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Oracle Solaris 11 Advanced System Administration Exam Practice Test

The Oracle Solaris 11 Advanced System Administration Exam (1Z0-822) concerns advanced administration of Solaris systems, including service control, storage management, package maintenance, and network configuration. The available practice questions use command-line scenarios involving SMF services, ZFS datasets, mounted filesystems, IP interfaces, and system configuration.

Exam overview

Exam providerOracle
Exam code1Z0-822
CategoryIT Certifications

About the Oracle Solaris 11 Advanced System Administration Exam

Solaris administration requires selecting commands that reveal system state and applying changes with the intended persistence and scope. SMF work includes inspecting service instances and enabling a service persistently so it starts after reboot. Storage tasks involve reading ZFS dataset properties, checking ownership and permissions, interpreting mounted-filesystem usage, and choosing encryption when creating a dataset. Package administration calls for understanding how IPS package incorporations constrain compatible package versions. Network troubleshooting depends on identifying configured IP interfaces, while general system inspection includes checking the hostname and dump-device settings. These tasks connect command syntax with operational decisions: an administrator must distinguish displayed status from configuration changes, identify the relevant Solaris subsystem, and verify that a change meets its intended purpose.

Sample Practice Questions

Review a selection from this exam's published US Practice Tests practice bank.

Question 1

Which command displays filesystem usage, including used and available space for mounted filesystems, in a human-readable format?

  1. Adf -h
  2. Bdu -s
  3. Cmount -p
  4. Dswap -l
Show answerCorrect answer: A

`df` reports filesystem space usage, and `-h` requests human-readable units where supported. `du` summarizes space used by files or directories, rather than reporting filesystem capacity and free space.

Question 2

An administrator wants to verify which device and filesystem type are associated with each currently mounted filesystem. Which command provides this mounted-filesystem view?

  1. Amount
  2. Bformat
  3. Cfstyp
  4. Ddumpadm
Show answerCorrect answer: A

Running `mount` without arguments displays currently mounted filesystems and their mount information. `format` is for disk management, `fstyp` identifies a filesystem type on a device, and `dumpadm` manages crash dumps.

Question 3

On an Oracle Solaris 11 system, which command displays the current state and configuration of services managed by the Service Management Facility (SMF)?

  1. Asvcs -a
  2. Bzpool status
  3. Cpkg list
  4. Dipadm show-addr
Show answerCorrect answer: A

The svcs command reports SMF service instances and their states; the -a option includes all instances, not only enabled ones.

Question 4

An administrator needs to inspect the permissions and ownership of an existing ZFS dataset named tank/data. Which command displays its ZFS properties?

  1. Azfs get all tank/data
  2. Bzpool get all tank/data
  3. Czfs list -o permissions tank/data
  4. Dchmod -R tank/data
Show answerCorrect answer: A

zfs get all displays the dataset's ZFS properties, including properties related to access and ownership behavior. zpool get is for pool properties, and chmod changes filesystem permissions rather than displaying ZFS properties.

Question 5

Which command shows the configured IP interfaces managed by Solaris IP configuration utilities?

  1. Aipadm show-if
  2. Bdladm show-phys
  3. Croute -p show
  4. Dnetstat -rn
Show answerCorrect answer: A

ipadm show-if displays IP interfaces and their administrative state. dladm show-phys reports physical data links, while the other commands show routing information.

Question 6

When using Solaris IPS, what is the purpose of a package incorporation?

  1. ATo constrain a set of related packages to compatible versions
  2. BTo create a bootable ZFS snapshot
  3. CTo encrypt package payloads on disk
  4. DTo export a package repository over NFS
Show answerCorrect answer: A

An incorporation constrains package versions, typically keeping a group of related packages at mutually compatible versions during updates. It does not create snapshots, encrypt files, or export repositories.

Question 7

Which command can display the current system's hostname?

  1. Auname -n
  2. Bid -n
  3. Cwho -m
  4. Dzonename -v
Show answerCorrect answer: A

`uname -n` prints the system's node name, commonly used as its hostname. `id` reports identity information, `who` reports logged-in users, and `zonename` identifies the current zone.

How to use this practice test

The free practice bank contains 50 questions, with up to 20 random questions in a session. Use a session to test recognition of Solaris administration commands and concepts, then review the results to identify areas to revisit, such as SMF persistence, ZFS properties, IPS incorporations, or interface configuration.

Preparation tips

  • Practice matching filesystem questions to the right view: mounted-device and type information, capacity usage, or ZFS dataset properties.
  • For SMF scenarios, distinguish commands that inspect service state from those that enable a service instance persistently.
  • Review ZFS dataset properties, ownership and permissions, and the implications of selecting encryption when creating a dataset.
  • Study IPS package incorporations as version constraints, and consider how they affect package update choices.
  • Use Solaris commands to inspect configured IP interfaces, hostname information, and kernel crash-dump settings; identify what each output confirms.
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