Unix System Administration

     This course teaches how to administer a hetrogeneous Unix environment. Topics include organization, control, administration, installation, patching/upgrading, performance and emergency procedures all reinforced by hands-on exercises. This course will use a Linux distribution to present ideas and concepts used in all Unix systems and highlight the differences.

Topics Covered

  • Your Role as a System Administrator
    • Your job and its challenges
    • Organized for success
    • Heterogeneous strategies
  • Basic Tools
    • Superuser
    • sudo
    • Unix Environment and Processes
    • Unix File Systems
    • Unix Command and tools
  • Administrative Tools
    • Location and Access of tools
    • Man Pages
    • Shells
    • Pipes and Filters
    • Maintenance
  • Startup and Shutdown
    • Boot Process and Initialization
    • GRUB
    • Handling Crashes
    • Kickstart
  • Maintaining User Accounts
    • Users
    • Groups
    • Security
    • Standardization
  • Managing System Resources
    • Performance and Memory Issues
    • Disk Performance Issues
  • File systems, Disks and Devices
    • Mounting and Dismounting
    • NFS and Automount
    • Adding, Partitioning, and RAID
    • Logical Volume Management
    • Backup and Restore
    • Printers - LPRing and CUPS
    • Spooling and Other Devices
  • Networks
    • OSI Model
    • TCP/IP Subnets/Subnetting
    • Network Utilitie
  • Install
    • Custom Install
    • Registering the system
    • Downloading RPMs

Audience:

     This course is designed for individuals that are new to the administration of a Unix environment.

Prerequisites:

  • Introduction to UNIX, or equivalent
  • Knowledge of the vi editor

Benefits:

     The student will be able to administer a Unix system and understand how to use Unix tools to provide a stable and secure environment. This course provides the foundation to build on more advanced topics.

Furnished Materials:

  • Student Manual
  • Fedora Core 6
  • Unix Administration Handbook
    (Prentice Hall PTR)

Recommended Follow-On Course

Length:

  • 5 Days

Price:

  • $2,475

Training Dates:

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