System Administration II

Course Content

Module 1: Introducing the Client-Server Relationship

• Describe the client-server computing model ithin the Solaris 8 Operating Environment
  
• Describe network capabilities

Module 2: Introducing the Solaris Network Environment

• Describe the function of the network models
  
• Define the layers of the network models
  
• Compare and contrast the seven-layer International Organization for
• tandards/Open System Interconnect (ISO/OSI) model to the five-layer
• Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) model
• Identify which protocols fit at each layer, and briefly define the protocols
  
• Use block diagrams to depict encapsulation and de-encapsulation
  
• Demonstrate knowledge of how host names, IP addresses, and media access control (MAC) addresses are interrelated
  
• List the current system configuration using the ifconfig -a command
  
• Monitor for network activity using the netstat -i command and the snoop -a command

Module 3: Solaris Operating Environment syslog()

• Define the function of the syslogd daemon
  
• Configure the /etc/syslog.conf file to define where to log events
  
• Extract information from the /etc/syslog.conf file to identify the facility and level of events that are logged by the system
  
• Modify the configuration file to reroute logs to an alternate location
  
• Parse messages to syslog
  

Module 4: Solaris Pseudo File Systems and Swap Space

• List Solaris random access memory (RAM) -based file systems
  
• Create and add a swap file to the swap space
  
• Remove a swap file

Module 5: NFS

• Describe the functions of an NFS server and an NFS client
  
• List the three conditions that must be met before sharing files in the NFS environment
  
• Make resources available and unavailable for mounting
  
• Provide read and write Internet access to an NFS resource through a Web browser
  
• Enable the sharing of resources by editing the /etc/dfs/dfstab file on an NFS server
  
• Display server resources that are available for mounting
• Mount a resource from another system
  
• Use the /etc/vfstab file to mount resources on an NFS client
  
• Describe the function of these commands: mountall, umountall, shareall, and unshareall

Module 6: AutoFS

• Describe three benefits of using the automount command
  
• Describe the purpose of each automount map type
  
• Set up automount to read a direct map
  
• Describe when the automountd daemon should be restarted

Module 7: Solaris Management Console

• List the capabilities of the Solaris Management Console
  
• Use the Solaris Management Console Editor to modify server toolboxes
  
• Add legacy applications, such as command-line interfaces, X applications, and Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) to the Solaris Management Console using the Solaris Management Console Editor
  
• Demonstrate the use of the Solaris management applications using the Solaris Management Console

Module 8: Naming Services Overview

• Explain the name service concept
  
• List the name services available
  
• Describe the DNS
  
• Describe NIS service
  
• Describe the function of NIS+
  
• List the table objectives of a NIS+ domain
  
• Differentiate between directory services and name services
  
• Explain the name service switch process and state which configuration is appropriate for a given network scenario