Total Time: 3 hour(s)

Summary: 
This course provides an introduction to Solaris system administration terms and commands. It describes the various system configurations and the installation of the Solaris operating system on a workstation. It also provides an overview of the hardware and the operating system functions required to bring the system to a running state, and the steps required to properly shut down the system.

Ojectives: 
After completing this course, students will be able to:
Selected system administrator terms
Requirements and preparation for installation
Software and configuration clusters
System configuration to be installed
Disk storage systems
Device drivers
Installing the Solaris 8 software
Power on and booting the system
System run states
Init phase
Stopping and starting services with control scripts
System shutdown

Topics: 
Selected system administrator terms
Requirements and preparation for installation
Software and configuration clusters
System configuration to be installed
Disk storage systems
Device drivers
Installing the Solaris 8 software
Power on and booting the system
System run states
Init phase
Stopping and starting services with control scripts
System shutdown

Technical Requirements: 
P500+ Processor, 128MB of RAM; Windows 2000, 2003, XP, Minimum screen resolution 800x600, Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher; Windows Media Player 9.0 or higher; Flash 8.0 or higher; 56K minimum connection; broadband (256 kpbs or higher) connection recommended; Javascript, DHTML and cookies enabled; Sound card with speakers or headphones strongly recommended.