Sun Solaris 9 System and Network Administrator Certification Guide

Author: (USA) Waters / Jin Zhen et al
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Publish Date: 2004-03-01
Features: Solaris is a multi-user, multi-tasking operating system developed by Sun Microsystems in the United States and is a mainstream UNIX operating system in the international market. In the past, the Solaris system was primarily used as a high-end operating system product by large enterprises and educational institutions. However, with the launch of Sun’s "Free Solaris" initiative, the Solaris system is also being adopted by an increasing number of small and medium-sized enterprises and individual users, and is beginning to enter the most popular Intel platform. Today, with the widespread adoption of the Windows system and increasing competition in the field of computer professionals, obtaining certification as a Solaris system administrator and network administrator will undoubtedly bring more opportunities to your computer career. This book is specifically designed for those preparing to take the Sun Solaris 9 certification exams. It is divided into three parts based on the content of the Sun Solaris 9 System Administration Certification (Level 1), Sun Solaris 9 System Administration Certification (Level 2), and Sun Solaris 9 Network Administration Certification exams. To meet the needs of readers preparing for certification exams, this book not only emphasizes theoretical concepts but also focuses on improving readers' practical problem-solving skills and techniques. For this purpose, the book includes numerous practical examples to help readers fully understand and master the rich system features of Solaris 9. Additionally, this book provides corresponding practice questions at the end of each chapter to help readers self-assess their learning. Furthermore, the book offers extensive references on the Solaris operating system. Therefore, in addition to readers preparing for Sun certification exams, this book is also an excellent reference for those involved in Solaris system development and maintenance. Readers can use it as a comprehensive guide to Solaris 9. This book is organized according to the requirements of the Sun Solaris 9 certification exams and is divided into three parts, totaling 39 chapters. It covers basic concepts of Solaris 9, user management, system security, file systems, system boot and initialization, disk configuration and naming, disk partitioning and formatting, data backup, and more. It also includes device management, network environments, system logging, accounting and performance tuning, CacheFS file system, domain name service (DNS), network information service (NIS), role-based access control, lightweight directory access protocol (LDAP), OSI/IP network model, Ethernet, Internet layer, routing, IPv6, transport layer, dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP), network time protocol (NTP), etc. To meet the needs of readers preparing for certification exams, this book not only emphasizes theoretical concepts but also focuses on improving readers' practical problem-solving skills and techniques. For this purpose, the book includes numerous practical examples and provides some exercises at the end of each chapter to help readers self-assess their learning.