Solaris 10 System Administration Essentials
Prentice Hall; 1 edition (December 3, 2009) | ISBN: 013700009X | 456 pages | PDF | 5 MB

The Solaris OS has a long history of innovation, and the Solaris 10 OS is a watershed release that includes features such as:
Zones, which provide application isolation and facilitate server consolidation
ZFS™, the file system that provides a new approach to managing your data with an easy administration interface
The Fault Management Architecture, which automates fault detection and resolution

The Service Management Facility, a unified model for services and service management on every Solaris system

Dynamic Tracing (DTrace), for troubleshooting OS and application problems on production systems in real time

In addition, the Solaris 10 OS fully supports 32-bit and 64-bit x86 platforms, as well as the SPARC® architecture.

The book’s key topics include :

Installing, booting, and shutting down a system

Managing packages and patches (software updates)
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Controlling system processes
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Managing disks and devices
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Managing users
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Configuring networks
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Using printing services