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Training Course Summary:

The Sun Enterprise 10000 Server Administration course provides the student with the essential information for administering the Sun Enterprise 10000 system. Through a balanced mix of lectures and hands-on labs, students will gain skills and knowledge needed to manage system software and hardware, and perform basic system troubleshooting.

Pre-Requisites:

To succeed fully in this course, students should have completed the following courses or have equivalent experience:
SA-239: Intermediate System Administration for the Solaris 9 Operating System
SA-299: Advanced System Administration for the Solaris 9 Operating System
SA-399: Network Administration for the Solaris 9 Operating System
SM-240: Sun Enterprise Server Maintenance
or be able to

Describe the Sun Enterprise 10000 system architecture
Install the Solaris OS on a workstation and on a server using the add_install_client command
Install software with the pkgadd command
Configure the Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS) on a server
Plan and configure network interface hardware
Configure Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) subnets
Create and maintain OpenBoot programmable read-only (PROM) device aliases
Locate devices in the OpenBoot PROM device tree
Plan and configure disk storage array hardware
Add new devices to the Solaris OS
Understand and follow complex administration procedures

Who Should Attend:

Senior system administrators, operations managers, and those individuals responsible for configuring, upgrading, and supporting the Sun Enterprise 10000 system.

Training Course Overview/Content:

Module 1 - Introduction to the Sun Enterprise 10000 Server


Describe the capabilities of the Sun Enterprise 10000 system
Explain the features of the Sun Enterprise 10000 system
Describe the Sun Enterprise 10000 system packaging
Explain how to access the Sun Enterprise 10000 system domains

Module 2 - Sun Enterprise 10000 Hardware Architecture and Configuration


List the components that make up the Sun Enterprise 10000 server
Describe the Sun Enterprise 10000 server power subsystem
Describe the Sun Enterprise 10000 server cooling subsystem
Understand the function of the centerplane
Describe the various configurations of system boards

Module 3 - Installing the System Service Processor


Describe the supported System Service Processor (SSP) hardware configurations
Install the SSP hardware
Connect the SSP to the Sun Enterprise 10000 system
Install the SSP software

Module 4 - SSP Software Administration


List the versions of the Solaris OS that are supported by the SSP software
Examine the SSP file system
List the SSP environment variables
Describe the SSP accounts
Use the SSP commands
Describe and use the blacklist file
Understand the SSP failover process

Module 5 - SSP Boot Process


Explain the SSP boot process
Explain the various SSP daemons and their functions

Module 6 - Control Board Administration


Understand the Sun Enterprise 10000 control board
Explain SSP to control board communication
Boot the Sun Enterprise 10000 server control boards
Initiate a control-board failover

Module 7 - Domains


Understand domains
Create and manage a domain
Initialize a domain
Establish console communications with a domain

Module 8 - Interdomain Networking


Understand the structure of interdomain networks (IDNs)
Configure an IDN interface
Use the IDN commands
Set up an IDN
Understand and manage common IDN problems

Module 9 - Alternate Pathing


Describe the concepts of Alternate Pathing (AP)
Understand AP terminology
List AP-supported device types
Install the AP software
Create an AP database
Configure a network pathgroup
Configure a disk pathgroup
Place the boot disk under AP control
Recover from AP problems during the boot process

Module 10 - Dynamic Reconfiguration


Explain the concepts of Dynamic Reconfiguration (DR)
Enable DR in a domain
Attach a system board using DR
Detach a system board using DR
Use the automated DR commands

Module 11 - Basic Troubleshooting


Understand the tools available for troubleshooting the Sun Enterprise 10000 system
Understand the failure modes of the Sun Enterprise 10000 system
Describe the OpenBoot PROM environment
Understand support information requirements