Resources
- All Sun (Oracle) Certifications are Listed here - including Links to each
- SCSAS - Sun Certified Solaris Associate
- SCSA - Sun Certified System Administrator
- SCNA - Sun Certified Network Administrator
- SCSECA - Sun Certified Security Administrator
BigAdmin - Sun’s one-stop website for System Administrators
Solaris FAQs - A ton of Solaris related FAQ’s
docs.sun.com - All Solaris documentation
docs.hp.com - HP-UX documentation
Misc Solaris Information
Pyramid Consulting - UNIX consulting and contract system administration
Compare the various Solaris releases on this Solaris family comparison chart
Using Device Path Names to Identify System Devices
Sunhelp.org - Sun related news and info
The History of Solaris (PDF) - Describes all of the Solaris versions from the early 1980's to current
Solaris on Intel (x86 Solaris):
Good informational site if you’re running Solaris on Intel.
Solaris x86 Video Driver - get the Solaris XFree86 Video Driver if you’re having trouble configuring your Intel video card (video device) with the x86 version of Solaris
Solaris (x86 Version) on Laptops
Solaris (x86 version) Drivers, Faqs, etc.
Software:
sunfreeware.com - get SUDO, samba, gzip and other public domain freeware here.
Get Solaris Patches Here
Go here to get a copy of Solaris from Sun. Download for free or order the media kit DVD for $20 S&H
Sun Download Center - All Sun Software
Download Sun VirtualBox
Download the VirtualBox appliance Image for Solaris (saves you time in setting up Solaris on VirtualBox)
GNU Website
Performance Monitoring Tools:
SEToolkit - Free performance monitoring tool for Solaris systems. A must have for Sys Admins.
Big Brother - A free performance monitoring tool for Unix systems. View your network at any time from any browser.
Other Certification Sites:
HP certification FAQ- Information on HP's Certification Program
IBM’s AIX Certification
Online Magazines and Journals:
Unix World and UNIX World Archives
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