Take control of Solaris 10 system boot and shutdown procedures while studying for the system administration exam

This sample chapter, taken from Solaris 10 System Administration Exam Prep 2, discusses the boot and shutdown operations of a Solaris 10 system. The information, including practice questions, will help you prepare for the Solaris System Administrator Exam.

System startup requires an understanding of the hardware and the operating system functionsthat are required to bring the system to a running state.

This sample chapter, taken from Solaris 10 System Administration Exam Prep 2, discusses the boot and shutdown operations of a Solaris 10 system. The chapter covers the following exam objectives:

• Boot PROM fundamentals
• BIOS settings for booting, abort sequence, and displaying POST
• Basic boot PROM commands for a SPARC system
• System boot and shutdown procedures
• Service Management Facility and the phases of the boot process

Title: Solaris 10 System Administration Exam Prep 2
ISBN: 0789734613
Published: December 2005
Author: Bill Calkins
Chapter: Chapter 3: Perform System Boot and Shutdown Procedures
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