Introduction to Solaris

Course review:

This comprehensive two-day course aims to equip the novice Solaris/UNIX user with all the skills necessary to navigate the system and make productive use of the tools available, including the Windows system, the vi editor and essential Solaris/UNIX commands. It also forms the necessary foundation for subsequent courses. This course, combined with the Solaris Utilities and Shell Programming course (course code SA), provides preparation for the new Sun Certified Solaris Associate (SCSAS) CX-310-105 exam.

Our Solaris courses are suitable training for Solaris Certification

TOPICS COVERED ON THE COURSE

Solaris / UNIX / Linux overview
What are Solaris, Linux and Unix? Advantages and disadvantages. Basic command examples. Other versions of Unix. Future of Unix. Logistics and support.

Getting started
Logging in and out. Basic Gnome Window system use. Keyboard basics. Files, directories and path names. Creating and examining files. Effective use of directories. Moving, copying and removing files. Basic system password security. Online Documentation and the man command. Common problems.

The vi editor
Invoking vi. Insert and Append. Moving around the text. Deleting text. Change operators. Other insert operators. Searching for text; Search and replace. Saving and quitting.

The Next stage
Introduction to UNIX shells. Shell interaction. Input and Output control using Re-direction and piping. Shell metacharacters (wild cards). The command history mechanism, and command line editing facilities. The shell quoting mechanism. Setting up and using command aliases. Job and Process monitoring and control. More complex copying and moving. Protecting files and directorie using chmod. Shell variables and setting up the environment. Introduction to Solaris utilities. Halting the workstation.

Gnome Window System
A thorough examination of the major tools available, such as the Panel, File Manager, Text editor and the Help system. Customising the Workspace and setting basic user preferences.

Introduction to networking
Introduction to network concepts. Ethernet Overview. Network basic commands (including logging in to other machines with ssh). Network File System (NFS) - overview, benefits and uses. Overview of Samba file sharing with Microsoft machines.