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1. Oracle Solaris 10 – System
Administration
Course Details
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2. Oracle Solaris 10
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best UNIX training.
• Course Duration: 60 Hours (30+30)
• Course Format: Weekends/Weekdays
• Mode of Training:
- Onsite/Classroom
- Online
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3. Course Highlights
 Oracle Solaris online access
 Hands on training
 Reference course related videos
 Training through slideshows /notes and exercises
 Case Study - Real time business scenario and a typical Oracle Solaris
implementation case study
 Solaris Quiz
 Oracle Solaris Certification material
 Sample of interview Questions for UNIX Solaris
 Training Quality Feedback form
 How to use important Oracle resources
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4. Course Details
Oracle Solaris 10 – Part 1 (30 Hrs)
 Install Software :
Solaris 10 OS installation and upgrade options for CD / DVD, including how to provide Minimal
Installations for SPARC, x64, and x86-based systems
Perform an OS installation from CD / DVD for SPARC, x64, and x86- based systems
 Manage File Systems :
Solaris 10 OS directory hierarchy, including root subdirectories, file components, and file types,
and create and remove hard and symbolic links
Disk architecture including the UFS file system capabilities and naming conventions for devices for
SPARC, x64, and x86-based systems
Use the prtconf and format commands to list devices, critical issues of the /etc/path_to_inst file
and reconfigure devices by performing a reconfiguration boot or using the devfsadm command for
SPARC, x64, and x86-based systems
Partition a disk correctly using the appropriate files, commands, and options, and manage disk
labels using SMI and EFI labels as they relate to disk sets
Solaris 10 OS file system, including disk-based, distributed, devfs, and memory file systems
related to SMF, and create a new UFS file system using options for <1Tbyte and > 1Tbyte file
systems
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Check and resolve Solaris 10 OS file system inconsistencies using fsck, and monitor file system
usage using the command line (df, du, and quot commands)
Perform mounts and unmounts on a Solaris 10 OS file system, and use volume management to
access mounted diskettes and CD-ROMs, restrict access, troubleshoot volume management
problems, and explain access methods without volume management
Perform Solaris 10 OS package administration using command-line interface commands and
manage software patches for the Solaris OS, including preparing for patch administration, and
installing and removing patches using the patchadd and patchrm commands
 Perform System Boot and Shutdown Procedures for SPARC, x64, and x86-
based systems :
Boot PROM fundamentals, including OpenBoot Architecture Standard, boot PROM, NVRAM, POST,
Abort Sequence, and displaying POST to serial port for SPARC
BIOS settings for booting, abort sequence, and displaying POST, including BIOS configuration for
x64 and x86-based system
Execute basic boot PROM commands for a SPARC system
Perform system boot and shutdown procedures, including identifying the system's boot device,
creating and removing custom device aliases, viewing and changing NVRAM parameters, and
interrupting an unresponsive system
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Service Management Facility and the phases of the boot process
Use SMF or legacy commands and scripts to control both the boot and shutdown procedures
Purpose , functions and features of the Grand Unified Bootloader (GRUB), including how to modify
x86 system boot behavior, manage GRUB boot archives, boot a system in the GRUB-based boot
environment and interrupt an unresponsive system
 Perform User and Security Administration :
Perform Solaris 10 OS user administration, and manage user accounts and initialization files
 Manage Network Printers and System Processes :
Control system processes by viewing the processes, clearing frozen processes, and scheduling
automatic one-time and recurring execution of commands using the command line
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 Perform System Backups and Restores :
Develop a strategy for scheduled backups, and backup an unmounted file system using the
appropriate commands
Perform Solaris 10 OS file system restores using the appropriate commands, including restoring a
regular file system, the /usr file system, the /(root) file system, and performing interactive and
incremental restores for SPARC, x64, and x86 based systems
Backup a mounted file system by creating a UFS snapshot and performing a backup of the
snapshot file
Restore data from a UFS snapshot and delete the UFS snapshot
 Installation and Upgrade :
Install, configure, and patch Solaris systems using jumpstart, Live Upgrade, and iSCSI
 Describe Network Basics :
Control and monitor network interfaces including MAC addresses, IP addresses, network packets,
and configure the IPv4 interfaces at boot time
Client-server model and enable/disable server processes
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 Manage Virtual File Systems and Core Dumps :
Implement patch management using Sun Connection Services including the Update Manager
client, the smpatch command line, and Sun Connection hosted Web application
 Manage Storage Volumes :
Solaris ZFS file system, create
New ZFS pools and file systems
Modify ZFS file system properties
Mount and unmount ZFS file systems
Destroy ZFS pools and file systems
Work with ZFS snapshots and Clones, and
Use ZFS datasets with Solaris Zones
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Oracle Solaris 10 – Part 2 (30 Hrs)
 Manage Virtual File Systems and Core Dumps :
Virtual memory concepts and given a scenario, configure, and manage swap space
Manage crash dumps and core file behaviors
NFS fundamentals, and configure and manage the NFS server and client including daemons, files,
and commands
Troubleshoot various NFS errors
Manage AutoFS and use automount maps (master, direct, and indirect) to configure automounting
 Manage Storage Volumes :
Analyze and explain RAID (0,1,5) and SVM concepts (logical volumes, soft partitions, state
databases, hot spares, and hot spare pools)
Create the state database, build a mirror, and unmirror the root file system
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 Control Access and Configure System Messaging :
Configure role-based access control (RBAC) including assigning rights profiles, roles, and
authorizations to users
Analyze RBAC configuration file summaries and manage RBAC using the command line
Syslog function fundamentals, and configure and manage the /etc/syslog.conf file and syslog
messaging
 Naming Services :
Naming services (DNS, NIS, NIS+, and LDAP) and the naming service switch file (database
sources, status codes, and actions)
Configure, stop and start the Name Service Cache Daemon (nscd) and retrieve naming service
information using the getent command
Configure naming service clients during install, configure the DNS client, and set up the LDAP client
(client authentication, client profiles, proxy accounts, and LDAP configurations) after installation
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11. Course Details
 Managing Solaris Zones :
Consolidation issues, features of Solaris zones, and decipher between the different zone concepts
including zone types, daemons, networking, command scope, and given a scenario, create a
Solaris zone
Given a zone configuration scenario, identify zone components and zonecfg resource parameters,
allocate file system space, use the zonecfg command, describe the interactive configuration of a
zone, and view the zone configuration file
Use the zoneadm command to view, install, boot, halt, reboot, and delete a zone
 Managing LDAP, Jumpstart, and Live Upgrade :
Custom Jumpstart configuration including the boot, identification, configuration, and installation
services
Configure a Jumpstart including implementing a Jumpstart server, editing the sysidcfg, rules and
profile files, and establishing Jumpstart software alternatives (setup, establishing alternatives,
troubleshooting, and resolving problems)
Flash, create and manipulate the Flash archive and use it for installation
Given a PXE installation scenario, identify requirements and install methods, configure both the
install and DHCP server, and boot the x86 client
Configure a WAN Boot Installation and perform a Live Upgrade Installation
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