Describe Oracle Solaris 11 and where Solaris fits into Oracle’s strategy
Describe the benefits for providing solutions on an integrated stack
Describe the key customer value propositions for the Solaris solutions
Describe the configuration and usage options that are available to customers for Oracle Solaris 11
Solaris 11 Technical Overview
Define the features of Oracle Solaris 11 and the value of the feature in technical terms
Describe the key design elements that differentiate this product from other operating systems
Map product features, capabilities, and benefits to customer business needs and requirements
Identify the key differences between Solaris 10 and Solaris 11
Explain how to move a workload from Solaris 10 to Solaris 11
Solaris 11 Installation
Identify the key items needed for planning a system's initial configuration
Explain S11 OS installation and upgrade options for x86 and SPARC systems, including installation media, custom, network, and automated installations
Perform an OS installation from CD / DVD for Solaris 11 on SPARC, x64 and x86 based systems
Describe basic installation troubleshooting steps
Solaris 11 Advanced Installation Procedures
Explain the Automated Installer (AI) including boot, identification, configuration, installation services, local repositories, and zones, including AI manifests
Configure an AI server setup including implementing an AI server and a local package repository
Perform a Live Upgrade Update
Describe the network boot process of an x86 or SPARC system
Create a custom first-boot script
Troubleshoot AI installation issues
Perform an automated installation for a physical system and a non-global zone, for both X64 and SPARC Oracle systems
Validate an installation and ensure that it is working correctly using existing Solaris 11 tools like vmstat, top, prstat, etc.
Explain and demonstrate how to add, remove, and modify user accounts/roles and assign authorizations, rights or privileges to those accounts/roles.
Explain and demonstrate the Solaris 11 OS out of the box network security posture (Secure by Default) and how to set/change the default setting (e.g., netservices, svcadm, etc.)
Perform System Boot and Shutdown procedures for T-Series, M-Series, x86
Describe the boot and shutdown processes on x64 and SPARC Oracle systems, including BIOS/OBP, GRUB, and Solaris Service Management Facility (SMF)
Perform a boot, shutdown, and reboot on an x64 and SPARC Oracle system
Perform a network boot on an x64 and SPARC Oracle system
Control the default boot behaviors of x64 and SPARC Oracle systems, including changing BIOS/GRUB/OBP to manipulate the default boot device, Solaris boot flags/levels, and driver configurations
Create and manage ZFS boot environments
Troubleshoot a system boot and shutdown
Manage File Systems and Storage
Explain disk architecture including the ZFS file system capabilities and naming conventions for devices for SPARC, x64 and x86 based systems
Use the prtconf and format commands to list devices, explain critical issues of the /etc/path_to_inst file and reconfigure devices by performing a reconfiguration boot or using the devfsadm command for SPARC, x64 and x86 based systems
Given a scenario, configure a set of disks for use as a ZFS zpool on x86 and SPARC systems, including management of SMI and EFI labels
Explain how to create a file system in an existing zpool as well as how to set specific parameters on the file system like delegated administration, quotas, compression, de-duplication, ACLs, and encryption
Describe snapshots, clones, replication, and their usage with the ZFS filesystem
Create shares and LUNS from a ZFS file system
Given a scenario, configure boot disks for use as a ZFS pool
Solaris 11 Software Management
Describe key differences between managing software in S10 vs S11
Explain key components of S11 Image Packaging System (IPS) subsystem
Manage S11 Boot Environments
Manage IPS repositories from command-line and GUI tools
Inventoryinstalled packages, using both command-line and GUI tools
Perform package administration including package installation, removal, updates, and re-configuring to use a non-default package repository, using both the CLI and GUI interfaces
Set up a local IPS repository
Perform a full upgrade for an x86 or SPARC platform, for the latest or targeted software releases
Solaris 11 Virtualization
Explain consolidation issues, features of Solaris zones, and distinguish between the different zone concepts including zone types, daemons, networking, command scope
Given a scenario, create a Solaris zone
Given a zone configuration scenario, identify zone components, including network components, privileges,resource requirements, and integrity policy
Use the zonecfg, dladm and ipadm commands to view and configure the zone, including privileges, delegated administration, optional file systems and virtual network devices
Given a scenario, use the zoneadm command to view, install, boot, halt, reboot, and delete a zone
Solaris 11 Networking
Understand the key network administration differences between S10 and S11
Describe the key items needed for planning a system's network configuration, like hostname, subnets, name, and name services
Explain Solaris 11 automatic and static network configuration options, including NWAM, NCPs
Implement a system's network configuration, including hostname, data links, static and DHCP Ipv4/IPv6 addresses, link aggregations, IPMP links, VLANs, and VNICs
Implement advanced network configurations, like bridges, routers, flow controls, tunnels, and Integrated Load-Balancers
Show, set, and unset link properties including (1) duplex, (2) link protection (anti- spoofing), and control network bandwidth