Solaris Associate Seminar Course
This course is for developers and administrators new to the Solaris operating system, or those investigating it's more advanced features. The first day is an introduction to the desktop and applications that come bundled with Solaris Developer Express distribution. Day 2 is an introduction to the Solaris environment and resources. Day 2 includes UNIX commands which some are different from other flavors of UNIX such as Linux. Day 3 is advanced topics of interest to people experienced with UNIX.
Full Course Description:
Day1: Introduction the Solaris Desktop and Applications * ready for students
Day2: Introduction to the Solaris Environment * in development
Day3: Advanced Solaris Features * ready for students
Online catalog: None at this time
Solaris Certification:
Sun Certified System Administrator (SCSA),
Sun Certified Network Administrator (SCNA), and
Sun Certified Security Administrator (SCSECA)
Download the slides and demo source code from the open source project on Java.Net: Tigerfarm.
Modules for Day 1: Introduction the Solaris Desktop and Applications * ready for students
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0. Course Introduction
Slides OpenOffice document * About this course |
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Download Slides:
PDF
or OpenOffice document
Module 1 - Getting Started with the Solaris Desktop and the Firefox Internet Browser Module 2 - Configuring Desktop Preferences Module 3 - Applications Module 4 - Administration Module 5 - System Tools Module 6 - StarOffice Module 7 - Multimedia Module 8 - Play Games on Solaris |
| Filename | Day | Description |
|---|---|---|
| SolarisDay1usr-StudentFiles.zip 2megs | Day 1: User | Student Workbook to do the labs. |
| SolarisDay1usr-StudentFiles.zip 15megs | Day 1: User | Sample user files for the labs |
Modules for Day 2: Introduction to the Solaris Environment * in development
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0. Course Introduction
Slides OpenOffice document * About this course |
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1. Solaris Environment Introduction
Slides OpenOffice document * An Introduction to Computer and the Operating Environment * Solaris UNIX Commands * Basic UNIX to able to use the computer * Working with the Solaris package system: Install, configure, use, and monitoring a VNC server |
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2. OpenSolaris
Slides OpenOffice document * Introduction: Gain an insight into OpenSolaris Technology. * See how you can participate in the OpenSolaris community. * Get ideas for OpenSolaris projects |
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3. Working with Environment Resources
Slides OpenOffice document * An Introduction to performance * CPU, Memory, I/O |
| Filename | Day | Description |
|---|---|---|
| SolarisDay2env-StudentWorkbook.pdf 0.2megs | Day 2: Environment | Student Workbook to do labs. |
Modules for Day 3: Advanced Solaris Features * ready for students
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0. Course Introduction
Slides OpenOffice document * About this course |
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1. DTrace
Slides OpenOffice document * Introduction to DTrace Concepts * Overview of D-Language * Aggregation * Variables * DTrace providers * DTrace Visualization |
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2. Using ZFS on Solaris
Slides OpenOffice document * Introduction to ZFS Concepts * Data integrity model * ZFS pooled storage * Self healing data * Configuring, Saving, restoring, and Cloning |
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3. Zones and Containers
Slides OpenOffice document * Introduction to Zone Concepts * Concepts and architectures * Sun's Virtualization Spectrum |
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DTrace Reference slide - extra material
Slides OpenOffice document * DTrace for programmers: Java, C, C++, PHP, JavaScript * DTrace for database developers * Providers, other advanced topics |
Posted at 04:41PM Oct 26, 2007 by Stacy Thurston in Computers | Comments[0]












