It is highly recommended that you install the operating system on a SPARC workstation to get acquainted with it. If you have access to a UNIX account at work or school, use it to try out the commands covered in this Cramsession. If nothing else, go through the man pages for the commands (and their options and switches) that you see in this Cramsession

Use Sun’s website for documentation and “how-to” guides. They are extremely well written and will help you at any stage of your career as a system or network administrator. You will find direct hyperlinks to many documents at docs.sun.com in each section. Be sure to view these documents.