Certification Overview

This certification has two levels. One is the Oracle certified Associate, Oracle Solaris 11 System Administrator and the second level is Oracle certified Professional, Oracle Solaris 11 System.

Who can do this certification?

Candidates who have strengthened their grip on the administration of the Oracle Solaris 11 operating system from the basic level can have the benefits by getting certified. These professionals are also familiar with the UNIX operating system and command line utilities.

Benefits

This certification covers the configuration of networks and management of swap set up, core files and crash data dumps. This certification provides a strong base on which later on the foundation of future knowledge can be built.

Prerequisites

In order to complete this certification the candidates are to follow the following 4 steps:

1. Complete the certification labelled Oracle certified associate, Oracle Solaris 11 System Administrator.
2. Complete one of the sanctioned courses from the advanced level.
3. Complete the test coded 1Z0-822 with a minimum of 70% score.
4. Complete the form on the ORACLE website.

The Step 2 requires the completion of one of the approved courses of advanced level. A list of the courses that can be completed to fulfil this requirement is as follows:

1. Transition to Solaris 11.
2. Oracle Solaris 11 System Administration.
3. Oracle Solaris 11 Advanced System Administration.
4. Developing and Deploying Applications on Oracle Solaris 11.
5. Oracle Solaris 11 Security Administration.
6. Oracle Solaris 11 ZFS Administration.
7. Oracle Solaris 11 Zones Administration.
8. Oracle Solaris Cluster 4.x Administration.
9. Oracle Solaris 11 Network Administration.
10. Oracle Solaris 11 Performance Management.
11. How to Build a Private Cloud Using Oracle Solaris 11.

Associated Exam

Step 3 requires the completion of the test coded 1Z0-822. The duration of the test is 150 minutes or 2 hours 30 minutes. test is comprised of 100 questions all of MCQ type. The minimum score required to pass this test is 70%.

Topics covered

Below mentioned list represents the learning objectives:

1. Installation procedure for Oracle Solaris 11 on more than one host.

   Candidates are required to install the Oracle Solaris by the help of an automatic installer that will guide the user throughout the installation ongoing process.

2. Software package management and Image Packing System management.

   The candidates are also required to set up a local access for the network client. Another important aspect covered by this topic is the management of the boot sequence in different environments.

3. Business Application data management.

   This topic includes the data organization and management. The candidates are also required to make restore points to which the system can be restored in case of a data failure.

4. Network Configuration.

   This topic covers the planning for a network set up. It also handles the system configuration on a local server. The candidates are also required to configure the network file system.

5. Virtual Network Configuration.

   This topic covers the creation of a virtual network and the management of virtual network resources.

6. Services properties and management.

   This topic covers the setting up and troubleshooting of the Service Management Facility.

7. Access control configuration.

   This topic covers the explanation of the use of privileges. Candidates are required to understand the management and configuration of privileges.

8. System resource allocation with help of Solaris audit.

   The candidates are required to explain the allocation of the system resources using the Solaris auditing feature. In order to audit the system resources the Solaris auditing has to be configured.

9. Process management.

   This topic encompasses the management and configuration of the fair share utility which allows the system resources to be distributed among the process most efficiently.

10. System resource Evaluation.

    This topic covers resource allocation and system evaluation.

11. Software failure troubleshooting.

    This topic covers the setting up of the system messaging utility. The candidates are also required to configure the utilities handling system crashes. The setting up of facilities to store crash data for the business application forms this topic.

Validity of this certification

This certification is valid till the release of any update from ORACLE.

Once this test is cleared the candidates are required to fill an online form available on the ORACLE website. After filling in the information required by this form the candidates will be recognized as Oracle certified Professionals.

Expert Review

This is the latest certificate in Solaris which is a version11 certificate and this certainly has a lot of benefits. Candidates are bound to get many opportunities in Solaris based system administration jobs after successfully completing this certification.

Lin Jingjing, Life Time Fitness Inc

Pingliang, China