Oracle Solaris certifications for system administrator- 2013

Lingesh

11 years ago

Oracle has many certification programs.As a system administrator, you may have doubt that which certification should be suitable to build technical competence. Here we will see the certification path for Solaris administrators.Oracle Solaris certification consists four parts.
1.Oracle system administration
2.Oracle Solaris cluster
3.Oracle Solaris network administration
4.Oracle Solaris security

Please read the important announcement from oracle regarding the system administrator certification. http://education.oracle.com/pls/web_prod-plq-dad/db_pages.getpage?page_id=449

1.Oracle system administration:
If you are beginner or intermediate level of administrator then you can pursue oracle system administration.Still oracle is offering certifications for Solaris 10 but its better do with Solaris 11.

List of certification available in Oracle Solaris administrator category.
1.Oracle Certified Associate, Oracle Solaris 10 Operating System (1Z0-876)
2.Oracle Certified Associate, Oracle Solaris 11 System Administrator (1Z0-821)
3.Oracle Certified Professional, Oracle Solaris 10 System Administrator (1Z0-877 & 1Z0-878)
4.Oracle Certified Professional, Oracle Solaris 11 System Administrator (1Z1-822)

Exam Title	OS version	Exam codes	Duration(Minitues)	Number of Questions	Passing Score	Description	Training Enforced	Qualification
Associate	Solaris 10	1Z0-876	90	52	50%		No	NA
Associate	Solaris 11	1Z0-821	120	75	64%	Exam Part1 (Solaris11)	No	NA
Professional	Solaris 10	1Z0-877	140	63	66%	Exam Part1 (Solaris10)	Yes	NA
Professional	Solaris 10	1Z0-878	140	63	66%	Exam Part2 (Solaris10)	Yes	NA
Professional	Solaris 11	1Z1-822	180	150-225	TBD%	Exam Part2 (Solaris11)	Yes	Certified Associate

2.Oracle Solaris cluster:

Once you have completed oracle system administration,then you can pursue Oracle Solaris cluster.In a order to complete this certification,then you need hands on experience on Solaris cluster for 6 months and should good knowledge in volume managers like SVM,VXVM,ZFS.

Certification Name:
1.Oracle Certified Professional, Oracle Solaris Cluster 3.2 System Administrator

Solaris cluster 3.2 Exam
Exam Code	1Z0-884
Duration	100 minutes
Number of Questions	62
Passing Score	62%
Format	Multiple Choice

Recommended Training: Oracle Solaris Cluster Administration
Training Mandatory for this certification:No

3.Oracle Solaris network administration:
Oracle has certification program for Solaris network professional to prove their technical competency.To complete Oracle Solaris network administration, you mush hold the Oracle Certified Professional, Oracle Solaris 10 System Administrator or Sun Certified System Administrator for Solaris OS (any edition) .

Certification Name:

Oracle Certified Expert, Oracle Solaris 10 Network Administrator

Exam Code	1Z0-880
Duration	120 minutes
Number of Questions	64
Passing Score	66%
Format	Multiple Choice
OS version	Solaris 10

Recommended Training:Network Administration for the Solaris 10 Operating System
Training Mandatory for this certification:No

4.Oracle Solaris security:
This certification is for system admins who has extensive job role as security administrator in Oracle Solaris for their organization.Prior to this certification you need to complete oracle training to give this certification exam or you need to be certified in Oracle Certified Professional, Oracle Solaris 10 System Administrator.

Certification Name:

Oracle Certified Expert, Oracle Solaris 10 Security Administrator.

Exam Code	1Z0-881
Duration	90 minutes
Number of Questions	59
Passing Score	49%
Format	Multiple Choice
OS version	Solaris 10

Recommended Training:Configuring Security on the Solaris 10 OS Training Mandatory for this certification:Yes (If you are not already certified in OS)

All the best for your examination which you are planing from oracle.

You can see the further exam details in this link.

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