Duration: 5 Days
In this course, you will learn the skills needed to perform job tasks successfully and efficiently in the Oracle Solaris 11 Operating System.
You will cover the full range of introductory system administration tasks from installing the operating system on a single system to monitoring and basic troubleshooting. You will gain intensive hands-on experience for key system administration tasks with the goal of making the system administrator job-ready.
What You Will Learn
- Control access to systems
and files
- Manage system
processes
- Schedule system
tasks
- Monitor the system
- Troubleshoot system issues
- Install the Oracle Solaris 11
operating system using an interactive installer
- Update the Oracle Solaris 11 operating system using IPS
- Manage software packages in the Oracle Solaris 11 operating system
- Administer Service Management Facility (SMF) services
- Start up and shut down a system
- Manage data storage using ZFS
- Administer an Oracle Solaris zone
- Administer a physical network
- Set up and administer user accounts
Audience
- Support engineers
- System
administrators
Prerequistes
Basic UNIX skills
Course Outline
1. Installing Oracle Solaris 11 Using an Interactive
Installer
- Preparing
- Performing
- Verifying
2. Updating the Oracle Solaris 11 OS Using Imaging
Packaging System (IPS)
- Retrieving Packages from the IPS Repository
- Installing a Package
- Verifying a Package Installation
- Uninstalling a Package
- Searching for a Package
3. Managing Software Packages
- Managing Software Packages
Using the Command Line
- Manage Software Packages Using Package Manager
4.
Administering SMF Services
- Monitoring Services
- Enabling a Service
- Disabling a Service
- Restarting a Service
5. Booting and Shutting Down a
System
- Booting a System
- Shutting Down a System
6.
Managing ZFS Storage Pools
- Creating a ZFS Storage Pool
- Managing ZFS Storage Pool Properties
- Querying ZFS Storage Pool Status
- Destroying a ZFS Storage Pool
7. Managing ZFS
- Creating and Destroying a ZFS
- Managing ZFS Properties
- Querying ZFS Information
- Mounting and Unmounting ZFS
8. Using ZFS Snapshots
and Clones
- Creating a ZFS
Snapshot
- Destroying a ZFS
Snapshot
- Displaying a ZFS
Snapshot
- Creating a ZFS
Clone
- Destroying a ZFS
Clone
9. Administering an Oracle Solaris Zone
- Logging in to a Zone
- Exiting a Zone
- Shutting
Down a Zone
- Starting Up a
Zone
- Halting a Zone
- Assessing a Zone Configuration
- Monitoring a Zone
10. Administering a Physical Network
- Determining Datalink Availability
- Configuring a Network Interface
- Administering a Network Interface
- Verifying Network Operation
11. Setting Up and Maintaining User
Accounts
- Adding Users and
Groups
- Modifying User and
Group Accounts
- Deleting
User and Group Accounts
- Setting Password Aging
12. Configuring User Shells and User Disk Quotas
- Configuring User Shells
- Configuring User Disk Quotas
13. Controlling Access to Systems
- Securing Logins and Passwords
- Changing the Password Algorithm
- Verifying System Access Control
14. Controlling Access to Files
- Protecting Files with Basic Permissions
- Protecting Against Programs with Security Risk
- Verifying File Access Control
15. Configuring and Using Secure Shell
- Configuring Secure Shell
- Using Secure Shell
16. Managing System Processes
- Listing System Processes
- Controlling System Processes
- Killing a Process
17. Scheduling System Tasks
- Scheduling Repetitive System Tasks
- Administering Crontab Files
18. Monitoring System Logs, Crash, and Core
Dump Files
- System Logs
- Crash Dump Files
- Core Dump
Files
19. Performing Basic Troubleshooting
- Troubleshooting a Script Execution Issue
- Troubleshooting a Software Update Failure
- Troubleshoot a Network Connectivity Issue
- Troubleshooting a Directory Access Issue
- Troubleshooting a Default Shell Issue
Course Labs
