242/243 - SCO OpenServer Release 5 Administration II: System Installation,
Configuration, and Maintenance
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Course Overview
Optimizing the performance of your SCO OpenServer Release 5 system gives
you the competitive edge you need for today's business critical environment.
With this course, you acquire the high-level skills needed to gain the
maximum benefit from your SCO OpenServer Release 5 system.
By learning to effectively plan and implement your SCO OpenServer Release
5 system installation, you can maximize your investment in SCO business
critical servers. This intensive, hands-on course teaches experienced system
administrators the key principles behind planning and implementing software
and hardware installations to achieve the greatest benefit from SCO OpenServer
technology. Emphasis is also devoted to the special features of your SCO
OpenServer software, including print services, tape drives, kernel configuration,
customization of system startup, and new filesystem technologies. You will
leave this course with a solid grasp of the key principles behind your
SCO OpenServer technology, helping you achieve the best possible performance
from your business-critical operating system.
Course Objectives
By the end of the course, students will be able to:
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Describe the basic hardware configuration of a system
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Describe files and filesystems
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Plan for a successful operating system installation
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Install the SCO OpenServer software and troubleshoot the installation
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Perform post-installation tasks, such as licensing software and creating
emergency boot floppy disks
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Manage system startup and shutdown
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Add hard disks and configure filesystems
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Install and manage serial ports
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Configure systems for UUCP
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Install and manage printers and print services
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Install tape drives and CD-ROM drives
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Control user and system processes
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Tune systems for optimum performance
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Prepare for disaster recovery
Prerequisites
Students must have mastered the content of the following courses before
attending this course:
210 - Introduction to SCO UNIX Systems
241 - SCO OpenServer Release 5 Administration I:
User Services
Course Series
This course is often taken as part of the following course sequence:
242/243 - SCO OpenServer Release 5 Administration II: System Configuration,
Maintenance, and Installation
325 - SCO OpenServer Release 5 Network Administration
610 - Shell Programming for System Administrators
Course Topics
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Basic Hardware Configuration
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Files and Filesystems
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Installation Planning
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Operating System Installation
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Post-Installation Administration
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Managing System Startup and Shutdown
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Filesystem Configuration and Disk Management
