Unit 1 - System Administration Unit Overview
The Duties of the System Administrator
Choosing a System Administrator
The root Login
Setting up a System Logbook
System Documentation
Other Recommended Books
Site Planning
Filesystem and Process Management
Standard Unix Directory Hierarchy
Mountable File Systems
Checking Filesystem Free Disk Space
File and Directory Attributes
Processes
Checking System Status
Monitoring System Load
Managing Processes
The Solaris Management Console
Unit 2 - Operating System Installation
Solaris OE Installation Types
Planning the Installation
Solaris 10 Operating Environment Installation
Installing Additional Packages
Post-Installation Tasks
Unit 3 - System Startup and Shutdown
Starting Up Solaris OE - SPARC
Bringing Up Solaris OE - x86
Booting the System - SPARC
Booting the System - Solaris x86
System Shutdown
The /usr/sbin/shutdown Command
Alternative Shutdown Commands
Understanding the Boot and Startup Sequence
Run-Levels
The /etc/init Process
System Initialization Example
Controlling init
Initialization Scripts
f. Multi-User Initialization
Understanding the Shutdown Sequence
Abnormal Shutdown
Unit 4 - The Service Management Facility
Service Management Facility Overview
Compare Run Levels and SMF Milestones
Use SMF Commands to Manage Services
Unit 5 - Configuring and Testing Devices
Define the Purpose of the Power On Self Test (POST)
Define the Purpose of the Device Configuration Assistant (DCA)
Describe Device Configuration Paths
Identify the System’s Boot Device
View and Change eeprom Parameters from the Shell
Interrupt an Unresponsive System
Unit 6 - User Account Management
Overview of User Accounts
User Account Files
Adding A User Account
The useradd Command
User and System Account Files
The /usr/bin/passwd Command
Adding a Group
The groupadd Command
Locking and Unlocking User Account
Modifying Account Information
The usermod Command
Modifying Group Information
The groupmod Command
Deleting a User Account
The userdel Command
Deleting a Group
The groupdel Command
Alternative User Account Management Faciltiies
Unit 7 - Managing Printers
Understanding the Print Spooling Mechanism
Installing a Printer
Local Printer
Network Printer
Starting and Stopping the Print Service
Setting the Default Printer
Submitting Print Jobs
Managing Print Jobs
Unit 8 - Filesystem Maintenance
Filesystem Features
Types of Files
Types of Filesystems on Solaris
File/Directory Manipulation
Hard Drive Partitioning
Slice Assignments
Mountable Filesystems
The /etc/vfstab File
The mount Command - Listing Mounted Files
Mounting a Filesystem
Unmounting a Filesystem
Restricting Mount Access to Removable Devices
The Volume Manager
The Volume Manager and Device Files
The sync Command
Filesystem Permissions
Filesystem Maintenance
fsck - Filesystem Check Command
Creating a Filesystem
Filesystem Management Commands
Unit 9 - Process Management
View system processes
Terminating Processes
Unit 10 - Disk & Tape Management
The I/O Subsystem
Character I/O
Device Types
Identifying Devices
Formatting Floppy Diskettes
Archive Programs
The cpio Command
The tar Command
Notes about Archives
Unit 11 - Backup & Restore
Backup Strategies
Backup Methods
The ufsdump Command
Suggested Dump Schedule
The ufsrestore Command
Create a UFS Snapshot
Backup a UFS Snapshot
Customized Backups
Unit 12 - Job Scheduling
The cron Daemon
The crontab Command
Submitting Jobs With at
Solaris SPARC & X86 Differences
Unit 13 - System Architecture Differences
Differences between the x64/x86-based system architecture and the SPARCbased
system architectures.
Installation Differences
Managing Local File Systems Differences
Package Administration Differences
System Boot Procedure Differences
User and Security Administration Differences
Managing Network Printer and System Processes Differences
System Backups and Restores Differences
Appendix A: System Logbook
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
Software Information
File System Layout
System Procedures
System Log
Miscellaneous
System Log
Notes:
Appendix B: Answers to Review Questions