SOLARIS[tm] 8 OPERATING ENVIRONMENT EXAM OBJECTIVES

Sun Certified System Administrator for Solaris 8 Operating Environment, Part I Exam Objectives

Sun Certified System Administrator for Solaris 8 Operating Environment, Part II Exam Objectives

Sun Certified System Administrator for Solaris 8 Operating Environment Upgrade Exam Objectives

Sun Certified Network Administrator for Solaris 8 Operating Environment Objectives

 

SUN CERTIFIED SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR FOR SOLARIS 8 OPERATING ENVIRONMENT, PART I EXAM OBJECTIVES

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.

 

SUN CERTIFIED SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR FOR SOLARIS 8 OPERATING ENVIRONMENT, PART II EXAM OBJECTIVES

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.

 

SUN CERTIFIED SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR FOR SOLARIS 8 OPERATING ENVIRONMENT UPGRADE EXAM OBJECTIVES

SECURITY:

  • Identify how to search for regular expressions in the contents of one or more files.
  • List in sequence the steps to create, modify, and delete access control lists (ACLs)on files

 

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.

 

EDITOR:

  • List the keyboard sequences that are required to switch between the three modes of operatio n 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, an d remote shell commands.
  • State the subcommands that are used by the ftp utility to transfer files between a local sy stem 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.

 

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.

 

NAMING SERVICES:

  • 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.

 

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:

  • List the features of the Solaris Management Console.

 

JUMPSTART-AUTOMATIC INSTALLATION:

  • State the purpose of the sysidcfg file with and without name service support.

 

SUN CERTIFIED NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR FOR SOLARIS 8 OPERATING ENVIRONMENT OBJECTIVES

NETWORK MODEL:

  • Identify the purpose of each layer in the TCP / IP five layer Model.
  • Describe the functionality of the following Network Protocols: TCP, UDP, IP, and ICMP.
  • Describe the relationship between the following Network Protocols: TCP, UDP, IP, and ICMP.
  • Describe peer-to-peer communication.

 

LOCAL AREA NETWORKS:

  • Identify the role of the following LAN components: Bridge, Repeater, Router, Switch, and Gateway.
  • Identify the network topologies.

 

ETHERNET INTERFACE:

  • State the purpose of the Ethernet address.
  • Identify the commands to get and set driver configuration.

 

ARP AND RARP:

  • Explain the process of address resolution using ARP and RARP.
  • Identify the commands to manage ARP cache.
  • Identify the configuration files and scripts used to configure a network interface.

 

INTERNET LAYER:

  • Describe the following: IP address, Broadcast address, Netmask, Datagram, and Fragment.
  • Describe Classless Interdomain Routing (CIDR).
  • Identify the file used to set netmasks.
  • Identify the features and benefits of the Variable Length Subnet Masks (VLSM).
  • Configure a Network Interface.

 

ROUTING:

  • Describe IP routing.
  • Identify the Solaris 8 daemons which implement routing protocols.
  • Identify the files used to configure routing.
  • Identify the purpose of the files used to configure routing.
  • Administer the routing table.

 

TRANSPORT LAYER:

  • Identify the features of the TCP and UDP.
  • Define the terms connection oriented, connection-less, stateful, and stateless.
  • Describe the relationships between port numbers, network services and inetd.

 

CLIENT-SERVER MODEL:

  • Explain the terms client, server, and service.
  • Administer internet services and RPC services.
  • Collect information about services configured on hosts.

 

DHCP:

  • State the benefits of DHCP.
  • Identify DHCP configuration files.
  • State the purpose of DHCP configuration files.
  • Administer DHCP clients and servers.

     

 

NETWORK MANAGEMENT TOOLS:

  • Identify tools which use the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP).
  • Describe the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP).

 

DOMAIN NAME SERVICE (DNS):

  • Identify the purpose of DNS.
  • Describe address resolution and reverse address resolution.
  • Identify the correct Resource Record syntax.
  • Explain the steps needed to configure DNS.
  • Identify the configuration files for DNS.
  • State the purpose of DNS configuration files.

 

NETWORK TIME PROTOCOL:

  • Describe the NTP features.
  • Identify NTP configuration files.
  • State the purpose of NTP files.
  • Describe how to configure NTP.

 

TROUBLE SHOOTING:

  • Identify common network problems.
  • Diagnose network problems.
  • Resolve network problems.

 

IPv6:

  • Describe IPv6.
  • Configure an IPv6 network interface.