Solaris 9 System Administration Training Guide (Exam CX-310-014 and CX-310-015)

Bill Calkins is a Sun Certified System Administrator for the Solaris 9 operating environment. He is owner and president of Pyramid Consulting, a computer training and consulting firm located near Grand Rapids, Michigan, specializing in the implementation and administration of Open Systems. He has more than 18 years of experience in Unix system administration, consulting, and training at more than 100 different companies. Bill has authored several Unix textbooks, which are currently best sellers and are used by universities and training organizations worldwide: Solaris 2.6 Administrator Certification Training Guide Part I (Publisher: New Riders Publishing, ISBN: 157870085X) Solaris 2.6 Administrator Certification Training Guide Part II (Publisher: New Riders Publishing, ISBN: 1578700868) Solaris 7 Administrator Certification Training Guide: Parts I and II (Publisher: New Riders Publishing, ISBN: 1578702496) Solaris 8 Training Guide (CX-310-011 and CX-310-012): System Administrator (Publisher: New Riders Publishing, ISBN: 1578702593) Inside Solaris 9 (Publisher: New Riders Publishing, ISBN: 0735711011) In addition, he has worked with Sun Press as a technical editor and was a major contributor to the following, recently published, technical manuals: Solaris 7 Reference (Author: Janice Winsor, Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR, ISBN: 0130200484) Solaris 8 System Administrator's Reference Guide (Author: Janice Winsor, Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR, ISBN: 0130277010) Bill's professional interests include consulting, writing, teaching, and developing Web-based training materials. Bill consults with Sun Microsystems Professional Services and has assisted in various projects developing training and testing materials for the education division at Sun. Bill has worked as an instructor in both corporate and university settings, and has helped thousands of administrators get their certification. His experience covers all varieties of Unix, including Solaris, HP-UX, AIX, IRIX, Linux, and SCO. When he's not working in the field, he writes Unix books and conducts training and educational seminars on various system administration topics. He draws on his many years of experience in system administration and training to provide a unique approach to Unix training.

I: EXAM PREPARATION.

1. Managing File Systems.


Introduction. Device Drivers. Physical Device Name. Device Autoconfiguration. USB Devices. Instance Names. Major and Minor Device Numbers. Logical Device Name. A File System Defined. Defining a Disks Geometry. Solaris File System Types. Disk Slices. Parts of a UFS. The Root (/) File System. Components of the UFS. Creating a UFS. Understanding Custom File System Parameters. File System Operations. Tuning File Systems. Mounting File Systems. Unmounting a File System. Volume Management. Information on File Systems.

2. Installing the Solaris 9 Operating Environment.


Introduction. Installing the Solaris 9 Software. Requirements and Preparation for Installing the Solaris 9 Software. Software Terminology. Disk Storage. Methods of Installing the Solaris 9 Software. Upgrading the operating system. The Solaris Installation Prechecklist. Tools for Managing Software. Adding and Removing Software Packages. Using a Spool Directory. Listing and Verifying Installed Packages. Software Patches. Installing a Patch. Patch Manager (smpatch). Patch Tool. General Guidelines.

3. System Startup and Shutdown.


Introduction. Booting a System. The OpenBoot Environment. The OpenBoot Architecture. The OpenBoot Interface. Getting Help in OpenBoot. PROM Device Tree (Full Device Pathnames). OpenBoot NVRAM. OpenBoot Security. OpenBoot Diagnostics. OpenBoot PROM Versions. Booting a System. The Kernel. System Run States. System Shutdown.

4. User and Security Administration.


Introduction. Administering User Accounts. Setting Up Shell Initialization Files. System Security. The Secure Shell (ssh). ASET. Common-Sense Security Techniques.

5. Managing System Processes.


Introduction. Viewing a Process. Process Types. Using Signals. Scheduling Processes. Scheduling Priorities. Using the Solaris Batch-Processing Facility.

6. Managing the LP Print Service.


The LP Print Service. The Solaris Print Service. Setting Up the Printer Hardware. Setting Up the Printer Software. Administering Printers.

7. Performing System Backups and Restorations.


Introduction. Backup Media. Solaris Backup and Restoration Utilities. The fssnap Utility. zip and unzip. Web Start Flash Archive. The jar Utility.

8. The Solaris Network Environment.


Introduction. Network Fundamentals. Network Interfaces. Network Services. Network Maintenance.

9. Virtual File Systems, Swap Space, and Core Dumps.


Introduction. The Swap File System. Core File Configuration. Crash Dump Configuration. NFS. AutoFS.

10. Managing Storage Volumes.


Introduction. RAID. Solaris SVM. StorEdge Volume Manager.

11. Controlling Access and Configuring System Messaging.


Introduction. Access Control Lists (ACLs). Role-based Access Control (RBAC). syslog.

12. Naming Services.


Introduction. Name Services Overview. /etc Files. NIS. Planning Your NIS Domain. NIS+. DNS. Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP). Name Service Cache Daemon (nscd). The getent command.

13. Advanced Installation Procedures.


Introduction. JumpStart. Web Start Flash.

II: FINAL REVIEW.

Fast Facts.
Practice Exam.
III: APPENDIXES.

Appendix A. Glossary.
Appendix B. Whats on the CD-ROM.


PrepLogic Practice Tests, Preview Edition. Exclusive Electronic Version of Text.

Appendix C. Using PrepLogic, Preview Edition Software.


Exam Simulation. Question Quality. Interface Design. Effective Learning Environment. Software Requirements. Installing PrepLogic Practice Tests, Preview Edition. Removing PrepLogic Practice Tests, Preview Edition from Your Computer. Using PrepLogic Practice Tests, Preview Edition. Starting a Practice Test Mode Session. Starting a Flash Review Mode Session. Standard PrepLogic Practice Tests, Preview Edition Options. Time Remaining. Your Examination Score Report. Review Your Exam. Get More Exams. Contacting PrepLogic. Customer Service. Product Suggestions and Comments. License Agreement.

Index.