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Sun Certified System Administrator for Solaris 10 Part I and II Certification Success Package - Mixed Media Edition (PK-CSPS-BL11)

Sun Certified System Administrator for Solaris 10 Part I and II Certification Success Package - Mixed Media Edition (PK-CSPS-BL11)
 
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This Certification package is intended to provide experienced system administrators with information about core Solaris concepts, and focuses on practical experience implementing Solaris features through lab exercises. Training is provided in an instructor-led, classroom environment on SPARC-based systems. Additionally, the web-based course provides the student with the differences related to the x86 Intel- and AMD-based system environment.

This package prepares you for part 1 and part 2 exams of the two-part Sun Certified System Administration (SCSA) Certification. To demonstrate proficiency, you can use the exam vouchers to get certified and obtain the SCSA Certification. This package includes Sun Authorized courseware, practice certification exams delivered over the web and vouchers for the actual certification exams.

Components of the package:

  • STS-276-S10 - classroom courseware
  • WS-276-S10 and WS-2025-S10 - web-based courseware
  • WGS-PREX-S200C - Practice Exam for the Sun Certified System Admin. for the Solaris 10 OS, Part I
  • CX-310-200 - Exam voucher for Sun Certified System Admin. for the Solaris 10 OS, Part I
  • WGS-PREX-S202C - Practice Exam for the Sun Certified System Admin. for the Solaris 10 OS, Part II
  • CX-310-202 - Exam voucher for Sun Certified System Admin. for the Solaris 10 OS, Part II

This package includes Sun authorized courseware, Web-based practice certification exams, and a voucher for the certification exam. As an added bonus in select countries, should you need it, you will also receive a free retake exam. » See participating countries and terms and conditions.

 
 
Package Skills Gained
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  • Install the Solaris operating system and administer software packages and patches
  • Demonstrate familiarity with Boot PROM commands
  • Perform boot and shutdown procedures on a Solaris system
  • Reconfigure devices on a Solaris system
  • Administer user accounts, including configuration of Role-Based Access Control using the command line and the Solaris Management Console (SMC)
  • Demonstrate proficiency using the Solaris Volume Manager
  • Describe special file systems available in Solaris, and configure NFS and Autofs
  • Understand basic concepts related to Solaris Zones
  • Configure DNS and LDAP clients on Solaris systems
  • Implement NIS on Solaris systems
 
 
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Product ID Price
PK-CSPS-BL11 $4,500.00
Class List for Product ID: STS-276-S10
Duration: 5 days

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Solaris Operating System Administration for Experienced UNIX Administrators (STS-276-S10)

The Solaris Operating System Administration for Experienced UNIX Administrators course provides students with the necessary knowledge and skills to perform core system administration tasks in the Solaris 10 Operating System. This course is intended to provide experienced UNIX administrators with information about core Solaris concepts, and focuses on practical experience implementing Solaris features through lab exercises.

LAB INFORMATION: The hands-on labs offered in this course may involve accessing equipment that resides at a location other than where the training is delivered.

 
 
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Who Can Benefit
Students who can benefit from this course should already be familiar with standard system and network administration tasks in their native UNIX environment. This course provides the skills necessary to adapt those administration skills to Solaris 10 OS equivalents.

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Prerequisites
To succeed fully in this course, students should be able to:
  • Use the basic UNIX command set
  • Manage files and directories
  • Use the vi editor
  • Control the user work environment
  • Archive files
  • Use remote commands
  • Manage file systems
  • Install operating system software
  • Perform system boot procedures
  • Perform user and security administration
  • Perform system backups and restores
  • Describe basic RAID concepts

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Skills Gained
Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:
  • Compare and contrast the evolution of UNIX systems
  • Install the Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS)
  • Administer software packages and patches
  • Demonstrate familiarity with Boot (Programmable Read Only Memory) PROM commands
  • Reconfigure devices on a Solaris system
  • Use SMF administrative commands
  • Perform configuration of Role-Based Access Control
  • Demonstrate proficiency using the Solaris Volume Manager
  • Work with the ZFS file system
  • Configure swap space on a Solaris system
  • Manage system crash dumps on a Solaris system
  • Understand basic concepts related to Solaris Zones
  • Perform JumpStart and Flash installations on Solaris systems
  • Perform Live Upgrade using the Solaris 10 Operating System

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Course Content

Module 1 - Introducing the Solaris 10 OS Directory Hierarchy

  • Define file systems
  • Identify file components
  • Identify file types
  • Describe hard links

Module 2 - Solaris 10 Operating System Installation Requirements

  • Identify hardware requirements for Solaris 10 OS installation
  • Identify the fundamentals of Solaris 10 OS installations
  • Identify the Solaris OS software components
  • Define guidelines for installing Solaris OS from a DVD
  • Describe the Secure by Default installation enhancement

Module 3 - Performing Solaris 10 OS Package Administration

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

Module 4 - Managing Software Patches on the Solaris 10 OS

  • Describe patch administration fundamentals
  • Describe patch administration best practices
  • Obtain patches using SunSolve
  • Install and remove patches
  • Install recommended patch clusters
  • Implement patch management using the smpatch command line

Module 5 - Using Boot PROM Commands

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

Module 6 - Using the Grand Unified Bootloader

  • Discuss the purpose of the Grand Unified Bootloader (GRUB)
  • Describe GRUB terminology and basic functions
  • Modify x86 system boot behavior in the Solaris OS
  • Use the eeprom command
  • Use the kernel command
  • Use the findroot command
  • Describe and manage GRUB boot archives
  • Boot a system in the GRUB-based boot environment
  • Interrupt an unresponsive system

Module 7 - Service Management Facility

  • Describe the Service Management Facility (SMF) features
  • Compare run levels and SMF milestones
  • Use SMF administrative commands

Module 8 - Managing Local Disk Devices

  • Describe the basic architecture of a disk
  • Manage disk labels
  • Describe the naming conventions for devices
  • Describe support for iSCSI target devices
  • List system devices
  • Reconfigure devices
  • Perform hard disk partitioning
  • Describe EFI disk labels

Module 9 - Managing Solaris OS USF File Systems

  • Identify disk-based, distributed, and pseudo file systems in the Solaris OS
  • Describe Solaris OS UFS file systems
  • Create a new UFS file system
  • Check a file system using the fsck command
  • Resolve file system inconsistencies
  • Monitor file system use

Module 10 - Performing Mounts and Unmounts

  • Identify mounting basics
  • Perform mounts
  • Mount ZFS file systems
  • Perform unmounts
  • Repair important files if boot fails
  • Access a mounted diskette, CD-ROM, or DVD
  • Restrict access to a mounted diskette, CD-ROM, or DVD
  • Access a diskette, CD-ROM, or DVD without volume management (vold)

Module 11 - Configuring Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)

  • Describe RBAC fundamentals
  • Describe component interaction within RBAC
  • Manage RBAC

Module 12 - Configuring Solaris Volume Manager Software

  • Describe Solaris Volume Manager software concepts
  • Build a RAID-0 (concatenated) volume
  • Build a RAID-1 (mirror) volume for the root (/) file system

Module 13 - Introduction to the ZFS File System

  • Describe the Solaris ZFS file system
  • Understand ZFS terminology
  • Create new ZFS pools and file systems
  • Modify ZFS file system properties
  • Destroy ZFS pools and file systems
  • Work with ZFS snapshots and clones

Module 14 - Managing Swap Configuration, Core Files, and Crash Dumps

  • Configure swap space
  • Manage core file file behavior
  • Manage crash dump behavior

Module 15 - Describing Interface Configurations

  • Control and monitor network interfaces
  • Configure Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) interfaces at boot time

Module 16 - Introduction to Zones

  • Identify the different zones features
  • Understand how and why zone partitioning is used
  • Configure zones
  • Install zones
  • Boot zones
  • Move a zone
  • Migrate a zone
  • Delete a zone
  • Administer packages with zones
  • Upgrade the Solaris 10 OS with installed zones
  • Use 1x Branded Zones

Module 17 - Configuring JumpStart Installation Using the Solaris 10 Operating System

  • Describe the JumpStart configurations
  • Implement a basic JumpStart server for SPARCA and x86/x64 clients
  • Describe booting x86/x64 systems using the Preboot Execution Environment (PXE)
  • Set up a DHCP server to support x86/x64 JumpStart clients
  • Set up JumpStart software configuration alternatives
  • Set up JumpStart to create a ZFS mirrored root pool
  • Troubleshoot JumpStart configurations

Module 18 - Performing Live Upgrade Using the Solaris 10 Operating System

  • Describe the benefits of using Live Upgrade
  • Describe the Solaris Live Upgrade process
  • Describe Solaris Live Upgrade requirements
  • Identify the Solaris Live Upgrade commands
  • Create an alternate boot environment cloned from a running system
  • Create a differential flash archive in a Live Upgrade boot environment
  • Modify the state of the new boot environment
  • Extend a base boot environment with a differential flash archive
  • Use Live Upgrade to patch a system
  • Using JumpStart to implement a Live Upgrade environment

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Solaris Operating System Administration for Experienced UNIX Administrators (x86 Differences) (WS-276-S10)

The SolarisOperating System Administration for Experienced UNIX(R) Administrators x86 Differences course provides the student with the necessary knowledge and skills to perform the core system administration tasks that are described in the STS-276-S10 course on an x86 architecture. This course is designed as a follow-on course to the STS-276-S10 course.

 
 
Course Length

4-6 hours

 
 
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Languages
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Who Can Benefit
Students who have already taken the STS-276-S10 course and require the additional skills required to perform those topics in a non-SPARC(R) environment.

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Prerequisites
To succeed fully in this course, students must:
  • Have completed the STS-276-S10 course
  • Fulfill all of the prerequisites of the STS-276-S10 course and have a basic knowledge of Personnel Computer architectures.

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Skills Gained
Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:
  • Perform the same skills as listed in the STS-276-S10 course on an x86 architecture.

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Course Content

Module 1 - Managing Disks and File Systems on x64/x86-Based Systems

  • Managing local disk devices
  • Managing disk labels

Module 2 - Installing the Solaris Operating System in an x86 Environment

  • Identify the fundamentals of CD-ROM or DVD installation

Module 3 - Performing System Boot Procedures on x64/x86-Based Systems

  • Configuring and testing devices
  • Performing boot and shutdown procedures

Module 4 - Storage Volume Management on x64/x86-Based Systems

  • Building a mirror of the root (/) file system

Module 5 - Advanced Installation Procedures on x64/x86-Based Systems

  • Configuring custom JumpStart software
  • Setting up JumpStart software configuration alternatives
  • PXE Configuration on Server and Client Systems

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Introducing Zones and ZFS (WS-2025-S10)

The Introducing Zones and ZFS course (WS-2025-S10) instructs students in the fundamentals of Solaris Zones, and how to configure, install, and boot a zone. It also covers the fundamentals of the ZFS file system. Topics include how to create and destroy ZFS pools, how to mount and unmount ZFS file systems, and how to use ZFS datasets with Solaris Zones.

 
 
Languages
English

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Who Can Benefit
Students who can benefit from this course are:
  • Sun Certified System Administrators (Part I)
  • Individuals who are already familiar with core system administration tools and processes
  • Individuals who have a fundamental understanding of the UNIX operating system, commands, and utilities

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Prerequisites
To succeed fully in this course, students should be able to:
  • Install and boot the Solaris 10 Operating System (Solaris 10 OS) on a stand-alone workstation
  • Implement basic system security
  • Add users to the system using the Solaris Management Console software
  • Add software packages using the pkgadd command
  • Monitor and mount file systems
  • Manage disk devices and processes
  • Perform backups and restorations

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Skills Gained
Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:
  • Configure zones
  • Manage a non-global zone using the zoneadm command
  • Administer packages with installed zones
  • Upgrade the Solaris 10 OS with installed zones
  • Create and destroy ZFS pools, file systems, snapshots, and clones
  • Modify ZFS file system properties
  • Mount and unmount ZFS file systems
  • Use ZFS datasets with Solaris Zones

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Course Content

Module 1 - Introduction to Zones

  • Introducing Solaris Zones
  • Introducing Zone Concepts
  • Configuring Zones
  • Managing Zones
  • Administering Packages with Zones
  • Upgrading Solaris 10 OS With Installed Non-Global Zones

Module 2 - Introduction to the ZFS File System

  • Introducing ZFS
  • Introducing Components of a ZFS Storage Pool
  • Identifying Replication Features of a ZFS Storage Pool
  • Creating and Destroying ZFS Storage Pools
  • Querying ZFS Storage Pool Status
  • Creating and Destroying ZFS File Systems
  • Introducing ZFS File System Properties
  • Managing ZFS Properties
  • Mounting ZFS File Systems
  • Administering Zones Using Web-based ZFS Management Tool
  • Working with Clones
  • Using ZFS Datasets with Solaris Zones

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ePractice Exam for the Sun Certified System Administrator for the Solaris 10 OS, Part I (WGS-PREX-S200C)

The ePractice Certification Exam for the for Sun Certified System Administrator for Solaris 10, Part I exam 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. This ePractice exam presumes the test candidate has an in-depth knowledge of basic UNIX and Solaris OS commands and that the test candidate has system administration expertise for SPARC, x64, and x86 based systems.

This Sun ePractice exam is comprised of 180 questions, divided into three forms of 60 questions each.

 
 
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ePractice Exam for the Sun Certified System Administrator for the Solaris 10 OS, Part II (WGS-PREX-S202C)

The ePractice Certification Exam for the for Sun Certified System Administrator for Solaris 10, Part II exam 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. This certification exam tests that the candidate has an in-depth knowledge of advanced Solaris OS system administration skills and that the test candidate has system administration expertise for SPARC, x64, and x86 based systems.

This Sun ePractice exam is comprised of 180 questions, divided into three forms of 60 questions each.

 
 
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Sun Certified System Administrator for the Solaris 10 OS, Part I (CX-310-200)

The Sun Certified System Administrator for Solaris 10 OS Part I exam is for candidates with a minimum of six to twelve months experience as a system administrator. This exam presumes the test candidate has an in-depth knowledge of basic UNIX and Solaris OS commands, such as those commands covered in the SA-200-S10 courseware and that the test candidate has system administration expertise for SPARC, x64, and x86 based systems. The examination includes multiple-choice, scenario-based questions and drag-and-drop questions and requires extensive knowledge on Solaris OS administration topics, including how to manage file systems, install software, perform system boot and shutdown procedures, perform user and security administration, manage network printers and system processes, and perform system backups and restores. The examination is a prerequisite to the Sun Certified System Administrator for Solaris10 OS, Part II exam. Test candidates must pass this exam before proceeding to the Sun Certified System Administrator for Solaris 10 OS Part II exam.

 
 
Languages
  • English
  • Japanese
  • Russian

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Sun Certified System Administrator for the Solaris 10 OS, Part II (CX-310-202)

The Sun Certified System Administrator for Solaris 10 Operating System, Part II exam is for candidates with one or more years of experience working as a system administrator. This certification exam tests that the candidate has an in-depth knowledge of advanced Solaris OS system administration skills, such as those covered in the SA-202-S10 courseware and that the test candidate has system administration expertise for SPARC, x64, and x86 based systems. The examination includes multiple-choice, scenario-based questions, drag- and-drop questions, and requires extensive knowledge of advanced Solaris OS administration topics including how to perform network basics, manage virtual file systems and core dumps, manage storage volumes, control access and configure system messaging, set up naming services, manage Solaris zones, and perform advanced installation procedures. The Sun Certified System Administrator for Solaris 10 OS Exam, Part I (310-200) is a prerequisite to this examination. This certification exam tests that the candidate has an in-depth knowledge of advanced Solaris OS system administration skills, such as those covered in the SA-202-S10 and WSB-204-S10 courseware.

Solaris Certification candidates must pass both part I and part II exams in order to obtain Solaris 10 certification.

 
 
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  • English
  • Japanese
  • Russian

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