Course Content
Module 1 - Introducing the Solaris 10 Directory Hierarchy
* Describe / (root) subdirectories
* Describe file components
* Describe file types
* Use hard links
Module 2 - Managing Local Disk Devices
* Describe the basic architecture of a disk
* Describe the naming conventions for devices
* List devices
* Reconfigure devices
* Perform hard disk partitioning
* Manage disk labels
Module 3 - Managing Solaris OS File Systems
* Describe Solaris OS file systems
* Create a new ufs file system
* Check the file system using the fsck command
* Resolve file system inconsistencies
* Monitor file system use
Module 4 - Performing Mounts and Unmounts
* Identify mounting basics
* Perform mounts
* Perform unmounts
* Access a mounted diskette or CD-ROM
* Restrict access to a floppy or CD-ROM
* Access a diskette or CD-ROM without Volume Management (vold)
Module 5 - Performing Solaris 10 Package Administration
* Describe package
Module 6 - Managing Software Patches on Solaris 10
* Describe the fundamentals of patch administration
* Install and remove patches and patch clusters
Module 7 - Installation Requirements for Solaris 10
* Identify fundamentals of DVD installation
* Solaris 10 OS installation and upgrade options
* Hardware requirements for Solaris OS installation
Module 8 - Using Boot PROM Commands
* Identify boot programmable read-only memory (PROM) fundamentals
* Use basic boot PROM commands
* Identify the systems boot device
* Create and remove custom device aliases
* View and change non-volatile random access memory (NVRAM) parameters from the shell
* Interrupt an unresponsive system
Module 9 - Using the Grand Unified Bootloader (GRUB)
* Introduction to GRUB
* Influencing boot behaviour with GRUB
Module 10 - Performing Boot and Shutdown Procedures
* Describe the features of the Service Management Facility
* Identify run level fundamentals
* Compare run levels and SMF milestones
* Identify the phases of the boot process
* Use SMF administrative commands
* Control boot processes
* Perform system shutdown procedures
Module 11 - Performing User Administration
* Describe user administration fundamentals
* Manage user accounts
* Manage initialization files
Module 12 - Introducing System Security
* Monitor system access
* Switch users on a system
* Control system access
* Restrict access to data in files
Module 13 - Configuring and Using Printer Services
* Identify network printing fundamentals
* Configure printer services
* Administer printer services
* Start and stop the line printer (LP) print service
* Specify a destination printer
* Use the LP print service
Module 14 - Controlling System Processes
* View system processes
* Kill frozen processes
* Schedule an automatic one-time execution of a command
* Schedule an automatic recurring execution of a command
Module 15 - Performing File System Backups
* Identify the fundamentals of backups
* Back up an unmounted file system
Module 16 - Performing File System Restores
* Restore ufs file systems
* Explain disaster recovery fundamentals
Module 17 - Backing Up a Mounted File System With a UFS Snapshot
* Create a UFS snapshot
* Back up the snapshot file
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Module 20 - Describing Interface Configuration
* Control and monitor network interfaces
* Configure Internet Protocol Version 4 (IPv4) interfaces at boot time
Module 21 - Describing the Client-Server Model
* Describe client-server processes
* Start server processes
Module 22 - Introducing Sun Connection Services
* Describe signed packages and patches
* Introduce Sun Connection
* Describe Sun Connection Modes
* Using Update Manager
* Installing updates with Update Manager
* Administering patches from the command line
Module 23 - Managing Swap Configuration
* Describe virtual memory
* Configure swap space
Module 24 - Managing Crash Dumps and Core Files
* Manage crash dump behaviour
* Manage core file behaviour
Module 25 - Configuring NFS
* Describe the benefits of NFS
* Describe the fundamentals of the NFS distributed file system
* Manage an NFS server
* Manage an NFS client
* Enable the NFS server logging
* Troubleshoot NFS errors
Module 26 - Configuring AutoFS
* Describe the fundamentals of the AutoFS file system
* Use automount maps
Module 27 - Describing RAID and the Solaris(TM) Volume Manager Software
* Describe RAID
* Describe Solaris Volume Manager software concepts
Module 28 - Configuring Solaris Volume Manager Software
* Describe Solaris Volume Manager software concepts
* Build a RAID-0 (concatenated) volume
* Build a RAID-1 (mirror) volume for the root (/) file system
Module 29 - Configuring Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
* Describe RBAC fundamentals
* Describe component interaction within RBAC
* Manage RBAC by using the command line
Module 30 - Configuring System Messaging
* Describe the fundamentals of the syslog function
* Configure the /etc/syslog.conf file
* Configure syslog messaging
Module 31 - Using Name Services
* Describe the name service concept
* Describe the name service switch file /etc/nsswitch.conf
* Describe the name service cache daemon (nscd)
* Get name service information
Module 32 - Configuring Name Service Clients
* Configure a DNS client
* Configure an LDAP client
Module 33 - Configuring the Network Information Service (NIS)
* Describe NIS fundamentals
* Configure the name service switch file
* Describe NIS security
* Configure an NIS domain
* Build custom NIS maps
* Troubleshoot NIS
Module 34 - Introduction to Zones
* Identify the different zones features
* Understand how and why zone partitioning is used
* Configure zones
* Install zones
* Boot zones
Module 35 - Introduction to the ZFS File System
* Describe ZFS and its related terms
* Understand components of a storage pool
* Create and destroy storage pools
* Query storage pool status
* Create and destroy ZFS file systems
* Manage ZFS properties
* Mount and unmount ZFS file systems
* Work with snapshots and clones
* Use ZFS datasets with Solaris zones
Course Content
Module 1 - Overview
* Understand how different versions of the UNIX operating system were developed
* Define major similarities and differences between the Solaris and other UNIX operating systems
Module 2 - Installing the Solaris 10 Operating System
* Identify the fundamentals of the Solaris 10 Operating System (Solaris 10 OS) installation from a CD-ROM or DVD
* Install Solaris 10 OS from a CD-ROM or DVD
Module 3 - Performing Solaris 10 OS Package and Patch Administration
* Describe the fundamentals of package administration
* Administer packages using the command-line interface
* Describe the fundamentals of patch administration
* Install and remove patches
Module 4 - Executing Boot PROM Commands
* Identify boot programmable read-only memory (PROM) fundamentals
* Use basic boot PROM commands
* Identify the system's boot device
* Create and remove custom device aliases
* View and change nonvolatile random access memory (NVRAM) parameters from the shell
* Interrupt an unresponsive system
Module 5 - Performing Boot and Shutdown Procedures
* Describe the features of the Service Management Facility
* Identify run level fundamentals
* Compare run levels and SMF milestones
* Identify the phases of the boot process
* Use SMF administrative commands
* Control boot processes
* Perform system shutdown procedures
Module 6 - Managing Local Disk Devices and Device Configuration
* Describe the basic architecture of a disk
* Describe the naming conventions for devices
* List devices
* Reconfigure devices
Module 7 - Managing Disk Partitions and Labels
* Perform hard disk partitioning
* Manage disk labels
Module 8 - Introduction to Solaris Management Console (SMC)
* Describe the Solaris Management Console
* Partition a disk by using the Solaris Management Console
Module 9 - Creating and Mounting the ufs File System
* Create a ufs file system
* Perform mounts
* Perform unmounts
* Access a mounted diskette, CD-ROM, or DVD
* Restrict access to a mounted diskette, CD-ROM, or DVD
* Access a diskette, CD-ROM, or DVD without Volume Management(vold)
Module 10 - Performing User Administration in the Solaris OS
* Describe user administration
* Manage user accounts
* Manage initialization files
Module 11 - Using the Solaris Management Console
* Describe the Solaris Management Console toolbox editor actions
* Use the Solaris Management Console toolbox editor
Module 12 - Configuring Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
* Describe RBAC fundamentals
* Describe component interaction within RABC
* Manage RBAC by using the Solaris Management Console
* Manage RBAC by using the CLI
Module 13 - Configuring Solaris Volume Manager Software
* Describe Solaris Volume Manager software concepts
* Build a RAID-0 (concatenated) volume
* Build a RAID-1 (mirror) volume for the root (/) file system
Module 14 - Managing Swap Configuration
* Describe virtual memory
* Configure swap space
Module 15 - Configuring NFS
* Describe the benefits of NFS
* Describe the fundamentals of the NFS distributed file system
* Manage an NFS server
* Manage an NFS client
* Enable the NFS server logging
* Manage NFS with the Solaris Management Console storage folder tools
* Troubleshoot NFS errors
Module 16 - Configuring AutoFS
* Describe the fundamentals of the AutoFS file system
* Use automount maps
Module 17 - Managing Crash Dumps and Core Files
* Manage crash dump behavior
* Manage core file file behavior
Module 18 - Zones
* Identify the features of Solaris Zones
* Understand how and why zone partitioning is used
* Configure zones
* Install zones
* Boot zones
* Configure resource pools
* Configure the zone-wise resource controls
* Establish physical memory controls using the resource capping daemon
* Administer packages in zones
Module 19 - Name Services Overview
* Describe the name service concept
* Describe the name service switch file /etc/nsswitch.conf
* Describe the name service cache daemon (nscd)
* Get name service information
Module 20 - Configuring Name Service Clients
* Configure a DNS client
* Configure an LDAP client
Module 21 - Network Information Service (NIS)
* Describe NIS fundamentals
* Configure the name service switch file
* Describe NIS security
* Configure an NIS domain
* Build custom NIS maps
* Troubleshoot NIS
Module 22 - Describing the Custom JumpStart Software Configurations
* Describe the JumpStart software configurations
* Implement a basic JumpStart software server
* Set up Jumpstart software configuration alternatives
* Troubleshoot the JumpStart software configurations
* Configure a naming service to support JumpStart software
Module 23 - Performing a Flash Installation
* Describe the Flash installation feature
* Manipulate a Flash archive
* Use a Flash archive for installation
* Describe WANboot Flash installation
Course Content
Module 1 - DTrace Fundamentals
* Describe the features of DTrace
* Describe the DTrace architecture
Module 2 - Using DTrace
* Examining performance problems using DTrace
* Use DTrace to obtain information about system calls
* Create D Scripts that Use Arguments
Module 3 - Debug Applications with DTrace
* Use DTrace to profile an application
* Use DTrace to access application variables
* Use DTrace to find transient system call errors
* Use DTrace to determine the names of files being opened
Module 4 - Finding System Problems with DTrace
* Use DTrace to access kernel variables
* Use DTrace to obtain information about read calls
* Use DTrace to do anonymous tracing
* Use DTrace to do speculative tracing
* Explain the privileges necessary to run DTrace operations
Module 5 - Troubleshooting DTrace Problems
* Describe how to lessen the performance impact of DTrace
* Describe how to use and tune DTrace buffers
* Debug DTrace scripts
Course Content
Module 1 - Introducing Performance Management
* Describe the principles of performance tuning
* Describe the performance tuning process
* Understand the terms used to describe performance aspects
* List the kstat based utilities
* List the procfs based utilities
* List DTrace based utilities
* Use the kstat command
Module 2 - DTrace
* List the Advantages of DTrace
* Describe the DTrace Architecture
* List the Four Parts of a Probe Decription
* Define a Probe Clause
* Write and Execute DTrace ?one-liner? Commands
* Write some Simple Dtrace Scripts
* Download and Use Scripts from the DTrace Toolkit
Module 3 - Using the Solaris[tm] OS Monitoring Tools
* Describe and use monitoring tools provided with the Solaris OS
* Describe and use kstat based utilities
* Describe and use procfs based utilities
* Describe online resources for third-party utilities
* Enable system accounting
Module 4 - Viewing and Setting Tuning Parameters
* View tuning parameters
* Set tuning parameters
Module 5 - Monitoring Processes and Threads
* Describe a process
* Describe threads
* Compare the performance of single-threaded and multithreaded processes
* Monitor processes
* Describe and use lockstat(1M)
Module 6 - Managing CPU Scheduling
* Control and Monitor CPUs
* Describe scheduling
* Display and change scheduler parameters
* Change the scheduling behavior of a process
* Describe and use Solaris Resource Manager projects and the Fair Share Scheduler (FSS)
Module 7 - Monitoring System Caches
* Describe a cache
* Describe the characteristics of a cache
* Identify cache problems associated with multiple CPUs
* Identify cache problems associated with cache design
Module 8 - Performing Memory Tuning
* Monitor memory utilization
* Describe virtual memory
* Cache disk-based files
* Identify paging statistics
* Describe swapping
* Identify the memory requirements of an application
* Identify memory shortage in a system
Module 9 - Managing Systems Buses
* Describe a bus
* Describe the prtdiag utility
* Diagnose the problems associated with buses
Module 10 - Performing I/O Tuning
* Describe the characteristics of a SCSI bus
* Describe the time components of disk I/O
* Describe driver and bus features that enhance performance
* View disk and bus device properties
* Describe I/O performance planning
* Describe VERITAS Volume Manager and Solaris Volume Manager
* Tune the I/O subsystem
Module 11 - Tuning UFS
* Monitor file system performance statistics
* Describe OS services that affect UFS performance
* Describe application behavior that affects UFS performance
* Tune UFS parameters to improve system efficiency
* Tune UFS parameters to match application workloads
* Describe alternative file systems to UFS
Module 12 - Solaris ZFS Filesystem
* Describe the basic concepts of ZFS
* Identify the layers of the ZFS architecture
* Create a ZFS storage pool
* Create a ZFS filesystem hierarchy
* Describe and create a ZFS snapshot
* Describe and create a ZFS clone
* List storage pool Performance Considerations
* Describe ZFS Tunable parameters
Module 13 - Monitoring Network Performance
* Describe TCP
* Describe the performance of network hardware
* Monitor network performance with Solaris utilities
Module 14 - Maintaining System Performance
* Describe steps for maintaining system performance
* Set up system accounting
* Describe common utilities for measuring system performance and identifying problem applications
* Describe specific types of bottlenecks and methods for reducing them
* Describe a basic method for maintaining system performance
Module 15 - Performance Testing
* Plan to conduct performance testing
* Understand common pitfalls.
Course Content
Module 1 - UNIX Shells and Shell Scripts
* Describe the role of shells in the UNIX environment
* Describe the standard shells
* Define the components of a shell script
* Write a simple shell script
Module 2 - Writing and Debugging Scripts
* Start a script with #!
* Put comments in a script
* Change permissions on a script
* Execute a script
* Debug a script
Module 3 - The Shell Environment
* Use Bourne and Korn shell variables
* Assign values to shell variables
* Display the value of shell variables
* Make variables available to subprocesses using the export statement
* Display the value of environment variables
* Unset shell and environment variables
* Customize the user environment using the .profile file
* Perform arithmetic operations
* Create and use aliases
* Display aliases and the values assigned to them
* Define the built-in aliases
* Customize the Bourne and Korn shell environments
* Use the tilde expansion and command substitution features of the Korn shell
Module 4 - Regular Expressions and the grep Command
* Use and describe regular expressions
* Describe the grep command
* Use the grep command to find patterns in a file
* Use the regular expression characters with the grep command
Module 5 - The sed Editor
* Use the sed editor to perform noninteractive editing tasks
* Use regular expression characters with the sed command
Module 6 - The nawk Programming Language
* Use nawk commands from the command line
* Write simple nawk programs to generate data reports from text files
* Write simple nawk programs to generate numeric and text reports from text files
Module 7 - Conditionals
* Use the exit status of a command as conditional control
* Use the "if" statement to test a condition
* Pass values using command-line arguments (positional parameters) into a script
* Create USAGE messages
* Place parameters on the command line
* Use conditional if, then, elif, else, and fi constructs
* Use exit, let, and test statements ([[ ]], " ")
* Apply the &&, ||, and ! Boolean logic operators
* Use the case statement
Module 8 - Interactive Scripts
* Use the print and echo commands to display text
* Use the read command to interactively assign data to a shell variable
* Read user input into one or more variables, using one read statement
* Use special characters, with print and echo, to make the displayed text more user friendly
* Create a "here" document
* Use file descriptors to read from and write to multiple files
Module 9 - Loops
* Write scripts that use for, while, and until loops
* Write a script using the select statement
* Describe when to use loops within a script
* Generate argument lists using command, variable, and file-name substitution
Module 10 - Advanced Variables, Parameters, and Argument Lists
* Declare strings, integers, and array variables
* Manipulate string variables
* Change the values of the positional parameters using the set statement within a script
* Use Korn shell arrays
* Set default values for parameters
* Use the Korn shell built-in let, print, set, and typeset statements
Module 11 - Functions
* Create user-defined functions in a shell script
* Create, invoke, and display functions from the command line
* Pass arguments into a function
* Call functions from special (function) files that are saved in one or more function directories
* Describe where functions are available for use
Module 12 - Traps
* Describe how the trap statement works
* Include trap statements in a script
* Use the trap statement to catch signals and handle errors
Course Content
Module 1 - Introduction to Multithreading
* Thread concepts, properties, and standards
* Concurrency versus parallelism
* Process structure
* Thread process structure
* Benefits of threads
* Distributed multiprocessing
* When not to use threads
Module 2 - Getting Started With POSIX Threads
* Thread creation and destruction
* Components of threads
* Attributes of threads
* Waiting for threads
* Using the Workshop debugger
Module 3 - Introduction to Synchronization
* The synchronization instruction
* POSIX synchronization variables
* Using mutexes, semaphores, readers/writer locks, and condition variables
* EINTR, spurious wakeups
Module 4 - Locking Problems
* Deadlocks
* Recursive Locking
* Race Conditions
Module 5 - Advanced Synchronization
* The lost wakeup problem
* Barriers, monitors, robust mutexes
* Dynamic allocation
Module 6 - Thread Specific Data
* Using TSD
* Deleting TSD keys
* TSD destructors
Module 7 - Cancellation
* State and type
* Cleanup handlers
* Cancellation and C++
* Bounded time termination
Module 8 - Design
* Master/slave
* Producer/consumer
* Pipeline
Module 9 - Thread-Safe Libraries
* Unsafe library functions
* pread() and pwrite()
* Window toolkits
* errno and getc()
* Stub functions
Module 10 - UNIX Signals
* How signals work
* Implementation details
* sigwait()
* Signal safety
Module 11 - Advanced Scheduling
* Realtime scheduling
* Priority inversion
* Allocation domains
* Scheduler Controls
Module 12 - Hardware
* SMP bus designs
* Cross-bar switches
* Sun Ultra Enterprise
* Out of order execution
Module 13 - Performance
* Amdahl's law
* Speedup for parallel benchmarks
* How many LWPs?
* Processor affinity
Module 14 - API Details
* Return values
* Constants
* Attribute objects
* Initialization and destruction
Module 15 - Compiling
* Solaris libraries
* Compiling POSIX
* Compiling mixed POSIX and UI
Module 16 - Other Tools
* Proctool
* Trace Normal Form
Module 17 - Other Details
* Fork problems
* Debugging interface
* Thread stacks
* Optional portions
Module 18 - More Information
* Newsgroups, FAQs, books, products
Course Content
Module 1 - Computer Forensics Overview
* Define the computer forensics process
* Describe the elements of the computer forensics process
Module 2 - Security Policies and Procedures
* Describe why security policies and procedures need to be developed
* Define the characteristics of an incident response policy and how it relates to forensic examination
* Define the characteristics of an incident response procedure and how it relates to forensic examination
Module 3 - Security Compromise Detection and Identification
* Identify indicators of a possible system compromise
* Describe intrusion response tasks and roles
Module 4 - Computer Crime Scene Investigation
* Describe fundamental crime scene investigation procedures
* List the forensic tools and commands used at a crime scene
* Describe how evidence is collected and secured
Module 5 - System Recovery
* Describe the steps for platform reinstallation
* Describe authentication mechanisms that must be changed after an attack
Module 6 - Mitigating Risk While Resuming Operations
* Describe issues involved with system and network monitoring
* Describe some additional security measures to protect against repeat attacks
Module 7 - Analyzing Typical Attack Patterns
* Describe the methods used in remote attacks
* Describe the methods used for obscuring remote attacks
Module 8 - Building the Forensic System
* Explain why a forensic system is used
* Describe the features of a forensic system
Module 9 - Filesystem Forensics
* Use file timestamps in computer forensics
* Describe obscure filesystem tools
Module 10 - Forensic Commands and Tools
* Describe native commands and tools that are used in forensic examination
* Describe third-party tools that might be used in forensic examination
Course Content
Module 1 - Introducing the TCP/IP Model
* Describe network model fundamentals
* Describe the layers of the Transmission Control Protocol/IP (TCP/IP) model
* Describe basic peer-to-peer communication and related protocols
* Identify TCP/IP protocols
Module 2 - Introducing LANs and Their Components
* Describe network topologies
* Describe LAN media
* Describe network devices
Module 3 - Describing Ethernet Interfaces
* Describe Ethernet concepts
* Describe Ethernet frames
* Use network utilities
Module 4 - Describing ARP and RARP
* Describe Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)
* Describe Reverse ARP (RARP)
Module 5 - Configuring IP
* Describe the Internet layer protocols
* Describe the IP datagram
* Describe IP address types
* Describe subnetting and variable length subnet masks (VLSMs)
* Describe the interface configuration files
* Administer logical interfaces
Module 6 - Configuring IP Network Multipathing
* Describe IP multipathing
* Implement IP multipathing
Module 7 - Configuring Routing
* Identify the fundamentals of routing
* Describe routing table population
* Describe routing protocol types
* Describe the routing table
* Configure static routing
* Configure dynamic routing
* Describe classless inter-domain routing (CIDR)
* Configure routing at system boot
* Troubleshoot routing
Module 8 - Configuring IPv6
* Describe IPv6
* Describe IPv6 addressing
* Describe IPv6 autoconfiguration
* Describe IPv6 unicast address types
* Describe IPv6 multicast address types
* Enable IPv6
* Manage IPv6
* Configure 6to4 routing
* Configure IPv6 multipathing
Module 9 - Describing the Transport Layer
* Describe Transport layer fundamentals
* Describe User Datagram Protocol (UDP)
* Describe TCP
* Describe TCP flow control
Module 10 - Configuring DNS
* Describe the DNS basics
* Configure the DNS server
* Troubleshoot the DNS server using basic utilities
Module 11 - Configuring DHCP
* Describe the fundamentals of DHCP
* Configure a DHCP server
* Configure and manage DHCP clients
* Troubleshoot a DHCP server
* Troubleshoot a DHCP client
Module 12 - Configuring NTP
* Identify NTP basics
* Configure an NTP server
* Configure an NTP client
* Troubleshoot NTP
Module 13 - Configuring the Solaris IP Filter Firewall
* Identify Solaris IP Filter firewall basics
* Configure Solaris IP Filter firewall
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