Session 1: THE HP SERVER RANGE
- HP Integrity Series Servers
- HP Integrity Entry-Class Servers
- HP Integrity Mid Range Servers
- HP Integrity Superdome Servers
- HP 9000 Series Servers
- HP 9000 Superdome
- HP Servers RP8420-32
- HP 9000 RP4440 Server
- Node Partitioning Support
Session 2: THE SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR'S ROLE
- Role of a Systems Administrator
- Directory Overview
- The root login and the su command
- Tracking the Use of su
Session 3: SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION MANAGER
- Key Movement
- SAM Menu Structure
- SAM Main Screen
- SAM Logging Options
- Log File Viewer
- Files and Directories
- Add Custom Commands to SAM
- Non-Root SAM Access
Session 4: SYSTEM STARTUP AND SHUTDOWN
- System Startup Process for HP 9000 Server
- HP Integrity Server Booting Differences
- ISL (Initial Systems Loader}
- Understanding Hardware Addresses
- Manually Booting HP-UX in Single User-Mode
- Booting from Another Disk
- The Init Procedure
- The /etc/inittab File
- Reading the /etc/inittab File
- System Run States
- Using Unique Keywords
- System Startup Procedures
- The rc Process
- Sequencer Directories
- Execution Scripts
- Contents of the Template File
- Configuration Files
- Changing the /etc/inittab Files
- Shutdown and rc
- Kill Scripts
- Steps to Add Your Own Start-up Scripts
- Shutdown Permissions
- Recovering from a Lost root Password
- The Reboot Command
Session 5: ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT
- Adding a New User
- Adding an Entry to the /etc/passwd File
- Password Ageing
- Adding an Entry to the /etc/group File
- Customising a Users Environment
- The Default Login Shell
- Managing User Accounts
- Listing Users
- Restricting root Login
- Removing a User Registration from The System
- Setting up Users Through SAM
- Removing Users Through SAM
- Access Control Lists
- Trusted Security Features
- Converting to a Trusted System
- Reverting to a Non-Trusted System
- Password Files
- The Protected Password Database
- Password Ageing
- Time Based Access Control
- Device Based Access Control
Session 6: PRINT SERVICE MANAGEMENT
- Printer Configuration
- Printer Glossary
- Printer Commands
- The lpadmin Command
- The lpfence Command
- The lpshut Command
- The lpsched Command
- The accept command
- The reject Command
- The lpmove Command
- The lpana Command
- The lpstat Command
- The lp Command
- The lpalt Command
- The enable Command
- The disable Command
- The cancel Command
- Printer Configuration
- Printer Configuration Files and Directories
Session 7: FILESYSTEM CONFIGURATION
- File System Structure
- Creating Filesystems
- Special newfs Arguments
- Mounting Filesystems
- Checking the Filesystem Table
- Using the /etc/fstab File
- The lost+found Directory
- Unmounting Filesystems
- Checking and Repairing Filesystems
- Using the fsck Command
- Common Errors Found by fsck
- Using the df Command
- Making Device Nodes
- Device Naming Conventions
- Card Instance Numbers and Device Naming Conventions
- File System Organisation
- File System Types
- Supporting File Systems
- The VxFS File Systems
Session 8: LOGICAL VOLUME MANAGER
- Filesystem Configuration
- Traditional Filesystem Configuration
- Traditional Filesystem Problems
- The Logical Volume Manager (LVM)
- Benefits of LVM
- An introduction to Mirroring and Disk Striping
- Mirroring
- Disk Striping
- Quorum
- Important LVM Commands
Session 9: MANAGING SWAP SPACE
- Using Swap Space
- What is Swap Space?
- Types of Swap Space
- Creating Swap Space
- Enabling Swap Space
Session 10: THE VERITAS VOLUME MANAGER
- VxVM Concepts and Structures
- RAID Levels in VxVM
- The VxVM System Daemons
- Common VxVM Commands
- Overview of VxVM Commands
- Veritas Enterprise Administrator (VEA)
- Volume Manager Support Operations Menu
- Comparing LVM Terminology and Commands with VxVM
Session 11: NODES AND VIRTUAL PARTITIONING
- The Management Processor
- Node Partitioning
- nPartition Management Tool
- Virtual Partitioning
Session 12: BACKUP AND RESTORE
- Using the cpio Command
- Using the cpio -o Command
- Using the find Command with cpio
- Using the ls command with cpio
- Using the cat Command with cpio
- Using the cpio -I Command
- Using the cpio -p Command
- Creating a tar Archive
- Reading/Verifying a tar Archive
- Restoring from a tar Archive
- Using the dd Command
- The fbackup Command
- The frecover Command
- Incremental Backups
- Creating an Incremental Backup
- Recovering from an Incremental Backup
- System Recovery Using Ignite-UX
- Creating a Recovery Tape
- Updating a Recovery Tape
Session 13: BACKGROUND JOBS
- Starting Background Jobs
- The nohup Command
- The nice Command
- Using cron Processes
- Creating cron Processes
- Creating crontab Entries
- Using the crontab Command
- The at Command
- Authorisation for the at Command
Session 14: KERNEL CONFIGURATION
- Reconfiguring the Kernel
- Creating a New Configuration File
- Compiling the Kernel
- Installing the new Kernel Configuration files
- Rebooting the System
- Verifying the Changes
- Kernel Tuneable Parameters
Session 15: SOFTWARE INSTALLATION
- Installing HP-UX
- Beginning the Install
- Software Distribution
- SD Commands
- Glossary of Terms
- SD Structure
- SD Database
- Using the SD Commands
- SD Command List
- The swpackage Command
- The Product Specification File
- Differences Between swcopy and swpackage
Session 16: SYSTEM LOGGING
- The syslog.conf File
- Facility and Priority Values
- The syslogd Daemon Process
Session 17: PERFORMANCE MONITORING
- Addressing the Problem
- Understanding the Workload
- Understanding Bottlenecks
- Performance Monitoring Tools
- SAR (System Activity Reporter)
- VMSTAT (Virtual Memory Statistics)
- SWAPINFO (System Paging Space Information)
- IOSTAT (I/O Statistics)
- Monitoring System Processes
Session 18: WORKSHOPS
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