Some basics on Solaris certification
For Solaris administrator certifications, IT professionals must learn basic user and system administration using the tools and features specific to this version of Unix.
The basics
Who offers training
Sun, various developers, and independent technical training providers
Latest offerings
Certification for Solaris 8 became available through Prometric, as of February 2001.
Operating environment upgrade exam also offered
Course load and duration
Number: 2 courses (varies by vendor and depends on the IT professional's work experience; CPE credits also vary by trainer)
Length: 12-16 hours per course (varies by trainer)
Costs
Usually under $500 per course (varies by trainer)
Certification objectives
Identify installation commands pkgadd, pkginfo, pkgchk, and pkgrm
Differentiate the effect of selected unmask values on the permissions assigned to newly created files and directories
Differentiate between /etc/mnttab and /etc/vfstab
Solaris 8 Certification exam specifics
Questions: 57
Question types: multiple choice, free response, drop and drag
Passing score: 66%
Duration: 90 minutes
What people are saying
"Even in the economic downturn, we're seeing an increasing need for Unix -- particularly Sun/Solaris -- certified system administrators and engineers. The market is turning toward wide-area and Internet-based solutions which for the most part are Unix-platform dependent."
-- Craig Twiste, principal, HR Staffing Solutions, Atlanta
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