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From: jonathan@pes.proexam.org (Jonathan Siegel)
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Subject: Re: Solaris system administrator tests
Date: 7 Feb 1997 16:03:32 -0500
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In article <5dcdkb$d6r@news2.Belgium.EU.net>,
RHS Linux User <johan@saturn.riv.be> wrote:
>I have just been informed that I have to take the following 
>two tests next week (@ Sylvan Prometrics).
>
>310-005	Solaris 2.5 System Administrator Part I
>310-006 Solaris 2.5 System Administrator Part II
>
>
>Can anybody give some info what I can expect, or what I should concentrate 
>upon ?  I have been a 
>sysadmin for about 4 years, but have only half a year solaris 2.5 
>experience.
>
>Is it multiple choice ?
>

Yes, it's multiple choice -- a computer-administered set of tests.  Our
SysAdmin has taken the first test and is waiting to take the second.
Here are the topics covered on each test (this comes from Sun literature 
-- we're not giving anything away ;-):

SysAdmin I:

	Install Solaris using Quick Install
	Discuss Sun's client-server environment and other important terms and
	concepts...
	Modify and manage files and directories int he file system
	(mkdir, rmdir, rm)...
	Use vi editor commands to create and modify text files...
	Navigate through file system using command line interface (pwd,
	cd, ls...)
	Perform basic user security tasks (who, id, last, chown,
	chgrp....)
	Use data access control to enhance file security (chmod)...
	Manipulate text files using the command line (cat, more, cp, mv,
	rm)...
	Employ shell features to streamline command execution in Bourne
	shell (!*?[]|\)...
	Use maintanance commands to simplify system administration (find,
	cron, at)...
	Send mail from command line...
	Use Administration Tool to add user accounts and groups and to
	add and manage local and remote printers....
	Print text files using the command line interface...(lp, lpstat,
	cancel)...
	Identify partitions and monitor disk spacve usage...
	Verify partitions on disk (format command)...
	Compress and send binary files (tar, compress, uuencode)...
	Remote login from one workstation to another using the command
	line interface...
	Copy Files from one workstation to another using the command line
	interface...
	Comprehend NFS distributed computing filesystem concepts (mount,
	du, df)...

System Administration Exam II:

	Custom install a Solaris 2.x server...
	Understand the autoconfiguration process fopr adding devices...
	Load unbundled software packages....
	Describe the function of the PROM monitor level (banner,
	printenv, devalias, probe-scsi, setenv)...
	Startup, change run-levels, and shut down a system...(shutdown,
	init, halt, reboot)...
	Execute disk partition procedures in the Solaris 2.x
	environment...(format, prtvtcoc)...
	Modify swap space configuration...
	Display system configuration information (prtconf, sysdef)...
	Maintain filesystems (fsck)...
	Use security features (setuid, setgid)...
	Add users and their working environment to a system...
	Administer remote access (ping, netstat, hosts.equiv, .rhosts)...
	Set up the NFS environment to share filessystem resources across
	the network...(mountall, shareall)...
	Set up automounter to read automounter maps...,.
	Add, modify, or remove diskless clients....
	Configure the NIS+ environment.....
	Configure terminals and printers on the system....
	Perform backup and restore procedures (ufsdump, ufsrestore)...


 Best of luck.....