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Software Installation and Management

Course Description

Course Outline/Details

The Software Installation and Management course introduces the Solaris 8 Operating System installation process. The course describes the types of installation, as well as the components of the Solaris 8 Operating System installation software. The course also provides a step-by-step guide to installing the Solaris 8 Operating System with the Solaris Web Start 3.0 product. In addition, the course describes software patches for the Solaris 8 Operating System, including the basic characteristics of patches, patch installation, and ongoing patch management. Finally, the course describes backup and restore processes, including tape drive management, full and incremental backups, and commands for backing up and restoring a file system.

eMentoring Services are included with this course.

Course length: 3 hours

Course ID:
WS-2385-90

Subscription Duration:
90 days

Price:
$US 135.00

Languages Offered

This course is currently available in the following languages:

Brazilian Portuguese

English

French

Korean

Simplified Chinese

Japanese

Traditional Chinese

German

Italian

Spanish

Who can benefit

The students who can benefit from this class are users who have taken Boot Management (WS-2384) or who want to build on their intermediate understanding of system administrator tasks.

Prerequisites

To succeed fully in this course, students should be able to:

Input commands from a computer keyboard and to use a mouse

Demonstrate basic skills in and familiarity with the UNIX(R)/Solaris Operating System

Skills Gained

Upon completion of this course, you should be able to:

Install the Solaris 8 Operating System on a networked, standalone system

Manage software patches

Manage software package administration

Manage backup and restore processes

Related Courses

Before: Fundamentals of Solaris 8 (SA-118 or equivalent)

Before: File System Management - Solaris 8 System Administration I (WS-2384)

After: Solaris 8 System Administration II (SA-288 or equivalent)

Course Content

Module 1: Installation of the Solaris 8 Operating System on a Standalone System

Module 2: Management of Software Patches

Module 3: Administration of Software Packages

Module 4: Backup and Restore