SCO/SVR 5 Administration Training Curriculum

Course Overview

The SCO/SVR 5 Administration Curriculum covers basic user and system administration in the Unixware environment. It focuses on the common skills that an administrator will perform and how they are handled in this flavor of Unix. Additionally, this curriculum covers internetworking connectivity, systems, services, and security. Wherever possible, It focus's on the tools and features specific to SCO SVR5. This curriculum consists of two Skill Builder courses:

13632 - SCO/SVR 5 Part 1: Basic Administration

Course Overview
The first course in the SCO SVR 5 implementation track covers basic user and system administration in the Unixware environment. It focuses on the common skills that an administrator will perform and how they are handled in this flavor of Unix.

Learn To
• Identify the function of the Unix system administrator.
• Identify the hardware requirements for installing.
• Identify factors to be considered before installing Unixware 7.
• Identify the location of user setup and login files.
• Identify the characteristics of disk partitions.
• Identify the different types of file systems.
• Identify CLI commands that can be used to manage a file system.
• Identify the features of the System Logs Manager.
• Identify the features of the System Monitor utility.
• Identify the CLI performance monitoring commands.
• Identify optimal system performance parameters.
 

Audience
Application Developer, Technical Manager, System Analyst, System Administrator, Software Engineer, Database Administrator.
Recommended prerequisite background: The Unix shell environment. Understand the multi-tasking, multi-user nature of the Unix environment. Identify the hardware/software and file structure used in Unix systems. Understand basic networking.

Total Learning Time
6 to 8 hours

Objectives

Unit 1: Installation and Startup 2 - 3 hours
• Identify the function of the Unix system administrator.
• Identify the hardware requirements for installing.
• Identify factors to be considered before installing Unixware 7.
• Identify the steps required to install UnixWare 7.
• Identify the steps required to boot the UnixWare 7 system.
• Change the boot options for the UnixWare 7 system.
• Identify the UnixWare 7 startup directory options.
• Shut down the UnixWare 7 system.
• Identify the features of the SCOadmin utilities.
• Install an application on the UnixWare 7 system.
• Remove an application from the UnixWare 7 system.
• Identify the features of SCOhelp.

Unit 2: System Administration 2 - 3 hours
• Identify the location of user setup and login files.
• Add a user in Account Manager.
• Modify user settings by using the Account Manager.
• Add a user by using the CLI.
• Modify user accounts by using the CLI.
• Modify group accounts with the Account Manager.
• Modify a group using the CLI.
• Identify the characteristics of disk partitions.
• Identify the different types of file systems.
• Identify CLI commands that can be used to manage a file system.
• Identify the features of the Filesystem Manager.
• Mount a local file system.
• Modify a mount configuration.
• Identify the features of the RAID data storage solution.
• Install a new hard disk.
• Identify the features of standard UNIX file permissions.
• Identify the features of ACLs.
• Identify the functions of backup procedures and levels.
• Identify factors to consider when selecting backup media.
• Identify the CLI backup commands available in SCO SVR.
• Identify the features of the ARCserveIT utility.
• Identify the procedure for recovering from a system disaster.

Unit 3: Optimizing the System 2 hours
• Monitor processes by using the ps command.
• Modify processes by using the Process Manager.
• Schedule a process by using the Task Scheduler.
• Identify the features of the System Logs Manager.
• Identify the features of the System Monitor utility.
• Identify the CLI performance monitoring commands.
• Identify optimal system performance parameters.
• Identify the features of devices and drivers in UnixWare 7.
• Identify the features of the device configuration utility (DCU).
• Configure a device using the Device Configuration utility (DCU).
• Identify the features of the System Tuner utility.
• Tune system operations.

13633 - SCO/SVR 5 Part 2: Network Administration

Course Overview
This second course in the SCO SVR 5 implementation track covers internetworking connectivity, systems, services, and security. Wherever possible, It focus's on the tools and features specific to SCO SVR5.

Learn To
• Identify the features of the Printer Setup Manager.
• Identify the command-line interface (CLI) commands used to configure printing in UnixWare 7.
• Identify the UnixWare 7 SAC commands.
• Identify the features of the Network Configuration Manager.
• Identify the features of the Client Manager utility.
• Identify the features of WAN connection media.
• Identify the ways in which NFS clients access shared resources.
• Identify the ways Network File System (NFS) servers share resources.
• Identify the features of the NFS automounter.

Audience
Application Developer, Technical Manager, System Analyst, System Administrator, Software Engineer, Database Administrator.
Prerequisites to this course would be to understand the UNIX shell environment, the multi-tasking, multi-user nature of the UNIX environment.
Identify the hardware/software and file structure used in UNIX systems, and understand basic networking.

Total Learning Time
6 to 8 hours

Objectives

Unit 1: Printers and Terminals 2 - 3 hours
• Identify the features of the Printer Setup Manager.
• Add a new printer by using the Printer Setup Manager.
• Control jobs in a print queue.
• Identify the command-line interface (CLI) commands used to configure printing in UnixWare 7.
• Identify the UnixWare 7 SAC commands.
• Identify the functions of the Serial Manager.
• Identify the steps involved in configuring a terminal.

Unit 2: Network Connections 2 - 3 hours
• Identify the features of the Network Configuration Manager.
• Configure a Network Interface Card by using the NCM utility.
• Identify the features of the Client Manager utility.
• Identify the features of WAN connection media.
• Identify the functions of the Modem and Dialup Systems managers in serial communications.
• Create an outgoing Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) connection.
• Create an incoming Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) connection.
• Configure a Dynamic Host Control Protocol (DHCP) server.
• Identify the features of the DNS Manager.
• Identify the features of routing in UnixWare 7.
• Identify the methods for configuring routes in UnixWare 7.
• Configure the NetWare UNIX Client (NUC) for UnixWare.
• Install NetWare Services (NWS).

Unit 3: Network Services 2 hours
• Identify the features of NFS.
• Configure NFS on UnixWare.
• Identify the ways in which NFS clients access shared resources.
• Identify the ways Network File System (NFS) servers share resources.
• Identify the features of the NFS automounter.
• Identify the features of IP aliasing and virtual domains.
• Identify the types of HTTP servers available in UnixWare.
• Configure a Web server on UnixWare.
• Configure a UnixWare ftp server.
• Add an NTP server to a host.
• Identify the features of mail management by using the command-line interface (CLI).
• Manage mail with the SCOadmin tool.
• Identify UnixWare network security features.
• Identify the features of the Packet Filter Manager.
• Identify proxy servers that are available to UnixWare.

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