Introduction

Welcome to Solaris 9 Network Administrator Exam Cram 2 . This book will help you get ready to take ”and pass ”the Sun Certified Network Administrator for the Solaris 9 Operating Environment (CX-310-044) exam required to obtain the Sun Certified Network Administrator for Solaris 9 certification. This chapter discusses Sun's certification program in general and how the Exam Cram 2 can help you prepare for the Solaris 9 certification exam. It doesn't matter whether this is the first time you're going to take the exam or you've taken it previously; this book is going to give you the necessary information and techniques to obtain certified status.

Exam Cram 2 books help you understand and appreciate the subjects and materials you need to pass Solaris certification exams. The books are aimed strictly at test preparation and review. They do not teach you everything you need to know about a topic. Instead, they present and dissect the questions and problems that you're likely to encounter on the test.

Nevertheless, to completely prepare yourself for any Solaris test, I recommend that you begin by taking the self-assessment included in this book, which immediately follows this introduction. The self-assessment tool will help you evaluate your knowledge base against the requirements for a Solaris 9 Network Administrator under both ideal and real circumstances.

Based on what you learn from the self-assessment exercise, you might decide to begin your studies with some classroom training or by reading one of the network administration guides available from Sun and third-party vendors . I also strongly recommend that you install, configure, and play around with Solaris 9 and other software on which you'll be tested. You need at least two Sun workstations because many networking aspects need to be tested , and nothing beats hands-on experience and familiarity when it comes to understanding the questions you are likely to encounter on a certification test. Book learning is essential, but hands-on experience is the best teacher of all!