Solaris 10 System Administration Essentials (PDF)

Solaris(TM) 10 System Administration Essentials is the first book to cover all of the breakthrough features of the Solaris 10 Operating System in one place. The Solaris OS has a long history of innovation, and the Solaris 10 OS is a watershed release that brings capabilities to UNIX^® systems that previously could be found only in mainframe operating systems, if at all, including features like

• Zones, which provide application isolation and facilitate server consolidation
• The ZFS file system, which provides a new approach to managing your data with an easy administration interface
• Fault Management, which automates fault detection and resolution
• 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

The Solaris 10 OS fully supports 32-bit and 64-bit x86 platforms as well as the SPARC^® architecture.

Solaris(TM) 10 System Administration Essentials is the work of the engineers, architects, and writers who conceptualized the services, wrote the procedures, and coded the rich set of Solaris features. These authors bring a wide range of industry and academic experience to the business of creating and deploying operating systems. The book's topics include

• Installing, booting, and shutting down a system
• Managing Packages and Patches (software updates)
• Controlling System Processes
• Managing Disks and Devices
• User Administration
• Naming Services
• Printing Services

Solaris(TM) 10 System Administration Essentials is part of a new series on Solaris system administration. It is a superb guide to deploying and managing the Solaris 10 Operating System in a business or academic environment. It is easy to read and rich with examples-a perfect companion for system administrators who are deploying the Solaris OS for the first time.