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Solaris 10 System Administration For the Solaris 10 Operating Environment
Course Outline
System Startup and Shutdown Procedures
Describe phases of the boot process
Booting the system
Power on
Boot PROM and program phases
Kernel initialization phase
The boot command
System milestones
Swapper
Service Management Facility (SMF)
Describe features of the SMF
svc.startd daemon
Identify run level fundamentals
Describe SMF Miletones
Compare run levels and SMF milestones
Identify phases of the boot process
SMF command line administration utilities
Starting and stopping services using SMF
Starting services during boot
Control boot processes
SMF message logging
Creating new service scripts
Creating a Manifest
Legacy services
Administering the SMF
Troubleshooting SMF
Using run control scripts to stop / start legacy services
Adding scripts to the run control directories
System shutdown
Shutting down the system
/usr/sbin/shutdown
/sbin/init
/usr/sbin/halt
/usr/sbin/reboot
/usr/sbin/poweroff
Stopping the system for recovery purposes (Interrupting an unresponsive system)
Turning off the power
OpenBoot
Identify boot programmable read-only memory (PROM) fundamentals
OpenBoot Environment
Accessing the OpenBoot Environment
OpenBoot Firmware tasks
Updating the firmware
OpenBoot Architecture
OpenBoot interface
The restricted monitor
The forth monitor
Getting help in OpenBoot
Identify the system's boot device
Create and remove custom device aliases
PROM Full Device Names
OpenBoot device aliases
OpenBoot non-volatile RAM (NVRAM)
OpenBoot Security
Openboot Diagnostics
Input Output control
boot
kernel
Installing the Solaris 10 Software
Requirements and preparation for installing the Solaris 10 software
Supported architectures
Minimum system requirements
Software Terminology: Packages, Groups (Clusters), and Configuration Groups
Software package
Software groups and configuration groups
Upgrade vs. Initial installation
Disk storage systems
Considerations for planning partition sizes
Partition arrangements on multiple disks
Methods of installing the Solaris 10 software
Interactive (CLI)
Custom JumpStart
Flash Archive
Installing over the network
WAN boot
Live upgrade
The Solaris installation process
Managing Local Disk Devices
Describe disk architecture
Describe device naming conventions
Physical device name
Instance name
Logical device name
Block and character device files
Tools to list devices
Reconfiguring devices
Describe the format utility
Perform disk partitioning using the format utility
Describe the Solaris Management Console (SMC)
Perform disk partitioning using the Solaris Management Console (SMC)
Managing File Systems
A file system defined
Defining a disk’s geometry
Disk controller
Defect list
Disk label
Partition table
Solaris file system types
Disk-based file systems (UFS, HSFS, PCFS)
Network-based file systems
Virtual file systems (SWAPFS, PROCFS, LOFS, CacheFS, DEVfs, TMPFS)
Disk slices
Displaying disk configuration information
Using format
Logical volumes
Parts of a UFS file system
The bootblock
The superblock
The inode
The storage block
Free blocks
Creating a UFS file system
Understanding custom file system parameters
File system operations
Synchronizing a file system
Repairing file systems
Using fsck
Mounting file systems
The /etc/vfstab file
Using the mount command
Displaying mounted file systems
Mounting a file system with large files
Mounting a file system with UFS logging enabled
The /etc/mnttab file
Displaying a file system’s disk space usage
Displaying directory size information
Controlling user disk space usage
Constructing a file system
The labelit command
The volcopy command
Tuning file systems
The tunefs command
The fstyp command
Large vs. Small files
Unmounting a file system
The fuser command
Volume manager (vold)
Troubleshooting volume manager
Using fdformat
Information on file systems
System Security
Physical security
Controlling system access
User account information
Restricted shells
Controlling file access
umask
Sticky bit
Setting the correct PATH
setuid / setgid programs
Auditing users
Monitoring users and system usage
Checking who’s logged in
The whodo command
The last command
Network security
Securing superuser access
Automated security enhancement tool (ASET)
Common sense security techniques
Administering User Accounts
Describe user administration fundamentals
Adding, modifying, and deleting a user account from the command line and SMC
Adding a group from the command line and SMC
Setting up and customizing the user’s shell
Managing initialization files
The /home directory
Name services
Software Package Administration
Describe fundamentals of package administration
Tools for managing software from the command line and from the system GUI tools
Adding and removing software packages
Listing and verifying installed packages
The fundamentals of patch administration
Installing / verifying / removing a patch
The LP Print Service
The Solaris print service
The print spooler
The print daemon
Setting up the hardware
Ethernet, parallel, serial connections
Setting up the software
BSD vs. SVR4
Print server vs. Print client
Configuring software for a Solaris printer
Administering printers
Deleting printers and managing printer access
Creating printer classes
Checking printer status
Managing printer queues
Modifying, deleting, and canceling print requests
Limiting user access
Accepting or rejecting print requests
Restarting the print scheduler
Setting up a user’s default printer
Modifying the printer queue
Process Control
Viewing system processes
Using signals
The kill command
Scheduling processes
Scheduling and changing process priorities
The nice and priocntl commands
Clear frozen and “zombie” processes
Using the Solaris batch-processing facility to schedule execution of commands
Configuring crontab
Using the at command
Backup and Recovery
Backup and recovery fundamentals
Solaris backup and restoration utilities
Using the tar, dd, cpio, and pax utilites
Using ufsdump and ufsrestore
Recovering the root (/) and /usr file system
Backing up a mounted file system
Creating a UFS snapshot
Backing up the snapshot file
Advanced Installation
Performing a Flash Installation
Describe a Flash install
Manipulate a flash archive
Using a flash archive for installation
WANboot Flash installation
JumpStart
Overview
Preparing a Custom Jumpstart Installation
What Happens During a Custom JumpStart Installation
Setting up the Server
Setting up the Install Server
Setting up the Boot Server
The rules File
Validating the rules File
Begin and Finish Scripts
Creating Profiles
Profile Keywords
Testing the profile
Example Jumpstart Installation
Introduction to Zones
Consolidation and Resource Management
Solaris Zones
Types of Zones
Zone States
Zone Features
Non-global Zone Root File System Models
Whole Root Zones
Sparse Root Zones
Networking in a Zone Environment
Zone Daemons
Configuring a Zone
The zonecfg Command
Viewing the Zone Configuration File
Installing a Zone
Booting a Zone
Halting a Zone
Rebooting a Zone
Deleting a Zone
Zone Login
Initial Zone Login
Using a sysidcfg File
Logging in to the Zone Console
Logging in to a Zone
Running a Command in a Zone
Creating a Zone
Security Considerations when Using Solaris Containers
Role Based Access Control (RBAC)
Describe RBAC fundamentals
Overview of Roles
Authorizations
Rights profiles
Using RBAC
Manage RBAC by using the Solaris Management Console
Manage RBAC by using the command line
Describe RBAC components and their interaction within RBAC
The Solaris Management Console (SMC)
Describe the function of the Solaris Management Console
SMC tools
SMC commands
The SMC Toolbox
Using SMC
Customizing the SMC
Configuring Acess Control Lists (ACL’s)
Describe ACLs
Setting ACL’s
Manipulate ACLs using the command line
Manipulate ACLs using the File Manager graphic user interface (GUI)
Create default ACLs
Device Administration
Device Drivers
Physical Device names
Device Auto-Configuration
Instance names
Major and Minor Device numbers
Logical Device names
Meta devices
Hardware Terminology
Ports
Terminals
Modems
Cabling
Software Terminology
Service Access Controller (SAC)
Port Monitors
ttymon
listen
Port Monitor Tag (pmtag)
Service Tag (svctag)
Administering Terminals, Modems, and Ports
Adding a Modem Through the Admintool
Service Access Facility (SAF)
sacadm
pmadm
ttyadm
nlsadmin
Setting Up Modems and Terminals by Using SAF
Adding a Terminal to a serial connection
Solaris Management Console
Customizing the Solaris Management Console
Introducing the Solaris Management Console Toolbox Editor
Starting the Solaris Management Console
Adding a Toolbox URL
Adding a Tool
Adding Access to a Toolbox URL of a Solaris
Management Console
Adding Access to a Tool
Managing SWAP Space
Describe swap and virtual memory concepts
Configure and manage swap space
Managing Crash Dumps and Core Files
Manage crash dump behavior
Manage core file behavior
Using the Solaris Volume Manager Software
Describe redundant array of independent disks (RAID)
Define each RAID configuration and where they are applicable
Describe Solaris Volume Manager software concepts
SVM volumes
Concatenations
Stripes
Mirrors
RAID5
Use the SVM utilities to configure disks
Planning your SVM Configuration
Metadisk driver
SVM Commands
Creating the State Database
Monitoring the state database
Creating a concatenated volume
Creating a soft partition
Expanding an SVM Volume
Creating a Mirror
Unmirroring a Non-critical File System
Mirroring the Root File System
Unmirroring the Root File System
Veritas Volume Manager
Networking
Network Fundamentals
Network Topologies
Network Protocols
Network Hardware
Configuring and Monitoring network interfaces
Planning the Network
Setting Up the Network
/etc/hostname.interface
/etc/nodename
/etc/defaultdomain
/etc/inet/hosts
Starting server process
Inetd
SMF on network services
Network ports
Starting services on well-known ports
Network Security Files
The secure shell
IP Addressing
Name Service
TCP/IP Commands (ie. telent, ssh, rlogin, rcp, rsh, rexec, ftp, rwho, finger)
Network Maintenance
The NFS/AutoFS Environment
Servers and Clients
NFSv4
The benefits of NFS on Solaris
NFS Daemons
Setting up NFS
NFS Security
NFS logging
Mounting a Remote File System
WebNFS
How to Enable WebNFS Access
Using a Browser to Access an NFS URL
Describe the fundamentals of the AutoFS file system
AutoFS Maps
Master Map
Direct Map
Indirect Map
When to use Automount
Name Services
Describe the Name Service concept
Local files bs. A naming service
Structure of the NIS Network
Server, slaves, and clients
Information Managed by NIS
Planning your NIS Domain
Configuring an NIS Master Server
Creating the Master passwd File
Creating the Master group File
Creating the Master hosts File
Other Source Files
Preparing the Makefile
Setting Up the Master Server With ypinit
Starting and Stopping NIS on the Master Server
Name Service Switch
Setting up NIS Clients
Setting Up NIS Slave Servers
NIS+
Hierarchical Namespace
NIS+ Tables
NIS+ Security
Authentication
Authorization
DNS
Configuring the DNS client
LDAP
iPlanet Directory Server
Setting up the LDAP client
Configuring System Messaging
Describe the fundamentals of the syslog function
Important system log files
Configure syslog messaging
Using the Solaris Management Console log viewer
Monitoring Users and System Usage
Monitoring loggins
Describe the trusted host
/etc/hosts.equiv
.rhosts
Securing and restricting super user access
RBAC
SUDU
ASET
Other security issues
Monitoring System Performance
Using Solaris tools to monitor system and network performance
Solaris 10 performance measuring tools to monitor:
CPU
Disk I/O
RAM and SWAP
X86 vs. SPARC-Based Solaris Systems (Differences)
Provides students with instruction on differences in system administration tasks for Solaris 10 Operating System (Solaris 10 OS) between SPARC and x64/x86-based systems, including differences in system architecture, installation, managing local file systems, package administration, system boot procedures, user and security administration, managing network printer and system processes, and system backups and restores.
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