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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
7/7/2008 |
13/7/2008 |
Finished |
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1/9/2008 |
7/9/2008 |
Limited availability |
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29/9/2008 |
5/10/2008 |
Seats open |
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17/11/2008 |
23/11/2008 |
Seats open |
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