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Sun Certified System Administrator
Exam for Solaris 9, part I (CX-310-014)

Product ID: CX-310-014 Price: $150.00 

• Number of questions: 57. 
• Number of themes: 6     ~5 questions per theme.
• Number of topics 31 or  ~2 questions per topic,
• Type of questions: Multiple choice, free response, drag and drop
• Score needed to pass: 64%. Number of incorrect answers allowed is 20 or less
• Time limit: 105 minutes

• Supporting Courses

  •  Intermediate System Administration for the Solaris 9 Operating System (WSB-239)
  •  Intermediate System Administration for the Solaris 9 Operating System (CDS-239) 
• Web-based Practice Exams Practice Exam for Sun Certified System Administrator for the Solaris 9 Operating System, Part I (WGS-PREX-S014B)

Tips:

• No amount of scavenging of WEB for exam questions and braindumps can replace solid knowledge of topics covered in the test.
• 310-014 Contains 7 large themes and 31 topics and has printing questions all over it
• The test might contain questions which made reference to installation methods not included in the first half of the Solaris 9 System Administrator Exam Cram  book.
• Do not too much time searching the WEB for magic set of questions that will guarantee you to pass exam and be vary buying the set of questions from third party sites: they might be substantially different from the type of the questions used on exam.  Buying an old Ultra 10 (or Ultra 5) on eBay is a much better investment in your exam success.
• The key to success is systematic study. Exam is not that difficult but the amount of martial that you need to memorize is such that it can take several months to do so. Do not  plan to prepare to the exam in weekend. that's a risky idea.
• You do need to buy Web-based Practice Exam Without it your changes are to pass are significantly lower. Those $75 are a really good investment.

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Solaris 9 System Administrator Exam Cram Review

Theme-based syllabus

Topics-based syllabus

1. Describe the purpose, features, and functions of root subdirectories, file components, file types, and hard links in the Solaris OS directory hierarchy.
2. Explain how to create and remove hard links in a Solaris OS directory.
3. Describe the basic architecture of a local disk and the naming conventions for disk devices as used in the Solaris OS.
4. Explain when and how to list devices, reconfigure devices, perform disk partitioning, and relabel a disk in a Solaris OS using the appropriate files, commands, options, and menus or tables or both.
5. Describe the purpose, features, and functions of disk-based, distributed, and pseudo file systems in a Solaris OS, and explain the differences among these file system types.
6. Explain when and how to create a new ufs file system using the newfs command, check the file system using fsck, resolve file system inconsistencies, and monitor file system usage using associated commands.
7. Explain the purpose and function of the vfstab file in mounting ufs file systems, and the function of the mnttab file in tracking current mounts.
8. Explain how to perform mounts and unmounts, and either access or restrict access to mounted diskettes and CD-ROMs.
9. Explain how to install the Solaris OS from CD/DVD, including installation and upgrade options, hardware requirements, Solaris OS software components (software packages, clusters, and groups).
10. Explain the purpose of the the /var/sadm/install/contents file, and how to administer packages (how to display, add, check, and remove a package, and add a package into the spool directory) using the command-line interface.
11. Explain how to obtain, install, and remove patches, and patch clusters using either the command-line interface or the Solaris Management Console.
12. Explain how to execute boot PROM commands to:
13. Identify the systems boot PROM version
14. Boot the system; access detailed information
15. List, change and restore default NVRAM parameters
16. Display devices connected to the bus
17. Identify the systems boot device
18. Create and remove custom device aliases
19. View and change NVRAM parameters from the shell
20. Interrupt a hung system
21. Given a scenario involving a hung system, troubleshoot problems and deduce resolutions.
22. Explain how to perform a system boot, control boot processes, and complete a system shutdown, using associated directories, scripts, and commands.
23. Identify the main components of a user account, identify the system files that store account information, and explain what information is stored in each file.
24. Explain how to manage user accounts, and describe system-wide initialization files.
25. Identify the procedures and commands, variables, or permissions to monitor and control system access, switch users on a system, and restrict access to data in files.
26. Describe the purpose, features, and functionality of printer fundamentals, including print management tools, printer configuration types, Solaris LP print service, LP print service directory structure, and the Solaris OS printing process.
27. Explain how to configure printer classes, set the default printer, change the default printer class, remove a printers configuration, start the LP print service, and stop the LP print service using the appropriate commands.
28. Given a scenario, identify the appropriate commands to specify a destination printer, accept and reject print jobs, enable and disable printers, and move print jobs.
29. Explain how to view system processes, clear hung processes, schedule an automatic one-time execution of a command, and the automatic recurring execution of a command.
Given a backup requirement, develop a backup strategy that includes scheduled backups, number of tapes required, naming conventions, command protocols, and backup frequency/levels.
30. Explain how to perform incremental, full, and remote backups to tape for an unmounted file system using the ufsdump command or explain how to backup a mounted file system using ufs snapshot.
31. Explain how to perform ufs file system restores and special case recoveries.

Objectives

1. Install Software (Ch 5-7)

1. Installation Explain how to install the Solaris OS from CD/DVD, including installation and upgrade options, hardware requirements, Solaris OS software components (see ch 5 of manual):
   • software packages
   • clusters
   • groups (of clusters) == Metacluster
      
2. Packages Explain the purpose of the the /var/sadm/install/ contents file, and how to administer packages (how to display, add, check, and remove a package, and add a package into the spool directory) using the command-line interface (see ch 6 of manual).
    
3. Patches. Explain how to obtain, install, and remove patches, and patch clusters using either the command-line interface or the Solaris Management Console (see ch 7 of manual)

2. Manage File Systems

4. Manage filesystems
   • Describe the purpose, features, and functions of:
     • root subdirectories,
     • file components,
     • file types,
     • hard links 
   • Explain how to create and remove hard links in a Solaris OS directory.
   • Describe:
     • the basic architecture of a local disk
     • the naming conventions for disk devices as used in the Solaris OS.
        
   • Explain when and how to:
     • list devices   ls /etc/path_to_inst
     • reconfigure devices
     • perform disk partitioning
     • and relabel a disk

        in a Solaris OS using the appropriate files, commands, options, and menus or tables or both.
        

   • Describe the purpose, features, and functions of disk-based, distributed, and pseudo file systems in a Solaris OS, and explain the differences among these file system types.
   • Explain when and how to create a new UFS file system using the newfs command, check the file system using fsck, resolve file system inconsistencies, and monitor file system usage using associated commands.
   • Explain the purpose and function of the vfstab file in mounting ufs file systems, and the function of the mnttab file in tracking current mounts.
      
5.  mount Explain how to perform mounts and unmounts, and either access or restrict access to mounted diskettes and CD-ROMs.
 

3. Perform System Boot Procedures

6. Boot prom Explain how to execute boot PROM commands to:
   • Identify the systems boot PROM version
   • Boot the system; access detailed information
   • List, change and restore default NVRAM parameters
   • Display devices connected to the bus
   • Identify the systems boot device
   • Create and remove custom device aliases
   • View and change NVRAM parameters from the shell
   • Interrupt a hung system
   • Given a scenario involving a hung system, troubleshoot problems and deduce resolutions.
      
7. Boot and shutdown. Explain how to perform
   • A system boot,
   • control boot processes
   • and complete a system shutdown, using associated directories, scripts, and commands.
    

4. Perform User and Security Administration    

8. User administration
   • Structure of Passwd, shadow, groups and groups shadows. Identify the main components of a user account, identify the system files that store account information, and explain what information is stored in each file.
      
   • Managing user accounts. Explain how to manage user accounts, and describe system-wide initialization files.
      
9. Security, Permissions and ownership.  Identify the procedures and commands, variables, or permissions to monitor and control system access, switch users on a system, and restrict access to data in files.
 

5. Manage Network Printers and System Processes    

9. Printing
    
   • Describe the purpose, features, and functionality of printer fundamentals, including print management tools, printer configuration types, Solaris LP print service, LP print service directory structure, and the Solaris OS printing process.
      
   • Explain how to configure printer classes, set the default printer, change the default printer class, remove a printers configuration, start the LP print service, and stop the LP print service using the appropriate commands.
      
   • Given a scenario, identify the appropriate commands to specify a destination printer, accept and reject print jobs, enable and disable printers, and move print jobs.
      
10. Controlling System Processes. Explain how to view system processes, clear hung processes, schedule an automatic one-time execution of a command, and the automatic recurring execution of a command.
 

 6. Perform System Backups and Restores   

11. Backup_and_recovery
     
    • Given a backup requirement, develop a backup strategy that includes scheduled backups, number of tapes required, naming conventions, command protocols, and backup frequency/levels.
       
    • Explain how to perform incremental, full, and remote backups to tape for an unmounted file system using the ufsdump command or explain how to backup a mounted file system using ufs snapshot.
       
    • Explain how to perform ufs file system restores and special case recoveries.

Courses

Solaris Certification Exams for Sun Solaris Exams 310-011 and 310-012 sample questions

Intermediate System Administration for the Solaris 9 Operating System (SA-239)

Certification Prep Workshop: Sun Certified Solaris System Administrator I (SA-SYS1-CPW) -days $500
 

Etc

Configuration

http://rsusu1.rnd.runnet.ru/solaris2.7/  -- html version of Winsor guides

Sun Certified System Administrator for the Solaris 9 Operating System, Part I of II (CX-310-014)

Last modified: November 08, 2008