Network Administration (T4-CHOICE)<../h1> This course provides experienced system administrators the fundamental knowledge and skills to successfully network their workstation within an IRIS 4D environment. This course will concentrate on six major aspects of networking: strategy, installation, configuration, troubleshooting, security, and performance monitoring.

Topics<../H2> This course covers these topics:

• Networking Fundamentals
  
• Network Setup and Configuration
  
• Network Troubleshooting
  
• Resource Management with Network Information Services
  
• Name space management with Domain Name System
  
• Network Performance Tuning
  
• Electronic Mail with Sendmail
  
• Remote File Sharing with Network File System and Automounter
  
• Network Performance Monitoring
  
• Network Security
  
• Case studies for integrating network tools
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  Self-paced topics<../h3>

  • SGI Diskless Environment
    
  • UUCP
    
  • SLIP
    <../UL> Upon completion of this course, the student should be able to...
    • Describe the basic concepts and functionality of SGI networks
      
    • Integrate their workstation node onto an existing network
      
    • Troubleshoot installation and configuration problems
      
    • Secure their system within a network
      
    • Tune basic network performance
      
    • Configure electronic mail
      
    • Provide remote disk access through NFS
      
    • Centralize maintenance of key configuration files through NIS
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      Prerequisites<../h2> This course is intended for...

      • Experienced system administrators or
        
      • Non-UNIX network administrators who are familiar with IRIX system administration, and data-communications../networking concepts
        <../UL> And have attended...
        • Introduction to IRIX (T4-CHOICE)<../A> or have 12 months of IRIX experience.
        • System Administration (T4-CHOICE)<../A> <../UL> Note: It is recommended that the student have experience with shell programming and other tools.<../i>

          Note: The student is over-qualified if he../she has managed company-wide networks including UNIX workstations.<../i>

          Course Details<../h2> Duration<../B>: 4.5 days

          Format<../B>: Instructor-Led (Lecture../Lab)

          Platforms<../B> Covered<../B>: Silicon Graphics 4D Series

          Tuition<../B> : Contact the Silicon Graphics Sales Office nearest you.

          • North American Sales & Support<../A>
          • International Sales & Support<../A> <../UL>

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