Solaris 10 System Administration - Part II

Course Code: SSA2

Duration: 5 days

Solaris 10 System Administration - Part II Course Overview

This Solaris System Administration training course will provide delegates with practical experience of configuring various aspects of a Oracle Solaris system up to and including Solaris version 10. This course extends the skills a delegate will have gained from attending the Solaris System Administration - Part 1 course.

Delegates will cover more specialised tasks such as managing the system log and configuring remote file sharing with NFS whilst gaining the key skills required to prepare for the Oracle Solaris 10 System Administrator Certified Professional Part II exam (1Z0-878).

Exercises and examples are used throughout the course to give practical hands-on experience with the techniques covered.

Course Objectives

Administering Solaris systems involves many specialised tasks including; monitoring system events with syslog, performing network installations, dealing with various aspects of the network environment and assigning system roles to users. Delegates taking this class will gain the necessary knowledge and skills to perform these tasks.

Who will the Course Benefit?

This Solaris 10 System Administration - Part II course is aimed at IT staff responsible for administering a networked server in a local area network, running the Oracle Solaris operating environment. It will extend their skills beyond basic administration tasks.

Skills Gained

The delegate will learn and acquire skills as follows:

Configuring and Managing DNS
Configuring and Managing NIS
Control of remote File Systems with NFS and Auto mount
Managing Disk Space in the Solaris Volume Management environment using the Solaris Management Console and standard commands
Managing swap space
Setting up the JumpStart facility to automate installation
Installing a system with a Flash Archive
Live Upgrade
Managing the System and Program Dump file environment
Managing system event logging with syslog
Allocating system tasks to users using Role Based Access Control (RBAC)
Configuring and accessing Zones

View Course Contents - DAY 1

Solaris 10 System Administration - Part II Training Course

Course Introduction

Administration and Course Materials
Course Structure and Agenda
Delegate and Trainer Introductions

Session 1: NAMING SERVICES

DNS Overview
DNS Server and Client Setup
NIS
NIS Servers and Clients
Setting up NIS Servers and Clients
NIS+ Overview
LDAP Overview and Setting up an LDAP Client
The Name Service Switch Configuration Files
Template nsswitch Files
Displaying Information From the Name Server
Name Service Cache Daemon
Reference for Naming Services
Exercise: Setting up an NIS server and client

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Solaris 10 System Administration - Part II Training Course

Session 2: NFS/CACHE FS

Network File System (NFS)
NFS Terminology
NFS Server
NFS Client
NFS Server Configuration
/etc/dfs/dfstab File
NFS Server Configuration - SMC
Other NFS Commands
NFS Client Configuration
The mount Command
Mounting a Local Resource
Mounting a Remote Resource
Responding to server failure - mount options
Multiple Hosts
Unmounting a Resource
NFS Client Configuration - SMC
Troubleshooting NFS
Cache File System (Cachefs)
Cachefs Terminology
Creating a Cache File System
Cachefs Statistics and Consistency
Cachefs Logging
Removing Cache File System
NFS Logging - user access
Exercise: Setting up an NFS server and client

Session 3: AUTOMOUNT

Automount Utility
Automount Maps
Registering Changes for Automount
automount -v
Exercise: Setting up an automount client

Session 4: SOLARIS VOLUME MANAGER (SVM)

Disk Management and File System Review
RAID Technology and Volumes
RAID Modes
SVM Tools
Volume Management Operations
State Database Replicas
Creating State Database Replicas
Creating a Disk Concatenation
SVM Commands and Files
Creating State Database Replicas - the metadb command
metadevices
metstat command
Creating a Concatenation of two disk slices
Creating and Managing Mirrors
Creating File Systems on Volumes
Deleting a Metadevice
Dynamically Growing Existing File Systems
Mirroring Volumes and backup of Mirrors
Exercises:
- Creating a database and concatenation volume
- Growing a file system

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Solaris 10 System Administration - Part II Training Course

Session 5: MANAGING SWAP SPACE

Swap Space
Configuring Swap Space
Adding a Swap File on an Existing File System
Disabling Swap Space
Exercise: Setting up an extra swap area

Session 6: JUMPSTART

Interactive Installation Review
Automatic Installation
Principles of JumpStart
Server Setup for JumpStart
Configuring NIS to Support JumpStart
Locale
Ethernet Address
IP Address and Hostname
TimeZone
Netmasks
Bootparams
Timehost Alias
Configuring Non NIS Server for JumpStart
Configuration Directory
Rules File
Class File
Check Utility
Install/Boot Server Installation
setup_install_server Utility
add_install_client Utility
Setting up DHCP for Intel clients
Overview of WAN Boot Installation
Installing a new Client
Jumpstart troubleshooting
Exercise: Setting up a jumpstart server and client

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Solaris 10 System Administration - Part II Training Course

Session 7: MANAGING FLASH ARCHIVES

Flash Archive Definition
Creating a Flash Archive
Restoring a Flash Archive
Specifying the Location of the Flash Archive to be Restored
Jumpstart Installation Considerations
Displaying Flash Archive Information

Session 8: LIVE UPGRADE OVERVIEW

Session 9: DUMP FILE CONFIGURATION

Dump File Definition
System Crash Dumps
Displaying the System Crash Dump Configuration
Modifying the System Crash Dump Configuration
Core Dumps
Displaying the Core Dump Configuration
Modifying the Core Dump Configuration
Exercises:
- Displaying the system crash dump configuration
- Displaying and setting the core dump configuration

Session 10: SYSLOG

syslog Configuration
The /etc/syslog.conf Configuration File
Facility
Security Level
Action
The M4 Utility
Editing the syslog.conf File
Logging Telnet, FTP and other Networking Daemon
The SMC Log Viewer
Testing syslogd Logging

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Solaris 10 System Administration - Part II Training Course

Session 11: ROLE-BASED ACCESS CONTROL (RBAC)

Traditional Unix Security vs RBAC
The RBAC Security Model
Main Attributes and Associated Files
Linking Attributes and their Files together
Attribute File Formats
Configuring RBAC Examples
Using SMC in the RBAC Environment
Exercise: Defining & testing a file system's management role

Session 12: ZONES

Basic Description
Main Features and Benefits
Zone Configuration Settings and Characteristics
Creating Zones
User Access to Zones
Managing the Zone State
Zone System Processes
Exercise: Configuring and enabling a Zone

Notes:

Course technical content is subject to change without notice.
Course content is structured as sessions, this does not strictly map to course timings. Concepts, content and practicals often span sessions.

Examinations

Together with the Solaris 10 System Administration - Part I course, this course is also suitable preparation for delegates intending to sit the Oracle Solaris 10 System Administrator Certified Professional Upgrade exam (1Z0-879).

Before taking any exam, ensure you have the recommended experience. The Oracle website lists all exam requirements and these are updated regularly.

Exams are not included as part of the course.

Requirements

Attendance on the Solaris Introduction and Solaris 10 System Administration - Part I courses or similar knowledge is required. Shell Programming knowledge is beneficial but not essential. This skill can be gained by attending the Solaris Shell Programming course.

Pre-Requisite Courses

Solaris Introduction

Solaris 10 System Administration - Part I

Follow-On Courses

Solaris Advanced Shell Programming Tools

Oracle SQL

Apache Web Server

Course Reviews

It was a pleasure to come to class everyday. The course was very informational and will be a great asset for future endeavours.

Ryan - Government

Very straight forward teaching style. Good interaction, good mix of practical and theory. Great Teaching !! Thanks

Harpal - Data Services Support Engineer

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