Introduction

Bill Calkins has been training Solaris system administrators for more than 15 years. This book contains the training material that he uses in his basic and advanced Solaris administration courses that, over the years, have helped thousands of Solaris administrators become certified. This is our second edition of the Solaris 10 System Administration Exam Prep. It covers updates that Sun has made to the Solaris 10 operating environment as of the October 2008 release. It began with the Training Guide for Solaris 2.6, 7, 8, and 9 and is now the Exam Prep for Solaris 10. Instructors from universities and training organizations around the world have used the book as courseware in their Solaris administration courses. In addition, administrators from around the world have used this book for self-study when instruction from a Sun training center is either unavailable or not within their budget. Many of you have written with your success stories, suggestions, and comments. Your suggestions are what keep making this guide more valuable.

The Solaris 10 System Administration Exam Prep books, Parts I and II, provide training materials for anyone interested in becoming a Sun Certified System Administrator (SCSA) for Solaris 10. When used as a study guide, these two books will save you a great deal of time and effort searching for information you will need to know when taking the exam. Each book covers the exam objectives in enough detail for inexperienced administrators to learn the objectives and apply the knowledge to real-life scenarios. Experienced readers will find the material in these books complete and concise, making it a valuable study guide for the Sun Certified System Administrator exams.