Solaris 7 Administrator Certification Training Guide: Part I and Part II

Description

• Copyright 2003
• Pages: 648
• Edition: 1st

• eBook (Adobe DRM)
• ISBN-10: 0-7686-5596-X
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7686-5596-4

Solaris is the fastest growing and most popular commercial UNIX operating system. If you are a IT professional administering systems running on Solaris, you can obtain Sun certification as a way to provide a standard, tangible way of measuring your technical skills. Certification may provide job advancement opportunities and third party validation of skills. This title offers the perfect self-study tool to allow you to prepare confidently at your own pace, in your own time. Comprehensive and focused on teaching what you need to understand --- not just facts you need to know - this book is the most complete test preparation tool available on the market. Structured according to the exam objectives, Solaris 7 Administrator Certification Training Guide, Part I and Part II prepares you by concentrating on subjects such as system startup, server setup and customization, device files, file systems, networking, naming services, user security, software administration, and script writing.

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Sample Content

Table of Contents

(NOTE: Each chapter concludes with a Summary.)

PART I.

1. System Startup.

Booting the System. Using the Run Control Scripts to Stop or Start Services. System Shutdown.

2. OpenBoot.

OpenBoot Environment. OpenBoot Architecture. OpenBoot Interface. Getting Help in OpenBoot. PROM Full Device Names. OpenBoot Non-Volatile RAM (NVRAM). OpenBoot Security. OpenBoot Diagnostics. boot. Kernel.

3. Installing the Solaris 7 Software.

Requirements and Preparation for Installing the Solaris 7 Software. Minimum System Requirements. Software Terminology: Packages, Clusters, and Configuration Clusters. System Configuration to be Installed. Disk Storage Systems. Basic Considerations for Planning Partition Sizes. Device Drivers. Methods of Installing the Solaris 7 Software. The Solaris Installation Process.

4. Introduction to File Systems.

A File System Defined. Defining a Disk's Geometry. Solaris File System Types. Disk Slices. Parts of a UFS File System. Creating a UFS File System. Understanding Custom File System Parameters. File System Operations.

5. Solaris File Systems: Advanced Topics.

Constructing a File System. Tuning File Systems. Large Versus Small Files. Mounting a File System. Unmounting a File System. Volume Manager. Information on File Systems.

6. System Security.

Physical Security. Controlling System Access. Controlling File Access. Auditing Users. Network Security. Securing Superuser Access. Automated Security Enhancement Tool (ASET). Common-Sense Security Techniques.

7. Setting Up User Accounts.

Adding a User Account with Admintool. Deleting a User Account with Admintool. Modifying a User Account with Admintool. Adding a Group with Admintool. Setting Up User Initialization Files. Customizing User Initialization Files. The Home Directory. Name Services.

8. Software Package Administration.

Tools for Managing Software. Adding and Removing Software Packages. Listing and Verifying Installed Packages. Software Patches. General Guidelines.

9. Writing Shell Scripts and Programs.

Shell Script Basics. Selecting a Shell to Use. Bourne Shell Variables. Built-Ins. Shell Conditionals. Repeated-Action Commands. Shell Functions.

10. The LP Print Service.

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

11. Process Control.

Viewing a Process. Using Signals. Scheduling Processes. Using the Solaris Batch-Processing Facility. Syslog. Other Important Files Where Information Is Logged.

12. Backup and Recovery.

Solaris Backup and Restoration Utilities.

PART II.

13. Device Administration.

Hardware Terminol

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