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Sun Certified System Administrator (SCSA)

A Firebrand Training

7

Day Course

Sun Certified System Administrator (SCSA) - Overview

This 7 day program is an accelerated, residential, fully-immersed course intended for system administrators who are preparing to perform essential and advanced system administration procedures in the latest Solaris 10 Operating System.

The course provides students with hands-on experience working with essential and complex administration tasks. It includes the certification tests and assessments throughout the week using example test questions. Students will undertake a series of lectures and lab exercises focussing on attaining the SCSA certification.

Students will live, learn, and test on-site.

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

Manage file local and network systems
Perform system boot procedures
Perform user and security administration
Manage network printers and system processes
Perform system backups and restores
Describe network interface configuration
Manage swap configuration and core dumps
Manage storage volumes
Control access and configure system messaging
Set up name services
Configure Role Based Access Control
Use Name Services (DNS, LDAP, NIS)
Implement and Manage Zones
Configure Automated Installations (Jumpstart)

Instructors are available at all times to provide individual and group attention, lead lab exercises and practice sessions, and ensure the students' success. Our attention to detail shows in our unsurpassed instruction and customer service, our classroom and testing facilities, and ourindividual and corporate success stories.

Sun Certified System Administrator (SCSA) - Benefits

The Sun Solaris 10 SCSA certification is the globally recognised standard for validating expertise with the Solaris operating environment.

Firebrand Training's accelerated program for the Sun Solaris certification is the most comprehensive educational format available.

Reasons for SCSA certification include career advancement, personal improvement, skills enhancement, and higher salaries. SCSA certified individuals report increased competence and productivity with the Sun Solaris operating system. SCSA certification sets you apart in today's competitive job market, bringing employment opportunities, greater earning potential and career advancement, in addition to increased job satisfaction.

For employers, getting your staff certified will improve their technical knowledge and enhance their ability to use Solaris Technology. In turn, this investment in your workforce can help you increase revenue and decrease costs by:

Increasing your employees' productivity, thereby decreasing time-to-market and giving your organisation a competitive advantage
Increasing service levels and reducing the risk of system failure
Ensuring that your employees have the required skills to meet your application development needs
Standardising your criteria for recruitment and/or for promoting employees
Increasing employee satisfaction and commitment to the business - and the likelihood that they will remain in their jobs
Increasing the credibility of your staff, and your business as a whole

Other accelerated training providers rely heavily on lecture and independent self-testing and study.

Effective technical instruction must be highly varied and interactive to keep attention levels high, promote camaraderie and teamwork between the students and instructor, and solidify knowledge through hands-on learning.

Firebrand Training provides instruction to meet every learning need, including

Intensive group instruction
One-on-one instruction attention
Hands-on labs
Lab partner and group exercises
Question and answer drills
Independent study

This information has been provided as a helpful tool for candidates considering certification. Benefits of certification determined through studies do not guarantee any particular personal successes. Firebrand Training provides a guarantee of obtaining certification at the camp, but does not make any guarantees about personal successes or benefits of obtaining certification.

Sun Certified System Administrator (SCSA) - Curriculum

Part 1

Introducing the Solaris 10 OS Directory Hierarchy
Managing Local Disk Devices
Managing Solaris OS UFS File Systems
Performing Mounts and Unmounts
Solaris 10 OS Installation Requirements
Performing Solaris 10 Package Administration
Managing Software Patches on the Solaris 10 OS
Using Boot PROM Commands
Using the Grand Unified Bootloader (GRUB)
Performing Boot and Shutdown Procedures
Performing User Administration
Introducing System Security
Configuring and Using Printer Services
Controlling System Processes
Performing File System Backups
Performing File System Restores
Backing up a Mounted File System with a UFS Snapshot

Part 2

Describing Interface Configuration
Describing the Client-Server Model
Introducing Sun Connection Services
Managing Swap Configuration
Managing Crash Dumps and Core Files
Configuring NFS
Configuring AutoFS
Describing RAID and Solaris Volume Manager Software
Configuring Solaris Volume Manager Software
Configuring Role Based Access Control (RBAC)
Configuring System Messaging
Using Name Services
Configuring Name Service Clients
Configuring the Network Information Service (NIS)
Introduction to Zones
Introduction to the ZFS File System

Day 1

Introducing the Solaris 10 Directory Hierarchy

Describe / (root) subdirectories
Describe file components
Describe file types
Use hard links

Managing Local Disk Devices

Describe the basic architecture of a disk
Describe the naming conventions for devices
List devices
Reconfigure devices
Perform hard disk partitioning
Manage disk labels

Managing Solaris OS File Systems

Describe Solaris OS file systems
Create a new ufs file system
Check the file system using the fsck command
Resolve file system inconsistencies
Monitor file system use

Performing Mounts and Unmounts

Identify mounting basics
Perform mounts
Perform un-mounts
Access a mounted diskette or CD-ROM
Restrict access to a floppy or CD-ROM
Access a diskette or CD-ROM without Volume Management (vold)

Performing Solaris 10 Package Administration

Describe package

Managing Software Patches on Solaris 10

Describe the fundamentals of patch administration
Install and remove patches and patch clusters

Installation Requirements for Solaris 10

Identify fundamentals of DVD installation
Solaris 10 OS installation and upgrade options
Hardware requirements for Solaris OS installation

Day 2

Using Boot PROM Commands

Identify boot programmable read-only memory (PROM) fundamentals
Use basic boot PROM commands
Identify the system's boot device
Create and remove custom device aliases
View and change non-volatile random access memory (NVRAM) parameters from the shell
Interrupt an unresponsive system

Using the Grand Unified Bootloader (GRUB)

Introduction to GRUB
Influencing boot behaviour with GRUB

Performing Boot and Shutdown Procedures

Describe the features of the Service Management Facility
Identify run level fundamentals
Compare run levels and SMF milestones
Identify the phases of the boot process
Use SMF administrative commands
Control boot processes
Perform system shutdown procedures

Performing User Administration

Describe user administration fundamentals
Manage user accounts
Manage initialization files

Introducing System Security

Monitor system access
Switch users on a system
Control system access
Restrict access to data in files

Configuring and Using Printer Services

Identify network printing fundamentals
Configure printer services
Administer printer services
Start and stop the line printer (LP) print service
Specify a destination printer
Use the LP print service

Day 3

Controlling System Processes

View system processes
Kill frozen processes
Schedule an automatic one-time execution of a command
Schedule an automatic recurring execution of a command

Performing File System Backups

Identify the fundamentals of backups
Back up an unmounted file system

Performing File System Restores

Restore ufs file systems
Explain disaster recovery fundamentals

Backing Up a Mounted File System With a UFS Snapshot

Create a UFS snapshot
Back up the snapshot file

Review

Exam 310-200

Day 4

Describing Interface Configuration

Control and monitor network interfaces
Configure Internet Protocol Version 4 (IPv4) interfaces at boot time

Describing the Client-Server Model

Describe client-server processes
Start server processes

Introducing Sun Connection Services

Describe signed packages and patches
Introduce Sun Connection
Describe Sun Connection Modes
Using Update Manager
Installing updates with Update Manager
Administering patches from the command line

Managing Swap Configuration

Describe virtual memory
Configure swap space

Managing Crash Dumps and Core Files

Manage crash dump behaviour
Manage core file behaviour

Configuring NFS

Describe the benefits of NFS
Describe the fundamentals of the NFS distributed file system
Manage an NFS server
Manage an NFS client
Enable the NFS server logging
Troubleshoot NFS errors

Configuring AutoFS

Describe the fundamentals of the AutoFS file system
Use automount maps

Describing RAID and the Solaris(TM) Volume Manager Software

Describe RAID
Describe Solaris Volume Manager software concepts

Day 5

Configuring Solaris Volume Manager Software

Describe Solaris Volume Manager software concepts
Build a RAID-0 (concatenated) volume
Build a RAID-1 (mirror) volume for the root (/) file system

Configuring Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)

Describe RBAC fundamentals
Describe component interaction within RBAC
Manage RBAC by using the command line

Configuring System Messaging

Describe the fundamentals of the syslog function
Configure the /etc/syslog.conf file
Configure syslog messaging

Using Name Services

Describe the name service concept
Describe the name service switch file /etc/nsswitch.conf
Describe the name service cache daemon (nscd)
Get name service information

Configuring Name Service Clients

Configure a DNS client
Configure an LDAP client

Configuring the Network Information Service (NIS)

Describe NIS fundamentals
Configure the name service switch file
Describe NIS security
Configure an NIS domain
Build custom NIS maps
Troubleshoot NIS

Day 6

Introduction to Zones

Identify the different zones features
Understand how and why zone partitioning is used
Configure zones
Install zones
Boot zones

Introduction to the ZFS File System

Describe ZFS and its related terms
Understand components of a storage pool
Create and destroy storage pools
Query storage pool status
Create and destroy ZFS file systems
Manage ZFS properties
Mount and unmount ZFS file systems
Work with snapshots and clones
Use ZFS datasets with Solaris zones

Review and Study Time

Day 7

Review and Study Time

Exam 310-202

Sun Certified System Administrator (SCSA) - Exam Track

This course is focused on attaining SCSA certification and will include sitting exams 310-200 and 310-202.

Sun Certified System Administrator (SCSA) - What's Included

Firebrand Training offers top-quality technical education and certification training in an all-inclusive course package specifically designed for the needs and ease of our students. We attend to every detail so our students can focus solely on their studies and certification goals.

Our Certification Programs includes

Intensive Hands-on Training Utilising our (Lecture | Lab | Review)^TM Delivery
Comprehensive Study Materials, Program Courseware and Self-Testing Software
Fully instructor-led program with 24 hour lab access
Examination vouchers *
On site testing **
All Meals; Unlimited Beverages, Snacks and Tea/Coffee
Transportation to/from designated local railway stations
Examination Passing Policy

Please note

* Exam vouchers for our (ISC)2 certifications need to be purchased directly from (ISC)2
** On site testing is not included in our ISACA, or ITIL Managers and Revision Certifications

Our instructors teach to accommodate every student's learning needs through individualised instruction, hands-on labs, lab partner and group exercises, independent study, self-testing, and question/answer drills.

Firebrand Training has dedicated, well-equipped educational facilities where you will attend instruction and labs and have access to comfortable study and lounging rooms. Our students consistently say our facilities are second-to-none.

Examination Passing Policy

Should a student complete a Firebrand Training Program without having successfully passed all vendor examinations, the student may re-attend that program for a period of one year. Students will only be responsible for accommodations and vendor exam fees.

Sun Certified System Administrator (SCSA) - Prerequisites

Delegates are required to meet the following prerequisites:

Have a good understanding of basic Unix commands and tasks
Be able to use pipes and redirection with confidence
Understand the filesystem structure and be able to modify the contents of files and directories
Use the vi editor proficiently

Firebrand Training staff interview all potential students regarding their technical background, degrees and certifications held, and personal fortitude. This screening process ensures a successful match between the customer and Firebrand Training toward accelerated training and certification.

Firebrand Training is an aggressive training environment. You must have an attitude aimed for success. The above prerequisites are guidelines, but many students with less experience have other background or traits that have enabled their success in accelerated training through Firebrand Training.

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Certified System Administrator (SCSA) Course Dates

Start	End	Availability	Register
1/9/2008	7/9/2008	Finished
22/9/2008	28/9/2008	Finished
29/9/2008	5/10/2008	Running
17/11/2008	23/11/2008	Seats open	Register

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