Migrating to SUSE Linux

Course Overview

Migrating to SUSE Linux enables Linux administrators with administrative experience with Linux distributions other than SUSE Linux, to learn and perform administrative tasks on the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 (SLES9).  

Learn To

• Installing SLES 9
• Understanding YaST
• Understanding SUSEconfig
• Configuring the Network
• Working with File Systems
• Managing User Accounts
• Understanding the Startup Mechanism
• Configuring Services on SLES 9
• Monitoring the System
• Configuring Kernel Parameters
• Using the SLES Rescue System

Audience

This course is intended for Linux administrators who have little or no experience with SUSE Linux but are planning to implement SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 in their network.

Duration

3 days

Delivery Method

Classroom

Prerequisite

You should have a basic knowledge of the following:

• Experience with any Linux operating system
• Familiarity with administrative tasks on Linux server systems
• Fundamental knowledge of networking technologies such as those found in Novell Course 3003, Fundamentals of Networking

Objectives

Section 1 - Understand specific issues regarding installation of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9

• Hardware detection and support
• File system support
• LVM (Logical Volume Manager)
• Rescue system

Section 2 - Structure of the Filesystem on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9

• /opt/, /media/, /mnt/, /srv/

Section 3 - Introduction to YaST (Yet another Setup Tool) and SuSEconfig

• Benefits of YaST
• Software installation and patch management using YaST and YOU (YaST Online Update)
• The purpose and function of SuSEconfig

Section 4 - User account management

• PAM
• /etc/skel, /etc/default/useradd
• POSIX ACLs
• OpenLDAP

Section 5 - Startup mechanism and Runlevels

• GRUB
• init process, runlevels
• chkconfig, insserv

Section 6 - Network configuration

• Configuration of network interfaces, /etc/sysconfig/network/*
• ip, ifup, ifdown

Section 7 - Services running on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9

• Postfix
• Apache 2
• chroot functionality, as used e.g. for DHCP and BIND9

Section 8 - System monitoring

• Monitoring system activity
• The seccheck tool

Section 9 - The Kernel on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9

• /proc/, /sys/
• powertweak, /etc/sysctl.conf
• mkinitrd

Lunch

All Drake Publicly Scheduled Courses provide lunch to students