Course Overview
In this course you learn advanced SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 (SLES 10) administration skills and how to perform the following SUSE Linux administrative tasks for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (see topics below):

Section         Topic
1.                  Manage Virtualization with XEN
2.                  Configure a Web Application Server
3.                  Configure Samba
4.                  Enable Fundamental Network Services
5.                  Create Shell Scripts
6.                  Compile Software from Source
7.                  Perform a Health Check and Performance Tuning
8.                  Manage Hardware

These are tasks common to an experienced SUSE Linux administrator in an enterprise environment.

Certification
This course helps to prepare for the Novell Certified Linux Professional 10 (CLP 10) Practicum Exam (050-697). The Novell CLP 10 is a prerequisite for the higher level certification.

Prerequisites
Before attending this course, you should complete N3072 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Administration or have similar experience as a network administrator.

Detailed course contents

SECTION 1 Manage Virtualization with Xen

• Objective 1 Understand the Concept of Virtualization
• Objective 2 Understand How Xen Works
  Understand Virtualization Methods
  Understand the Xen Architecture
• Objective 3 Install Xen
• Objective 4 Manage Xen Domains with YaST
• Objective 5 Manage Xen Domains at the Command Line
  Understand a Domain Configuration File
  Use the xm Tool
  Automate Domain Startup and Shutdown
• Objective 6 Understand Xen Networking
  Understand the Basic Networking Concept
  Understand Bridging
  Understand the Network Interfaces in domain
• Objective 7 Migrate a Guest Domain
  Use Domain Save and Restore
  Use Migration and Live Migration

SECTION 2 Configure a Web Application Server

• Objective 1 Setup a Basic Web Server
  The Basic Functionality of a Web Server
  Install a Basic Apache Web Server
  Understand the Structure and the Basic Elements of the
  Apache Configuration Files
  Understand the Default Apache Configuration
• Objective 2 Configure Virtual Hosts
• Objective 3 Limit Access to the Web Server
• Objective 4 Configure Apache with OpenSSL
• Objective 5 Install PHP
  Understandhow PHP Works
  Install PHP
  Testthe PHP Installation
  Objective 6 Describe Tomcat
• Objective 7 Install and Configure Tomcat
  Install the Tomcat Packages
  Understand the File System Structure
  Edit the server.xml File (SourceNet)
• Objective 8 Install Web Applications
• Objective 9 Use Tomcat‘s Administration Tools
  Use the Manager to Control Web Applications
  Use the Admin Interface to Adjust the Server Configuration
  LimitAccess to the Administration Tools
• Objective 10 Use Port 80 to Access Tomcat
  Port 8080

SECTION 3 Configure and Use Samba

• Objective 1 Understand Samba
• Objective 2 Configure a Simple File Server
  Install Samba
  Understand Samba‘s Configuration File
• Objective 3 Configure User Authentication
• Objective 4 Use Samba‘s Client Tools
  Use nmblookup
  Use smbclient
  smbclient
• Objective 5 Use Samba as a Domain Controller
  Understand a Domain Controller
  Configure /etc/samba/smb.conf
• Objective 6 Integrate Samba in a Windows Domain
• Objective 7 ConfigureSamba as Print Server
  Preprocess on the Samba Server
  Share One Printer
  Preprocess on the Windows Client

SECTION 4 Enable Fundamental Network Services

• Objective 1 Enable the Extended Internet Daemon (xinetd)
  What xinetd Is
  Configure xinetd with YaST
  Manage xinetdManually
• Objective 2 Enable an FTP Server
  The Role of an FTP Server
  How FTP Works
  Advantages of PureFTPd Server
  Install and Run PureFTPd Server
  Configure PureFTPd Server
  Manage PureFTPd Logs
• Objective 3 Configure Time on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10
  Synchronize Time with netdate and hwclock (SourceNet)
  The Network Time Protocol (NTP)
  Synchronize Timewith NTP
• Objective 4 Configure NFS (Network File System)

SECTION 5 Create Shell Scripts

• Objective 1 Understand the Course Project
• Objective 2 Use Basic Script Elements
• Objective 3 Understand Variables and Command Substitution
• Objective 4 Use Control Structures
  Create Branches
  Create Loops
• Objective 5 Use Arithmetic Operators
• Objective 6 Read User Input
• Objective 7 Use Arrays
• Objective 8 Finalize the Course Project
  View Request Details
  Delete Requests
• Objective 9 Use Advanced Scripting Techniques
  Use Shell Functions
  Read Options with getopts
• Objective 10 Learn About Useful Commands in Shell Scripts
  Use the cat Command
  Use the cut Command
  Use the date Command
  Use the grepand egrep Commands
  Use the sed Command
  Use the test Command
  Use the tr Command

SECTION 6 Compile Software from Source

• Objective 1 Understand the Basics of C Programming
  The Difference Between Source Code and an Executable
  The Structure of a Simple C Program
  Compile a Simple C Program
• Objective 2 Understand the Concept of Shared Libraries
• Objective 3 Understand the GNU Build Tool Chain
• Use configure to Prepare the Build Process
  Use make to Compile the Source Code
  Use make install to Install the Compiled Program
  Install the Required Packages for a Build Environment
• Objective 4 Perform a Standard Build Process

SECTION 7 Perform a Health Check and Performance Tuning

• Objective 1 Find Performance Bottlenecks.
  Analyze Processes and Processor Utilization
  Analyze Memory Utilization and Performance
  Analyze Storage Performance
  Analyze Network Utilization and Performance
• Objective 2 Reduce System and Memory Load
  Analyze CPU-Intensive Applications
  Run Only Required Software
  Keep Your Software Upto Date
  Optimize Swap Partitions
  Change Hardware Components
• Objective 3 Optimize the Storage System
  Configure IDE Drives with hdparm
  Tune Kernel Parameters
  Tune File System Access
  Change Hardware Components
• Objective 4 Tune the Network Performance
  Change Kernel Network Parameters
  Change Your Network Environment
• Objective 5 Use Powertweak

SECTION 8 Manage Hardware

• Objective 1 Describe the Differences between Devices and Interfaces
• Objective 2 Describe how Device Drivers Work
• Objective 3 Describe how Device Drivers Are Loaded
• Objective 4 Manage Kernel ModulesManually
  Kernel Module Basics (SourceNet)
  Manage Modules from the Command Line
  modprobe Configuration File (/etc/modprobe.conf)
• Objective 5 Describe the sysfs File System
• Objective 6 Describe how udev Works
  Understandthe Purpose ofudev
  Understand howudev Works
  Understand Persistent Interface Names
• Objective 7 Use the hwup Command
  From Configuration Files
  From sysfs (SourecNet)
• Objective 8 Obtain Hardware Configuration Information from YaST

SECTION 9 Prepare for the Novell CLP 10 Practicum

• Objective 1 Install a Xen Environment
• Objective 2 Configure a Web Server
• Objective 3 Configure a Samba File Server
• Objective 4 Automate System Tasks