SCSA Sun Solaris Boot Camp
Get Certified in just 7 Days !
 The goal of this seven-day accelerated Sun Certified Systems Administrator
(SCSA) program is to provide information technology professionals with the training and knowledge required to design and administer Sun™ Solaris™ networks.
The SCSA certification is for system administrators tasked with performing essential system administration procedures on the Solaris™ Operating
Environment (Solaris OE) and technical application support staff responsible for administering a networked server running on the Solaris OE. This is a performance-based
course designed upon job-related tasks a professional must perform.
Sun Solaris ( SCSA ) Boot Camp Certification Training Class Course
Instructors are available at all times to provide individual and group attention, lead lab exercises and practice sessions, and ensure the students' success. Our attention to detail shows in our
unsurpassed instruction and customer service, our classroom and testing facilities, and our individual and corporate success stories.
From the skillful crafting of our unique curriculum to our careful selection of courseware to every detail of your training comfort, our school is the best way to obtain your Solaris SCSA
certification. Other training providers cannot match our commitment to quality instruction-led training and top-notch educational facilities.
Our accelerated program is the most comprehensive educational format available
SUN SCSA Certification Curriculum
We provide thorough instructor-led training to ensure that you learn the fundamentals, obtain hands-on skills and earn your certifications. You will emerge able to immediately apply your
new knowledge in your career environment.
Daily Educational Schedule
Many accelerated training providers rely heavily on lecture and independent self-testing and study. Our daily schedule incorporates different modes of instruction and learning
environments to ensure that students learn, retain, comprehend, and can apply critical knowledge.
8:15 am to 9:00 am Breakfast
9:00 am to 1:00 pm Instruction
1:00 pm to 1:30 pm Lunch
1:30 pm to 5:30 pm Instruction/Hands-on Labs
5:30 pm to 7:30 pm Dinner and Relaxation
7:30 pm to 8:00 pm Wrap Session
8:00 pm to 9:00 pm Practice Drills
SUN SCSA Certification Course Contents
Through lecture, group discussion, and lab work, you will learn the following concepts and skills:
SYSTEM CONCEPTS:
Match selected system administration terms to their respective definitions: daemons, shell, file system, kernel, operating system.
Define the effect of using various man command options when viewing online manual pages.
THE BOOT PROM:
State or recognize the combination of actions required to interrupt a non-responsive system.
State the command strings used to manipulate custom device aliases.
INSTALLATION:
Describe the sequence of steps required to perform the Solaris 8 Operating Environment software installation on a networked standalone system.
Identify the function of the following package administration commands: pkgadd, pkginfo, pkgchk, and pkgrm.
Identify the steps required to install a patch, verify which patches are currently installed, and
remove a patch using the patchadd, patchrm, or showrev commands.
INITIALIZATION AND SHUTDOWN:
Match the Solaris run levels to their intended functions.
State the function of the following files or directories and the relationships between them: /etc/inittab, /etc/init.d, /etc/rc#(where # falls in the range of 0 to 6, or S), or /etc/rc#.d(where #
falls in the range of 0 to 6, or S).
Identify the commands used to change the run level of a system to a specified state.
USER ADMINISTRATION:
Identify the following login procedures: log into a system, log out of a system, and changing login passwords.
State the command used to identify which users are currently logged into the system.
State the steps required to create user accounts on the local system using the admintool utility.
State the command syntax to add, modify, or delete user / group accounts on the local system with the useradd, groupadd, usermod, groupmod, userdel, or groupdel commands.
Given a user's login shell, list the shell initialization files used to set up a user's work environment at login.
SECURITY:
Identify how to search for regular expressions in the contents of one or more files.
List command sequences used to display or modify file and directory permissions.
Differentiate the effect of selected umask values on the permissions assigned to newly created files and directories.
List in sequence the steps to create, modify, and delete access control lists (ACLs) on files.
PROCESS CONTROL:
List the commands which display information for all active processes on the system.
State the effect of sending a specified signal to a process.
List the commands used to terminate an active process.
FILE SYSTEMS:
List the different types of file systems in the Solaris Operating Environment.
State the effect of the commonly used options of the mount command
Differentiate between the purpose of the /etc/mnttab and /etc/vfstab files.
Select correct statements about the intended purpose of the /etc, /opt, /usr, /export, and / (the root) directories.
List the steps required to access data on diskettes or CD-ROMs.
FILES AND DIRECTORIES:
State the commands used to reduce the size of files and directories for storage to tape.
Match the file types of regular files, directories, symbolic links, device files, and hard links to their respective functions.
THE BOOT PROCESS:
Match the boot command options to their respective functions. Select the command that reports the current run level of a Solaris System.
Given a sample run control directory, differentiate between the basic activity in a script whose name begins with an upper case S and a script whose name begins with an upper case K.
DISK CONFIGURATION:
Select the command used to add device configuration information for a new disk device without requiring a reboot of Solaris.
Differentiate between the uses of a character (raw) disk (/dev/rdsk) and a block disk (/dev/dsk).
FORMAT:
Identify the correct usage of the format command.
Select correct statements about the use of the menu selections for the format command.
Select correct statements about the use of the menu selections for the partition ubcommand under the format command.
BACKUP AND RECOVERY:
Match listed backup, archive, and restore utilities to their respective functional capabilities.
Identify the commands and steps required to backup a file system to tape.
Identify the commands and steps required to restore a file system from tape.
BASIC COMMAND SYNTAX:
Using absolute or relative pathnames, select valid command strings to move between specified points within a given directory tree.
Select the metacharacter combinations necessary to construct pathname abbreviations for access to files and directories within the directory tree.
State the commands needed to list the contents of directories and determine the file types within a directory.
List the commands used to create or remove directories. State the commands used to copy,
create, rename, or remove files.
EDITOR:
List the keyboard sequences that are required to switch between the three modes of operation used by the vi editor.
State the vi editor commands used to position and move the cursor, create and delete text, and copy or move text.
Match the correct vi command sequences with their respective search and replace functions.
REMOTE CONNECTION:
State the command to perform remote system operations such as remote login, remote copy, and remote shell commands.
State the subcommands that are used by the ftp utility to transfer files between a local system and a remote system.
CLIENT SERVER RELATIONSHIP:
List and define the types of servers used in the Solaris 8 Network Environment.
List and define the types of clients used in the Solaris 8 network environment.
SOLARIS NETWORK ENVIRONMENT:
Define the function of each layer within the seven-layer OSI model.
Define the function of each layer in the five-layer TCP/IP model.
List the features and functions of the Ethernet.
Describe the characteristics of RARP and ARP.
Identify the commands which display information about the local network interface.
Describe the relationship between the RPC service and the rpcbind process.
Recall how to list registered RPC services.
Identify the steps necessary to start and stop network services via the command line.
SOLARIS SYSLOG:
Identify the functions of syslog.
Recall the syntax of the syslog configuration file.
Deduce syslogd behavior from its configuration file.
Configure syslog messages by increasing the logging severity level for both the login and telnet daemons.
Use the command line to update the system log.
DISK MANAGEMENT:
List the utilities used to create, check, and mount file systems.
Identify the logical path name differences between physical disks and virtual disks.
List the advantages of a virtual disk management application.
Identify the characteristics and functions of Solstice DiskSuite and the Sun StorEdge Volume Manager.
SOLARIS PSEUDO FILE SYSTEMS AND SWAP SPACE:
State the characteristics of the Solaris pseudo file system types.
List and define the commands used to extract information from entries in the /proc directory.
List the steps to create and add a swap file to the system swap space.
NFS:
State the functions of an NFS server and an NFS client.
List the steps required to make resources available and unavailable for mounting as a shared resource.
Identify the command used in the /etc/dfs/dfstab file on an NFS server to enable automatic sharing of resources.
Explain how entries in the /etc/vfstab file can enable automatic mounting of resources on an
NFS client.
State the function of each of these commands: mountall, umountall, shareall, and unshareall.
AUTOFS:
List the benefits of using the automount utility.
State the purpose of each of the types of automount maps.
Identify the steps needed to set up automount to read a direct map.
Identify circumstances under which the automount daemon should be restarted.
CACHEFS:
Given an existing client-server environment, explain how to configure the cache file system.
Use appropriate commands to check the status and consistency of the cache file system.
Identify the steps to set up cache file system logging.
List the steps necessary to perform a check of the cache file system.
Identify the steps to dismantle and delete a cache file system.
NAMING SERVICES:
State the purpose of a name service.
List the different name services and compare their functionality.
Given a local area network with a need for a name service, identify the appropriate name service switch process and determine which configuration to use for your network.
Given a need for a name service, identify the appropriate name service switch file and determine which configuration to use for your network.
NIS:
List and define the processes and components of the NIS master server, NIS slave server, and NIS client.
List the steps to configure an NIS master, slave, and client.
Given an existing network using the NIS name service, list the steps to add a new NIS map.
Given an existing network using the NIS name service, list commands to update and propagate an NIS map.
ROLE-BASED ACCESS CONTROL (RBAC):
State the purpose of the Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) with regard to Solaris security.
Select the statements that describe RBAC database features.
SOLARIS MANAGEMENT CONSOLE[tm]:
List the configuration features of the Solaris Management Console.
JUMPSTART-AUTOMATIC INSTALLATION:
State the purpose of the JumpStart server.
Identify the main components of a jumpstart server.
List the parameters possible when using the add_install_client script syntax.
State the purpose of the boot service function on a subnet.
Identify the events that occur during the JumpStart Client boot sequence.
List the files necessary to support the JumpStart boot operation.
State the purpose of the sysidcfg file with and without name service support.
Select the statements that describe the steps necessary to set up a JumpStart install server
system to provide the Solaris 8 release software necessary to install a new system.
State the purpose of the add_to_install_server, modify_install_server and add_install_client scripts.
Given the appropriate software source, explain how to create a configuration server with a customized rules file and class files.
Given an NIS name service network environment, explain how to configure NIS name service support for JumpStart.
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SCSA Certification Track Schedule
Sunday, May 23 to Saturday, May 29 (Bushkill, PA)
Monday, June 21 to Sunday, June 27 (Bushkill, PA)
Monday, August 23 to Sunday, August 29 (San Francisco, CA)
Monday, September 20 to Sunday, September 26 (Austin, TX)
Monday, October 25 to Sunday, October 31 (Bushkill, PA)
Monday, December 6 to Sunday, December 12 (Scottsdale, AZ)
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