Make the Transition to the Solaris 10 Operating System (SA-210-S10)
The Make the Transition to the Solaris 10 Operating System course presents the essential differences between the Solaris 8, Solaris 9 and Solaris 10 Operating Systems. The course covers skills and tasks that are new or are changed in Solaris 10. The course also covers tasks in Solaris 10 that replace previous Solaris tasks. This course is intended to provide experienced Solaris 8 and Solaris 9 systems administrators with practical experience administering Solaris 10 through hands-on practice and focuses on many of the objectives necessary to prepare them to take the Sun Certified System Administrator for the Solaris 10 Operating System Upgrade Exam (CX-310-203).
Skills Gained
Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:
Administer the Service Management Facility
Install the Solaris 10 OS
Install Software in the Solaris 10 OS
Manage Solaris 10 OS patches and updates
Perform user and security administration in the Solaris 10 OS
Manage processes in the Solaris 10 OS
Describe networking basic in the Solaris 10 OS
Manage virtual file systems and core dumps in the Solaris 10 OS
Manage storage volumes in the Solaris 10 OS
Control system access in the Solaris 10 OS
Configure system messaging in the Solaris 10 OS
Set up naming services in the Solaris 10 OS
Perform advanced installation procedures like jumpstart and flash installation in the Solaris 10 OS
Who Can Benefit
Students who can benefit from this course are experienced Solaris 8 and Solaris 9 Systems Adminstrators who need to understand the essential differences in Solaris 10. Systems Administrators holding valid Solaris 8 and/or Solaris 9 Sun Certified Solaris Systems Administrator certification can use this course to prepare for the Sun Certified System Administrator for the Solaris 10 Operating System Upgrade Exam (CX-310-203).
Prerequisites
To succeed fully in this course, students should be certified system administrators on the Solaris 8 or Solaris 9 operating systems.
Code:
SA-210-S10
Length:
3 days
Type:
Instructor-Led
Certified By:
Sun Microsystems
Tuition:
$2,400 / $2,040 GSA GOV.
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Module 1 - Managing Services Using With the Service Management Facility (SMF)
Identify features of the Service Management Facility (SMF)
Module 2 - Introducing the Solaris OS Directory Hierarchy
Identify changes to the Solaris OS Directory Hierachy in the Solaris 10 OS
Module 3 - Managing Local Disk Devices
Identify changes to the format command.
Implement EFI disk labels.
Identify changs to the behavior of the devfsadm command.
Module 4 - Managing the Solaris OS File System
Identify changes related to pseudo file systems.
Describe features of the Multiterabyte UFS
Describe changes related to logging in UFS
Describe the default behaviour and output of the mount command with respect to logging in the UFS.
Describe the meaning of the devices flag of the mount command
Module 5 - Installing the Solaris OS
Describe the installation methods available for the Solaris 10 OS.
State the installation requirements for the Solaris 10 OS.
Describe additional software groups introduced in the Solaris 10 OS.
Module 6 - Introducing the Fundamentals of Package and Patch Administration
Describe how signed packages and patches are implemented
Implement patch management using the Sun Update Connection Services including the Sun Update Manager application, the smpatch command line, and the Sun Update Connection hosted Web application
Module 7 - Performing User Administration
Describe differences in Administering Users
Module 8 - Performing System Security
Describe differences in Securing the Solaris 10 OS
Module 9 - Configuring and Using Printer Services
Identify network printing fundamental changes
Configure and administer printer services
Module 10 - Describing Network Basics
Describe Network Interface Configuration Changes
Describe Changes to the Client-Service Model
Module 11 - Managing Crash Dumps, Core Files and Paging
Describe the differences in the coreadm command from Solaris 9 to Solaris 10.
Describe MPSS
Module 12 - Configuring NFS
Describe the differences in the Network File System in Solaris 8, 9, and 10
Describe the enhancements to Network File System version 4 (NFS version 4)
Module 13 - Configuring AutoFS
Describe new map entries with AutoFS
Module 14 - Configuring Solaris Volume Manager Software
Describe Solaris Volume Manager software concepts
Build a RAID-0 (concatenated) volume
Build a RAID-1 (mirror) volume for the root (/) file system
Module 15 - Controlling Access and Configuring System Messaging
Describe the effect of the /etc/inet/ipnodes file on the loghost variable.
Describe generic log rotation
Module 16 - Using Naming Services
Describe differences in the name service switch file
Describe differences in the LDAP name service
Module 17 - Configuring the Custom JumpStart Procedure
Describe differences in Boot Services
Describe differences in Identification Services
Describe differences in Configuration Services
Describe differences in Installation Services
Module 18 - Performing a Flash Installation
Describe the Flash installation feature
Manipulate a Flash archive
Use a Flash archive for installation
Module 19 - Using Live Upgrade
Create an alternate boot environment cloned from a running system
Create a differential flash archive in a Live Upgrade boot environment
Create an empty alternative boot environment and understand when this is necessary
Extend a base boot environment with a differential flash archive
Module 20 - Introducing WANboot
Perform a WANboot Flash installation
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