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Summary: Not the only study material you need
Review: I bought two Solaris study guides - This one and The Solaris Admin. Certification Training Guides by Calkins. With BOTH books, I passed the exams.The editorial review is quite accurate for this book- it's an EXAM CRAM. I wish the editorial review was there before I bought it. Because I only have a few years of Solaris experience, the information it assumed I knew, I did not know. Lots of technical jargon that I wonder if the author even knew. Only half of the 506 pgs seem to be actual study material, the rest is info on where to get more information and questions on the chapters. Why not put the questions on CD-ROM and save some trees? (The learnsolaris .com website the author recommended was a good supplement). I think this book is priced right for the material, but don't use this guide as your only reference before taking the exam. Because I don't have 12 yrs of experience, I like the format of Calkins' Study guides better. They provide more detail and background info to help me learn the topics (and the tests were on CD-ROM!).
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Summary: Good for 310-009 bad for 310-010
Review: I tried to use this for both exams. Passed the first one, but failed the second one twice. I was able to get 90 on the practice exam for part 2, but failed miserably when it came to the real exam. Was really disappointed in the book overall.
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Summary: Use the Practice Exams
Review: I wanted a book that wouldn't waste my time with a bunch of background info and long winded explanations. This book does a fairly good job of giving me only what I need for the exam. There are some sections that it tries to teach you stuff though, and you have to read through the whole thing in order to pick out what you need. Highlighting key sentences and terms would help out. Otherwise the information is very close to what you get if you drop cash to get the Sun books. The Practice Exams at the end of each section are indispensable. They'll tell you what you're weak in, and are the closest to the real test that I could find. It would be great if they had a couple more. What makes this book so useful is that it provides all the important info in one location. It was my major study aid, for Part 1, and my only study aid for Part 2. I got 90/85 pretty much using only this book.
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Summary: Excellent Supplement
Review: I've got around 1 year of experience working with Solaris, but I passed the certification exam using Ambro's exam cram book and ... I highly recommend using that combination, especially if you're looking to get certified on the first try.
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Summary: Excellent Supplement
Review: I've got around 1 year of experience working with Solaris, but I passed the certification exam using Ambro's exam cram book... I highly recommend using that combination, especially if you're looking to get certified on the first try.
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Summary: This book will get you through.
Review: If you put in the time to read it, it will get you a passing grade. Helps gratly to read again sections you are not very familiar with, since some questions get very detailed.
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Summary: Really effective for Part I, but less so for Part II
Review: The Sun Certified System Admin exam is divided into two parts. The first exam is fairly simple, assuming you put in a good effort into studying. This book does its job in teaching the reader the most essential exam material topics, such as command syntax and the situations in which you would have to use the commands appropriately. I can honestly say that the first part of this book is all you need to pass the first exam. However, for the second part of the exam, this book does not go beyond the basics. The second exam is much more trickier and it goes beyond testing you on mere commands. The heart and soul of the second exam consists of questions in which you have to pick all possible answers from the multiple choices. How you answer these questions basically decides if you pass or fail. This book in no way prepares you for these questions. In fact, there are very few books outside the books published by Sun Educational Services that would help you in answering these questions. About the only way you can know the answer to many of the Part II questions is through real world job experience or simply through lucky guessing. This book only covers the very basics of the topics in the Part II exam, such as Custom Jumpstart, NIS, automount, mounting and sharing resources, etc. Some of the necessary Part II exam material, such as knowing how to read a rules file, is not covered sufficiently in this book. If you want to become certified, you need to purchase additional material and consult with real world system admins to accomplish this, especially when Part II is concerned. Otherwise than this, this book is a very handy summary of all relevant exam material. Good for Part I, very much lacking for Part II.
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Summary: Book is what it says it is
Review: This book is exactly what it says it is, an exam cram sheet. If you think you can read this book and pass the Solaris 7 test without ever laying hands on a Solaris system, you will fail the test. This book simply crystalizes the information an experienced Solaris Admin already knows. It gives you exactly what you need for the test. If you are a Solaris Admin and what to become a Certified Solaris Admin then this book is the only book you need. Five stars for being exactly what it claims to be.
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Summary: Use the Practice Exams
Review: This is a great suppliment guide to any certification it focuses on "Cramming" what you need to know to pass the test, however dont count on it to learn. the Solaris Cert is a tough test be prepared, this book can help.
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Summary: Very good for part I
Review: Well, I just passed the first exam (got an 89!), thanks in no small part to this book. As other reviewers have said, this book will not teach you Solaris. It is intended for Solaris users and admins who need to focus their learning to pass the exams. It is exactly what it says it is, a tool for studying. I found everything about this book to be helpful in passing the exam. I also bought the New Riders book by Calkins and was rather disappointed by its meandering style, many errors, and lack of focus on one exam vs. another. If you already have experience with Sun, then just download the exam objectives from Sun's web site and buy this book.
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