Sun Solaris Part 1: Basic Administration

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Summary: Sun Solaris Part 1: Basic Administration
Review: Course Overview
The first course in the Sun Solaris implementation track covers basic user and system administration in the Solaris 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 functions of the Unix system administrator.
Identify the features of the Solaris operating environment.
Identify the methods for installing Solaris.
Identify the commands used to manage groups with the CLI.
Identify the features of Solaris physical disk partitions.
Identify the types of Solaris file systems.
Identify the ps command options.
Identify the features of system message logging.
Identify the function of system monitoring.

Audience
System Manager, System Administrator, System Analyst, Web Administrator, Database Administrator, Mail Administrator, Network Engineers.

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 functions of the Unix system administrator.
Identify the features of the Solaris operating environment.
Identify the methods for installing Solaris.
Identify the procedure for installing a Solaris system.
Identify the features of the boot process for a SPARC system.
Identify the features of the boot process for an x86 Solaris system.
Identify the Solaris system startup options.
Shut down the Solaris system.
Identify the features of the Solaris system administration tools.
Add a package to the Solaris system by using the Admintool.
Remove a package from a Solaris system by using the Admintool.
Identify the features of Solaris Help.

Unit 2: System Administration 2 - 3 hours

Add users to the Solaris system with the Admintool.
Modify user details with the Admintool.
Add users to the Solaris system with the CLI.
Modify user details with the CLI.
Manage groups with the Admintool.
Identify the commands used to manage groups with the CLI.
Identify the features of Solaris physical disk partitions.
Identify the types of Solaris file systems.
Identify CLI commands that can be used to manage a file system.
Identify the features of the vfstab file.
Mount file systems.
Identify the features of the UFS logging process.
Add a new hard disk.
Identify the commands for changing file permissions.
Identify the features of ACLs.
Identify the functions of disk space quotas and system accounting in Solaris.
Identify the guidelines for administering backup scheduling.
Identify the procedures for administering backup media.
Identify the CLI backup commands.
Create a backup file.
Restore a file from a backup.
Identify the guidelines for emergency file system recovery.

Unit 3: Optimizing the System 2 hours

Identify the ps command options.
Schedule system events.
Identify the features of system message logging.
Identify the function of system monitoring.
Identify the functions of the CLI performance monitoring commands.
Identify the guidelines for managing system performance.
Identify the features of devices and drivers.
Identify the procedure for adding new hardware.
Identify the procedure for changing the value of kernel parameters.