Solaris 9 System Administration Level 2

Course Objectives:

Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:

                      Describe network basics

                      Describe remote administration with the Solaris Management Console software

                      Manage virtual file systems and core dumps

                      Manage storage volumes

                      Control access and configure system messaging

                      Configure role-based access control (RBAC)

                      Set up name services

                      Perform advanced installation procedures

                      Configure the custom JumpStart procedure

Course Topics:

Course Audience:

Course PreRequisites:

To succeed fully in this course, students should be able to:

                      Manage files and directories

                      Control the user work environment

                      Archive files

                      Use remote commands

                      Manage file systems

                      Install software

                      Perform system boot procedures

                      Perform user and security administration

                      Manage network printers and system processes

                      Perform system backups and restores

Course Outline:

Module 1 - Describing Interface Configuration

                      Control and monitor network interfaces

                      Configure Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) interfaces at boot time

Module 2 - Describing the Client-Server Model

                      Describe client-server processes

                      Start server processes

Module 3 - Customizing the Solaris Management Console

                      Describe Solaris Management Console toolbox editor actions

                      Use the Solaris Management Console toolbox editor

Module 4 - Managing Swap Configuration

                      Describe virtual memory

                      Configure swap space

Module 5 - Managing Crash Dumps and Core Files

                      Manage crash dump behavior

                      Manage core file behavior

Module 6 - Configuring NFS

                      Describe the benefits of NFS

                      Describe the fundamentals of NFS distributed file system

                      Manage an NFS server

                      Manage an NFS client

                      Enable the NFS server logging

                      Manage NFS with the Solaris Management Console storage folder tools

                      Troubleshoot NFS errors

Module 7 - Configuring AutoFS

                      Describe the fundamentals of the AutoFS file system

                      Use automount maps

Module 8 - Describing RAID and the Solaris Volume Manager Software

                      Describe redundant array of independent disks (RAID)

                      Describe Solaris Volume Manager software concepts

Module 9 - Configuring Solaris Volume Manager Software

                      Distribute the state database replicas

                      Build a mirror of the root (/) file system

                      Creating a Concatenation

                      Creating a Raid5 volume

Module 10 - Configuring Access Control Lists (ACLs)

                      Describe ACLs

                      Manipulate ACLs using the command line

                      Manipulate ACLs using the File Manager graphic user interface (GUI)

                      Create default ACLs

Module 11 - Configuring Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)

                      Describe RBAC fundamentals

                      Describe component interaction within RBAC

                      Manage RBAC by using the Solaris Management Console

                      Manage RBAC by using the command line

Module 12 - Configuring System Messaging

                      Describe the fundamentals of the syslog function

                      Configure the /etc/syslog.conf file

                      Configure syslog messaging

                      Use the Solaris Management Console log viewer

Module 13 - Using Name Services

                      Describe the name service concept

                      Describe the name service switch file

                      Configure the name service cache daemon (nscd)

                      Get name service information

Module 14 - Configuring the Network Information Service (NIS)

                      Describe NIS fundamentals

                      Configure the name service switch file

                      Describe NIS security

                      Configure an NIS domain

                      Build custom NIS maps

                      Troubleshoot NIS

Module 15 - Configuring the Custom JumpStart Procedure

                      Describe the JumpStart procedure

                      Implement a basic JumpStart server

                      Set up JumpStart software configuration alternatives

                      Troubleshoot the JumpStart procedure

Module 16 - Performing a Flash Installation

                      Describe the Flash installation feature

                      Manipulate a Flash archive

                      Use a Flash archive for installation