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Oracle 1Z1-820 Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | Oracle |
|---|---|
| Exam Name: | Upgrade to Oracle Solaris 11 System Administrator |
| Exam Number: | 1Z0-820 |
| Exam Duration: | 120 minutes |
| Real Exam Qty: | 75 |
| Available Languages: | Japanese, English |
| Exam Format: | Multiple Choice |
| Certificate Validity Period: | No expiration (valid for product version 11.2) |
| Passing Score: | 66% |
| Related Certifications: | Sun Certified Solaris Administrator Oracle Certified Professional, Oracle Solaris Administrator |
| Exam Price: | USD 245 |
| Recommended Training: | Oracle IT Infrastructure Learning Subscription Transition to Oracle Solaris 11 |
| Exam Registration: | Pearson VUE Registration Oracle University Exam Page |
| Sample Questions: |  |
| Exam Way: | Proctored computer-based test at Pearson VUE centers or online proctored |
| Pre Condition: | Must hold Oracle Certified Professional, Oracle Solaris Administrator or Sun Certified Solaris Administrator (any version) |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://education.oracle.com/pexam_1Z0-820 |
Oracle 1Z1-820 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Weight | Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| Security and System Management Enhancements | 15% | - Service Management Facility improvements - Monitoring and troubleshooting tools - Privileges and RBAC updates - New security features |
| Network Administration Enhancements | 15% | - IPMP and Link Aggregation - Network virtualization and EVS - New network configuration utilities - Integrated Load Balancer |
| Administering Oracle Solaris 11 Zones | 15% | - Kernel zones administration - P2V and V2V migration - Configure Solaris 10 branded zones - New zone features - Zone resource monitoring |
| Managing Software Packages | 15% | - Image Packaging System (IPS) overview - Configure local and network IPS repositories - Manage boot environments - Package installation, removal, and updates |
| Introducing Oracle Solaris 11 New Features and Enhancements | 10% | - Key differences between Solaris 10 and Solaris 11 - Transition considerations |
| ZFS Enhancements | 15% | - New ZFS features - Deduplication and compression - Shadow Migration - Mirror splitting and snapshot differences |
| Installing Oracle Solaris 11 | 15% | - Distribution Constructor - Interactive installation - Installation options and planning - Compare JumpStart vs AI - Automated Installer (AI) server and client setup |
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The 1Z1-820 exam is a Oracle certification exam validating the Oracle Upgrade to Oracle Solaris 11 System Administrator syllabus shown above. It belongs to these credential paths: Oracle Certified Professional, Oracle Solaris Administrator, Sun Certified Solaris Administrator. Candidates in 2026 start with ExamTorrent's 133 practice questions, available as a printable PDF, a Windows Desktop Test Engine, and an Online Test Engine — three versions of the same materials.
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Oracle Upgrade to Oracle Solaris 11 System Administrator Sample Questions:
View the Exhibit, a file named testzone.cfg:
Select the command that will use the information in this file to create a new zone named testzone2.
- A. zonecfg -z testzone2 < testzone.cfg
- B. zonecfg -z testzone2 import testzone.cfg
- C. zonecfg -z testzone2 -f testzone.cfg
- D. zoneadm -z testzone2 clone testzone.cfg
Correct Answer: A 🗳️
You are setting up a local IPS package repository on your Oracle Solaris11 server: solaris.example.com.
You want to point the existing local IPS publisher to the new local IPS repository located in /repo.
These are the stops that you have followed:
1.Download and rsync the contents of the Oracle Solaris11 repository ISO image to the /repo directory.
2.Configure the repository server service properties. The svcprop command display, the IPS related properties: pkg/inst_root astring/repo pkg/readonly Boolean true The 1s command displays the contents of the /repo directory: #ls/repo
Pkg5.repository publisher The svcs publisher command shows the svc: /application/pkg/server: default service is online.
The pkg publisher command shows the svc: /application/pkg/server: default service is online.
The pkg publisher command still displays:
PUBLISHERTYPESTATUSURI
solarisoriginonlinehttp://pkg.oracle.com/solaris/release/
Which steps needs to be performed to set the local IPS publisher to the local IPS repository/repo?
- A. Issue the pkgrepo set command to set the new repository location.
- B. Restart the svc:/application/pkg/server:default service.
- C. Issue the pkgrepo rebuild command to rebuild the repository.
- D. Issue the pkgrepo refresh -s command to refresh the repository.
- E. pkg set-publisher command to set the new repository location.
Correct Answer: E 🗳️
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Solaris 11 includes a redesigned software packaging model: the Image Packaging System.
Which three describe advantages of the Image Packaging System over the previous Solaris 10 SVR4 packaging model? (Choose three.)
- A. eliminates OS version upgrade
- B. allows the use of a repository mirror to speed up package operation
- C. makes the patching process more efficient with less downtime
- D. eliminates patching of the software package
- E. allows users to publish their own software package in a software repository
- F. allows for the installation of the OS without a local DVD or installation server
Correct Answer: B,D,E 🗳️
You create a flash archive of the Solaris 10 global zone on the server named sysA. The archive name is s10-system flar, and it is stored on a remote server named backup_server.
On sysA, you create a Solaris 10 branded zone named s10-zone.
You want to use the flash archive, located on /net/backup_servers/10-system.flar, to install the operating system in the s10-zone zone.
Which command do you choose to install the s10-system flar archive in the Solaris 10 branded zone (s10-zone)?
- A. zonecfg -z slO-zone install -a /net/backup_server/s10-system.flar -u
- B. zoneadm -z slO-zone install -a /net/backup_server/slO-system.flar -u
- C. zoneadm -z s10-zone clone -s /net/backup_server/slO-system flar
- D. zonecfg-zs10-zoneinstall-f/net/backup_server/slO-system.flar
- E. zonecfg -a s10-zone create -t SUNWsolanslO \ < /net/backup_server/s10-system.flar
Correct Answer: B 🗳️
The current ZFS configuration on your server is:
pool1200K3.91G31K/pool1 pool1/data31K3.91G31K/data
Your backup policy states that you are to perform a full backup of /data on Sunday and incremental backups on Monday through Saturday. Each incremental will back up only the data that has been created or modified since the Sunday backup was started The file systems must be available to users at all times and the data will be backed up to tape.
Which option should you choose for the Wednesday backup?
- A. On Sunday zfs snapshot pool1/data@sunday zfs send pool1/data@sunday > /dev/rmt/0 On Wednesday zfs snapshot pool1/data@wednesday zfs send -i pooll/data@wednesday pooll/data@sunday > /dev/rmt/0
- B. On Sunday zfs snapshot pool1/data@sunday zfs send pool1/data@sunday | zfs recv> /dev/rmt/0 On Wednesday zfs snapshot pool1/data@wednesday zfs send -i pool1/data@sunday pool1/data@wednesday|zfs recv > /dev/rmt/0
- C. On Sunday zfs snapshot pool1/data@sunday > /dev/rmt/0 On Wednesday zfs snapshot -i pool1/data@wednesday >/dev/rmt/0
- D. On Sunday zfs snapshot pool1/data@sunday zfs send pool1/data@sunday > /dev/rmt/0 On Wednesday zfs snapshot pool1/data@wednesday zfs send -i pool1/data@sunday pool1/data@wednesday > /dev/rmt/0
- E. On Sunday zfs snapshot pool1/data@sunday zfs send pool1/data@sunday > /dev/rmt/0 On Wednesday zfs snapshot pool1/data@wednesday zfs send -i pool1/data@wednesday > /dev/rmt/0
Correct Answer: A 🗳️
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