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Solaris 10 System Administration Part II

Exam CX-310-202

Bill Calkins

In this book you’ll learn Advanced Topics in Solaris 10

System Administration for SPARC and x86-based systems including:

  • Administering the network environment in Solaris 10
  • Setting up RAID metadevices using SVM
  • Configuring ZFS storage pools and file systems
  • Configuring and administering Solaris zones and containers
  • Administering virtual file systems and swap space
  • Creating and administering user and Role-Based access accounts (RBAC)
  • Using advanced installation tools to install, clone, and upgrade the operating system

Bill’s original Cert Prep guides were used throughout Sun’s service organization as the SEs studied for Certification. This was not mandated by Sun management but happened through word-of-mouth by those software engineers who had successfully passed the exam. In this new edition, Bill adds a chapter for ZFS. It includes Live Upgrade conversion to a ZFS root filesystem and Zone/ZFS inter-operation. Plus, all chapters have been updated to reflect the Solaris 10 10/08 enhancements. This new guide remains the best source of preparation for the Solaris 10 Cert exam.

—Brian Howard, Systems Engineer / Solaris Ambassador

WRITTEN BY A LEADING SOLARIS EXPERT!

Bill Calkins is owner and president of Pyramid Consulting, a computer training and consulting firm specializing in the implementation and administration of open systems. He works as a consultant with Sun Microsystems and has contributed extensively to the Solaris certification program and simulation technology. He also owns www.unixed.com, a website that provides online UNIX training materials. Bill has more than 20 years of experience in UNIX system administration, consulting, and training at more than 250 different companies and government agencies and has authored several books on Solaris.

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The Solaris 10 System Administrator Certification Exam Prep is the ideal book for both new and seasoned system administrators. This book will give you the insight you need into the newest certification exam for system administrators, the CX-310-202. It offers classroom-style training by one of the best and well-known authors in the Solaris world, Bill Calkins. It will equip you with vital knowledge for success on exam day plus it acts a reference guide that will come in handy after the test. The content addresses all the new exam objectives in detail and will show you how to apply this knowledge to real-world scenarios.

 

The included CD features ExamGear's innovative test engine, which will be an effective tool for preparing for the Solaris 10 exam. It provides you with five different ways to test yourself, random questions and order of answers, detailed explanations of correct and incorrect answers, and it pays special attention to exam objectives. Also included on the CD is a PDF of the complete text of the book.
Introduction 1
Study and Exam Prep Tips 9
Part I: Exam Preparation
Chapter 1: The Solaris Network Environment
17
Introduction
20
Client/Server Model
20
Hosts
20
IPv4 Addressing
21
Network Interfaces
22
Controlling and Monitoring an IPv4 Network Interface
22
Configuring an IPv4 Network Interface
26
Changing the System Hostname
29
Network Services
31
RPC Services
34
Network Maintenance
36
Summary
40
Key Terms
40
Apply Your Knowledge
41
Exercises
41
Exam Questions
43
Answers to Exam Questions
45
Suggested Reading and Resources
47
Chapter 2: Virtual File Systems, Swap Space, and Core Dumps
49
Introduction
52
The Swap File System
52
Swap Space and TMPFS
53
Sizing Swap Space
54
Monitoring Swap Resources
55
Setting Up Swap Space
58
Core File Configuration
63
Crash Dump Configuration
66
NFS
68
NFS Version 4
69
Servers and Clients
69
NFS Daemons
70
Setting Up NFS
71
Mounting a Remote File System
74
NFS Server Logging
78
Troubleshooting NFS Errors
80
AutoFS
81
AutoFS Maps
85
When to Use automount
97
Sun Update Connection Service
97
Using the Update Manager
98
Sun Update Manager Proxy
103
Summary
104
Key Terms
104
Apply Your Knowledge
105
Exercises
105
Exam Questions
109
Answers to Exam Questions
116
Suggested Reading and Resources
120
Chapter 3: Managing Storage Volumes
121
Introduction
124
RAID
124
RAID 0
126
RAID 1
128
RAID 5
129
RAID 0+1
130
RAID 1+0
130
Solaris Volume Manager (SVM)
132
SVM Volumes
133
Planning Your SVM Configuration
136
Metadisk Driver
139
SVM Commands
139
Creating the State Database
141
Monitoring the Status of the State Database
143
Creating a RAID 0 (Concatenated) Volume
146
Creating a RAID 0 (Stripe) Volume
149
Monitoring the Status of a Volume
149
Creating a Soft Partition
150
Expanding an SVM Volume
153
Creating a Mirror
156
Unmirroring a Noncritical File System
159
Placing a Submirror Offline
160
Mirroring the Root File System on a SPARC-Based System
162
Mirroring the Root File System on an x86-Based System
166
Unmirroring the Root File System
173
Veritas Volume Manager
176
Summary
179
Key Terms
179
Apply Your Knowledge
180
Exercise
180
Exam Questions
181
Answersto Exam Questions
184
Suggested Reading and Resources
185
Chapter 4: Controlling Access and Configuring System Messaging
187
Introduction
189
Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
189
Using RBAC
190
RBAC Components
195
syslog
203
Using the logger Command
208
Summary
209
Key Terms
209
Apply Your Knowledge
210
Exercise
210
Exam Questions
211
Answers to Exam Questions
214
Suggested Reading and Resources
215
Chapter 5: Naming Services
217
Introduction
220
Name Services Overview
220
The Name Service Switch File
222
/etc Files
226
NIS
227
The Structure of the NIS Network
227
Determining How Many NIS Servers You Need
228
Determining Which Hosts Will Be NIS Servers
229
Information Managed by MS
229
Planning Your NIS Domain
233
Configuring an MS Master Server
234
Setting Up NIS Clients
243
Setting Up MS Slave Servers
244
Creating Custom MS Maps
245
NIS Security
246
Troubleshooting MS
247
NIS+
248
Hierarchical Namespace
249
NIS+ Security
249
Authentication
249
Authorization
250
DNS
251
Configuringthe DNS Client
252
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)
254
Sun Java System Directory Server
255
Name Service Cache Daemon (nscd)
258
The getent Command
260
Summary
261
Key Terms
261
Apply Your Knowledge
262
Exercises
262
Exam Questions
264
Answers to Exam Questions
269
Suggested Reading and Resources
270
Chapter 6: Solaris Zones
271
Introduction
274
Consolidation and Resource Management
275
Consolidation
276
Solaris Zones
277
Types of Zones
277
Zone Features
279
Nonglobal Zone Root File System Models
280
Networking in a Zone Environment
281
Zone Daemons
282
Configuring a Zone
282
Viewing the Zone Configuration
287
Installing a Zone
289
Booting a Zone
289
Halting a Zone
290
Rebooting a Zone
291
Uninstalling a Zone
291
Deleting a Zone
292
Zone Login
292
Creating a Zone
296
Making Modifications to an Existing Zone
299
Moving a Zone
300
Migrating a Zone
300
Cloning a Zone
302
Backing Up a Zone
304
Summary
305
Key Terms
305
Apply Your Knowledge
306
Exercise
306
Exam Questions
308
Answers to Exam Questions
312
Suggested Reading and Resources
313
Chapter 7: Advanced Installation Procedures: JumpStart, Flash Archive, and PXE
315
Introduction
318
Custom Jump Start
318
Preparing for a Custom JumpStart Installation
320
What Happens During a Custom JumpStart Installations
321
Differences Between SPARC and x86/x64-Based Systems
321
The Boot Server
324
The Install Server
329
The Configuration Server
331
The Rules File
333
begin and finish Scripts
342
Creating class Files
343
Testing Class Files
363
sysidcfg File
366
Setting Up JumpStart in a Name Service Environment
372
Setting Up Clients
372
Troubleshooting JumpStart
375
A Sample JumpStart Installation
376
Solaris Flash
382
Creating a Flash Archive
383
Using the Solaris Installation Program to Install a Flash Archive
387
Creating a Differential Flash Archive
390
Solaris Flash and JumpStart
391
Preboot Execution Environment (PXE)
392
Preparing for a PXE Boot Client
393
Booting the x86 Client
402
Summary
403
Key Terms
403
Apply Your Knowledge
404
Exercise
404
Exam Questions
407
Answers to Exam Questions
412
SuggestedReading and Resources
414
Chapter 8: Advanced Installation Procedures: WAN Boot and Live Upgrade
415
Introduction to WAN Boot
418
WANBoot Requirements
418
WAN Boot Components
420
The WAN Boot Process
421
The WAN Boot Server
421
Configure the WAN Boot Server
422
Configure the WAN Boot and JumpStart Files
423
The wanboot.conf File
428
Booting the WAN Boot Client
431
Solaris Live Upgrade
437
Live Upgrade Requirements
438
Solaris Live Upgrade Process
439
Maintaining Solaris Live Upgrade Boot Environments
456
Summary
462
Key Terms
462
Apply Your Knowledge
463
Exercises
463
Exam Questions
463
Answers to Exam Questions
466
Suggested Reading and Resources
467
Chapter 9: Administering ZFS File Systems
469
Introduction to ZFS
472
ZFS Storage Pools
472
ZFS Is Self-Healing
473
Simplified Administration
474
ZFS Terms
474
ZFS Hardware and Software Requirements
475
ZFS RAID Configurations
476
Creating a Basic ZFS File System
476
Renaming a ZFS File System
478
Listing ZFS File Systems
478
Removing a ZFS File System
479
Removing a ZFS Storage Pool
480
ZFS Components
481
Using Disks in a ZFS Storage Pool
482
Using Files in a ZFS Storage Pool
482
Mirrored Storage Pools
483
RAID-Z Storage Pools
484
Displaying ZFS Storage Pool Information
484
Adding Devices to a ZFS Storage Pool
488
Attaching and Detaching Devices in a Storage Pool
489
Converting a Nonredundant Pool to a Mirrored Pool
490
Detaching a Device from a Mirrored Pool
491
Taking Devices in a Storage Pool Offline and Online
492
ZFS History
494
ZFS Properties
494
Setting ZFS Properties
497
Mounting ZFS File Systems
500
Legacy Mount Points
502
Sharing ZFS File Systems
504
ZFS Web-Based Management GUI
506
ZFS Snapshots
508
Creating a ZFS Snapshot
508
Listing ZFS Snapshots
509
Saving and Restoring a ZFS Snapshot
510
Destroying a ZFS Snapshot
510
Renaming a ZFS Snapshot
510
Rolling Back a ZFS Snapshot
511
ZFS Clones
512
Destroying a ZFS Clone
513
Replacing a ZFS File System with a ZFS Clone
513
zpool Scrub
514
Replacing Devices in a Storage Pool
515
A ZFS Root File System
517
Using ZFS for Solaris Zones
518
Adding a ZFS Dataset to a Nonglobal Zone
519
Delegating a ZFS Dataset to a Nonglobal Zone
521
Summary
523
Key Terms
524
Apply Your Knowledge
524
Exercise
524
Exam Questions
525
Answers to Exam Questions
532
Suggested Reading and Resources
534
Part II: Final Review
Fast Facts
537
Practice Exam
565
Answers to Practice Exam
583
Index 591
Bill Calkins is a Sun Certified System Administrator for the Solaris operating environment. He is owner and president of Pyramid Consulting, Inc., a computer training and consulting firm located near Grand Rapids, Michigan, specializing in the implementation and administration of open systems. He has more than 20 years of experience in UNIX system administration, consulting, and training at more than 150 different companies. He has authored several UNIX textbooks, which are currently best sellers and are used by universities and training organizations worldwide:

. Solaris 2.6 Administrator Certification Training Guide, Part I (New Riders Publishing,

ISBN 157870085X)

. Solaris 2.6 Administrator Certification Training Guide, Part II (New Riders Publishing,

ISBN 1578700868)

. Solaris 7 Administrator Certification Training Guide, Part I and Part II (New Riders

Publishing, ISBN 1578702496)

. Solaris 8 Training Guide (CX-310-011 and CX-310-012): System Administrator









Certification (New Riders Publishing, ISBN 1578702593). Inside Solaris 9 (New Riders Publishing, ISBN 0735711011)

. Solaris 9 Training Guide (CX-310-014 and CX-310-015): System Administrator









Certification (New Riders Publishing, ISBN: 0789729229). Solaris 10 System Administration Exam Prep (Que, ISBN 0-7897-3461-3)

. Solaris 10 System Administration Exam Prep, Part I (Que, ISBN 0-7897-3790-6)

 

Calkins has worked with Sun Press and Prentice Hall as a technical editor and a major contributor to many of their Solaris titles. His professional interests include consulting, writing, teaching, traveling, and developing web-based training materials. He works as a consultant with the certification group at Sun Microsystems and assists with the development of the Solaris 10 SCSA, SCNA, and SCSECA certification exams. He also consults with Sun Microsystems Professional Services and assists in the development of Solaris training and testing materials for the education division at Sun Microsystems.

 

Calkins also works as an instructor in government, corporate, and university settings. He has helped thousands of administrators get their certification. Recently he was recognized by the United States Central Command (CENTCOM) as the technical trainer of choice for the joint war-fighting community. His experience covers all varieties of UNIX, including Solaris, HP-UX, AIX, IRIX, and Linux. When hes not working in the field, he writes UNIX books and conducts training and educational

seminars on various system administration topics. He draws on his many years of experience in system administration and training to provide a unique approach to UNIX training.