UNIX System Admin (Solaris & AIX)

 



The UNIX career track includes gaining knowledge in both AIX 5.0 and Solaris 10 Operating Systems.

The following modules make up the Famsoft's UNIX System Administration career track:

1. Introduction to UNIX

2. System Administration - I

3. System Administration - II

4. Advanced UNIX Utilities / Shell Programming

5. UNIX Networking








Introduction to UNIX | Hours: 20 | Sessions: 6

Designed for students with no prior UNIX knowledge, this course provides students with a comprehensive introduction to the full range of Unix user services and utilities. Topics include:


1. Using Common Desktop Environment (CDE) applications

2. Understanding Unix File System Structure

3. Employing Solaris pipes and filters

4. Using vi Editor

5. Using files, directories and devices

6. Unix Shell Features and Commands

7. Sending & receiving electronic mail

8. Common Unix Utilities

9. Network Related Utilities

10. X Windows


Course Pre-Requisite: None (Students are assumed to have basic computer knowledge)

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System Administration - I | Hours: 30 | Sessions: 9

This course is the first of a two-part series for students who want to learn how to administer a Solaris 8 environment. Topics include:


1. Setting up and managing disk and file systems

2. Performing installations and upgrades on Workstation

3. Unix Workstation Administration tasks

4. Software Package Administration

5. Maintaining Patches

6. Administering Peripherals

7. Automating Tasks

8. Setting up and supporting user services

9. Configuring and managing print services

Course Pre-Requisite: Introduction to UNIX

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System Administration - II | Hours: 30 | Sessions: 9

This is the second course in the two-part series. In this course, students are taught how to work with hardware and file systems, tune the kernel, configure the network, set up and configure Solaris services, and learn about system monitoring and capacity/performance analysis.


1. Solaris8 Server Configuration and Setup

2. Customizing the boot process, configuring run states

3. Unix System Security

4. Solaris Auditing Utilities

5. Administration of Devices

6. Service Access Facilities (SAF)

7. Installation of Terminals & Modems

8. Administration and Management of Disks

9. Backup & Recovery

10. sendmail Configuration and Administration

11. Performance Monitoring


Course Pre-Requisite: System Administration I

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Adv. UNIX Utilities | Hours: 20 | Sessions: 6

This module describes how to get the most out of the three shells, and describes the advantages and disadvantages of each shell. Also it presents the basics of shell programming. The topics include:


1. Shell Commands, concepts and features

2. Unix utilities

3. Process control

4. Shell variables

5. Shell Scripting

6. Shell debugging scripts


Course Pre-Requisite: System Administration I & II

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UNIX Networking| Hours: 20 | Sessions: 6

This course emphasizes the practical skills required to implement TCP/IP network services on Unix platforms and maintain their integrity and availability. Exercises in this section include:


1. Interconnection (ISO/OSI) and Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) layers

2. Describing major TCP/IP protocols

3. Configuring subnet masks including variable-length masks

4. Configuring DHCP clients and servers

5. Describing available network management tools

6. Configuring DNS

7. Configuring NIS and NIS+ Server

8. Planning a TCP/IP LAN

9. Using network troubleshooting tools to maintain the network


Course Pre-Requisite: System Administration I & II

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