[SunHELP] SunNewbie seeking advice...learning Sun

[Thomas Cameron]

Hey Marvin -

I came from a Microsoft background, as well so I can relate.

Solaris 8 has a pretty huge install base, so it wouldn't hurt to be
comfortable there.  But it never hurts to know the latest and greatest.

When I first decided to learn Solaris back in 1995 (I think), I installed
2.5, then 2.5.1, then 2.6 over and over, using different configurations,
setting up the machine to do different tasks (i.e. web server, mail server,
ftp server, etc.).  I got the O'Reilly book Essential System Administration
(http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0596003439/qid=1047058306/sr=
8-1/ref=sr_8_1/103-1585888-8644649?v=glance&s=books&n=507846) and read it
front to back.  I spent a LOT of time asking newbie questions on Usenet.
But most of all, I just kept breaking my installs and trying to fix them.

I also got to review Mark Sobell's book A Practical Guide to Solaris
(http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/020189548X/qid=1047058482/sr=
1-5/ref=sr_1_5/103-1585888-8644649?v=glance&s=books) while he was writing
it.  It looked pretty good.

Hope this is helpful.

Thomas Cameron, RHCE, CNE, MCSE, MCT
Cameron Technical Services, Inc.
http://www.camerontech.com/

----- Original Message -----
From: "Marvin P. Cummings" <marvc at nubiint.com>
To: "Sunhelp (E-mail)" <sunhelp at sunhelp.org>
Sent: Friday, March 07, 2003 9:46 AM
Subject: [SunHELP] SunNewbie seeking advice...learning Sun


> 1st time sending mail to this list and I'm totally new to the Sun world
> so please be gentle.
> I need some advice or direction for learning Sun. I've finished my MCSE,
> and I still can't get a job, and I'm now seeking to get certified as a
> Sun Admin and would like to know the best way to get started with this.
> I have a w2k network setup at home and a Sun Ultra 10 Sparc that I'd
> like to get up and running. I have copies of Solaris 7, 8, & 9 but I'm
> not sure which is better to start with. I've heard that 9 is still being
> tweaked and that 8 is better. And I've also heard that 8 is simply old
> and to start with the latest and greatest. For the sake of learning this
> from scratch and being able to talk and walk Sun, and also being able to
> pass the test, I'd like to get a census from the experts or users.
> I've also bookmarked hundreds of links and downloaded plenty of
> documents from the Sun site, so I know that is definatley step 1.
> Any response is appreciated.
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