Career Details

Oracle Solaris 11 System Administration

Description

The OCA and OCP, Solaris 11 System Administrator certifications are designed to begin with individuals who possess a strong foundation in the administration of the Oracle Solaris 11 Operating System at the OCA level and who, at the OCP level have expanded their mastery of the administration of the Oracle Solaris 11 Operating System from the base-level of skills and have a fundamental understanding of the UNIX operating system, commands, and utilities. The OCA certification covers essential system administration skills such as managing local disk devices, managing file systems, installing and removing Solaris packages and patches, performing system boot procedures and system processes. The OCP certification covers system administration skills such as configuring network interfaces, managing swap configurations, crash dumps, and core files. Certification provides a solid foundation on which to base continued learning.

Certifying Organization

Oracle Corporation

Details

If significant education or training is needed? No

If significant work experience is needed? No

Is an exam required? Yes

How many years until certification must be renewed? Unknown year(s)

Certification can be renewed with Continuing Education Units? Unknown

Certification can be renewed with re-examination? Unknown

Certification can be renewed with Continuing Professional Development? Unknown

Certification can be renewed in multiple ways? Unknown

Certificates

Certificate name

IBM Certified Architect - Cloud Pak System v2.3.x

Certifying Organization

IBM Corporation

Type

D - Product/Equipment

Certificate name

Oracle Solaris 11 Advanced System Administration

Certifying Organization

Oracle Corporation

Type

D - Product/Equipment

Certificate name

Professional Cloud Security Manager Certification

Certifying Organization

Cloud Credential Council

Type

B - Advanced

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