A new edition of this title is available, ISBN-10: 0789737906 ISBN-13: 9780789737908

The Solaris 10 System Administrator Certification Exam Prep 2 is the ideal book for both new and seasoned system administrators. This book will give you the insight you need into the newest certification exams for system administrators, the 310-200 and the 310-202. It offers classroom-style training by one of the best and well-known authors in the Solaris world, Bill Calkins. It will equip you with vital knowledge for success on exam day plus it acts a reference guide that will come in handy after the test. The content addresses all the new exam objectives in detail and will show you how to apply this knowledge to real-world scenarios.

The included CD features ExamGear's innovative test engine, which will be an effective tool for preparing for the Solaris 10 exam. It provides you with five different ways to test yourself, random questions and order of answers, detailed explanations of correct and incorrect answers, and it pays special attention to exam objectives. Also included on the CD is a PDF of the complete text of the book.

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Very poor book. None of the book content was on exam! - 2008-04-07
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I read this book cover-to-cover. It was so poorly done. It's almost like the author has no understanding of the SCSA exam at all. I took both SCSA exams and neither one had any questions that were related in this book. If you want to pass the exams, I highly recommend that you not read this book! Poor, poor, very poor.

Better than the other book or guides on the Market - 2009-02-01
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This book is great for the exams. In my case I was looking for something to help me upgrade my solartis certification to 10. I went through the other book for the exam written by Paul Sanghera but does not have a lot of info. This book is by far well-written with a lot information you need to learn Solaris 10. If I had a choice to make I will go for this one. But with my rule never used one source to study for certification. If you have money get this one first and then the other study guide.
Overall, I give 5 stars and recommend this to anybody serious about solaris 10.

No x86 references: outdated - 2008-10-30
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There is little in this book about x86 Solaris, and the exam hammers on Solaris for intel beyond what you can imagine, reading this book: outdated outdated outdated !!!

The Book Does Its Job - 2008-09-25
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Will this book guarantee you a 100% on the Solaris 10 exams? No. Will it help you pass? Very likely yes.

I took the test, using only this book and the optional 494 study question package. I studied until I could score 90% on the review questions consistently. I passed with 70% on the upgrade exam. I admit that I don't use the advanced features of Solaris 10 on a regular basis. I've never worked with zones, zfs, snapshots, and only rarely use the SMF. I can't fault Bill Calkins for my own lack of experience. But this book got me up to speed enough to pass.

Obviously, the book can't give the answers to the actual exam questions. It doesn't try to. The book does a great job of covering the material that will be on the exam, and the scenarios you will be dealing with.

I must disagree with the reviewers who said none of the content in the book was on the exam. They must have taken a microsoft exam by mistake. On the Solaris 10 upgrade test I took, ALL THE MATERIAL ON THE TEST was covered in Calkins' book.

I have not received my books yet,It's over due, Will you check for my product? Reply me to my email address. - 2008-09-23
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