Solaris 10 System Administration Exam Prep™
By
Bill Calkins
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Publisher:
Que
Pub Date:
December 23, 2005
Print ISBN-10:
0-7897-3461-3
Print ISBN-13:
978-0-7897-3461-7
Pages:
1104
Table of Contents
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Index
Copyright
About the Author
Contributing Author
Acknowledgments
We Want to Hear from You!
Introduction
How This Book Helps You
Conventions Used in This Book
Audience
The Sun Certified System Administrator Exams
Exam CX-310-200
Exam CX-310-202
Exam CX-310-203 (Solaris 10 Upgrade Exam)
Summary
Advice on Taking the Exam
Study and Exam Prep Tips
Learning as a Process
Study Tips
Exam Prep Tips
Part I: Exam Preparation
Chapter 1. Managing File Systems
Outline
Study Strategies
Introduction
Device Drivers
Physical Device Name
Device Autoconfiguration
USB Devices
Instance Names
Major and Minor Device Numbers
Logical Device Name
A File System Defined
Defining a Disk's Geometry
Solaris File System Types
Disk Slices
Parts of a UFS
The Root (/) File System
Components of the UFS
Creating a UFS
Understanding Custom File System Parameters
File System Operations
Tuning File Systems
Mounting File Systems
Unmounting a File System
Volume Management
Information on File Systems
Summary
Key Terms
Suggested Readings and Resources
Chapter 2. Installing the Solaris 10 Operating Environment
Outline
Study Strategies
Introduction
Installing the Solaris 10 Software
Requirements and Preparation for Installing the Solaris 10 Software
Software Terminology
Disk Storage
Methods of Installing the Solaris 10 Software
Upgrading the Operating System
The Solaris Installation Prechecklist
Tools for Managing Software
Adding and Removing Software Packages
Using a Spool Directory
Listing and Verifying Installed Packages
Software Patches
Installing a Patch
Patch Manager (smpatch)
Patch Tool
General Guidelines
Summary
Key Terms
Suggested Readings and Resources
Chapter 3. Perform System Boot and Shutdown Procedures
Outline
Study Strategies
Introduction
Booting a System
The OpenBoot Environment
The OpenBoot Architecture
The OpenBoot Interface
Getting Help in OpenBoot
PROM Device Tree (Full Device Pathnames)
OpenBoot NVRAM
OpenBoot Security
OpenBoot Diagnostics
OpenBoot PROM Versions
Booting a System
The Kernel
The init Phase
System Shutdown
Summary
Key Terms
Suggested Readings and Resources
Chapter 4. User and Security Administration
Outline
Study Strategies
Introduction
Administering User Accounts
Setting Up Shell Initialization Files
System Security
Access Control Lists (ACLs)
The Secure Shell (ssh)
ASET
Common-Sense Security Techniques
Summary
Key Terms
Suggested Reading and Resources
Chapter 5. Managing System Processes
Outline
Study Strategies
Introduction
Viewing a Process
Process Types
Using Signals
Scheduling Processes
Scheduling Priorities
Using the Solaris Batch-Processing Facility
Summary
Key Terms
Suggested Reading and Resources
Chapter 6. Managing the LP Print Service
Outline
Study Strategies
The LP Print Service
The Solaris Print Service
Setting Up the Printer Hardware
Setting Up a Network Printer
Administering Printers
Summary
Key Terms
Suggested Reading and Resources
Chapter 7. Performing System Backups and Restorations
Outline
Study Strategies
Introduction
Backup Media
Solaris Backup and Restoration Utilities
The fssnap Utility
zip and unzip
Solaris Flash Archive
The jar Utility
Summary
Key Terms
Apply Your Knowledge
Suggested Reading and Resources
Chapter 8. The Solaris Network Environment
Outline
Study Strategies
Introduction
Network Fundamentals
Network Interfaces
Network Services
Network Maintenance
Summary
Key Terms
Apply Your Knowledge
Suggested Reading and Resources
Chapter 9. Virtual File Systems, Swap Space, and Core Dumps
Outline
Study Strategies
Introduction
The Swap File System
Core File Configuration
Crash Dump Configuration
NFS
AutoFS
Summary
Key Terms
Suggested Reading and Resources
Chapter 10. Managing Storage Volumes
Outline
Study Strategies
Introduction
RAID
Solaris Volume Manager (SVM)
Planning Your SVM Configuration
Veritas Volume Manager
Summary
Suggested Reading and Resources
Chapter 11. Controlling Access and Configuring System Messaging
Outline
Study Strategies
Introduction
Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
syslog
Summary
Key Terms
Suggested Readings and Resources
Chapter 12. Naming Services
Outline
Study Strategies
Introduction
Name Services Overview
/etc Files
NIS
NIS+
DNS
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)
Name Service Cache Daemon (nscd)
The getent Command
Summary
Key Terms
Suggested Reading and Resources
Chapter 13. Solaris Zones
Outline
Study Strategies
Introduction
Consolidation and Resource Management
Solaris Zones
Summary
Key Terms
Suggested Reading and Resources
Chapter 14. Advanced Installation Procedures
Outline
Study Strategies
Introduction
JumpStart
Solaris Flash
Preboot Execution Environment (PXE)
Summary
Key Terms
Suggested Reading and Resources
Part II: Final Review
Fast Facts
Section 1Exam CX-310-200
Managing File Systems
Installing the Solaris 10 Operating Environment
System Startup and Shutdown
User and Security Administration
Managing Processes
Managing the LP Print Service
Performing System Backups and Restorations
Section 2Exam CX-310-202
The Solaris Network Environment
Virtual File Systems, Swap Space, and Core Dumps
Managing Storage Volumes
Controlling Access and Configuring System Messaging
Naming Services
Solaris Zones
Advanced Installation Procedures
Chapter Practice Exam
Practice Exam Questions
Practice Exam Answers
Part III: Appendixes
Appendix A. What's on the CD-ROM
ExamGear, Exam Prep Edition
Glossary
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