Solaris Operations

Audience

This course is for experienced operators used to larger enterprise systems. This course would be especially suitable for experienced z/OS operators who now also have to provide operations cover and support assistance of Solaris-based systems.

Prerequisites

Attendees should have a good basic understanding of operations for another major operating system in an enterprise environment. No prior knowledge of UNIX is required.

Duration

3 days. Hands on.

Course Objectives

This course will provide delegates with the self sufficiency and confidence to operate and help support a Sun Solaris based system. It will also provide a firm base on which more advanced system administration training can be based. On completion of the course delegates will be able to:

• Cope satisfactorily with the daily operations of a multi-user Sun Solaris site.
• Interface to other support functions such as system administrators, server support or help desks.

Course Content

Introduction – History and Terminology
The UNIX Command Structure
Getting Help – System and Web Based
The UNIX Filesystem
The Standard UNIX Editor – vi
Understanding the UNIX Shell
Useful Commands for UNIX Operators
UNIX Security Do’s and Don’ts
Understanding Processes
Job scheduling – Cron
Admintool and System Admin
Users & Groups
System Startup & Shutdown
Disk and Filesystem Overview
The UFS Filesytem
Other Fileystem Types
Printing and Basic Print Administration
Monitoring System Resources
Backups
Routine Problem Determination