Introduction to Solaris UNIX Operating System Environment

Category: Network Support Systems
Length: 4 days

Description:
This five-day course provides detailed descriptions of the Solaris UNIX operating system. It also includes preliminary information concerning tasks required for System Administration and System Maintenance.

Prerequisites:
None

Course Outline:
Solaris UNIX Operating System Essentials
Describe operating system components, shell components, and user applications.
  • UNIX Operating System Essentials
  • Essential Solaris Commands Review
  • Solaris Graphical User Interfaces (OpenWindows, CDE)
Installing Solaris
Identify Requirements for Installing Operating System Software (e.g., system information, software package information, disk partitioning, etc.), Mounting File Systems, and Mirroring File Systems.
  • Sun System Architectures
  • Loading/Partitioning Disks
  • Booting the Workstation
  • Workstation Configuration
Solaris File Systems
Identify the UNIX File System Types, Describe Process for Creating, Mounting, and Monitoring File Systems, and Mirroring File Systems.
  • File System Types
  • Creating and Mounting File Systems
  • Maintaining and Monitoring File Systems
  • Disk Mirroring
End User Administration
Perform Steps for Establishing Groups and User Accounts using Commands and GUIs.
  • User Account and Groups
  • Creating User Accounts using Commands (e.g., useradd) and GUIs (e.g., admintool)
  • User Account Administration
Solaris System Services
Describe Graphical User Interface (GUI) Options and Preferences, Software Package Administration Features, and Backup/Restore Utilities.
  • Configuring OpenWindows and Common Desktop Environment (CDE)
  • Software Package Administration
  • Backup/Restore Utilities (ufsdump, ufsrestore, cpio, tar, etc.)
Solaris Networking
Identify Network Applications/Services, and Perform Steps for Network File Sharing (FTP, TFTP, NFS), Remote Command Execution, and Network Monitoring.
  • LAN Networking with Ethernet
  • Network Monitoring Commands
  • Remote Command Execution
  • Remote Host Name Resolution
  • NFS Configuration
  • Network Routing