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Unix Systems Administration

Type of course: Classroom

Course details

Fee	Please call
Days	5
Course code	UXSYSAD

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Overview

To attend this course you must have a good command line knowledge of Linux or Unix. We start from the installation of Unix systems and dive straight into the configuration of the system, so if you don’t know how to use Unix commands, or the manual pages you will be lost. The approach of the course is to try to give an excellent understanding of the Unix systems and their configurations from a generic perspective. The course works you through from installing, through file systems and users and onto centralised network administration and more efficient administration.

Prerequisites

A Unix/Linux Fundamentals course and 3 – 6 months solid hands on use of Unix/Linux. Alternatively if you have 2 or more years of Unix/Linux hands on or are converting from Unix to Linux this is acceptable.

Delegates will learn how to

• Plan and install Unix systems confidentally
• Install software as required
• Configure and choose suitable file systems
• Work with dynamic file systems
• Create users, groups and default configurations
• Debug system problems and fix them
• Understand the start up sequence and configure it
• Set up security for the system and across the network
• Set up and configure NIS, DNS and routing
• Use networked file systems for Unix and Windows
• Configure and administer basic Apache and Sendmail systems
• Montior and tune your Unix system
• Set up network installations

Course Outline

Installing Unix

Starting with a basic install and what to expect.

Software Planning

Working out your system configuration, to effectively partition your Unix system. Installing/Removing packages and reading the log files.

File Systems

Basic partitioning and formatting, as well as working with the LVM. The LVM is useful for large file systems.

Startup & Shutdown

Looking at the process that the system goes through and how to debug a problem, as well as modifying services. A look at GRUB configuration and LILO.

Firewalls & Security

Internal and external security issues and some of the tools available to you as standard with a Unix system to help make your environment more secure.

Users & Passwords

The basics of users, groups and passwords using the flat file method of configuration to start with.

Routing

Using your Unix systems as routers, and configuring routes.

NIS

Setting up NIS, what and why you should use it, what it can do. Set up of Primary, secondary and clients and everything that is need to make your system rhobust.

Networked File Systems

A look into NFS for Unix file shares and interfacing with Windows systems with SAMBA.

Recovery & GRUB

Dealing with systems that have start up issues such as corrupt root file systems, problematic configuration files, recovering root passwords, and dealing with GRUB CLI.

DNS

Setting up a DNS server and maintaining it, and client systems.

Useful Services

Setting up and maintaining Apache and Sendmail, from a basic approach. This is not a definitive section, just enough to get you going and find out more.

Monitoring, Performance & Tuning

Looking after the health of your Unix systems. This section will show you the tools available and what to watch out for.

Network Install Servers

Here we will show you how to set up a Unix system to provide installation images to other systems on your network. We will cover both attended and unattended installs over the network.

Kernel

Upgrading your Unix kernel.