
SUSE Linux 11 for Experienced Linux System Administrators
Overview
This course is designed to teach the key administration differences of a SUSE Linux Enterprise system.
This instructor led SUSE Linux 11 for Experienced Linux System Administrators training course is designed to teach the key administration differences of a SUSE Linux 11 Enterprise system.
Prerequisites
Delegates must have recent in-depth practical experience of administrating LINUX in a network environment on another LINUX platform such as RedHat or Debian.
Objectives
On completion of the SUSE Linux 11 for Experienced Linux System Administrators course the delegate will have knowledge of SUSE specific administration tasks within the Enterprise. They will have gained practical experience of configuring administrative, networking and security aspects of the SUSE Linux Enterprise system. The delegate will understand the technical differences to other major Linux releases.
Outline
Course Contents - DAY 1
Course Introduction
- Administration and Course Materials
- Course Structure and Agenda
- Delegate and Trainer Introductions
Session 1: SUSE LINUX PRODUCT OFFERINGS AND CERTIFICATIONS
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
- OPENSUSE Linux
- Other Product Offerings
- Novell Certifications
Session 2: YAST
- The Yast System Configuration Tool
Session 3: INSTALLING SUSE
- Dual Booting
- Performing the Installation
- The Installation Program User Interface
- Virtual Consoles
- Console Keystrokes
- Boot Options
- Function Keys
- Additional Boot Options
- Turning off Frame Buffer Support
- VNC Installation Options
- Kernel Options
- Installation Procedures
- Hard Disk Partitioning
- Software Selection
- Booting Screen
- Time Zone Configuration
- Installation Progress
- Installation Final Stages
- SUSE LINUX Desktops
- Workshop Exercises
Session 4: SUSE NETWORK INSTALLATION
- Setting up an Installation Server
- Booting the Client
- Creating a PXE Boot Environment
- Setup the Server as an HTTP, FTP or NFS Server
- Install the syslinux Package
- Install a DHCP Server with a PXE Boot Environment
- Configure the TFTP Environment
- Setup the PXE Boot Menu and Options
- Automatic Installation
- The XML Control File
- Example XML Control File
- Creating a Control File with Yast
- Editing Configuration Files and Custom Control Scripts
- The Auto-Installation Process
- Autoyast Command Line Parameters
- Combining Autoyast and PXEboot
- Troubleshooting PXEboot
- DHCP Errors
- tftpboot Errors
- Installation Errors
- Examine Network Packets
- Workshop Exercises
Course Contents - DAY 2
Session 5: MONITORING HARDWARE
- hwinfo
- The lsvpd Package
- The lscfg Command
- siga
- Detecting new/existing Hardware
- The Hotplug System
- Devices and Interfaces
- The Sysfs Filesystem and Persistent Names
- Hot-Plug Agents
- Cold Plug
- The UDEV System
- Creating Rules
- Configuring UDEV
- Workshop Exercises
Session 6: MANAGING THE SUSE NETWORK ENVIRONMENT
- Basic Network Configuration
- The Basic Network Configuration Files
- The ifcfg device name File
- The iproute2 Suite
- Configuring the Network Card
- Configuring the Network Address
- Configuring Routing
- Configuring Interfaces: Yast
- Multiple Addresses Per Interface (Virtual Interface)
- Controlling Network Parameters
- Routing under Suse
- Remote Administration
- Workshop Exercises
Session 7: MANAGING SYSTEM SERVICES
- Initiating a New Service
- Starting/Stopping Services Manually
- Enabling/Disabling Services using Yast
- suseconfig and /etc/sysconfig
- The Yast Sysconfig Editor
- Workshop Exercises
Course Contents - DAY 3
Session 8: MANAGING SYSTEM SECURITY
- System Wide Security Settings
- Password Settings
- Boot Settings
- Login Settings
- User Addition
- Miscellaneous Settings
- Managing the Firewall
- The seccheck Tool
- Workshop Exercises
Session 9: ON-LINE UPDATES
- Updating your System
- Yast Online Update
- Automatic Notification of Updates
- Command Line Tools: zypper
Session 10: TROUBLESHOOTING AND REPAIRING A SYSTEM THAT CAN'T BE BOOTED
- Troubleshooting SUSE Overview
- Booting into Maintenance Mode (Single User Mode)
- Booting into Maintenance Mode (Forgotten Root Password)
- Automatic Boot into Maintenance Mode (Error Condition)
- Booting the Rescue System
- Booting into Yast System Repair Mode
- Workshop Exercises
Session 11: MISCELLANEOUS SUSE DIFFERENCES
- Printer Management
- Automatically Locating Printers
- Manually Locating Printers
- Enabling and Disabling Printers
- File System Types
- Creating Partitions using Yast
- Package Management
- Log Files
- Managing Raid
- The Kernel
- Workshop Exercises