Solaris 10 System Administration Essentials is the first book to concisely yet comprehensively cover all of the breakthrough features of the Solaris 10 operating system. 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) Controlling system processes Managing disks and devices Managing users Configuring networks Using printing services
Solaris 10 System Administration Essentialsis part of a new series on Solaris system administration. It is a practical guide to deploying and managing the Solaris 10 operating system in a business or academic environment. The book is easy to read and rich with examples a perfect companion for system administrators who are deploying the Solaris OS for the first time.
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