Audience
The course contains essential information needed by current Solaris administrators who will be required to administer the new Oracle Solaris 11 Operating System.
Prerequisites
A good understanding from an administrators point of view of previous versions of Oracle Solaris.
Duration
3 days. Hands on.
Course Objectives
This Solaris 11 Update for Solaris Administrators course is essential for existing Solaris administrators who need to update their skills to manage the new Oracle Solaris 11 operating system. The course starts with an overview of the updated existing features and then concentrates on the details of the numerous new features.
Course Content
Introducing the Oracle Solaris 11 New Features and Enhancements
Describe the Solaris operating system features and enhancements that are new with Oracle Solaris 11
Identify planning considerations for transitioning from Solaris 10 to Oracle Solaris 11
Installing the Oracle Solaris 11 Operating System
Plan for the Oracle Solaris 11 OS installation
Describe the Oracle Solaris 11 OS installation methods
Identify the Oracle Solaris 11 OS installation requirements
Install the Oracle Solaris 11 OS using the interactive installer
Install the Oracle Solaris 11 OS using the automated installer (AI)
Migrate JumpStart rules and profiles to AI format
Identify the components of the distribution constructor
Managing Software Updates in Oracle Solaris 11
Describe the Image Package System
Create an IPS repository
Manage software packages using IPS
Publish and removing packages
Manage boot environments
Administering Oracle Solaris 10 Zones in Oracle Solaris 11
Identify zone features and enhancements that are new with Oracle Solaris 11
Configure an Oracle Solaris 11 Zone
Configure an Oracle Solaris 10 Zone on Solaris 11
Migrate a physical Solaris 10 system into an Oracle Solaris 10 Zone on Oracle Solaris 11 (P2V)
Perform a virtual to virtual migration of non-global zones present in source system (V2V)
Configure NFS server in a non-global zone
Create read-only zones
Implementing the New Oracle Solaris 11 Network Features and Enhancements
Identify the network virtualization features and enhancements that are new with Solaris 11
Describe the new and enhanced network utilities
Administer Network Auto-Magic (NWAM)
Describe Solaris 11 network virtualization
Plan for and configure a virtual network
Configure IPMP
Establish network resource controls
Configure a network bridge
Applying the New Storage Enhancements
Describe the new and enhanced storage features
Configure ZFS deduplication
Determine ZFS snapshot differences
Describe the ZFS zpool split functionality
Split a mirrored ZFS pool
Describe ZFS shadow migration
Describe COMSTAR
Configure an iSCSI LUN, target, and initiator
Applying the New System Security Features and Enhancements
Describe the new security features in Oracle Solaris 11
Configure data encryption.
Check the integrity of the system using the Basic Audit Reporting Tool (BART)
Customizing a BART report