Oracle Solaris 11 enterprise sysadmins: master the advanced techniques you need to manage the increased complexity of today's highly integrated, often heterogeneous systems, and to drive maximum performance, manageability, and value from your Solaris and enterprise technology investments. In Oracle Solaris 11 Advanced System Administration , long-time Oracle Solaris expert Bill Calkins systematically addresses every advanced topic on the latest Solaris sysadmin exam, showing how to apply this knowledge on both SPARC and x86 hardware in today's fast-changing data center environments. Calkins guides you through managing Solaris 11 network environments... setting up RAID metadevices with SVM... configuring ZFS storage pools and file systems... configuring and administering Solaris zones and containers... administering VFS and swap space... creating and managing user and Role-Based Access Accounts (RBAC)... installing, cloning, and upgrading the operating system, and much more. For Oracle Solaris professionals preparing to certify or upgrade their certifications, Calkins provides these and other valuable study tools: chapter-opening quick references; chapter summaries; lists of key terms; exercises; review questions with detailed answers; notes, cautions; exam alerts; and a complete sample exam. Calkins offers even more study resources at his popular website, unixed.com.

Written by an Oracle Solaris training expert, this is the only Oracle Press exam guide for the Oracle Certified Professional Oracle Solaris 11 Advanced System Administration exam. OCP Oracle Solaris 11 Advanced System Administration Exam Guide (Exam IZ0-822) offers 100% coverage of the Oracle Solaris 11 Advanced System Administration exam objectives woven into an integrated self-study system. The book features Exam Tips that highlight key information and potential exam pitfalls as well as hands-on examples that reinforce practical learning for real-world practice. End-of-chapter self-tests feature multiple-choice questions accompanied by in-depth answer explanations. This Oracle Press guide also serves as an on-the-job reference for Oracle Solaris system administrators after the exam. Electronic content includes two practice exams that match the actual exam in content, format, and difficulty. Michael Ernest he has been teaching courses on Oracle Solaris for the last fifteen years Perfect companion to OCA Oracle Solaris 11 System Administration Exam Guide (Exam 1Z0-821) Electronic content features two practice exams in the LearnKey MasterExam test engine as well as a PDF eBook LearnKey MasterExam test engine features open- and closed-book exams, a timed live exam, and scoring and review modes. All practice exam answer options, correct and incorrect, are accompanied by detailed explanations

Oracle® Solaris 11 System Administration covers every skill required to effectively install and administer the Oracle®Solaris 11.1 operating system in production environments. It features dozens of step-bystep "learn by example" procedures, demonstrating how to apply complex solutions in real-world data center environments. Author Bill Calkins has administered and taught Oracle Solaris and its predecessors for more than twenty years. He also helped develop the newest Oracle Certified Associate (OCA) and Oracle Certified Professional (OCP) exams, which raise the bar for Solaris certification. This guide covers every new 1Z0-821 exam topic in detail and also covers many 1Z0-822 exam topics. Calkins also reviews the changes that system administrators will face when upgrading to Solaris 11.1 and presents new ways to perform familiar tasks on both SPARC and x86 hardware. You'll learn how to Install the Solaris 11 Operating Environment with Live Media or Text Interactive installers Install, manage, and update software with the Image Packaging System and IPS repositories Understand, customize, and troubleshoot SPARC and x86 boot processes from system power-up to loading the OS (including coverage of ILOM, OpenBoot, and GRUB 2) Administer and create services through the service management facility (SMF) Configure system messaging using SMF notifications, syslog and rsyslog Configure and administer ZFS storage pools, including ZFS on the boot drive, local disks, LUNs, and a SAN Configure and manage ZFS file systems: encryption, redundancy, snapshots, clones, network sharing, monitoring, device replacement, and legacy UFS migration Create, migrate, contain, and administer zones, including solaris10 branded and immutable zones Use RBAC to create custom rights profiles and grant special privileges Manage and monitor system process scheduler (including FSS process schedulers and proc tools) Configure Solaris networking and network services, including Reactive and Fixed Network Configurations, VNICs, and Virtual Networking A companion website (unixed.com/solaris11book.html) includes new 1Z0-821 and 1Z0-822 study strategies and self-assessment exams.

If you are a Solaris administrator who wants to learn more about administering an Oracle Solaris system and want to go a level higher in utilizing the advanced features of Oracle Solaris, then this book is for you. A working knowledge of Solaris Administration is assumed.

Thousands of IT organizations have adopted clustering to improve the availability of mission-critical software services. Today, with the rapid growth of cloud computing environments, clustering is even more crucial. Now, there’s a comprehensive, authoritative guide to the industry’s most stable, robust clustering platform: the Oracle Solaris Cluster. Oracle® Solaris Cluster Essentials thoroughly covers both Oracle Solaris Cluster 3.2 and Oracle Solaris Cluster Geographic Edition, offering start-to-finish lifecycle guidance for planning, implementation, management, and troubleshooting. Authored by Oracle Solaris Cluster expert Tim Read, this book covers both high availability and disaster recovery features, and offers detailed guidance for both Oracle and non-Oracle database environments. It also presents several example implementations that can be used to quickly construct effective proofs-of-concept. Whether you’re new to clustering or upgrading from older solutions,this bookbrings together all the information you’ll need to maximize the value, reliability, and performance of any Oracle Solaris Cluster environment. You’ll learn how to Understand Oracle Solaris Cluster’s product features and architecture, and their implications for design and performance Establish requirements and design clustered systems that reflect them Master best practices for integrating clustering with virtualization Implement proven disaster recovery planning techniques Efficiently maintain Oracle Solaris Cluster environments Part of the Solaris System Administration Series, Oracle® Solaris Cluster Essentials combines a complete technology introduction and hands-on guide for every architect, administrator, and IT manager responsible for high availability and business continuity.

Take Full Advantage of the Oracle Solaris 11 Management Features Manage a highly scalable, cloud-based computing platform and deliver unmatched performance levels at every layer of your IT stack. Oracle Solaris 11 System Administration: The Complete Reference shows how to deploy Solaris from scratch. Get up-to-date details on installation options, device configuration, virtualization techniques, network security, file encryption, and Web services. NFS, Samba, and Apache are fully covered in this Oracle Press guide. Install Oracle Solaris 11 on x86 and SPARC machines Manage storage using the ZFS file system Define user roles and enforce strong access policies Create fully isolated zones and virtual system environments Configure print, e-mail, DNS, and DHCP services Share files and devices using NFS and Samba Set up Apache Web servers and deploy AMP applications

This book is written in simple, easy-to-understand format with lots of screenshots and step-by-step explanations. If you are a Solaris administrator looking for a step-by-step guide to understand the new features and functionality of Oracle Solaris 11, then this is the guide for you. Working knowledge of Solaris is required.