Solaris 8 system administrator certification : training guide / Bill Calkins.

By:

Calkins, Bill

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: [United States] : QUE Publications, c2002.Description: xxv, 966 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:

9781578702596
1578702593

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Standard Loan	Thurles Library Main Collection	005.432 CAT (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		R13106KRCT

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This handbook was designed specifically to help the reader meet the objectives required to become a Solaris 8 certified system administrator. It maps to the actual examination objectives, including study tools such as objective explanations, case studies, lab and step-by-step exercises, multiple self-assessment opportunities, study strategies, exam tips, review breaks and summaries, key terms, notes, warnings and Fast Facts. The text seeks not only to prepare the reader for the exam, but to provide him/her with the real-world insight necessary to administer Solaris 8 on a daily basis.

"Exam 310-011 & 310-012."--T.p.

Includes appendices and index.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

Introduction (p. 1)
How This Book Helps You (p. 1)
Conventions Used in This Book (p. 3)
Audience (p. 4)
The Sun Certified System Administrator Exams (p. 4)
Exam 310-011 (p. 4)
Exam 310-012 (p. 6)
What's New in Solaris 8 (p. 8)
Section 1 Part I
1 System Startup and Shutdown (p. 13)
2 OpenBoot (p. 47)
3 Installing the Solaris 8 Software (p. 99)
4 Software Package Administration (p. 133)
5 Setting Up User Accounts (p. 157)
6 Introduction to File Systems (p. 185)
7 Solaris File Systems: Advanced Topics (p. 235)
8 System Security (p. 279)
9 Process Control (p. 331)
10 The LP Print Service (p. 375)
11 Backup and Recovery (p. 417)
12 Writing Shell Scripts and Programs (p. 451)
Section 2 Part II
13 The Solaris Network Environment (p. 479)
14 Solaris Pseudo File Systems and Swap Space (p. 517)
15 Installing a Server (p. 541)
16 Device Administration and Disk Management (p. 565)
17 The NFS Environment (p. 597)
18 Name Services (p. 655)
19 Solaris Management Console and Solaris AdminSuite (p. 701)
20 Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) (p. 729)
21 JumpStart (p. 753)
Section 3 Part III
Fast Facts (p. 821)
Study and Exam Prep Tips (p. 847)
Practice Exam (p. 853)
Section 4 Part IV
A Web Start (p. 867)
B Administration and Configuration of the CDE (p. 879)
C The History of Solaris (p. 895)
D Overview of the Certification Process (p. 903)
E What's on the CD-ROM (p. 905)
F Using the ExamGear, Training Guide Edition Software (p. 907)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Expert author Bill Calkins' extensive compilation of real-world experiences, including warnings about possible pitfalls, will help administrators obtain Solaris 8 certification.

As a best-selling author and revered instructor/consultant, Bill Calkins is very much a Voice That Matters in the Solaris community. The owner and president of Pyramid Consulting (near Grand Rapids, Mich.), Calkins has more than 17 years of experience in UNIX system administration and consulting with more than 90 companies. As an instructor, he worked in both corporate and university settings, guiding several hundred toward their Solaris certifications.