Class overview :

Class goals :

The delegate will have knowledge in all, and practise in some, of the following:

• SUSE Product Offerings and Certification
• Use the yast tool for administration tasks
• Install the SUSE operating system from a local device
• Install the SUSE operating system from a networked server
• Monitor and manage devices with UDEV and the sysfs file system
• Manage the SUSE network environment
• Manage system services
• Troubleshoot and repair a system that can’t be booted
• Manage system security with the yast tool
• Manage on-line internet updates
• System backup with the yast tool
• Miscellaneous differences

Content of SUSE Linux for Experienced Linux System Administrators

SuSe Linux Poduct Offerings and Certifications

• The SuSe Linux Poduct Offerings
• OPENSuSe(r) Linux
• Enterprise Class Product Offerings
• SuSe(r) Linux Enterprise Server
• Novell Certifications
• NCLP Practicum Examination – Examples

YaST

• The Yast System Configuration Tool

Installing SuSE

• Other Supplied DOS/Windows Utilities
• Checking Free Space
• Dual Booting
• Performing the Installation
• The Installation Program User Interface
• Virtual Consoles
• Console Keystrokes
• Boot Options
• Function Keys
• Additional Boot Options
• Turning off Frame Buffer Support (Screen Problem)
• VNC Installation Options
• Kernel Options
• Installation Procedures
• Hard Disk Partitioning
• Software Selection
• Taboo
• Booting Screen
• Time Zone Configuration
• Installation Progress
• Installation Final Stages
• Workshop Exercises

SuSE Network Installation

• Setting up an Installation Server
• Booting the Client
• Creating a PXE Boot Environment
• Setup the Server as an HTTP, FTP or NFS Server
• Install the Syslinux Package
• Install a DHCP Server with a PXE Boot Environment
• Configure the TFTP Environment
• Setup the PXE Boot Menu and Options
• Automatic Installation
• The XML Control File
• Example XML Control File
• Creating a Control File with Yast
• Editing Configuration Files and Custom Control Scripts
• The Auto-Installation Process
• Autoyast Command Line Parameters
• Combining Autoyast and PXEboot
• Troubleshooting PXEboot
• DHCP Errors
• tftpboot Errors
• Installation Errors
• Examine Network Packets
• Workshop Exercises

Monitoring and Managing Hardware

• Monitoring Hardware
• hwinfo
• The lsvpd Package
• The lscfg Command
• siga
• Detecting new/existing Hardware
• The Hotplug System
• Devices and Interfaces
• Devices under 2.4 Kernels
• The Sysfs Filesystem and Persistent Names
• Device Initialisation and Interface Configuration
• Hotplug Events
• Hot-Plug Agents
• Cold Plug
• Logging/Debugging Hotplug
• Boot Time Parameters
• The UDEV System
• Creating Rules
• Configuring UDEV
• Automatic Mounting
• Access Privileges
• Persistent Names for Mass Storage Devices
• Workshop Exercises

Managing the SuSE Network Environment

• The Basic Network Configuration Files
• The icfg-eth-id-mac File
• Managing Network Devices
• The iproute2 Suite
• Configuring the Network Card
• Configuring the Network Address
• Configuring Routing
• Configuring Interfaces: Yast
• Multiple Addresses Per Interface (Virtual Interface)
• Controlling Network Parameters
• Routing under Suse
• Configuring your Machine as a Gateway
• Remote Administration
• Workshop Exercises

Managing System Services

• Initiating a New Service
• Starting/Stopping Services Manually
• Enabling/Disabling Services using Yast
• Suseconfig and /etc/sysconfig
• The Yast Sysconfig Editor
• Workshop Exercises
• System Wide Security Settings
• Managing the Firewall
• The seccheck Tool
• Workshop Exercises

On-line Updates

• Updating your System
• Registration
• Yast Online Update
• Automatic Notification of Updates
• Command Line Tools

Backup with YaST

• Backing Up and Restoring with Yast
• The Backup Procedure
• Manual Backup
• Backup Profiles
• Restoring

Troubleshooting and Reparing a System That Can’t be Booted

• Troubleshooting SUSE Overview
• Booting into Maintenance Mode (Single User Mode)
• Booting into Maintenance Mode (Forgotten Root Password)
• Booting the Rescue System
• Booting into Yast System Repair Mode
• Workshop Exercises

Miscellaneous SuSE Differences

• Printer Management
• Configuring Remote Printers – Yast
• Example of Adding a Windows (SMB) Printer
• File Systems
• File Systems Supported by SUSE
• Creating Partitions using Yast
• Package Management
• Log Files
• Managing Raid
• The Kernel
• Powertweak
• Workshop Exercises