Oracle Solaris 11 System Administration

Required Prerequisite

• UNIX and Linux Essentials Ed 1
• Basic UNIX skills

Audience

• Administrator
• Systems Administrator

Course outline

1.Installing Oracle Solaris 11 Operating System

• Introduction to Oracle Solaris 11 OS
• Planning for Oracle Solaris 11 OS installation
• Installing Oracle Solaris 11 OS by Using the Live Media Installer
• Installing Oracle Solaris 11 OS Using the Text Installer
• Verifying the OS Installation

2. Managing Boot and Shutdown of Systems

• Analyze the boot design and boot process
• Boot a SPARC-based system
• Boot an x86-based system
• Shut down a system

3. Administering Services by Using SMF

• Describing SMF and its components
• Administering SMF Services

4. Administering Software Packages by Using IPS and Managing Boot Environments

• Describing IPS, its components, and interfaces
• Configuring an IPS Client to Access the Local IPS Repository
• Managing Package Publishers
• Managing Software Packages
• Managing Signed Packages and Package Properties
• Describe the use of IPS in packaging the Oracle Solaris OS
• Manage boot environments
• Updating the OS by using IPS

5. Managing Data by Using ZFS

• Introducing ZFS
• Administering ZFS Storage Pools
• Administering ZFS File Systems
• Administering ZFS Properties
• Administering ZFS Snapshots and Clones

6. Administering the Network

• Reviewing Networking Fundamentals
• Administering Datalink Configuration
• Administering a Network Interface
• Administering Profile-Based Network Configuration
• Configuring a Virtual Network
• Verifying the Network Operations
• Managing Resources on the Virtual Network

7. Administering Oracle Solaris Zones

• Introducing Oracle Solaris Zones
• Configuring an Oracle Solaris Zone
• Determining an Oracle Solaris Zone Configuration

8. Controlling Access to Systems and Files

• Controlling Access to Systems
• Controlling Access to Files
• Securing Access to Remote Host

9. Administering User Accounts

• Getting Started with the User Administration
• Setting Up User Accounts
• Maintaining User Accounts
• Configuring User Disk Quotas

10. Managing System Processes and System Tasks

• Managing System Processes
• Scheduling System Administration Tasks