SCSA Certification

This certification is for system administrators who execute essential system administrative procedures on the Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS) and technical application support staff responsible for administering a networked server running on the Solaris OS.

Sun offers certifications for the Solaris 8, 9 and 10 OS, each consisting of two exams. Candidates must pass both part I and part II exams of the same Solaris OS version in order to obtain certification.

If you are already certified as a system administrator of a previous version of the Solaris Operating System, you can take the upgrade exam in order to receive certification for the version of the Solaris, which you are interested in.

Exams and related courses for SCSA 

Solaris 9:

Solaris 10:

SCNA Certification

This certification is intended for experienced system administrators who are or will be responsible for Sun systems administering in a networked environment that includes LANs and the Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS).

Sun offers certifications for the Solaris 8 and Solaris 9 OS, each consisting of one exam. Certification requires Sun Certified System Administrator for Solaris OS (any edition) status.

The Sun Certified Network Administrator for the Solaris 10 Operating System exam is for candidates with three or more years of experience in Sun systems administering in a networked environment/working in a network capacity. A test candidate must already be a Sun Certified System Administrator in order to pass this examination. During the certification exam the candidate must show an in-depth knowledge of network administration skills, such as those covered in the SA-300-S10 courseware. The examination includes multiple-choice, scenario-based questions, drag-and-drop questions, and requires extensive knowledge of Solaris network administration (including configuration and managing of the Network interface layer, the network (Internet and Transport layers), network applications, and the Solaris IP Filter).

Prerequirements :

Sun Certified System Administrator for Solaris OS (SCSA) 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 7, 8, 9

Exams and related courses for CSNA

Solaris 9:

Solaris 10:

SCSECA Certification

The Sun Certified Security Administrator for the Solaris 9 Operating System exam is intended for the candidates with six to twelve months of experience in security administering on a Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS). It is recommended that candidates attend the course: SC-300: Administering Security on the Solaris OS, have six to twelve months security administration working experience, and have previous Solaris OS and network administration certification. The examination will include multiple choice scenario-based questions, matching, drag-and-drop questions and free-response question types and will require in-depth knowledge about security including: general security concepts, detection and device management, security attacks, file and system resources protection, host and network prevention, and network connection access, authentication, and encryption.

Prerequirements :

None

Exams and related courses :

Solaris 9:

Details  :

• Delivered at: Authorized Prometric Testing Centers
• Prerequisites: Six to twelve months administering security in a Solaris OS
• Other exams/assignments required for this certification: None
• Exam type: Multiple choice, drag-drop, matching
• Number of questions: 60
• Pass score: 60%
• Time limit: 90 minutes

Solaris 10 (New):