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Sun Career Accelerator Package for Intermediate Sys Admins (PK-CERT-SA1B)

Sun Career Accelerator Package for System Administration for the Solaris 9 OS, Part I (PK-CERT-SA1B)
 
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Sun understands that any IT certification path can be confusing and costly, so we are pleased to offer comprehensive Career Accelerator Packages (CAPs) that take the guesswork out of preparing for certification, at a discounted price. Sun CAPs can help ease the certification process by providing the right combination of classroom training, online training, online practice certification exams, and actual certification exams.

The PK-CERT-SA1A CAP is for intermediate system administrators preparing to pass the Sun Certified System Administrator for Solaris Operating System, Part I exam.

Please note that the goal of Sun certification is to test on a particular job role the certification supports. Thus, certification exams are based on both recommended Sun instructor-led classes and six to twelve months of actual job role experience. Sun does not claim that by taking courses you are guaranteed to pass the certification examinations, however we do state the the courses are an important component in certification preparation.

Sun Corporate Learning Pass members and Sun employees are not eligible for this discounted package. This Career Accelerator Package offer is valid in the country for which course schedules are displayed. Unless specific to Career Accelerator Packages, no other offers or discounts apply.

 
 
Package Components

Product ID Price
PK-CERT-SA1B $2,650.00
Class List for Product ID: SA-239
Duration: 5 days

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Intermediate System Administration for the Solaris 9 Operating System (SA-239)

The Intermediate System Administration for the Solaris 9 Operating System (Solaris 9 OS) course provides students with the necessary knowledge and skills to perform essential system administration tasks in the Solaris 9 OS, such as installing software, managing file systems, performing system boot procedures, performing user and security administration, managing network printers and system processes, and performing system backups and restores. This course is the first of a two-part series that individuals take in preparation for Part I of the Sun Certified System Administration for Solaris examination.

 
 
Who Can Benefit
Students who can benefit from this course include system administrators who are preparing to perform essential system administration procedures in the Solaris OS.

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Prerequisites
To succeed fully in this course, students should be able to:
  • Perform basic UNIX tasks
  • Understand basic UNIX commands
  • Use the vi text editor
  • Interact with a windowing system

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Skills Gained
Upon completion of this course, students should be able to
  • Manage file systems
  • Install software
  • Perform system boot procedures
  • Perform user and security administration
  • Manage network printers and system processes
  • Perform system backups and restores

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Course Content

Module 1 - Introducing the Solaris OS Directory Hierarchy

  • Describe / (root) subdirectories
  • Describe file components
  • Describe file types
  • Use hard links

Module 2 - Managing Local Disk Devices

  • Describe the basic architecture of a disk
  • Describe the naming conventions for devices
  • List devices
  • Reconfigure devices
  • Perform hard disk partitioning
  • Manage disk labels
  • Describe the Solaris Management Console
  • Partition a disk by using the Solaris Management Console

Module 3 - Managing the Solaris OS File System

  • Describe Solaris OS file systems
  • Create a new ufs file system
  • Check the file system by using the fsck command
  • Resolve file system inconsistencies
  • Monitor file system use

Module 4 - Performing Mounts and Unmounts

  • Identify mounting fundamentals
  • Perform mounts
  • Perform unmounts
  • Access mounted diskettes or CD-ROMs
  • Restrict access to a mounted diskette or CD-ROM
  • Access a diskette or CD-ROM without Volume Management

Module 5 - Installing the Solaris 9 Operating System

  • Identify the fundamentals of CD-ROM installation
  • Install the Solaris 9 OS from a CD-ROM

Module 6 - Performing Solaris 9 OS Package Administration

  • Describe the fundamentals of package administration
  • Administer packages by using the command-line interface

Module 7 - Managing Software Patches on the Solaris 9 OS

  • Describe the fundamentals of patch administration
  • Install and remove patches

Module 8 - Executing Boot PROM Commands

  • Identify boot programmable read-only memory (PROM) fundamentals
  • Use basic boot PROM commands
  • Identify the system's boot device
  • Create and remove custom device aliases
  • View and change nonvolatile random access memory (NVRAM) parameters from the shell
  • Interrupt an unresponsive system

Module 9 - Performing Boot and Shutdown Procedures

  • Identify run level fundamentals
  • Identify the phases of the boot process
  • Control boot processes
  • Perform system shutdown procedures

Module 10 - Performing User Administration

  • Describe user administration fundamentals
  • Manage user accounts
  • Manage initialization files

Module 11 - Performing System Security

  • Monitor system access
  • Switch users on a system
  • Control system access
  • Restrict access to data in files

Module 12 - Configuring Printer Services

  • Identify network printing fundamentals
  • Configure printer services
  • Administer printer services
  • Start and stop the line printer (LP) print service

Module 13 - Using Print Commands

  • Specify a destination printer
  • Use the LP print service

Module 14 - Controlling System Processes

  • View system processes
  • Clear frozen processes
  • Schedule an automatic one-time execution of a command
  • Schedule an automatic recurring execution of a command

Module 15 - Performing File System Backups

  • Identify the fundamentals of backups
  • Back up an unmounted file system

Module 16 - Performing File System Restores

  • Restore ufs file systems
  • Explain disaster recovery fundamentals

Module 17 - Backing Up a Mounted File System With a UFS Snapshot

  • Create a UFS snapshot
  • Back up the snapshot file

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Intermediate System Administration for the Solaris 9 Operating System (WSB-239)

The Intermediate System Administration for the Solaris 9 Operating System (OS) training product provides students with the knowledge and skills to perform essential system administration tasks in the Solaris 9 OS, including standalone installation, file system management, backup procedures, process control, user administration, and device management.

This product is a bundle of the following six courses:

  • WS-2390: Managing File Systems
  • WS-2391: Installing Software
  • WS-2392: Performing System Boot Procedures
  • WS-2393: Performing User and Security Administration
  • WS-2394: Managing Network Printers and System Processes
  • WS-2395: Archiving and Restoring the System

 
 
Course Length

24 hours

 
 
Technical Requirements

Before purchase, please review:

 
 
Additional SW HW Requirements
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Languages
  • English
  • Korean

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Who Can Benefit
Students who can benefit from this course bundle include system administrators who perform essential system administration procedures in the Solaris OS.

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Prerequisites
To succeed fully in this course, students should be able to:
  • Use components of the desktop system
  • Manage files and directories
  • Create and modify files
  • Control the user work environment
  • Archive files
  • Use remote commands

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Skills Gained
Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:
  • Describe the Solaris OS directory hierarchy
  • Manage local disk devices
  • Manage the Solaris OE file system
  • Perform mounts and unmounts
  • Install the the Solaris 9 OS
  • Perform package administration
  • Manage patch administration on the Solaris 9 OS
  • Identify boot PROM fundamentals
  • Perform booting and shutdown procedures
  • Perform user administration
  • Set file system security
  • Configure printer services and use print commands
  • Control system processes
  • Perform file system backups and restores
  • Back up a mounted file system by using a UFS snapshot

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ePractice Certification Exam for the for Sun Certified System Administrator for the Solaris 9 OS Part I (WGS-PREX-S014C)

The ePractice Certification Exam for the for Sun Certified System Administrator for Solaris 9, Part I course provides students with preparation for Sun certification by acquainting them with the format of the exam and its questions, providing instant feedback regarding skill levels and gaps, and suggesting specific Sun training to fill those gaps. The exam includes sample test questions, the correct answers including explanations, and suggestions for future study.

 
 
Technical Requirements

Before purchase, please review:

 
 
Languages
English

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Who Can Benefit
Students who can benefit from this course are candidates preparing for the Sun Certified System Administrator for Solaris 9, Part I exam.

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Skills Gained
Upon completion of this course, you should be able to:
  • Upon completion of this course, students should be able to understand exam formats and question type.

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Sun Certified System Administrator for the Solaris 9 Operating System, Part I of II (CX-310-014)

The Sun Certified System Administrator I for Solaris 9 Operating System, Part I exam is geared towards those candidates with a minimum of six months experience working as a system administrator. This exam presumes the test candidate has an indepth knowledge of basic UNIX and Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS) commands, such as those commands covered in the SA-239 courseware. The examination will include multiple choice scenario-based questions, drag and drop and fill-in questions. It is a prerequisite to the Sun Certified System Administrator for Solaris 9 Operating System, Part II exam. Test candidates must pass this exam before proceeding to the Sun Certified System Administrator for Solaris 9 Operating System, Part II exam. Reseller exam to not apply as prerequisites.

 
 
Languages
  • English
  • Japanese
  • Korean

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