Audience
The course contains essential information needed by current Solaris administrators who will be required to administer the new Solaris 11 Operating System.
Prerequisites
Delegates should have a good understanding from an administrators point of view of previous versions of Solaris.
Duration
4 days. Hands on.
This course is available on site only. Please call for details.
Course Objectives
This Solaris 11 Update for Solaris Administrators course is essential for existing Solaris administrators who need to update their skills to manage the new Solaris 11 operating system. This course covers all the major new facilities, in a workshop environment, providing extensive hands on practical experience.
Course Content
Introduction to the new Solaris 11 Operating System - Changes and Enhancements
Considerations for a Transition from Solaris 10 to 11
Solaris 11 Installations
Preparations for installation
Overview of install methods
Installation using the interactive installer (SPARC and Intel)
Installation with AI media (automated installer) (SPARC and Intel)
Using AI media for troubleshooting, etc
Automated network installs, and how to migrate Solaris 10 Jumpstart rules, sysidcfg and profiles
The distribution constructor
Software Management
Overview of the IPS( Image Package System)
Using basic pkg commands to list packages and packages information
Installing, verifying, fixing and removing packages
Package group managemnt
Using the packagmanager GUI
IPS repository management, including the creation and use of local release and support repositories
Manage Boot Environments
Boot environments in Solaris 11 compared to Live Upgrade in Solaris 10
Managing BE's with beadm
BE's and IPS - how they interact
Changes in Zones
Overview of new zone features
Creating and managing zones
Creating a branded Solaris 10 zone, including p2v and v2v conversions
NFS server now supported in a non-global zone
Read-only zones
Network Features and Changes
Day-to-day network configuration and management changes/enhancements
The new ipadm and enhanced dladm command
The new network virtualisation features
Network Auto-Magic (NWAM)
Implement IPMP (Internet Protocol Multi-Pathing)
Use network resource controls and network bridges
ipadm and IPv6
Disk Storage Enhancements
Overview of the new and changed features
ZFS deduplication
ZFS snapshot changes
ZFS zpool split - the ability to split a mirror from a pool, then import it
ZFS shadow migration
Describe the COMSTAR (COmmon Multiprotocol Scsi TARget) framework
Implement iSCSI including target and initiator systems
System Security New Features and Changes
Overview of the new security features
Configure data encryption, and create an encrypted file system
System integrity using the Basic Audit Reporting Tool (BART), including report customisation