Sun’s exam CX-310-015, “Sun Certified System Administrator for the Solaris 9 Operating Environment – Part II” is a core requirement for the Sun Certified System Administrator (SCSA) Solaris 9 OE certification. It is designed for Unix system administrators with a minimum of twelve months experience. Exam CX-310-014, “Sun Certified System Administrator for the Solaris 9 Operating Environment – Part I” is a prerequisite for this exam.

This exam is easy to moderately difficult and costs $150 USD. It may be taken from Thomson Prometric.

The pass score for this multiple choice, free response and drag and drop exam is 65%. There are 58 questions and the exam lasts 105 minutes.

The topics covered by this exam include:

• Describing Network Basics
• Managing Virtual File Systems and Core Dumps
• Managing Storage Volumes
• Controlling Access and Configuring System Messaging
• Setting Up Naming Services
• Performing Advanced Installing Procedures