X300 UNIX OPERATING SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION DURATION: 6 Hours

• The UNIX File System Revisited
  • File Types
    • Regular
      • ulimit
      • Permissions (ls)
    • Directory
      • Format
      • Inodes
        • ls -il
        • Mode (detail: Set UID, GID, Sticky)
      • File System on Disk
        • Boot Block
        • SuperBlock
        • I-List
        • Data Blocks
• File System Checker
  • Interactive repair
• File System Debugger
• Administration
  • Disk Initialization
    • Partitioning
    • Bootable volumes
    • Bad Block handling
  • Logical Volume Manager
  • Veritas
  • Storage Area Networks
  • i-scsi
  • Network Attached Storage
• I/O System
  • Special Files
    • Types
      • Block Devices
        • Kernel Buffers
        • LRU algorithm
        • update (file hardening)
      • Character Devices
        • tty drivers
        • Canonical and Raw Queues
      • Major Numbers
      • Minor Numbers
  • Tuning and Rebuilding the Kernel
    • System Activity Reporter (sar)
      • Queue and Swap Usage
    • Tunable Parameters
      /usr/sys/conf /etc/master
  • Networking and Communications
    • TCP/IP, NFS, Firewall, Subnetting
      • Overviews (Expansion available on prior request)
    • Uucp
      • Syntax & Naming Conventions
      • Setup
      • Debugging