Sun Systems Fault Analysis Workshop Online Assessment

1. While booting a server the following error message is generated on the console.
Boot
device: /pci@9/pci@0/pci@0/pci@1,2/LSTLogic,sad@2/disk0,0:a File and args: ERROR: boot-
read fail Evaluating: Can’t locate boot device {0} ok You know that there are two probable
causes for the boot sequence to return to the ok prompt without booting. Which option describes
how this problem could have occurred?
Boot device does not exist on the machine.
Incorrect NVRAM or boot settings.
Boot device is corrupt.
All of the above (*)
Sorry, that is not correct. Please review the course content and try again.
(0/2) Points
2. In general, after the kernel panics a system, the system reboots. When the kernel panics it
drops into the debugger and prints some interesting information. You know that the mdb utility
can examine this information to determine the cause of the panic. After a system crash, you
locate the appropriate saved image and then invoke mdb. # cd /var/crash/`uname –n` # ls bounds
unix.1 unix.3 vmcore.1 vmcore.3 unix.0 unix. 2 vmcore.0 vmcore.2 # mdb –k unix.2 vmcore.3
Loading modules: [ unix genunix specfs dtrace zfs scsi_vhci sd mpt mac px lcd ip hook neti arp
usba kssl fctl sockfs random mdesc idm cpc crypto fcip fcp ufs logindmux nsmb ptm sppp nfs
lofs ipc ] As a next step, you retrieve a stack backtrace which shows in reverse order all the
functions that were active at the time of the panic. Which option would you use in the mdb
debugger to generate a stack backtrace?
$C
::msgbuf
$c (*)
<pc::dis
(0/4) Points
3. SMF has a notification feature that notifies you through email messages of service state
transitions and fault management events. You want to set up a notification to occur if any service
state changes from the online state to any other state. As a first step you have installed the
smtp_notify package: # pkg install service/fault-management/smtp-notify and now need to
enable and then configure the service notifications. Which option describes the command you
would not use when enabling and configuring the service state transition notifications for all
services?
#svcs | grep smtp
# svccfg –s svc:/network/http:appache22 setnotify from-online mailto:root@localhost (*)
# svcadm enable svc:/system/fault-management/smtp-notify
# svccfg –s svc:/system/svc/global:default setnotify –g service_transition_state
mailto:root@localhost
Correct!
(2/2) Points
4. The service configuration repository provides a per-service snapshot at the time each service is
successfully started so that fallback is possible. The SMF service always executes with the
running snapshot. This snapshot is automatically created if it does not exist. You find that the
console-login service configuration on a server is wrong, and now need to take steps to fix the
problem by reverting to the last snapshot that started successfully. Once you have logged in as
superuser or equivalent role you run the following commands. # svccfg svc:> select
system/console-login:default svc: /system/console-login:default> listsnap initial running start
svc: /system/console-login:default> revert start svc: /system/console-login:default> quit You
have two more steps to complete in this process, which are necessary to update the information
in the service configuration and to restart the service instance. What two commands would you
run to update the repository with the configuration information from the start snapshot and then
restart this service instance?
svcadm update system/console-login
svcadm refresh system/console-login (*)
svccfg export system/console-login
svcadm restart system/console-login (*)
(0/4) Points
5. You want to save a crash dump of the live running Oracle Solaris system without actually
rebooting or altering the system in anyway. A dedicated dump device was recently configured to
the system using the dumpadm command.
Which command would you use to save a live system crash dump?
# savecore –vf
# dumpadm –y –d
# savecore –L (*)
None of the above
6. While trying to install a package on a system, the following error message appeared: # pkg
install –nv group/feature/amp pkg install: The following pattern(s) did not match any allowable
packages. Try using a different matching pattern, or refreshing publisher information:
group/feature/amp You run the following command, which returns nothing: # pkg search entire
You decide to check and make sure the publisher is refreshed with the most current data, then try
to install the package again. # pkg refresh solaris # pkg search entire INDEX ACTION VALUE
PACKAGE pkg.description set Provides for power management support pkg.fmri set
solaris/entire pkg:/entire@0.5.11-0.175.1.7.0.2.0 pkg.summary set entire incorporation including
Support Repository Update (Oracle Solaris 11.1.7.2.0). pkg:/entire@0.5.11-0.175.1.7.0.2.0 # pkg
install –nv group/feature/amp Creating Plan (Evaluating mediators): / Packages to install: 19
Mediators to change: 1 Estimated space available: 30.54 GB Estimated space to be consumed:
401.84 MB Create boot environment: No Create backup boot environment: No Services to
change: 2 Rebuild boot archive: No Which two additional steps could also have been taken to
quickly troubleshoot the cause of this problem?
Check the package group info with the pkg info –r *group* command.
Use the command pkg variant to display the values of variants that are set with the package.
Check to make sure there is not a typo in the package name. (*)
Check to make sure the publisher is online with the command pkg publisher (*)
(0/2) Points
7. The show-post-results command is an OBP-level command that you use at the firmware level
of a system to display information about the last executed POST. Shown below are four of the
six steps that you would take to view the last executed POST.
1. Set the diag-switch? variable to true with the setenv command.

2. <step missing>
3. <step missing>
4. Power down the system.
5. Power on the system.
6. Run show-post-results to view the POST output.
ok show-post-results
<output omitted>
Which two options identify the two missing steps in this process?
Set the diag-switch? variable to true with the setenv command.

Set the diag-level to quick with the setenv command.
Set the auto-boot? variable to false with the setenv command. (*)
Set the diag-level to max with the setenv command. (*)
(0/3) Points
8. The response time within a newly configured zone is very poor, and many services are not
running. The person that configured this new zone booted it and logged in successfully. Within
the new zone the following command is run, which explains the state of services. # svcs –xv No
output for more than 5 minutes. From this generated message, you surmise what the probable
cause of the slow zone is and run the next set of commands: # zoneadm –z newzone halt #
zonecfg –z newzone zonecfg:newzone> remove capped-memory zonecfg:newzone> commit
zonecfg:newzone> info zonecfg:newzone> exit # zoneadm –z newzone boot # zlogin newzone #
svcs –xv The zone should now run faster than before. Which option would be the cause of this
poor response time reported on this new zone?
Zone mis-configured; resources caps to low. (*)
Zone initiation failed.
Loopback file system not enabled.
Physical memory capping changed.
(0/2) Points
9. Fault types that can occur on a system are placed in five error categories: Software, Hardware,
Critical, Fatal, System Panics, and Warnings.
When a system fault is caused by a critical error it is recommended that the system be
immediately shutdown.
Which two faults could be attributed to a critical error that requires the immediate shutdown of
the system?
Corrupt disks.
Single power supply failure in a system with redundant power supplies. (*)
Component burnout due to high temperature.
Fan failure, resulting in an increased operating temperature. (*)
(0/2) Points
10. A server has been crashing intermittently for unknown reasons. You have asked the customer
to start saving the information from the crash in the /var/crash directory so that you can analyze
the problem. The crash dump configuration file has the following entries:
Dump content: kernel

Dump device: /dev/dsk/c0t1d0s1 (dedicated)
Savecore directory: /var/crash
Savecore enabled: no
After the most recent crash, the administrator went into the /var/crash directory to look for the
dump file but the directory was empty.
Which command would you use to enable the server to store crash dumps in /var/crash on
reboot?
# coreadm -d
# dumpadm –y (*)
# dumpadm –n
# dumpadm –u
11. You have been asked to install Oracle VTS, an Oracle hardware validation test on a SPARC
server. Once installed you need to run a non-intrusive online stress test mode and a data-safe
system exerciser test mode, all to test the server.
Which two options describe the actions of these two test modes on the server?
This mode for testing is used to validate the hardware without having significant impact on other
applications running on the system. (*)
This mode puts maximum stress on the component or module under test, and all tests are run
sequentially.
This mode tests the system with all its components, all tests are run in parallel, and no other
application except this software should be running on the system. (*)
This mode performs targeted testing of system components and modules.
(0/4) Points
12. The Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) firmware runs on the service processor
and is the central software resource for identifying and managing server problems. To actively
manage and monitor a server independently of the operating system state, you enter ILOM by
logging in and then running an ILOM command to view components that may be faulty on this
server. $ ssh username@SP_ipaddress Password: - >enter command here In this example the
ILOM command entered has identified a failed hardware component. In particular, you are
shown a memory module fault that has been detected by POST. Target Property Value - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - /SP/faultmgmt/0 | fru |
/SYS/MB/CMP0/BR1/CH0/D0 /SP/faultmgmt/0 | timestamp | Jun 2 23:01:32 /SP/faultmgmt/0/ |
timestamp | Jun 2 23:01:32 faults/0 | | /SP/faultmgmt/0/ | sp_detected_fault |
/SYS/MB/CMP0/BR1/CH0/D0 faults/0 | | Forced fail (POST) Which command would have been
entered to view faulty components?
>show faulty (*)
>show faults
>show /SP/faults_mgmt
>show /Host/list
(0/2) Points
13. The Automatic System Recovery (ASR) feature enables the server to automatically configure
failed components out of operation until they can be replaced. In the server, the ASR feature
manages nonfatal hardware failures associated with memory modules and PCI cards. To display
system components and their current state you run the following command. sc> showcomponent
Keys: /SYS/MB/PCI_MEZZ /SYS/MB/PCI_MEZZ/PCIE4 /SYS/MB/PCI_MEZZ/XAUI4
/SYS/MB/PCI_MEZZ/PCIE5 /SYS/MB/PCI_MEZZ/XAUI5 /SYS/MB/PCI_MEZZ/PCEI6
/SYS/MB/PCI_MEZZ/PCIE7 /SYS/MB/PCI_MEZZ/PCIE8 /SYS/MB/PCI_MEZZ/PCIE9
….. /SYS/TTYA Disabled Devices /SYS/MB/CMPO/L2_BANK0 Once a faulty component has
been disabled and after the cause of the fault has been repaired (for example FRU replacement,
loose connector reseated), you must remove the component from the ASR blacklist database.
What two options describe the command to remove a disabled component and the name of the
database containing the list of all disabled components on the system?
asr-db (*)
asrdb
clearasrdb
enable component asrkey ; reset (*)
(0/3) Points
14. A system has crashed with a panic. You need to analyze this system panic and determine
what kind of panic has occurred. The steps you plan to take include displaying the current crash
dump configuration; coverting the dump file to files that can be analyzed with the mdb utility;
and then printing a summary of information that reveals what kind of panic took place.
Which option describes the correct sequence of commands that you would use for this
troubleshooting procedure? (Note: savecore is enabled.)
# dumpadm ; cd /var/crash ; savecore –f dumpfile_name ; mdb 0 and then ::status (*)
# dumpadm ; cd /var/crash ; savecore –f dumpfile_name ; mdb -k and then ::status
# dumpadm ; cd /var/crash ; savecore –f dumpfile_name ; mdb 0 and then ::quit
None of the above
(0/2) Points
15. An important step in fault analysis is to create a list of facts about reported system faults. To
assist in the collection of these facts, you will collect all relevant errors on problematic services
using SMF.
You execute the following command on the faulty system:
# svcx –x
Which option describes the output of this command?
Problematic services are described.

Information on legacy services is returned.
Text explaining what state a service is in, and why it is in that state. (*)
All enabled service instances even temporarily disabled service instances are listed.
Correct!
16. After installing software, the ps command no longer functions. The error message generated
includes:
ld.so .1: ps: fatal: libc.so.1: open failed: No such file or directory
Which two options could be the cause of the ps command to no longer function?
Corrupted procfs (*)
Wrong permissions set on /bin/passwd
Corrupted /usr/bin/ps (*)
Privileges are set to disallow PRIV_PROC_INFO
(0/2) Points
17. System performance, especially for compute-bound processing is not very good. You run the
mpstat command for a short time and see that the CPU system time (sys) is fairly high, even on a
system that is not doing much. # mpstat 2 CPU minf mjf xcal intr ithr csw icsw migr smtx srw
syscl usr sys wt idl 0 0 0 13 228 5 22 0 1 1 0 0 0 11 0 89 1 0 0 8 26 1 17 0 0 0 0 51 0 3 0 96 2 0 0
3 9 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 3 0 0 10 34 2 23 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 95 4 0 0 5 70 28 64 0 0 0 0 34 0 4 0 96
5 0 0 32 27 0 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 96 6 0 0 4 39 13 33 0 1 1 0 12 0 0 0 100 7 0 0 8 26 0 16 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 100 8 0 0 12 36 0 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 9 0 0 4 16 0 12 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 0 94 10 0 0 14 42 1 26
0 0 0 0 1 0 10 0 90 . . . . . . ^C The possible causes of this system seeming to be slow could be a
kernel bug, improper configuration, or there is Interrupt processing. Which command would you
use to correct this system performance problem?
Use the reboot command to see if the problem goes away.
Use the modinfo command to find any unwanted or suspicious module and unload it.
Use the intrstat 2 command to determine the source of the problem.
Correct!
(2/2) Points
18. A SPARC server is creating core files in random directories and that these files are quite
large and use up valuable disk space. You run the following commmand to display the core file
configuration on the system: $ coreadm global core file pattern: global core file content: default
init core file pattern: core init core file content: default global core dumps: disabled per-process
core dumps: enabled global setid core dumps: disabled per-process setid core dumps: disabled
global core dump logging: disabled To correct the situation you become superuser, run the
command to enable a global core file path and then verify the core file path configuration: #
coreadm global core file pattern: /var/core/core.%f.%p init core file pattern: core global core
dumps: enabled per-process core dumps: enabled global setid core dumps: disabled per-process
setid core dumps: disabled global core dump logging: disabled Which option contains the
command you would use to enable a global core file path?
# coreadm –g /var/core/core.%f.%p –e global
# coreadm –e –g /var/core
# coreadm –e global –g /var/cores
# coreadm -e global -g /var/core/core.%f.%p (*)
(0/2) Points
19. The response time with a web zone is very poor, and many services are not running. You go
ahead and zlogin into the web zone and then use the following command:
# svcs –xv
No output for more than 5 minutes
Which option describes the cause of this zone having a very slow response time?
The installed system in the zone has a bug.
The zone resource caps are too high.
The zone is misconfigured.
Both a. and c. above. (*)
(0/2) Points
20. A system has booted into maintenance mode with an error that a service failed to mount the
/tmp directory. Copyright (c) 1983, 2012, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. os-io
ERROR: svc:/system/filesystem/minimal:default failed to mount /tmp (see 'svcs -x' for details)
Jan 15 14:22:47 svc.startd[11]: svc:/system/filesystem/minimal:default: Method
"/lib/svc/method/fs-minimal" failed with exit status 95. Jan 15 14:22:47 svc.startd[11]:
system/filesystem/minimal:default failed fatally: transitioned to maintenance (see 'svcs -xv' for
details) Requesting System Maintenance Mode (See /lib/svc/share/README for more
information.) Console login service(s) cannot run You have quickly determined that the cause of
this error could be the result of either a service that is critical for boot is disabled or incorrect
permissions on the /tmp directory. Which two methods would you use to correct this error?
Enter the svcadm restart command.
Enter the reboot –d command.
Troubleshoot using the svcs –xv command and try enabling the services in maintenance
manually. (*)
Check to see if /tmp is mounted correctly, and check the permissions. (*)
21.
You know that a boot archive is a subset of a root file system and that the files in the boot
archive are read by the kernel before the root filesystem is mounted. After the root file system is
mounted, the boot archive is discarded by the kernel from memory.
The files in the SPARC boot archive are located in the /platform/`uname –m`/archive_cache
directory.
The files that are part of the x86 boot archive are located in the
/platform/i86pc/amd64/archive_cache directory.
Which command automatically handles the Oracle Solaris boot archive creation, updates and
verification on both SPARC and x86 platforms?
/sbin/bootadm update-archive
boot-archive
bootadm (*)
menu.lst
(0/2) Points
22. The system administrator normally creates and manages three important components
contained in the Automated Installer (AI). These components include:
- System manifest files (for global and non-global zones)
- Client criteria
- System configuration (SC) profile files (for global and non-global zones)
Your manifest file contains AI installation instructions such as IPS server location, software
packages to be installed, and the location of a non-global zone configuration file. The client
criteria file allows you to identify which clients will be associated with specific AI services.
Which option describes what you as a system administrator are allowed to do when working with
SC profile files?
You can configure client’s attributes such user accounts, networking configuration, localization,
and so on.
You can select more than one SC profile for any particular client.
You can configure the Oracle Configuration Manager in a SC profile file of clients.
Correct!
(2/2) Points
23. You are notified that a system has panicked because it tried to execute an illtrap instruction at
ksyms_open+0x14, as shown in the following output: > < pc::dis ksyms_open+0x14 : illtrap 0x0
Knowing that the kernel will not overwrite its own code due to permissions on the pages of
memory containing kernel code, you deduce two possible reasons for the cause of this panic.
Which two options could have caused this system panic?
Data cannot be used to reconstruct events that lead to the panic.
A serious hardware problem. (*)
BAD TRAP occurred due to a NULL pointer.
The kernel branched to a location that contained the instruction NULL. (*)
(0/2) Points
24. The following error message is displayed on one AI client. Rebooting with command: boot
net:dhcp – install Boot device: /pci@7c0/pci@0/network@4:dhcp File and args: 1000 Mbps
FDX Link up wanboot info: WAN boot messages->console wanboot info: Starting DHCP
configuration wanboot info: DHCP configuration succeeded wanboot progress: wanbootfs: Read
366 of 366 kB (100%) wanboot info: wanbootfs: Download complete Tue Aug 5 20:46:43
wanboot alert: miniinfo: Request returned code 500 Tue Aug 5 20:46:44 wanboot alert: Internal
Server Error \ (root filesystem image missing) You know this error occurred because the client
cannot find the boot_archive. Which option describes how you would correct this problem?
Check your DHCP configuration or the contents of the target directory you specified when you
ran installadm create-service
Check the path name and permissions of the boot_archive at $IMAGE/boot/boot_archive (*)
Check you WAN boot configuration.
None of the above
(0/3) Points
25. The svc.configd repository daemon for SMF is invoked automatically during system startup,
and restarted if any failures occur. When svc.configd daemon is started, it does an integrity check
of the SMF configuration repository. In this example the integrity check failed and svc.configd
wrote the following message to the console. svc.configd: smf(5) database integrity check of:
/etc/svc/repository.db failed. The database might be damaged or a media error might have
prevented it from being verified. Additional information useful to your service provider is in:
/etc/svc/volatile/db_errors The system will not be able to boot until you have restored a working
database. svc.started (1M) will provide a sulogin(1M) prompt for recovery purposes. The
command: /lib/svc/bin/restore_respository can be run to restore a backup version of your
repository. See http: //sun.com/msg/SMF-8000-MY for more information. You enter
maintenance mode and run the restore_repository command, which takes you through the
necessary steps to restore a non-corrupt backup. Which option describes how a SMF repository
can become corrupted?
Disk failure
Hardware or Software bug
Accidental overwrite of the file.
Correct!
26. Oracle Solaris 11 installations are configured to have a default publisher, solaris, which
supplies software packages from the release repository: http://pkg.oracle.com/solaris/release
As the administrator, you can see what configuration a Solaris 11 system has by using the
following command:
# pkg publisher
PUBLISHER TYPE STATUS URI
solaris origin online http://pkg.oracle.com/solaris/release/
You can also quickly query some basic information about a repository to view the package
publishers known by the repository; number of packages for each publisher; when the
publisher’s package data was last updated; and the status of the publisher’s package data, as
shown here:
PUBLISHER PACKAGES STATUS UPDATED

solaris 4044 online 2014-06-28T12:17:33.570603Z
Which two options describe the methods that you could use to quickly query some basic
information about the “release” repository to view just the publisher’s name, number of
packages, status, and last updated timestamp?
Use the command: pkgrepo get –s http: //pkg.oracle.com/solaris/release/ -p all

Use the command: pkgrepo list –p http: //pkg.oracle.com/solaris/release
Load the repository URL into your Web browser. (*)
Use the command: pkgrepo info -s http://pkg.oracle.com/solaris/release/ (*)
(0/2) Points
27. To install client systems by using AI, you initially set up your install server and create at least
one install service for each client architecture and each version of Oracle Solaris that you plan to
install. When you created each install service, you created customized installation instructions
and system configuration instructions for different clients. Now you boot a client and the
installation begins following this sequence. 1. The client is booted. 2. The client system contacts
the DHCP server and retrieves the client IP address, the boot file, and the IP address of the
installer, if required. 3. The client system loads the net image. 4. The client system completes its
installation by using the appropriate AI manifest. 5. The client system reboots, if 6. During a
reboot, the client system is configured by using an SC profile, or by the administrator’s
responses in the interactive system configuration tool. Which option would you select to
correctly complete step 5 in the installation sequence?
The client system reboots, if the auto_reboot value is set in the AI manifest.
The client system reboots, if rebooted by the system administrator.
The client system reboots, if the auto_reboot value is set in the client.
Correct!
(4/4) Points
28. A service on the server is disabled and not starting. To debug it you first request information
about the failed service by using the following command: # svcs –xv svc:/
application/pkg/server:default (image packaging repository) State: maintenance since Mon 30
Jun 2014 08:16:40 AM PDT Reason: Start method failed repeatedly, exit with status 1. See:
http://support.oracle.com/msg/SMF-8000-KS See: /var/svc/log/application-pkg-
server:default.log Impact: This service is not running. In the output, you see that the IPS service
has failed to start and has been placed in “maintenance” state due to repeated startup failures.
Which two options describe the remaining steps to be performed to debug this service that has
failed to started?
Use /usr/sbin/svcadm –v restart serviceinstance to restart a service that is in degraded state.
Read the log associated with the failing service to identify the cause of the failure using cd
/var/svc/log and the more command. (*)
Verify the failure by disabling and enabling the failed service using svcadm disable
serviceinstance ; svcadm enable serviceinstance (*)
Check the manifest files that completely define a service or an instance located in
/lib/svc/manifest or /var/svc/manifest
(0/2) Points
29. The following command line has been entered to create a new service called newsvc1 and to
identify this service as the source for automated install:
# installadm create-service –n newsvc1 –s /export/aiimages/s11ai.iso –d \

/export/auto_install/newsvc1
which has produced the following error message when booting.
{0} ok boot net:dhcp – install

Boot device: /pci@400/pci@2/pci@0/pci@6/network@0:dhcp File and args:
-install
install1000 Mbps full duplex Link up
Timed out waiting for BOOTP/DHCP reply
HTTP: Bad Response: 500 Internal Server Error
(wanboot.conf error: Can’t open configuration file)
ERROR: boot-read fail
{0} ok
What action would you take to correct this boot failure based on the error message?
Check for permission problems on the AI configuration files.

Check the permissions on the wanboot.conf and system .conf files then try to boot again.
Check that the system will still boot from the previous install service to verify that the problem
could exist with the newly created service.
Check all of the above until the newly created service boots the system successfully. (*)
Correct!
(3/3) Points
30. Users try to ssh, telnet and rlogin to another system and get error messages. # ssh host07
ssh_exchange_identification: Connection closed by remote host # rlogin host07 Protocol error:
host07 closed connection # telnet host07 Connection to host07 closed by foreign host However,
host08 can ssh/rlogin/telnet to host07: host08# telnet (or ssh/rlogin ) host07 login: Which two
options describe the reason these users cannot ssh, telnet or rlogin to a certain system?
Corrupt root file system.
Unwanted security settings in the hosts.deny and hosts.allow files. (*)
Corrupt /usr/bin directory.
Not an error, desired behavior as a method of security. (*)
31. You know that the following configuration will cause two core files to be generated and
saved when a process in the local zone terminates abnormally.
# coreadm
global core file pattern: /var/core/core.%f.%p
global core file content: all
init core file pattern: core.%f.%p
init core file content: default
global core dumps: enabled
per-process core dumps: enabled
global setid core dumps: disabled
per-process setid core dumps: disabled
global core dump logging: enabled
Which two options describe where these core files would be saved?
In the process current working directory. (*)

In $HOME/corefiles
In the local zone in /var/core
In the global zone in /var/core (*)
(0/2) Points
32. Usually a milestone does nothing useful itself, but declares a specific state of system-
readiness which other services can depend upon. Since you have been asked to share some basic
information about milestones with a new administrator, you start by using the svcs command to
view a list of milestones that are defined on the server. # svcs milestone* STATE STIME FMRI
online Jun_30 svc:/milestone/unconfig:default online Jun_30 svc:/milestone/config:default
online Jun_30 svc:/milestone/devices:default online Jun_30 svc:/milestone/network:default
online Jun_30 svc:/milestone/single-user:default online Jun_30 svc:/milestone/name-
services:default online Jun_30 svc:/milestone/self-assembly-complete:default online Jun_30
svc:/milestone/multi-user:default online Jun_30 svc:/milestone/multi-user-server:default Which
option contains the statement that would not be true when working with SMF milestones?
A system’s current milestone is always defined in the options_ovr/milestone property of the
svc:/system/svc/restarter:default service.
To change a milestone it is recommended that administrators always use the svcadm command
and discontinue any use of the init command. (*)
Milestone manifest files are located in /lib/svc/manifest/milestone.
Solaris networking has its own milestone called network
(0/3) Points
33. While diagnosing peripheral devices using the probe-scsi and probe-scsi-all commands, the
SCSI devices on two systems are not detected. These devices are in fact physically attached to
the on-board SCSI controllers.
What step would you take to correct this reported problem with the SCSI devices?
Power on all the SCSI devices. (*)
Run reset on both systems.
Use POST to perform diagnostic tests for the hardware components.
Test the hardware devices attached to the systems with the test-all command.
(0/2) Points
34. You have used the prtdiag command on a server to get some information about the system
configuration, diagnostics, and failed FRUs. When the prtdiag command was executed the
following exit value of 1 was returned.
Which option describes the meaning of this exit value?

Indicates that failures or errors were detected in the system. (*)
Indicates that an internal prtdiag error occurred on the system.
Indicates an out of memory internal error.
Indicates that no failures or errors were detected on the system.
Correct!
(2/2) Points
35. A user is logged in as root but still cannot install a package in a non-global zone. # zlogin
web root@web# pkg install apptrace pkg install: Could not complete the operation on
/var/pkg/lock: read-only filesystem. You have the user check the settings of the zone, using the
following command to look for a specific setting that may cause a read-only file system. #
zonecfg –z web info zonename: web zonepath: /zones/web brand: solaris autoboot: true bootargs:
file-mac-profile: strict The user locates a file-mac-profile property in the output of the command,
which has been set to a value of strict. By default, a zonecfg file-mac-profile property is not set
in a non-global zone. The default policy for a nonglobal zone is to have a writable root file
system. Knowing this information, you tell the user that this is the desired setting placed on the
non-global zone and should not be changed. Which statement is true when describing the profile
strict?
Permits updates to /var/* directories, with the exception of directories that contain system
configuration components.
Read-only file system, no exceptions. (*)
Logging and auditing configuration files can be local.
Permits updates to /var/* directories, and modification of files in /etc/* directories.
36. After a system reboot, users can’t telnet to other systems or do other network-related tasks. #
telnet host68 Trying 192.181.164.61... telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Network is
unreachable To check for reasons why the users can't communicate over the network, you use the
ipadm and ifconfig commands to make sure the network interface is configured correctly and is
plumbed and up. # ipadm # ifconfig net0 up You also check the rc directories to see what scripts
may be running that are undesired, since legacy rc scripts can still can run in addition to SMF.
Which option describes additional steps you could take to resolve the reported problem with the
network?
Troubleshoot using svcs -xv to make sure all the network services are enabled; try enabling them
by hand.
Create a backup of the faulty system before fixing anything.
Check for any hardware NIC errors using the fmadm faulty command.
Both a. and c. above. (*)
(0/2) Points
37. The following error message has been displayed on a client:
svc:/application/pkg/server:default (image packaging repository) State: maintenance since June
13, 2013 11:33:59 AM MDT Reason: Start method failed repeatedly, last exited with status 1.
See: http://support.oracle.com/msg/SMF-8000-KS See: /var/svc/log/application-pkg-
server:default.logImpact: This service is not running. This error indicates that the application
package server service is in a maintenance state and users can't install a package. You look first
for information in this log file: # tail /var/svc/log/application-pkg-server:default.log You then run
the following commands to make the necessary changes to correct the problem, and clear and
refresh the service: # svccfg -s pkg/server svc:/application/pkg/server> listprop pkg # svcadm
clear pkg/server # svcadm refresh pkg/server Which option describes the probable cause of this
error?
Invalid or incorrect property in service.
Problem with IPS server configuration.
Problem with IPS client configuration.
Correct!
(2/2) Points
38. Before actually installing a software package on a Solaris 11 system, you want to check
exactly what is going to be installed. In this example, you run the following command to view
the installation action of an apptrace package without installing it. # pkg install –nv apptrace
Packages to install 1 Estimated space available: 46.27 GB Estimated space to be consumed:
13.55 MB Create boot environment: No Create backup boot environment: No Rebuild boot
archive: No You determine that there’s no issue with installing this package and run the pkg
install command to complete the package installation. To verify or validate the installation of the
package you run the following command: # pkg verify –v apptrace PACKAGE STATUS pkg:
//solaris/developer/apptrace OK # You decide to go ahead and install the dtrace package on this
system too. When the installation completes you verify the installation of this package. # pkg
verify –v dtrace PACKAGE STATUS pkg: //solaris/system/dtrace ERROR Which command
would you use to correct the dtrace package installation error reported?
pkg fix dtrace (*)
pkg uninstall dtrace
pkg update – –reject dtrace
pkg revert dtrace
(0/3) Points
39. The following system message shows up on the console indicating a problem. Fault class :
fault.cpu.ultraSPARC-T2plus.ireg Affects : cpu:///cupid=0/serial=1F95806CD1421929 faulted
and taken out of service FRU : “MB/CPU0” (hc://:product-id=SUNW,T5440:server-id=bur419-
61:\ serial=3529:part=541255304/motherboard=0/cupboard=0) faulty Which option would
explain the appearance of this system message on the console screen?
The fault management daemon,(fmd) received telemetry information relating to problems
detected and sent a message to syslogd service to notify the administrator that a problem has
been detected.
The fmadm faulty command was used to display an historical log of faults or defects on the
system.
The fmdump –v –u UUID command was used to display fault information on the system.
The fmadm faulty command was used to display active problems related to faults or defects and
determine the FRUs involved. (*)
(0/2) Points
40. During an Automated Install a SPARC client successfully downloads the boot_archive and
boots the Oracle Solaris kernel, but fails to get one of the image archives. The following error
message indicates that the solaris.zlib file is causing this problem. wanboot info: Starting DHCP
configuration wanboot info: DHCP configuration succeeded wanboot progress: wanbootfs: Read
368 of 368 kB (100%) wanboot info: wanbootfs: Download complete Fri Aug 26 16:26:52
wanboot progress: miniroot: Read 221327 of 221327 kB (100%) Fri Aug 26 16:26:53 wanboot
info: miniroot: Download complete WARNING: i2c_0 failed to add interrupt. WARNING:
i2c_0 operating in POLL MODE only Hardware watchdog enabled Remounting root read/write
Probing for device nodes ... Preparing network image for use Downloading solaris.zlib --2011-
08-26 23:19:57-- http://10.134.125.136:5555/export/auto_install/175s//solaris.zlib Connecting to
10.134.125.136:5555... connected. HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 404 Not Found 2011-
08-26 23:19:57 ERROR 404: Not Found. Could not obtain
http://10.134.125.136:5555/export/auto_install/175s//solaris.zlib from install server Please verify
that the install server is correctly configured and reachable from the client Requesting System
Maintenance Mode Which option describes the conditions responsible for the cause of this fault?
The image path configured in WAN boot is not correct.
The image path does not exist or is incomplete
Access is denied due to permission issues.
Correct!

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1. While booting a server the following error message is generated on the console.

1. Set the diag-switch? variable to true with the setenv command.

Set the diag-switch? variable to true with the setenv command.

Dump content: kernel

You execute the following command on the faulty system:

Which option describes the output of this command?

Problematic services are described.

PUBLISHER PACKAGES STATUS UPDATED

Use the command: pkgrepo get –s http: //pkg.oracle.com/solaris/release/ -p all

# installadm create-service –n newsvc1 –s /export/aiimages/s11ai.iso –d \

which has produced the following error message when booting.

{0} ok boot net:dhcp – install

Check for permission problems on the AI configuration files.

In the process current working directory. (*)

Which option describes the meaning of this exit value?

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