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Solaris Administration  
Course Number
A1161

Who should attend this course?

Course Objectives
On completing this course delegates will be able to:-

The course assumes little or no previous knowledge of the Solaris operating system and builds to give delegates an in-depth view of this rich operating system. The version used on this course is Solaris X86 version 10.

Duration

4 days

Course Prerequisites

The course is designed for delegates with little or no knowledge of the UNIX operating system. Delegates attending this course should have an understanding of a command line operating system and have keyboard and mouse skills. A basic understanding of networking principles would also be an advantage.

Use basic command set to list, copy ,move and delete files.
Describe the Solaris file system structure and be able to navigate the file-system.
Use the vi text editor to create and edit text and configuration files.
Describe file permissions and be able to set permissions on files and directories.
Schedule and control processes using background processes and cron.
Set-up and control the printing system.
Add disk drives and tape systems to the system and understand the device-special-file naming system used under Solaris
Check the file systems for errors.
Control tape drives using the mt command
Backup and restore files and directories
Install application packages.
Set-up TCP/IP networking
Add and remove network cards and other hardware devices.
Set-up remote graphical users using XDMCP
Set-up a networked file system (NFS) and file shares to Windows Systems (SAMBA)
Install and set-up an Apache Web Server

Course Topics

History of Solaris and version differences
Commands syntax
Installation options and resource requirements
The basic command set
Navigating the file system
File permissions and system security
Adding users and groups.
Using the vi text editor
Controlling the boot-up process
Controlling processes
Disk sharing using NFS and SAMBA
Networking and the Internet
Apache Web Server