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Course Description

The UNIX Essentials Featuring the Solaris 10 Operating System course provides students with the necessary knowledge and skills to use components of the desktop system, manage files and directories, create and modify files, control the user work environment, archive files, and use remote commands. In addition, this course explains fundamental command-line features of the Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS), including file system navigation, the vi text editor, file permissions, access control lists (ACLs), command shells, file compression, basic network use, and reading shell scripts.

This course is the first of a two-part series that students take in preparation for the Sun Certified System Administrator for Solaris, Part I examination.

Who Can Benefit
Students who can benefit from this course are individuals who are preparing to perform basic system administration duties and are new to the Solaris OS, or those who are unfamiliar with the UNIX operating system.

Prerequisites
To succeed fully in this course, students should be able to:

  • Use basic computer hardware (monitor, keyboard, and mouse)
  • Input commands and control characters from a keyboard

Skills Gained
Upon completion of this course, you should be able to:

  • Use components of the desktop system
  • Use command-line features and help resources
  • Manage and view files and directories and change the directory contents
  • Create and modify files and use basic file permissions
  • Create ACLs
  • Control the user work environment
  • Use commands within the shell
  • Perform basic process and job control
  • Archive files and create archives
  • Compress, view, and uncompress files
  • Perform remote file transfers
Course Modules

Module 1 - Using the Desktop in the Solaris 10 Operating System

  • Describe the hardware components of a computer
  • Describe the Solaris operating system components
  • Describe the SunOS operating system
  • Log in to the system
  • Use the desktop environment

Module 2 - Using Command-Line Features and Online Help Resources

  • Construct and execute commands from the command line
  • Use online documentation

Module 3 - Viewing Directories and Files
 

  • Work with directories
  • Work with files
  • Print files

Module 4 - Changing the Solaris OS Directory Contents

  • Copy files and directories
  • Move and rename files and directories
  • Create files and directories
  • Remove files and directories
  • Use symbolic links

Module 5 - Using the vi Editor

  • Describe the fundamentals of the vi editor
  • Modify files by using the vi editor

Module 6 - Using Commands Within the Shell

  • Use shell metacharacters
  • Describe the Korn shell variables
  • Display the command history
  • Describe the command-line interpreter
  • Work with user initialization files

Module 7 - Using Basic File Permissions

  • View file and directory permissions
  • Determine file or directory access
  • Change the permissions
  • Modify the default permissions

Module 8 - Configure Access Control Lists (ACLs)

  • Describe ACLs
  • Configure ACLs by using the command line
  • Configure ACLs using the File Manager graphical user interface (GUI)

Module 9 - Searching Files and Directories

  • Search for content in files
  • Search for files and directories

Module 10 - Performing Basic Process Control

  • Describe Solaris OS processes
  • View a process
  • Search for a specific process
  • Send a signal to a process

Module 11 - Advanced Shell Functionality

  • Manage jobs in the Korn shell
  • Describe the Korn shell alias utility
  • Use Korn shell functions
  • Set Korn shell options

Module 12 - Reading Shell Scripts

  • Describe shell scripts
  • Run shell scripts
  • Pass values to shell scripts
  • Use the test command
  • Perform conditional commands

Module 13 - Creating Archives

  • Archive files
  • Compress and archive files using the jar command

Module 14 - Compressing, Viewing, and Uncompressing Files

  • Compress files using the compress command
  • View compressed files using the zcat command
  • Uncompress files using the uncompress command
  • Compress a file with the gzip command
  • View files using the gzcat command
  • Compress and archive multiple files with the zip command

Module 15 - Performing Remote Connections and File Transfers

  • Establish a remote login session
  • Copy files or directories to and from another system
  • Transfer files between systems

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Course Code Course Title Exam Codes
Sun - Solaris 10-OS Sun Certified System Administrator (SCSA)

This certification is for system administrators tasked with performing essential system administration procedures on the Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS) and technical application support staff responsible for administering a networked server running on the Solaris OS.

Sun offers certifications for the Solaris 8, 9 and 10 OS, each consisting of two exams. Candidates must pass both part I and part II exams of the same Solaris OS version in order to obtain certification.

If you are already certified as a system administrator for a previous version of the Solaris Operating System, you can take the upgrade exam for the version of the Solaris of interest to you.

SA-200 System Administration for the Solaris 10 Operating System Part 1 CX-310-200
SA-202 System Administration for the Solaris 10 Operating System (Part 2) CX-310-202
Sun - Solaris 10-OS Sun Certified Network Administrator

This certification is for experienced system administrators who are or will be responsible for administering Sun systems in a networked environment that includes LANs and the Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS).

Sun offers certifications for the Solaris 8 and Solaris 9 OS, each consisting of one exam. Certification requires Sun Certified System Administrator for Solaris OS (any edition) status.

There are no prerequisites to this exam.

SA-300 Network Administration for the Solaris 10 Operating System CX-310-302
Sun - Java Sun Java Certified Associate

This certification provides an ideal entry into an application development or a software project management career using Java technologies. It validates basic knowledge of OO concepts, the Java programming language and general knowledge of Java platforms and technologies. To achieve this certification, candidates must successfully complete one exam.

SL-110-SE6 Fundamentals of the Java Programming Language CX-310-105
Sun - Java Sun Certified Java Programmer (SCJP)

This foundation certification is for programmers interested in demonstrating proficiency in the fundamentals of the Java programming language. To achieve this certification, candidates must successfully complete one exam. It is not necessary to be a Sun Certified Java Associate prior to taking this exam.

SL-110-SE6 Fundamentals of the Java Programming Language CX-310-019
SL-275-SE6 Java Programming Language CX-310-065
CX-310-055
CX-310-056
Sun Java Sun Certified Enterprise Architect (SCEA)

"The act of getting certified will make you a better architect." (Humphrey Sheil, CTO, SCEA, and SCEA examiner)

This certification is for enterprise architects responsible for architecting and designing Java EE compliant applications with an emphasis on making the best use of Java EE features to create flexible, scalable, secure designs.

The SCEA certification "signifies that its holders can handle advanced design responsibilities and lead roles in creating applications. To succeed, SCEA candidates must demonstrate a deep understanding of appropriate uses of modern design architecture and current Java EE technologies for business applications." (Ed Tittel and Dr. Bill Brogden)

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To achieve this certification, candidates must successfully complete three elements: a knowledge-based multiple choice exam, an assignment and essay exam.

OO-226 Object-Oriented Application Analysis and Design for Java Technology (UML) CX-310-052
FJ-310-EE5 Developing Applications for the Java EE Platform CX-310-053
SL-425 Architecting and Designing J2EE Applications CX-310-301A
CX-310-062

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