Transition to Oracle Solaris 11 Ed 5

Suggested Prerequisite

• System Administration for the Oracle Solaris 10 OS, Part 2
• System Administration for the Oracle Solaris 10 OS, Part 1

Audience

• Data Center Manager
• System Administrator
• System Integrator
• Support Engineer
• Network Administrator

Course Topics

1. Introduction

• Introducing the Oracle Solaris 11 New Features and Enhancements
• Describe the Oracle Solaris 11 features and enhancements
• Compare the features of Oracle Solaris 10 and Oracle Solaris 11
• Describe a strategy for transitioning from Oracle Solaris 10 to Oracle Solaris 11

2. Managing Software Packages by Using IPS

• Explain the Image Packaging System (IPS)
• Configure a local IPS repository
• Manage boot environments
• Manage software packages
• Update a system to Oracle Solaris 11.3
• Describe the use of IPS in packaging the Oracle Solaris OS

3. Installing the Oracle Solaris 11 Operating System

• Build custom Oracle Solaris images by using distribution constructor
• Perform interactive installations of Oracle Solaris 11
• Distinguish between JumpStart and AI
• Configure an AI server for automated installation of Oracle Solaris 11

4. Configuring the Network

• Explain the fundamentals of Oracle Solaris 11 network
• Configure a virtual network
• Manage network resources for optimum utilization
• Monitor network traffic by using observability tools
• Configure network high availability
• Configure Packet Filter to control network access
• Configure the network in Oracle Solaris 11

5. Administering Oracle Solaris 11 Zones

• Monitor zone resource consumption
• Migrate Oracle Solaris 10 systems
• Explain the fundamentals of Oracle Solaris 11 zones
• Configure zones by using AI
• Configure Oracle Solaris kernel zones

6. Managing ZFS File System

• Identify ZFS snapshot differences
• Split a mirrored ZFS storage pool
• Explain Oracle Solaris 11 ZFS file system features
• Migrate UFS and ZFS file systems
• Configure ZFS deduplication

7. Securing the Oracle Solaris 11 OS

• Explain the Cryptographic Framework feature of Oracle Solaris
• Describe the Oracle Solaris 11 security features
• Describe ZFS file system encryption
• Monitor the audit service
• Verify file integrity by using BART
• Manage read-only zones
• Implement security for automated installations
• Assess the compliance of an Oracle Solaris system