Oracle Solaris 11 System Administration Fundamentals

Oracle Solaris 11 System Administration is an authoritative, start-to-finish guide to the Oracle Solaris 11 operating system. This book is written by Oracle Solaris expert Bill Calkins, who has over 25 years of experience with Solaris and wrote the official Oracle Certified Associate (OCA) and the Oracle Certified Professional (OCP) exams for Oracle Solaris 11.

The book systematically covers every basic-to-intermediate topic and the new Oracle Solaris 11 features. It also covers every topic on the certification exam in detail so you will be prepared on exam day.

The book's extensive coverage includes "learn by example” step by step instructions demonstrating how to apply complex solutions in today's rapidly-changing data center environments. Coverage includes the following topics on both the SPARC and x86 versions of Solaris 11:

· Install the Solaris 11 Operating Environment using the GUI and Text Interactive Installers

· Install, manage, and update Software with the Image Packaging System (IPS)

· Understand IPS repositories

· Create and manage boot environments.

· Boot and Shutdown procedures for SPARC and x86-Based Systems

· Complete coverage of ALOM and OpenBoot

· Understand and manage services with SMF

· Configure storage devices and drivers

· Configure and administer ZFS file Systems with coverage of ZFS on the boot drive, local disks, and a SAN

· Configure and administer legacy UFS file systems

· Create and administer zones including solaris10 brand and immutable zones.

· User Administration

· System security and hardening best practices

· Manage and monitor system processes including the process schedulers (FSS) and proc tools.

· Configure the Solaris Network Environment including NWAM, manual network configuration, VNICs, and Virtual Networking

· NFS, AutoFS and SAMBA

In addition, the author's website includes study strategies, self-assessment exams, and lab exercises to compliment this guide for those that wish to pursue certification. This guide covers all topics on the 1Z0-821 exam and many of the topics on the 1Z0-822 upgrade exam.