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cx-310-200
Sun Certified system Admin test 1
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Engineering
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09/08/2009

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Term
Standard Upgrade
Definition
This type of upgrade will maintain  as many of the existing parameter settings as possiable.
Term
Live Upgrade
Definition
This type of upgrade will make a copy of the existing system and performs a standard upgrade on the copy while maintaining the original installation  as well. ADVANTAGE if the new installation fails, you can switch to the old install with a simple reboot.
Term
Text installer mode
Definition
run by using command. This enables you to install interactively by typing information in a terminal window.
You will need keyboard , monitor, local DVD or cd-rom drive and a network connection
Term
GUI mode
Definition
The Solaris GUI installer enables you interact with the installation program by using graphical elements such as windows, pull down menus, buttons etc. you must have 348 MB of free memory for GUI installation. This is the default installation if there is enough memory
Term
If you want to Install one system interactively
Definition
Use Install method: Solaris installation program from CD-ROM or DVD.
Term
If you want to Install one system over the local area network
Definition
Use Install method:Solaris installation program over the local area network—network-based installation.
Term
If you want to do an Automatic installation of multiple systems
based on profiles created by the system
administrator that contain the installation requirements.
Definition
Use Install method: Custom Jump Start
Term
If you want to install and Replicate the same software and configuration on multiple systems.
Definition
Use Install method: Solaris flash archive
Term
If you want to Install multiple systems over the wide area network (or Internet)
Definition
Use Install method :WAN boot
Term
IF you want to Upgrade a system while it’s running
Definition
Use Install method: Solaris live upgrade
Term
If you want to install or Create isolated application environments
on the same machine after original Solaris OS installation
Definition
Use Install Method: Solaris zones
Term
Different display options for installation dependent on memory
Definition
64 –127MB Console-based text only
128–383MB Console-based windows—no other graphics
384MB or greater GUI-based: windows, pull-down menus, buttons, scroll bars,
and icons
Term

How would you shut down a system to reboot from cd or DVD

bring system to boot commnad prompt

Definition
issue a init or halt command.
Term
pkgadd
Definition
Adds (installs) a software package
Term
pkgchk
Definition
Checks a package installation
Term
pkginfo
Definition
list the package info
Term
pkgparam
Definition
Displays the package parameter values  for a software package.
Term
pkgrm
Definition
Removes a software package
Term
pkgtrans
Definition
Translates a package from one format to another.
Term

pkgadd option

-a <admin>

Definition
use the installation administration file specified by <admin> instead of  the default
Term

pkgadd option

-d <device>

Definition

indicates that the package to be intstalled should be copied tfrom the device specfied by <device>

 

<device> is usually is a full path, alias, datastream or disc

Term

pkgadd option

-G

Definition
add package only to current zone.
Term

pkgadd option

-n

Definition

specifies the installation mode be non-interactive and the list of the installed files not be displayed.

 

DFAULT: mode is interactive.

Term

pkgadd options

-r <response>

Definition
specifies the full path to the file that contains the responses from the previous pkgask command.
Term

pkgadd option

-R <rootPath>

Definition

Specifies full path to the directory to

be used as the root for installation.

Term

pkgadd option

<source>

 

Definition

alternative to the -d <device> option.

specifies the source of the packages to be installed.

Term

pkgadd option

<instances>

Definition

list the package instances to be installed

 

Term
What will the command "pkgchk -c SUNWbash" do
Definition
Allow you to check the contents  of an installed package SUNWbash
Term

When checking a package you use the options

-a|c  what does this do

"pkgchk -a|c -p <pathname> <pkgid>

Definition

-a check file attributes only

-c check file contents only

 

Default is -a|c

Term
What will the command "pkgchk -a SUNWPython" do
Definition
allows you to check the file attributes of SUNWPython
Term
What will the command "pkgchk -d /var/install/packages" do
Definition
allows you to check the installed package that have not yet been installed but spooled in the /var/install/packages dir
Term
what will "pkginfo  -i|-p {-l|-q|-x} {-c <category>)" do?
Definition

-i will display only info about the fully installed packages

-p will dispay info only about the partially installed packages

-l is for long display format

-q do not display any info ( used by programs)

-x specifies an extracted listing of package info

-c only displays pkg whose category is included in the list specified by category

Term
what will "pkginfo  -i|-p"
Definition
Term
what will "pkginfo -d <device>" do?
Definition
gets information about the pkg that have not yet been installed but have been spooled in a device specified by <device>
Term
what does "pkgrm do"?
Definition
Remvoes a package from your system.
Term
what will "pkgrm  [-a <admin>] [ -A] [-n][<pkgid>]" do?
Definition

pkgrm: will remove a completly or partially installed pkg from system

-a says to use  the installation  admin file specified by <admin> instead of the default file

-A instructs the remove all the files of the package including all thoses shared by other packages.

-n specifies non interactive mode; default is interactive

Term

what will "pkgrm -s <spoolDir>" do?

 

Definition

this will remove  a spooled package by using the pchrm command.

 

spoolDir specifies the full path to the spool dir from which the package should be removed.

Term

patch add options are

-d

-G

-u

-B <Backout dir>

<source>

<Destination>

Definition

-d Do not back up files to be patched

-G Adds patchs into the current zone only

-u Turns off file validation

-B <Backout dir> Saves the backout data to a directory whose full path is specified by  <Backout dir>

<source> specifes the source from which to retrive the patch

<Destination> specifies destination to which the patch is t be applied.

Term
 what does "patchadd -p <destination>" do?
Definition
finds out what patches are currently installed
Term
What does the command "patchadd -p" do?
Definition
This command will give you information about all the patches already added on your machine.
Term
what does the command "Use patchadd -d | grep 113029" do?
Definition
find out if a patch with the base number 113029 has been added to your system
Term
What does the command " Use patchadd  /var/sadm/spool/105754-03" do?
Definition
installs a patch with patch id 105754-03 from the /var/sadm/spool directory on the current stand alone system,
Term
what does the command "Use patchadd -p | grep 105754" do?
Definition
this will verify that the patch has been installed.
Term
What will the command "showrev -p" show you
Definition
This will get the revision information about the patches on your machine.
Term
If you use the command patchrm [-f] [-G] -B[backoutDir] < patchid> to remove a patch and restore the previously saved files what do the options do
Definition

-f forces patch removal even if once suspended

-G Removes patch from the package in the current zone only

-B<backoutDir> specifies backout dir for a patch to be removed so  that the saved files could be restored.

 

<patchid> specifies patch ID such as 105754-03

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