Systems Management Using Sun Management Center 3.6 (ES-426)
The Systems Management Using Sun Management Center 3.6 course describes features of the Sun Management Center (Sun MC) 3.6, which is a follow-on release to the Sun MC 3.5.1 software. This course uses the Solaris 10 Operating System (Solaris OS) for installation, deployment of Sun MC software agents using JumpStart software, installation of agents and patches on multiple machines, network and security improvements, and other features available within the base Sun MC software product.
This training is intended to provide support engineers, customers, and resellers with the information needed to support the Sun Management Center 3.6 software.
Skills Gained
Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:
Describe the features available in Sun MC 3.6 software
Describe the Sun MC software architecture
Install and set up the Sun MC 3.6 software
Manage administrative domains
Monitor Sun MC software agent hosts
Discuss the Sun MC software modules
Describe security in the Sun MC software
Back up and restore the Sun MC software database
Use the Job Manager
Use the Sun MC software Web Console
Who Can Benefit
Students who can benefit from this course include system and network administrators who are responsible for the uptime and performance of an enterprise environment.
Prerequisites
To succeed fully in this course, students should be able to:
Demonstrate basic hardware knowledge
Maintain Sun desktop servers using Solaris OS commands and utilities
Install and configure a Solaris 10 OS server
Perform administrative tasks using Solaris 10 OS commands
Administer Solaris 10 OS machines in a networked environment
Use JumpStart software to configure a server and clients
State the basic principles of the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) stack
Configure and administer a TCP/IP network
Troubleshoot network problems
Code:
ES-426
Length:
5 days
Type:
Instructor-Led
Certified By:
Sun Microsystems
Tuition:
$3,500 / $2,975 GSA GOV.
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Module 1 - Introducing the Sun Management Center Software
Describe the Sun MC software
Describe Sun MC software environments
Identify Sun MC software concepts
Identify Sun MC 3.6 software features
Module 2 - Investigating the Software Architecture
Describe the Sun MC 3.6 three-layer model
Describe the Sun MC software console layer
Describe the Sun MC software server layer
Describe the Sun MC software agent layer
Module 3 - Installing and Setting Up the Software
Enumerate the minimum system requirements
List the Sun MC software packages
Define pre-installation considerations
Install and set up the software
Configure the server and agents on a machine with multiple interfaces
Install the Sun MC software console in the Microsoft Windows environment
Install Sun MC software using the es-inst and es-setup commands
Module 4 - Examining Configuration and Log Files
Use Sun MC software online help
Describe Network Address Translation (NAT)
Enable NAT support
Identify the software directory structure
Use Sun MC software system files
Define Sun MC users and groups
Uninstall Sun MC software
Validate a Sun MC installation
Use Sun MC software configuration files
Install and configure log files
Use Sun MC software log files
Monitor log file messages
Module 5 - Examining Security
Describe the security layer
Use access control lists (ACLs)
Describe default privileges
Describe firewalls
Module 6 - Managing Domains
Manage administrative domains
Populate administrative domains
Create administrative domains
Module 7 - Monitoring Hosts
Describe the hierarchy, topology, and content views
Examine the Details window
Examine the Attribute Editor
Module 8 - Examining the Software Modules
Use the software modules
List the software modules by category
Describe default modules
Describe optional modules
Load and enable software modules
Manage software modules
Module 9 - Backups and Recovery of the Sun MC Database
Back up and recover a Sun MC database
Back up using the es-backup Script
Describe the ARCHIVELOG MODE
Perform an online backup
Restore data with the es-restore script
Module 10 - Managing Jobs
Manage a job
Open the Manage Jobs window
Define a job
Define a new module task
Define a new filter
Define a new data property task
Define a new module table task
Define a new configuration task
Modify an existing task
Modify an existing filter
Examine the Manage Jobslog
Module 11 - Examining the Web Console
Describe the Sun MC Web Console
Use the software Web Console
Module 12 - Importing and Exporting Topology
Describe the Topology Import/Export utility
Use the Topology Import/Export utility
Import and export using the CLI interface
Module 13 - Examining the Command-Line Interface
Describe the CLI
Log in to the Sun MC server using the CLI
List the predefined parameters and flags for CLI commands
List the CLI commands
Format CLI output
View the CLI log file
Module 14 - Installing a Sun MC Software Agent Using JumpStart Software
Describe the JumpStart software
Use the JumpStart software to install the Sun MC software preparation
Create a Sun MC 3.6 software base agent image on the JumpStart software server
Generate the Sun MC 3.6 software install response file
Generate the Sun MC 3.6 software setup response file
Edit the Sun MC 3.6 software install and setup response files
Create the JumpStart software profile file
Create the JumpStart software finish script
Create and validate the JumpStart software rules file
Add the install client to the JumpStart software server
Boot the install client
Module 15 - Updating the Agent
Install agents, add-on products, and patches on multiple machines
Create agent-update images with the image tools
Use the GUI image tool
Apply the agent-update image
Module 16 - Examining Interprocess Communication
List Sun MC software layers
Describe the ORACLE(R) process used in Sun MC
Describe the interaction between software processes
Module 17 - Service Management Facility (SMF)
Identify the method files and location for Sun MC 3.6
Describe the start sequence and dependencies for Sun MC 3.6
Module 18 - Examining the Hardware Diagnostics Software
List key features of the Sun MC Hardware Diagnostics Suite software (hardware diagnostic software)
Discuss the hardware diagnostic software architecture
Describe pre-installation considerations
Install and configure the hardware diagnostic software
Work with the software console
Troubleshoot the hardware diagnostic software
Module 19 - Troubleshooting
Identify tools for troubleshooting Sun MC software
Troubleshoot Sun MC software problems
Configure software port addresses
Troubleshoot security key problems
Monitor the Topology Manager and Event Manager software
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