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Training Course Summary:

The Solaris and Microsoft Windows Network Integration course provides students with the skills necessary to integrate the Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS) with the Microsoft Windows system. This course also explains several integration features and tools, such as Samba, Solaris PC NetLink, and Citrix MetaFrame XP. In addition, the course provides hands-on lab experience to integrate the Solaris OS and Microsoft Windows networks.

Pre-Requisites:

To succeed fully in this course, students should be able to:
Manage files, directories, and the desktop system
Perform user and security administration
Perform advanced installation procedures
Perform system backups and restores
Set up and manage naming services
Configure and manage network environments

Who Should Attend:

Students who can benefit from this course are senior system administrators, network administrators, and IT managers.

Training Course Overview/Content:

Module 1 - Identifying the Issues of Network Integration


Describe the implementation of the Solaris Operating Environment (Solaris OS) and Windows 2000 networks
Describe issues that are relevant to implementation
Describe the licensing of the Solaris OS and the Windows 2000 operating system

Module 2 - Introducing Networking


Describe types of computer networks
Describe types of computer network models
Describe types of Ethernet frames

Module 3 - Identifying the Functions of the Solaris OS and Windows 2000 Network Protocols


Describe the network protocols of the Solaris OS
Describe the network protocols of the Windows 2000 operating system
Integrate the network protocols of the Solaris OS and the Windows 2000 operating system

Module 4 - Using Network Commands


Use commands for both the Solaris OS and the Windows 2000 operating system
Use Solaris OS commands
Use Microsoft Windows commands
Use Network Basic Input/Output System (NetBIOS) commands

Module 5 - Installing and Configuring Samba


Describe Samba
Install and configure Samba
Manage Samba
Access Samba shares
Debug Samba

Module 6 - Installing and Configuring TCP/IP Print Services


Describe TCP/IP print services
Describe TCP/IP-based printing
Install and configure TCP/IP print services in the Solaris OS
Install and configure TCP/IP print services in the Windows 2000 operating system
Perform basic troubleshooting for TCP/IP print services

Module 7 - Subnetting and Routing Networks


Describe IP addressing
Describe subnets
Describe routing
Divide a network into subnets and set up routing between hosts

Module 8 - Setting up Microsoft Naming Services


Describe the naming services that you use to resolve text names
Describe the Microsoft Windows naming resolution process
Configure the Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) client
Describe the registration procedure for WINS
Evaluate the relationship between WINS and the lmhosts file

Module 9 - Introducing Microsoft Windows Domains


Describe the types and functions of domain controllers
Describe the types of Windows 2000 domains

Module 10 - Installing and Configuring PC NetLink


Describe the fundamentals of PC NetLink
Describe PC NetLink
Install PC NetLink
Configure WINS push and pull relationships
Troubleshoot WINS

Module 11 - Performing Basic PC NetLink Operations


Perform common Microsoft Windows administrative tasks
Perform PC NetLink services

Module 12 - Performing Advanced PC NetLink Operations


Describe authorization
Describe the integration of user accounts
Set up an integrated environment

Module 13 - Configuring DNS Servers in the Solaris OE


Describe the fundamentals of DNS
Describe DNS startup
Describe DNS records
Modify DNS configuration files
Configure the Solaris OE host as a master DNS server

Module 14 - Configuring DNS Clients for the Solaris OS and Microsoft Windows System


Configure a Solaris OS system as a DNS client
Configure a Microsoft Windows system as a DNS client

Module 15 - Configuring DHCP Servers and Clients for the Solaris OS and Microsoft Windows System


Describe DHCP
Configure a DHCP server
Configure a DHCP client
Use the DHCP commands

Module 16 - Configuring Mail Servers for the Solaris OS and Windows 2000


Describe electronic mail (email)
Describe the protocols that you use to transfer email messages
Describe the mail user agents that you require to transfer email messages
Configure mail clients to read email messages

Module 17 - Installing and Configuring Citrix MetaFrame XP


Describe the fundamentals of Citrix MetaFrame XP
Describe Citrix MetaFrame XP
Install the Citrix MetaFrame XP client
Configure the Citrix MetaFrame XP client