Solaris 9 System Administration Exam Cram 2 (Exam Cram CX-310-014 & CX310-015)

Bill Calkins9780789729224, 0-7897-2922-9

The perfect study companion for UNIX system professionals preparing for both Solaris 9 System Administrator exams (310-014 and 310-015). The book contains accurate and efficient coverage of the many new features of the Solaris 9 system. Readers preparing for this exam find the best-selling Exam Cram2 series to be the smartest, most efficient way to become certified. This book focuses on exactly what readers need to get certified now – featuring test-taking strategies, time-saving study tips, and a special Cram Sheet that includes tips, acronyms, and memory joggers that are not available anywhere else. ExamCram2 also features PrepLogic Practice Tests, Preview Edition. This product includes one complete PrepLogic Practice Test with approximately the same number of questions found on the actual vendor exam and full, detailed explanations of the correct and incorrect answers. Customer ReviewsBe the first to write a review!

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Table of contents :
Contents at a Glance……Page 11
Table of Contents……Page 13
Introduction……Page 23
Taking a Certification Exam……Page 25
Tracking Certification Status……Page 26
How to Prepare for the Exam……Page 27
Test- Taking Strategies……Page 28
Choosing the Best Answers……Page 29
Working Within the Framework……Page 30
Preparing for the Test……Page 31
About This Book……Page 32
the Real World……Page 34
Put Yourself to the Test……Page 35
Exams 310- 014 and 310- 015……Page 38
Onward, Through the Fog!……Page 39
Installing and Maintaining Solaris 9……Page 41
The Solaris 9 Distribution……Page 42
Installing Solaris 9……Page 43
Software Package Administration……Page 50
Patch Administration……Page 55
Summary……Page 64
Exam Prep Practice Questions……Page 66
Need to Know More?……Page 70
Booting and Shutting Down the System……Page 71
The Boot PROM Firmware (OpenBoot)……Page 72
The SPARC Boot Process……Page 78
System Run Levels……Page 82
Summary……Page 88
Exam Prep Practice Questions……Page 89
Need to Know More?……Page 93
User Account Administration……Page 95
Account Administration……Page 96
Administrative System Files……Page 105
User Account Initialization Files……Page 108
Summary……Page 112
Exam Prep Practice Questions……Page 114
Need to Know More?……Page 118
System Security and File Permissions……Page 119
System Security……Page 120
Login and Logout Procedures……Page 122
Identifying and Monitoring Users……Page 125
File Permissions and Ownership……Page 129
Summary……Page 140
Exam Prep Practice Questions……Page 141
Need to Know More?……Page 145
Controlling Processes……Page 147
Viewing and Terminating Processes……Page 148
Scheduling Processes……Page 154
Summary……Page 160
Exam Prep Practice Questions……Page 161
Need to Know More?……Page 164
File System Basics……Page 165
Basic File Systems……Page 166
File and Directory Concepts……Page 167
The Unix Directory Tree……Page 169
Solaris Pseudo- File Systems……Page 178
Summary……Page 182
Exam Prep Practice Questions……Page 183
Need to Know More?……Page 187
Disk and File System Administration……Page 189
Disk Device Names……Page 190
Reconfiguration……Page 197
Disk Administration……Page 199
The format Command……Page 202
File System Administration……Page 206
Exam Prep Practice Questions……Page 214
Need to Know More?……Page 221
System Backups and Restores……Page 223
Backup Strategies……Page 224
Capabilities……Page 226
Other Backup/ Restore Utilities……Page 232
Summary……Page 236
Exam Prep Practice Questions……Page 237
Need to Know More?……Page 241
Printing……Page 243
LP Print Service……Page 244
Print Commands……Page 246
Summary……Page 253
Exam Prep Practice Questions……Page 254
Need to Know More?……Page 258
The Solaris Network Environment……Page 259
Networking Models……Page 260
TCP/ IP Networking……Page 262
The Solaris Network Environment……Page 274
Summary……Page 277
Exam Prep Practice Questions……Page 278
Need to Know More?……Page 281
Special Disk Operations……Page 283
Swap Space Management……Page 284
Core File Management……Page 286
Crash Dump Management……Page 290
Summary……Page 293
Exam Prep Practice Questions……Page 294
Need to Know More?……Page 298
Advanced Access Control……Page 299
Access Control Lists……Page 300
Control……Page 302
The RBAC Database……Page 303
Managing the RBAC……Page 327
Summary……Page 331
Exam Prep Practice Questions……Page 332
Need to Know More?……Page 336
Syslog and Auditing Utilities……Page 337
The syslog Facility……Page 338
Summary……Page 343
Exam Prep Practice Questions……Page 344
Need to Know More?……Page 348
Advanced Disk Management……Page 349
Virtual File Systems……Page 350
Striped Virtual Device……Page 351
RAID Configurations……Page 352
Solaris Volume Manager (SVM)……Page 353
Summary……Page 357
Exam Prep Practice Questions……Page 358
Need to Know More?……Page 361
Network File System (NFS)……Page 363
NFS Administration……Page 364
WebNFS……Page 371
NFS Logging……Page 372
The Auto File System Service……Page 375
Service……Page 378
Summary……Page 383
Exam Prep Practice Questions……Page 384
Need to Know More?……Page 388
Name Services……Page 389
Solaris Name Services……Page 390
Network Information Service (NIS)……Page 398
(NIS+)……Page 405
Summary……Page 406
Exam Prep Practice Questions……Page 407
Need to Know More?……Page 411
Advanced Installation……Page 413
Server Installation……Page 414
Over- the- Network Installation……Page 418
JumpStart……Page 424
WebStart Flash Installation……Page 428
Summary……Page 430
Exam Prep Practice Questions……Page 431
Want to Know More?……Page 435
Practice Exam 1……Page 437
Practice Exam Questions……Page 438
Answer Key 1……Page 453
Answer Key Explanations……Page 454
Practice Exam 2……Page 465
Practice Exam Questions……Page 466
Answer Key 2……Page 481
Answer Key Explanations……Page 482
What’s on the CD- ROM……Page 493
Using the PrepLogic……Page 497
Glossary……Page 505
Index……Page 527