N1 Service Provisioning System Software Administration for Microsoft Windows OS

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N1 Service Provisioning System Software Administration for Microsoft Windows OS :: [NPS-467]

course schedule			who can benefit
prerequisites			skills gained
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code.

NPS-467

length.

3 days

type.

Instructor-Led

partner.

Sun Microsystems

price.

$2,100 :: $1,785 GSA GOV.

The N1 Service Provisioning System Software Administration for UNIX course provides students with the information they need to install, configure, operate, and manage the N1 Service Provisioning System product. It describes the organizational architecture, including the features and functions, resource requirements, and the benefits. This course is an instructor-led class that consists of a mix of lecture and lab exercises.

There are currently no scheduled dates for this course. If you are interested in this course, request a course date with the links below.

who can benefit

Students who can benefit from this course are highly experienced system administrators, technical support engineers, field service engineers, system support engineers, Sun Professional Service(SM) engineers, and other individuals who administer or support the N1 Service Provisioning System software for UNIX.

prerequisites

To succeed fully in this course, students should be able to:

	Perform Solaris Operating System administrative tasks
	Perform Ethernet network administrative tasks
	Perform UNIX-based application deployment

skills gained

Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:

	Describe the N1 Service Provisioning model
	Identify the major components that make up the N1 Service Provisioning System
	Log in to the N1 Service Provisioning System graphical user interface
	Navigate through N1 Service Provisioning System graphical user interface
	Define N1 Service Provisioning System components and containers
	N1 Service Provisioning System component variables
	Run native commands on a target host using the N1 Service Provisioning System
	Deploy application simple components
	Deploy application container components
	Verify application component deployment

related courses, exams and materials

	before related training and products

	SA-299 Advanced System Administration for the Solaris 9 OS
	SA-399 Network Administration for the Solaris 9 OS

course content details

	Module 1 - N1 Service Provisioning System Introduction and Architecture

	Explain what the N1 Service Provisioning System (N1 SPS) software is
	Identify the major features of the N1 SPS software
	Explain the roles of the Master Server, Local Distributor, and Remote Agent
	Discuss the architectural choices available to you with the N1 SPS software
	Explore the user interface associated with the N1 SPS software
	Identify features of the main task bar of the N1 SPS software
	Discuss N1 SPS software paths

	Module 2 - Introduction to the Host Database

	Create hosts in the Master Server database
	Discuss host sets
	Create host sets
	Discuss and create host types
	Discuss virtual hosts

	Module 3 - Component Creation and Deployment

	Understand the role of components in the N1 SPS
	Understand the contents of a component
	List some of the built-in component types
	Differentiate between simple and container components
	Use best practices for creating and naming components
	Check in a component from the Gold Server
	Check in a container from the Gold Server
	Use built-in install and uninstall steps to deploy components
	Hide and delete components

	Module 4 - N1 SPS Comparison Feature

	List the benefits of the N1 SPS comparison feature
	Describe the role of snapshots in the comparison feature
	Perform model-to-model comparisons
	Perform model-to-install comparisons
	Perform install-to-install comparisons

	Module 5 - N1 SPS System Infrastructure

	Understand the role of the N1 SPS system services
	Understand the behavior associated with component types
	Review the component types used within the N1 SPS software

	Module 6 - Introduction to the Command-Line Interface (CLI)

	Describe how the CLI contacts the Master Server
	Use the CLI help feature
	Get help on a specific CLI command
	Use the CLI to perform a basic file check-in
	Use the Jython CLI

	Module 7 - Component XML, Variable, and the execNative Command

	Understand the role of component XML
	Discuss component variables
	Instantiate variables in configuration templates
	Discuss the use of the execNative command

	Module 8 - Advanced Modeling

	Discuss parameters in the component XML files
	Define simple and composite plans
	Use component constructs in the component and plan XML files
	Use the N1 SPS software's built-in verifications in the XML files

	Module 9 - Modeling and Deploying WebLogic Platform Components

	Understand the special support for the WebLogic platform in the N1 SPS software
	Discuss the WebLogic platform UI shortcuts
	Define virtual hosts of the proper type for the WebLogic platform
	Discuss the WebLogic platform's related component types
	Deploy a WebLogic platform application
	Discuss "best practices" related to the WebLogic platform

	Module 10 - System Administration

	Discuss, at a high level, the installation process
	Understand N1 SPS installation prerequisites
	Discuss the different installation bundles available
	Set up automated Remote Agent installations
	Configure Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) communication
	Configure Secure Shell (SSH) communication
	Start the N1 SPS software applications
	Stop the N1 SPS software applications
	Back up the N1 SPS software's database
	Restore the N1 SPS software's database
	Create and manage users and groups