Sun Certified System Administrator for the Solaris 10 Operating System Upgrade Exam (CX-310-203)
Product Description
The Sun Certified System Administrator for Solaris 10 Operating System Upgrade Exam is geared toward those candidates with one or more years of experience in a Solaris Operating System. The Upgrade certification exam requires extensive knowledge of the Solaris 10 OS system administration features as covered in the SA-200-S10, SA-202-S10, and WSB-204-S10 courseware. And that the test candidate has system administration expertise for both SPARC, x64, and x86 based systems. The exam includes multiple-choice, scenario-based questions, drag-and-drop questions and requires extensive knowledge on new and advanced Solaris Administration topics. Including how to manage file systems, install software, perform system boot and shutdown procedures, perform user and security administration, use Service Management Facility, Solaris zones, and perform advanced installation procedures.
This exam is for candidates who have already successfully completed the Sun Certified System Administrator Exam, both Part I and Part II of a previous version of the Solaris OS (2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 7, 8, 9). Reseller exams are not applicable. Candidates who are not previously certified cannot take the upgrade exam. In addition, the test candidate's Solaris OS Certification must have been in the complete Solaris Certification track (that is, the student must have taken and passed the Solaris 7 OS System Administration I and the Solaris 7 OS System Administration II exam). Those test candidates with a "mix and match" certification do not qualify.
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Details
- Delivered at: Authorized Prometric Testing Centers
- Prerequisites: Sun Certified System Administrator certification in any previous version of the Solaris OS
- Other exams/assignments required for this certification: N/A
- Exam type: Multiple choice, drag and drop
- Number of questions: 57
- Pass score: 60%
- Time limit: 105
Languages
- English
- Japanese
- Russian
Recommended Training
To succeed fully in this exam, candidates can take advantage of the following course(s):
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Web-based Practice Exams
- ePractice Exam for the Sun Certified System Administrator for the Solaris 10 OS, Part I (WGS-PREX-S200C)
- ePractice Exam for the Sun Certified System Administrator for the Solaris 10 OS, Part II (WGS-PREX-S202C)
Assignment Objectives
Section 1: Install Software
- Explain the 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.
Section 2: Manage File Systems
- Explain 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, explain 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.
- Given a scenario, 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.
- Explain the 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.
- 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.
Section 3: Perform System Boot and Shutdown Procedures for SPARC, x64, and x86-based systems
- Given a scenario, explain the BIOS settings for booting, abort sequence, and displaying POST, including BIOS configuration for x64 and x86-based 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.
- Explain the 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.
- Describe the 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.
Section 4: Perform User and Security Administration
- Monitor system access by using appropriate commands.
- Perform system security by switching users on a system, and by becoming root and monitoring su attempts.
- Control system security through restricting ftp access and using /etc/hosts.equiv and $HOME/ .rhosts files, and SSH fundamentals.
- Restrict access to data in files through the use of group membership, ownership, and special file permissions.
Section 5: Perform System Backups and Restores
- 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.
Section 6: Perform Advanced Installation Procedures
- Explain 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.
- Given a scenario, use the zoneadm command to view, install, boot, halt, reboot, and delete a zone.
- Explain 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).
- Explain 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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