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 Sun by the Prometric 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 Sun's courses to sit (and pass) these exams!

Prometric offer several levels of examination, including:

• The Certified Solaris Administrator Program for Solaris 10 (This consists of two exams, each of 90 minutes duration.)
• The Certified Network Administrator Program for Solaris 10 (A further 90-minute exam.)

The exams may be taken at any Prometric testing centre. Before sitting these exams we recommend that your Solaris experience matches that covered by the following courses:

• Introduction to Solaris (course code SI)
• Solaris for Users/Administrators (course code SA)
• Solaris 10 System Administration (Part 1) (course code S2A1)
• Solaris 10 System Administration (Part 2) (course code S2A2)
• Solaris 10 Advanced System Administration (course code S2ASA)
• Solaris Network Administration (course code S2NA)
  

The above courses will more than prepare you for the Solaris Certified Administrator and also for the Solaris Network Administrator.

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, there is no obligation to attend any courses; if you feel confident you have the skills, just sign up! Call Prometric on (0800) 592873 or (0208) 607 9090 for details of your local testing station. They also have a online booking facility at www.2test.com

Linux Certification

Our courses are designed to help achieve the following two certifications:

• Linux Professional Institute (LPI)
• RedHat Certified Engineer.

LPI is a vendor-neutral certification and is taken through the VUE testing organisation, for which there are many testing centres around the country. For full information about the LPI exams, look at www.vue.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. Your knowledge should be up to a level as taught in the following courses:

• 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)
• Linux Advanced System Administration (course code LASA)

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