modify user accounts by using the CLI.
Modify group accounts with the Account Manager.
Modify a group using the CLI.
Identify the characteristics of disk partitions.
Identify the different types of file systems.
Identify CLI commands that can be used to manage a file system.
Identify the features of the Filesystem Manager.
Mount a local file system.
Modify a mount configuration.
Identify the features of the RAID data storage solution.
Install a new hard disk.
Identify the features of standard UNIX file permissions.
Identify the features of ACLs.
Identify the functions of backup procedures and levels.
Identify factors to consider when selecting backup media.
Identify the CLI backup commands available in SCO SVR.
Identify the features of the ARCserveIT utility.
Identify the procedure for recovering from a system disaster.

Unit 3: Optimizing the System 2 hours

Monitor processes by using the ps command.
Modify processes by using the Process Manager.
Schedule a process by using the Task Scheduler.
Identify the features of the System Logs Manager.
Identify the features of the System Monitor utility.
Identify the CLI performance monitoring commands.
Identify optimal system performance parameters.
Identify the features of devices and drivers in UnixWare 7.
Identify the features of the device configuration utility (DCU).
Configure a device using the Device Configuration utility (DCU).
Identify the features of the System Tuner utility.
Tune system operations.