Oracle Solaris 11 Zones Administration

This advanced course focuses on the skills and knowledge required for administering Oracle Solaris Zones server virtualization technology. This course is intended for IT Architects and System Administrators who are responsible for planning and performing server virtualization tasks in the datacenter. During this course, students examine various aspects of planning for implementing server virtualization in an enterprise environment.

Throughout the course, students practice server virtualization by performing a series of guided hands-on labs that walk the student through the critical tasks associated with server and network virtualization activities. These labs include case studies that showcase best practices when deploying Oracle Solaris Zones server virtualization technology. This course focuses on Zones Administration as implemented in the Oracle Solaris 11 operating system. It assumes that students already have the skills and knowledge necessary for administering Oracle Solaris 11.

A Live Virtual Class (LVC) is exclusively for registered students; unregistered individuals may not view an LVC at any time. Registered students must view the class from the country listed in the registration form. Unauthorized recording, copying, or transmission of LVC content may not be made.

Audience

• Support Engineer
• Sales Consultants
• Architect
• System Administrator

Course Topics Introduction to the course

• Overview
• Course Goals
• Course Agenda
• Introductions
• Your Learning Center

Introducing the Oracle Solaris 11 Virtualization Technologies

• Virtualization Technologies
• Oracle Solaris 11 Virtualization Technologies
• Virtualizing the Cloud

Introduction to Oracle Solaris Zones

• Introduction to Oracle Solaris Zones
• Oracle Solaris Zones Architectural Overview
• Oracle Solaris Zones States
• Planning Oracle Solaris Zones

Configuring Oracle Solaris Zones

• Non-global Zone Configuration Methods
• Zone Configuration Tools
• Zone Configuration Components
• Configuring a Non-Global Zone - Local Host
• Configuring a Non-Global Zone - Remote Host
• Immutable Non-Global Zones
• Startup and shutdown non-global zones
• Non-Global Zone System Configuration

Migrating Oracle Solaris 10 Systems and Native Zones

• Solaris10 Branded Zones
• Migrating an Oracle Solaris 10 System
• Migrating an Oracle Solaris 10 Native Zone

Administering Oracle Solaris Zones

• Managing Zone Services
• Managing Zone Storage
• Managing Zone Networks
• Managing Zone Packages
• Cloning and Moving Non-Global Zones
• Backing Up and Restoring Zone

Managing Zone Resources

• Introduction to Resource Management
• Projects and Tasks
• Fair Share Scheduler (FSS)
• Resource Pools
• Resource Capping

Monitoring and Tuning Oracle Solaris Zone Environments

• Introduction to Oracle Solaris Zone Monitoring
• Extended Accounting Facility
• Oracle Enterprise Management Ops Center Facility
• Monitoring Zone Resource Consumption
• Monitoring Workloads
• Tune Oracle Solaris Zones

Course Objectives

• Configure and deploy Oracle Solaris Zones server virtualization
• Administer Oracle Solaris Zones
• Monitor Oracle Solaris Zones resource utilization
• Tune Oracle Solaris Zones for best performance
• Troubleshoot problems related to Oracle Solaris Zones
• Develop plans for deploying Oracle Solaris Zones server virtualization technology
• Identify best practices associated with Oracle Solaris Zones server virtualization technology