Designed for IT professionals, this Solaris Fundamentals training focuses on building real-world Solaris programming skills. Explore the operating system’s structure, practice shell scripting, and learn essential commands. Through guided exercises and practical examples, you'll develop a strong working knowledge of the Solaris environment.
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Solaris Fundamentals
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Advance your skills with Solaris fundamentals
This course blends theory with practice to help you navigate and administer Solaris systems. You’ll refine your command-line skills, write scripts, and configure shell environments, building a solid foundation in Solaris programming.
Learning objectives
- Understand how the Solaris operating system is organised
- Perform common file and directory operations efficiently
- Set permissions and create hard or symbolic links
- Redirect input/output and link commands using pipes
- Adjust and manage shell variables for custom workflows
- Create and modify files with vi/Vim
- Build logic into scripts using conditions and loops
- Apply AWK to process and analyse text data
- Format and refine text using command-line tools
- Write scripts to streamline routine processes
What you’ll learn
Our training develops your ability to work efficiently on Solaris systems. You’ll practice creating and editing files, managing resources, and using shell commands. Other topics covered include scripting for automation, adjusting shell settings, and applying tools such as AWK and vi/Vim to everyday administration tasks.
Working with Solaris systems
Builds your confidence using Solaris. You’ll learn how to navigate the operating system, use core commands effectively, and interact with the shell environment. By the end, you’ll be equipped to carry out day-to-day activities and start contributing to teams working in Solaris-based settings.
Using regular expressions and text tools
Gain experience using regular expressions to search, filter, and manipulate text in files. The course introduces tools like grep, sed and AWK, showing you how to extract useful information, apply bulk edits, and format output. These skills are essential for handling logs and automating text-based tasks in Solaris.
Editing files using vi/Vim
Learn how to edit text files efficiently using the vi/Vim editors, both widely used in UNIX environments. You’ll cover key commands, modes, and shortcuts, explore search and replace functions, and be able to use basic customisation to streamline your workflow. Once complete, you’ll be able to navigate and update configuration files with precision and speed.
Customising your shell environment
You’ll discover how to tailor your shell environment to suit your workflow. This includes setting up and modifying profile and configuration files, managing environment variables, and adjusting prompts and defaults. These skills help you create a more efficient and personalised command-line experience, making routine tasks faster and your Solaris environment easier to work with.
What’s included
- 5 days of instructor-led training in a live virtual classroom
- Interactive hands-on live labs
- All relevant course materials
- Course completion certificate
Key facts
Ideal for
IT professionals, including programmers, administrators and technical support staff, who want to gain a solid grounding in Solaris.
Prerequisites
No mandatory prerequisites. However, previous experience with IT systems and a basic understanding of operating system concepts is helpful.
Learning experience
Our experienced trainers and interactive labs create a focused, practical environment – so you can put theory into practice from day one.
FAQs
Our Solaris Fundamentals training focuses on building practical skills for system management and automation. You’ll work with key commands, create and adapt shell scripts, and use Solaris tools to perform administration tasks efficiently and effectively.
What is Solaris?
Solaris is a Unix-based operating system used widely in enterprise environments for stability and performance. This Solaris Fundamentals course introduces you to its architecture, commands, and scripting capabilities, so you can manage and automate tasks effectively.
Does this course help prepare me for official Solaris certification?
Yes. This course follows the Oracle Solaris curriculum and, when taken with Solaris 11 System Administration – Part I, supports preparation for the Oracle Certified Associate exam (1Z0-821). Adding Part II also helps prepare for the Oracle Certified Professional exam (1Z0-822).
Please note: Exams are not included with this course.
What is AWK in Solaris programming?
AWK is a text-processing tool for filtering, formatting, and analysing data. In this course, you’ll learn how to integrate AWK into scripts to automate reports and handle data efficiently.
How can Solaris skills benefit my career?
Developing Solaris expertise enables you to manage and maintain enterprise systems with greater efficiency, stability, and security. The skills gained from the course can reduce downtime, streamline operations through automation, and support the performance of mission-critical applications.
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