Solaris 10 System Administration Exam Prep: CX-310-200, Part I (2nd Edition) (Pt. 1) [Paperback]

Bill Calkins (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0789737906 | ISBN-13: 978-0789737908 | Publication Date: October 2, 2008 | Edition: 2

In This Book You’ll Learn How To:

• Install and configure the Solaris 10 operating environment on SPARC and x86/x64-based platforms
• Set up, manage, back up, and recover file systems
• Execute System Boot and Shutdown Procedures for SPARC and x86/x64-based systems
• Manage services using the Service Management Facility (SMF)
• Perform User and Security Administration
• Set up and manage printers and system processes
• Perform system backup and recovery operations

 

“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 to explain the boot process (from POST to service initialization through SMF) on both SPARC and x86 systems. All chapters have been updated to reflect the Solaris 05/08 updates including detailed coverage of the x86 platform. This new guide is still the best source I know of to study for the 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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Editorial Reviews

From the Author

June 6, 2011:  A note for those of you taking the Oracle Certified Professional Solaris 10 System Administator Exam - 1Z0-877
Oracle recently changed the exam number for the Oracle Certified Professional Solaris 10 System Administator Exam, Part 1 from CX-310-200 to 1Z0-877.  This book was published before that change, so please make note of the change.  In addition, Oracle has moved some of the exam objectives from the part 2 exam to the part 1 exam (ie. ZFS, Managing Core Dumps, Virtual File Systems, Network Basics, Live Upgrade ).  Therefore, you'll need both the Part 1 and Part 2 versions of this book to prep for the 1Z0-877 Part 1 exam.   The material is still up to date and relevant but, you can no longer get by with the part 1 book only.

About the Author

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. Bill 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: Parts I and II (New Riders Publishing, ISBN: 1578702496)
• Solaris 8 Training Guide (CX-310-011 and CX-310-012): System Administrator (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 (New Riders Publishing, ISBN: 0789729229)
• Solaris 10 System Administration — First Edition (Que, ISBN: 0789734613)

 

Bill has worked with Sun Press and Prentice Hall as a technical editor and a major contributor to many of their Solaris titles.

 

Bill’s professional interests include consulting, writing, teaching, traveling, and developing Web-based training materials.

 

Bill 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. Bill 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.

 

Bill works as an instructor in government, corporate and university settings, and 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 he’s 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

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Product Details

• Paperback: 768 pages
• Publisher: Que; 2 edition (October 2, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0789737906
• ISBN-13: 978-0789737908
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #269,403 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #9 in Books > Computers & Technology > Operating Systems > Solaris

More About the Author

I've been writing Solaris books since 1997 and have been working with Solaris since 1984. I began my career in 1983 as a Unix System Administrator with an office furniture company, Haworth Inc, in Holland MI. My first system was a Sun-1 with a motorola 68010 processor and 1 MB of RAM. I was managing 12 diskless clients networked to a few Sun 68010 servers running some very early version of SunOS- 4.x. Like many Unix Admins back then, I had minimal prior computer experience, my experience was in mechanical design/engineering. I had to go back to school and "re-tool".

After 12 years, I got a bit fed up with the corporate life and decided to break away and go out on my own. I also understood, that to really get good in this field, I had to be exposed to many different environments and flavors of Unix. Therefore, I began my real training when I started Pyramid Consulting in 1994- providing Unix consulting and training services to corporations. Since then, I've worked at over 200 companies providing Unix and Open Systems support on just about every flavor of Unix that's been put into production. Because corporations only call on consultants when there are problems to be solved, the training I've received over the past 12 years has been priceless. Where else do you get paid to learn! I've also trained hundreds of system admionistrators in Solaris, HP-UX, and AIX.

I began writing Solaris books in 1998. Why Solaris? It's not that I favor one version of Unix over another, besides, as a consultant, I need to be unbiased. The publisher was looking to fill the void on Solaris books and I thought "Why not a certification study guide". At the time there were countless books on Microsoft certification, but nothing on Unix. I had also just attempted to pass the Solaris cert exams unsuccessfully. In Solaris, there are countless ways to accomplish a task; many are correct, but Sun was looking for their answer- not mine. The only way to get these answers were to take Sun training courses or buy a course guide in the aftermarket for $500. As a small business owner, this was an expensive proposition. So I decided to write my own training guide. Not a cram book, but a book that really taught you the material. Something that could also serve as a daily reference guide. I remember how it was to learn this topic, so I've made these books as easy to understand as possible. I believe that's the niche I have in this market- I know the material very well, I have a great deal of experience, and I can communicate the material to new users in a way that they can understand it. I consistently receive 5 stars on my training courses because I make the material relevent and understandable.

Over the years readers have written me with what they've liked and disliked about the book. Now, seven revisions later- we have a textbook that is perfect for those wanting to learn Solaris Administration. It's also a great book for those admins that want to learn more about their craft. I guarantee, every experienced admin will learn something from this book. Every time I update this book I learn new things, I'm convinced you will too. It's written in a way that new Admins can understand it. My goal is not to impress the reader with what I know, it's to present the material in clear, easy to understand terms. I provide lots of step by step examples (in my courses I call them mini-labs) that are relevant to daily operations. The material is presented the same way I present it in the classroom, in fact, it's the same material I use in the classroom.

I hope you enjoy my books- some tell me it's one of the only technical manuals they've been able to cuddle up to a fire with. Well, I personally have better things to cuddle up with, but to each their own. Enjoy the read and, whether you decide to pursue certification or not, good luck!

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Must Have, May 12, 2009

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Nurd (Tampa, FL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Solaris 10 System Administration Exam Prep: CX-310-200, Part I (2nd Edition) (Pt. 1) (Paperback)

If you are planning to take the 200 exam this book will help you pass the test. Unlike the book by Sanghera this goes into the depth needed to pass the test. Test requires more than just the knowledge of what commands to use but what switches are required to get the proper outcome. This book is roughly the same size as SCSA Solaris 10 book from McGraw Hill which covers the 200 and 202 exam while this book only cover the 200 exam. The wealth of knowledge that is achieved by reading this book not only allowed me to pass the exam but to increase my skills on areas that I do not normally use as a sysadmin. Now I am waiting for part II to be published.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book for Solaris, January 11, 2011

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liworth "liworth" (new jersey) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Solaris 10 System Administration Exam Prep: CX-310-200, Part I (2nd Edition) (Pt. 1) (Paperback)

I took a Solaris 10 Advanced System Admin class several years ago while working primarily on IBM's AIX platform.
Currently I am a contractor who has to work on Solaris, Linux and AIX. I was unable to find the books from my Solaris 10 class and purchased this book. So far it has helped me with my current position and I highly recommend the book as a useful tutorial and reference.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good book, but need more for the exam, June 3, 2011

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Jason - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Solaris 10 System Administration Exam Prep: CX-310-200, Part I (2nd Edition) (Pt. 1) (Paperback)

First off, this book covers a lot of what is on the Sun Solaris 10 System Administration part 1 exam. In fact there are many lines that are word for word out of this book ON the exam. With that said, this book is not enough. In fact I found out the hard way that this book only covers part of exam 1 while book 2 covers the rest. I went ahead and read the entire part 1 book and failed the exam by 1 point (65 out of 66 passing score). I went home very frustrated because many of the questions on the exam were not covered in this book. Then by chance I started looking through the part 2 book. The questions from the part 1 exam that I did not know were covered in the part 2 book!!!

Reading through both part 1 and part 2 books will cover all of the material on the part 1 exam. Buy both of the books in this series, and read them both. Practice what is in the books on a real machine, and go take the exam. You will pass.

This book does cover a lot and is actually quite good, however I'm rating 3 stars due to the fact that this book by itself does not cover all of the part 1 exam as advertised. I hope people read this review before they take the exam in hopes that they will not go through the same experience I had. Failing by 1 point was bad enough, then to find out the rest of the exam material was in the part 2 book was extremely aggravating.