Solaris 8 Administration, General

Course description

This course provides students with the necessary knowledge and skills to perform these essential system administration tasks in the Solaris: 8 Operating System environment: Overview of the Solaris 8 Operating Environment Administration, Boot PROM, Adding Users, Backup and Recovery, Administering Software Packages, Managing System Security, Disks, Slices, and Format, LP Print Service, Scheduled Process Control, Directory Hierarchy, Configuring Devices, Solaris 8 Operating Environment File Systems, File System Maintenance, System Boot Process, How to Mount/Unmount A File System, Installation of the Solaris 8 OS on a standalone system, Software Patches - installation, removal, management, etc., Hands-on application of topics discussed.

(Subsequent courses will address both networked and Trusted Solaris 8)

Logistics

End of class: we will reset the root pass to a known string.

Prerequisites

Mandatory

1. Attend Solaris 8 Shell Programming
2. Understand basic UNIX commands
3. familiarity with the vi text editor
4. (no previous administration experience is required)

Teaching Environment

Syllabus: The most-recent syllabus will be online. Please bring your previous handouts to the subsequent sessions. You may need to refer to them. (hint!)

Interaction: I request and encourage student participation, questions, and farfetched guessing in the classroom. If your input is topical we'll integrate it into our class; if it's not topical I'll point you to resources so you can pursue your interest independently.

Watch for the Big Ideas: Big ideas, patterns, attitudes and methods, are more important than details (which are sure to change daily). I suggest you rely on reference works rather than try to memorize anything. Only rarely will I ask you to memorize anything.

Mistakes: if you're not making mistakes you're probably not far out enough on that particular limb. S-t-r-e-t-c-h!
Dare to share your mistakes, broken scripts, and haywire output with the rest of us; a class learns fastest when they can troubleshoot the most common mistakes. We benefit from the experience of others:

"Bernard of Chartres used to say that we are like dwarfs on the shoulders of giants, so that we can see more than they and things at a greater distance, not by virtue of any sharpness of sight on our part, or any physical distinction, but because we are carried high and raised up by their giant size." Metalogicon. John of Salisbury.

Physical environment: the temperature of the unix lab varies wildly. I advise dressing very lightly for the usual extreme heat and bringing layers (sweater, windbreaker, etc) in case it is very cold.

Break Periods: Because of the rapid pace of the classes and the huge amount of information to integrate, I usually offer the class a 5-min break each hour rather than longer breaks every two. Please return on time so we may keep on schedule.

Please turn your phones and pagers to the silent mode.

Homework: I assign a short reading assignment for the next class period. This work should take a very short time, 20 minutes or less. The assignment will enhance your understanding up the upcoming session. I want you to get good value for your time and money investment.

Contact Information

jason carr
mouse@mousetrap.net
http://www.mousetrap.net
972.321.2942
Note: I strongly recommend the use of my email instead of my telephone line. I'm much easier to get hold of by email.

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Reminders

• Classroom temperature can be wildly variable. Dress lightly and bring layers.
• your username is based on the class title and the last two digits of your workstation's hostname.
• remember to take your work with you.