A testing time for all Solaris and Linux
Administrators
    
This page describes certification for the
Solaris or Linux Administrator
Solaris
As with many other operating systems and
applications, a certification path is available for the Solaris
administrator. The certification is achieved by passing exams run
independently of Oracle by the Pearson VUE organisation, who have many
testing centres around the UK.
Contrary to rumours, and as many of our
clients will verify, you don't have to attend Oracle's courses to sit
(and
pass) these exams! Well, maybe
one....see below.
With the release of Solaris 11 in late 2011,
the picture is somewhat confusing, but here is the situation as of
February 2012:-
For Solaris
10; there
are several levels of
examination, including:
- Oracle Certified Associate, Oracle
Solaris 10 Operating System (1Z0-876, was CX-310-105)
- Oracle Certified
Expert, Oracle Solaris 10 System Administrator Parts 1 and
2 (1Z0-877 and 1Z0-878, was CX-310-200 and CX-310-201
exams.)
- Upgrade to Oracle Certified Expert,
System
Administrator for the Solaris 10 Operating System (1Z0-879, was
CX-310-203)
- Oracle Certified
Expert, Solaris Network
Administrator for Solaris 10 (1Z0-880, was CX-310-302)
The Oracle Certified Expert, Oracle Solaris 10
System Administrator Parts 1 and 2 (1Z0-877 and 1Z0-878) qualifications
are a pre-requisite
for the Oracle Certified Expert, Network
Administrator for Solaris 10 (1Z0-880, was CX-310-302.)
The exams may be taken at any Pearson VUE
testing centre. Before sitting these exams we recommend that your
Solaris experience matches that covered by the following courses:
The above courses, taken in the order
shown, will more than prepare
you
for the Solaris Certified Administrator and
also for the Solaris Network Administrator.
Note that there is also a Solaris Security expert certification, for
which First Alternative do not offer a course.
For Solaris
11; again there are several levels:-
- Oracle
Certified Associate, Oracle Solaris 11 System Administrator
(1Z0-821 exam)
- Oracle
Certified Professional, Oracle Solaris 11 System Administrator (1Z0-822
exam)
- Upgrade
to Oracle Certified Professional, Oracle Solaris 11 System
Administrator (1Z0-820 exam)
Oracle Certified Associate (1Z0-821), and
the Upgrade to Oracle Certified Professional (1Z0-820) do not require
attendance on a Oracle course.
Oracle Certified Professional, Oracle Solaris 11 System Administrator does require attendance on
a "approved" course.
Note that as of February 2012 until March 2012 the Solaris 11 exams are
in beta release mode, so the 1Z0 part of the code would be 1Z1 for beta
exams.
There are currently (Feb 2012) no Solaris 11 Security Administrator or
Solaris 11 Network Administrator certifications.
First Alternative currently offer the following Solaris 11 course, to
prepare for the Upgrade
to Oracle Certified Professional, Oracle Solaris 11 System
Administrator exam (1Z0-820 or 1Z1-820):-
A Solaris 11 Systems Administration course,
and Solaris 11 Advanced Systems Administration course will be announced
around the end of March 2012.
See here
for full details of Solaris 11 certification at the Oracle web site.
Additional recommendations: As a delegate,
you should also have a fair
degree of practical experience in readiness for the broad-based Solaris
and networking topics you may meet on the question papers. However, Oracle now demand that, if you are
a
new Solaris administrator, that you must attend one of their courses
(including a choice of several that are not directly relevant to the
certification). If you hold an
existing certification from say Solaris 9, and wish to upgrade there is
no requirement to attend an Oracle course.
Linux Certification
Our courses are designed to help achieve the
following certifications:
- Linux Professional
Institute (LPI)
- RedHat Certified
Engineer.
- Oracle Linux Systems
Administrator and Implementation Specialist.
LPI is a vendor-neutral certification and is
taken through the Pearson VUE testing organisation, for which there are
many
testing centres around the country. For full information about the LPI
exams, look at www.pearsonvue.com. This web site contains not
only
registration details, but also telephone numbers of regional offices.
RedHat Linux certification is run by RedHat
themselves. It takes a day, and covers practical tests as well as a
multi-choice question exam. Full details are available at www.redhat.co.uk.
As an alternative to
RedHat, Oracle also offer Oracle Linux certifications via
Pearson VUE. Oracle Linux is a direct derivative of RedHat Linux.
There are two exams, Oracle Linux Fundamentals (1Z0-402) and Oracle
Linux Systems Administrator (1Z0-403).
Your knowledge should be up to a level as
taught in the following
courses:
Notes on the suitability of our courses:-
Our courses are aimed at the practical
aspects of the use and administration of Linux, in particular the
RedHat
linux system (easily the most popular distribution in the UK). The LPI
certification exams will ask questions on other versions of Linux such
as Debian, which we do not cover. However, our courses cover about 90%
of what is required, and there are exam guides available to study to
pick up on the additional "odds and ends" for those who wish to be
totally thorough! Ideally, you should combine the above with about 6
months of practical experience, and study the exam guides carefully.
Remember that you can book all the above via our LI2 package, giving
you 13 days of instructor-led training for a price that leaves other
training companies standing!
Summary of Linux courses required:-
RHCT exam, LPI 101 and 102
Introduction
to
Linux (course code LI)
Linux
for Users/Administrators (course code LUA)
Linux
System Administration (Part 1) (course code LA1)
Linux
System Administration (Part 2) (course code LA2)
RHCE exam, LPI 201 and 202
All the above, plus:-
Linux
Advanced System Administration (course code LASA)
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