Solaris 10 System Administration Essentials (Oracle Solaris System Administration Series)

Solaris 10 System Administration Essentials (Oracle Solaris System Administration Series)

<P style="MARGIN: 0px"> <B> <I>Solaris™ 10 System Administration Essentials</I> </B> 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</P> <UL> <LI> <B>Zones,</B> which provide application isolation and facilitate server consolidation</LI> <LI> <B>ZFS™,</B> the file system that provides a new approach to managing your data with an easy administration interface</LI> <LI>The <B>Fault Management Architecture,</B> which automates fault detection and resolution</LI> <LI>The <B>Service Management Facility,</B> a unified model for services and service management on every Solaris system</LI> <LI> <B>Dynamic Tracing (DTrace),</B> for troubleshooting OS and application problems on production systems in real time</LI> </UL> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">In addition, the Solaris 10 OS fully supports 32-bit and 64-bit x86 platforms, as well as the SPARC<SUP>®</SUP> architecture.</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">The book’s key topics include</P> <UL> <LI>Installing, booting, and shutting down a system</LI> <LI>Managing packages and patches (software updates)</LI> <LI>Controlling system processes</LI> <LI>Managing disks and devices</LI> <LI>Managing users</LI> <LI>Configuring networks</LI> <LI>Using printing services</LI> </UL> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> <B> <I>Solaris™ 10 System Administration Essentials</I> </B> is 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.</P>