Excuse the plug, but I know that some of you are running Sun 
hardware.  Vaske Computer Solutions now offers Sun sales, support, service 
and training, much as we have done for Hewlett Packard environments since 
the early 90s.  We have Sun-authorized engineers on staff at 2 Minnesota 
locations, and we are training our field technicians in our other Midwest 
offices.  Among the sites we currently support are the technology offices 
of both the states of Minnesota and Wisconsin, both of whom have contracted 
with us for 24 x 7 Sun hardware and software support.

We also have a Sun-certified training center in Minnesota, and we offer 
Linux courses, too.  Below is a recent course listing from our training 
center.

We'd love to be of service if you have any Sun hardware.  Please contact me 
if you'd like to discuss in more detail.  I hope all is well with all of you.

Sincerely,

John Lee
Account Executive
Vaske Computer Solutions
Minneapolis, MN
952-844-0054
We sell, service, support and integrate HP and Sun, new and old, since 1988


Week of 3/26/07:

STK-0457 ACSLS Systems Administration (this is a dedicated class for xxxx): 
This course is designed for users who operate or administer the Automated 
Cartridge System Library Software(ACSLS). Identify major hardware/software 
components including the SL8500 and SL500, describe the ACSLS Server 
processes. Understand tape pool configuration, perform tape pool 
maintenance, describe the Access Control process, Identify the ACSLS logs 
and their specific purposes and identify and perform the ACSLS Install and 
Configuration. Explain the trouble shooting and diagnostic programs and 
provide an overview of the ACSLS High Availability (HA) components and 
functions.



Week of 4/2/07

SA-245 Shell Programming: The Shell Programming for System Administrators 
course provides students with the skills to read, write, and debug UNIX 
shell scripts. The course begins by describing simple scripts to automate 
frequently executed commands and continues by describing conditional logic, 
user interaction, loops, menus, traps, and functions. This course is 
intended for system administrators who have mastered the basics of a UNIX 
Operating Environment (OE) such as the Solaris OE or Linux and who would 
like to read and understand the various boot scripts and write their own 
scripts to automate their day-to-day tasks. This course explores, in 
detail, the Bourne and Korn shell scripting languages.



Week of 4/9/07

SA-200 Solaris 10 Intermediate System Administration: This class provides 
students with the necessary knowledge and skills to perform essential 
system administration tasks in the Solaris 10 OS on both Sparc and x64/x86 
platforms, including installing software, managing file systems, performing 
system boot procedures, performing user and security administration, 
managing network printers and system processes, and performing system 
backups and restores. This course is taken in preparation for Part I of the 
Sun System Administration certification exam.

GL-314 Linux Troubleshooting: This course is designed to give the Linux 
system administrator an in-depth look at common and not so common Linux 
system problems. Linux system problems explored in this course are 
frequently encountered with the administration of Linux Systems. This 
course takes the approach to troubleshooting with a "break-fix" philosophy, 
25% lecture, and 75% lab intensive content. Lab exercises contain a pool of 
over 120 simple and complex real-world troubleshooting scenarios. Lab work 
is flexible enough to satisfy the expectations of experienced to 
intermediate administrators through ranked difficulty of scenarios. 
Students will find the approach of this course of structure with 
flexibility very rewarding. Lab tasks let students choose the type of 
scenarios they would like to tackle, with hints, helps, and solutions to 
make learning very effective.



Week of 4/16

ES-338 Sun Cluster 3.1 Administration: The Sun Cluster 3.1 Administration 
course provides students with the essential information and skills needed 
to install and administer Sun Cluster 3.1 hardware and software systems. 
Students are introduced to Sun Cluster hardware and software product 
features, hardware configuration, and software installation along with 
configuration, data service configuration, and system operation.

GL-120 Linux Fundamentals: Designed to provide the essential skills needed 
to be proficient at the UNIX or Linux command line. This challenging course 
focuses on the fundamental concepts and tools which make UNIX and Linux so 
powerful. Students in this course commonly span a variety of skill levels, 
from beginners desiring a solid foundation in UNIX to experienced users 
seeking to fill in gaps in their knowledge. The curriculum is designed to 
provide hands-on experience. Subjects focused on during this class include 
the Linux filesystem and how to manipulate it; the basic UNIX and Linux 
notions of pipes, redirection, regular expressions, and other tools for 
performing complex tasks; the management of processes and jobs; vi, the 
standard UNIX editor; and the ability to construct shell scripts to 
automate routine or difficult operations.



Week of 4/23

SA-202 Intermediate System Administration: This class provides students 
with the necessary knowledge and skills to perform advanced tasks in the 
Solaris 10 OS on both Sparc and x64/x86 platforms, including network 
basics, managing virtual file systems and core dumps, managing storage 
volumes, controlling access and configure system messaging, setting up 
naming services, and performing installation procedures. This course is 
taken in preparation for Part II of the Sun System Administration 
certification exam.

GL-615 Linux for UNIX Administrators: Intended for administrators 
proficient in UNIX environments, this course helps administrators 
transition their UNIX skills to the Linux environment. This accelerated 
fast track course concentrates on the popular Red Hat Enterprise Linux 
distribution, and covers subjects ranging from initial installation of 
Linux to day-to-day administrative tasks such as management of user 
accounts and disk space.  Also covered is setup and maintenance of many of 
the most popular network services available for Linux, including servers 
for DNS, SMB, e-mail servers, FTP, web, and caching proxy. Special 
attention is paid to the concepts needed to implement these services 
securely, and to the trouble-shooting skills which will be necessary for 
real-world administration of network and system services.


Week of 4/30

SA-225 Solaris 10 for Experienced System Administrators: The Solaris 10 
Features for System Administrators course provides students with a look at 
some of the new functionality found in the Solaris 10 and Solaris 10 Update 
1 Operating System (Solaris OS) regarding System Management, Dtrace, 
Network, and Installation features.

GL-550 Enterprise Linux Security Administration: This highly technical 
course focuses on properly securing machines running the Linux operating 
systems. A broad range of general security techniques such as user/group 
policies, and file integrity checking are covered.  Advanced security 
technologies are taught such as Kerberos, SELinux, and the hardening of 
popular applications such as Apache, databases, and email systems.  At the 
end of the course, students have an excellent understanding of the 
potential security vulnerabilities -- know how to audit existing machines, 
and best practices how to securely deploy new Linux servers.

AIX 5L for UNIX Professionals: The course enables UNIX system 
administrators to install, customize, and administer the AIX 5L Version 5.3 
operating system.


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