UN4 - UNIX Network Administration
This UNIX Network Adminstration training course defines the TCP/IP protocols used to monitor and manage Enterprise networks, along with the files and commands used to administer them at the Solaris Level. The objectives for the Solaris Network Administration Certification exam are delivered. Topics include Network Models, LAN Management, ARP and RARP, Internet Layers, Routing, DNS, DHCP, IPv6, NTP, and The Ethernet Interface.
Network Models
List and define the seven layers of the ISO/OSI model
List and define the five layers of the TCP/IP model
Compare and contrast the two networking models
Describe how applications use TCP/IP to exchange data
Understand the following protocols: TCP, UDP, IP, ICMP
Explain peer-to-peer communications
Identify common TCP/IP protocols by name and function
LAN Management
Review the components and benefits of a LAN
Define: repeater, bridge, router, switch, and gateway
Identify and analyze various LAN topologies
List available Sun communications controllers
Describe LAN access methods such as ATM, Token Ring, & FDDI
Compare and contrast 10BASE-T, 1000BASE-CX, and 1000BASE-T
The Ethernet Interface
Define the following: Ethernet, packet, frame, MTU
List the different Ethernet standards
Understand Ethernet addresses
Describe the components of an Ethernet frame
Define Carrier Sense, Multiple Access / Collision Detection
Explain the concept of the Ethernet broadcast address
Monitor network activity with the netstat and snoop commands
Introduction to using the ndd utility
ARP & RARP
Understand and explain the need for address resolution
Obtain a destination Ethernet Address
Describe the network configuration process during system boot
Identify and define the network interface configuration files
Manage Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) cache
The Internet Layer
Define the following: IP, datagram, and fragmentation
Identify the four IPv4 address classes
List the three standard netmasks
Describe the Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)
Define: Ethernet address, IP adress, & broadcast address
Understand and explain the purpose of subnetting
Use a subnet mask and a Variable Length Subnet Mask (VLSM)
Clarify the idea of Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR)
Describe the steps associated with implementing a subnet
Use the ifconfig command to configure a network interface
Discuss and configure and virtual (logical) network interface
Routing
Understand and explain the routing algorithm
Define: Table-driven routing, static routing, and dynamic routing
Use and configure the in.routed and in.rdisc routing processes
Work with the RIP & RDISC routing protocols
Describe the /etc/init.d/inetinit routing startup script
Use /etc/defaultrouter, /etc/inet/networks, & /etc/gateways files
Use the route and netstat commands to configure routing tables
Configure an IPv4 router
Explain how an ICMP redirect will update or modify a routing table
Discuss multicasting
Transport Layer
Clarify the function of the Transport Layer
Compare and contrast the features of UDP versus TCP
Define: connection-oriented, connectionless, stateful, & stateless
Give a complete explanation of a port and a port number
Explain the function of using network services and UDP & TCP ports
Describe TCP flow control
Application Technologies
Clarify the following: client, server & service
List and define the ONC+ technologies
Differentiate between a port and port number
Describe the client-server relationship
Understand Internet and RPC services
Add and remove Internet services
Add and remove RPC services
Use netstat and rpcinfo to monitor services
Configure Multipathing
Differentiate between trunking and multipathing
Increse the throughput and availablity of your netowrk
Implement multipathing
Implement Trunking
Configure DNS & DHCP
Clarify the purpose and advantages of using DNS
Differentiate between: Namespace, Domain & Zone of Authority
Describe the concept of the nameserver
Compare primary, secondary,and caching-only nameservers
Explain the syntax of the /etc/named.conf file
Explain the syntax of the /etc/resolv.conf file
Troubleshoot DNS
List the benefits of using DHCP
Clarify the functions of a DHCP client
Clarify the functions of a DHCP server
Identify, setup, and configure a DHCP server
Use dhtadm and dchpmgr to customize data store files
Define: address lease policy
Configure NTP & IPv6
Define the purpose and responsibilities of NTP
Define the folowing: accuracy & stratum
Configure and NTP server and client
Monitor the logs and daemon of the NTP utility
Configure IPv6 on a Solaris client & server
Configure IPv6 routing on a Solaris server
Apply ifconfig, netstat, and snoop commands to IPv6
Network Lab
List and Define the seven layers of the ISO/OSI model
Identify the available Sun controllers
Monitor network activity with the snoop command
Manage ARP cache
Use ifconfig to configure a network device
Configure an IPv4 router
Monitor and document TCP flow control
Add and Remove Internet services
Add and Remove RPC services
Increase network throughput and availability
COnfigure and troubleshoot DNS & DHCP
Apply ifconfig, netstat, and snoop commands to IPv6
Ceritfication Review
Deliver a study guide for the Solaris Network Administration Certification Exam using examples, labs, illustrations, and other proven methodologies