Solaris Training : Solaris 10 Operating System Essentials

Solaris 10 Operating System Essentials

Solaris Training Overview

This course teaches the basic working environment of a Solaris system. It introduces commonly required operations that can be performed by entering commands interactively in a command terminal, along with functions available in the Java Desktop Environment (JDS). This course is taught for the following platforms: Solaris 10 SPARC and x86 / x64 platforms.

Solaris Training Prerequisites

This course is considered to be the basic Unix / Solaris 10 course. Experience with any (other) interactive system is helpful.

Solaris Training Course duration

This course normally requires three (3) days, approximately 50% lecture and 50% lab time.

Solaris Training Course Objectives

Each participant will be able to use Korn Shell techniques and commands to maintain collections of files, create files using interactive editor utilities, create and execute basic command procedures, communicate with other users, and tailor the interactive environment to meet their needs. Environment control using the JDS graphical utilities will also be shown.

Solaris Training Course outline

Understanding the User Environment

Unix / Solaris Software Overview
Process Concepts
The Java Desktop Environment GUI

Getting Started with the Command Language

Logging Into a Solaris 10 System
- - Graphically through the JDS
- - Non-graphically thru telnet or emulation
Shell Syntax Rules
Command Line Editing
Obtaining help using man and JDS helpview
Using the E-mail Utilities
Using the write and talk Utilities
Basic Network Operations

Managing Files

File Specification Syntax
Device Specifications
Directory Specifications
Using the JDS Nautilus file manager
Regular Expressions and Special Characters
Unix / Solaris Commands to Manipulate Files
- JDS utilities to manipulate files
File Protection Mechanisms
- Standard Permission Code Scheme
- Access Control Lists (ACLs)

Creating and Editing Text Files: Part 1

Using GUI-based editors (xedit, dtpad, gedit)
vi Editor
ex Editor (commands within vi)

Creating and Editing Text Files: Part 2

Advanced Features of the vi Editor
- abbreviations
- mapping keys
Alternative editors (vim, nedit)

Improving the User Interface

Saving History Commands
Creating Command Aliases
Redirection of Input and Output
Using Hard and Symbolic Links
Process Control Commands

Shell Script Procedures

Rules for Creating Procedures
The .profile Procedures

Print and Batch Mechanisms

The lp command and options
- Using the JDS print manager
The at command and options

User Level Tape Operations

tar utility syntax
tar commands for product access
Using compression/uncompression commands
- compress / uncompress
- gzip / gunzip