Duration: 5 Days
In this fast-paced course, experienced Tru64, AIX, Solaris, Linux, or other UNIX administrators will gain an understanding of the differences between HP-UX and standard UNIX. It is essential that you have existing UNIX system administration experience. You will spend half of class in hands-on labs using HP servers. Successful completion of the course will help you prepare for the HP-UX Certified System Administrator (CSA) certification exam.
What You Will Learn
- Configure and manage HP-UX peripherals and device files
- Configure and manage disk devices via logical volume manager (LVM)
- Configure and manage journaled file system (JFS)
- Configure HP-UX network connectivity and services
- Configure HP-UX kernel drivers and tunable parameters
- Shutdown, boot, and reboot HP-UX
- Install HP-UX OS software, applications, and patches
Audience
Experienced UNIX system administrators who are new to HP-UX
Prerequistes
Existing knowledge and system administration experience with a version of UNIX
Course Outline
1. Navigating the System Management Homepage (SMH)
- Launching the SMH Graphics User Interface (GUI) and Tangible User Interface (TUI)
- Verifying SMH Certificates
- Logging into the SMH
- Navigating the SMH Interface
- Launching SMH Tools and Tasks
- Viewing SMH logs
- Managing SMH Access Control and Authentication
- SMH and SIM Integration Concepts
2. Configuring Hardware
- Hardware Components
- CPU, Cell, Crossbar, and Modular Input/Output (MIO)
- System Bus Adapter (SBA), Local Bus Adapter (LBA), and Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI)
- Multi-Protocol (MP), Core I/O, and Device Adapter Card
- Internal Disks, Tapes, and DVD
- Disk Array, Logical Unit Number (LUN), Storage Area Network (SAN), and Multipathing
- Partitioning
- nPar, vPar, VM, and Secure Resource Partition
- HP Integrity Entry-Class Rackmount Servers, Mid-Range Servers, and High-End Servers
- HP BladeSystem
- HP Integrity Superdome 2
- Viewing the System Hardware Configuration
- Viewing nPar, vPar, and VM Hardware Addresses
- Hardware Address Concepts
- Legacy Host Bus Adapter (HBA), Small Computer System Interface (SCSI), and Fibre Channel (FC) Hardware Address Concepts
- Agile View HBA, SCSI, and FC Hardware Address Concepts
- Viewing Legacy Hardware Addresses
- Viewing LUNs via Agile View
- Viewing a LUN's and HBA's lunpaths via Agile View
- Viewing LUN health via Agile View and LUN attributes via Agile View
- Enabling and Disabling Lunpaths
- Slot Address Concepts and Components
- Slot address
- Viewing Slot Addresses
- EFI Address
- SCSI Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) and FC EFI Hardware Address
- Viewing EFI Hardware Addresses
- Installing Interface Cards with and without OL*
- Installing New Devices
3. Configuring Device Special Files (DSF)
- DSF Attribute Concepts and Directories
- Legacy and Persistent DSF Names
- LUN, Disk, and DVD DSF Names
- Boot Disk and Tape Drive DSFs
- Tape Autochanger DSFs
- Terminal, Modem, and Printer DSFs
- Listing Legacy and Persistent DSFs
- Correlating Persistent and Legacy DSFs
- Correlating Persistent DSFs with Lunpaths and WWIDs
- Decoding Legacy and Persistent DSF Attributes
- Creating DSFs via insf, mksf, and mknod
- Removing DSFs via rmsf
- Disabling and Enabling Legacy Mode DSFs
4. Managing Disk Devices
- Disk and Whole Disk Partitioning Concepts
- LVM Disk Partitioning Concepts
- LVM Physical Volume, Volume Group, and Logical Volume Concepts
- LVM Extent and Extent Size Concepts
- LVM Versions and Limits
- LVM DSF Directories
- LVMv1 and LVMv2 Device Files
- Creating Physical and Logical Volumes
- Creating LVMv1 and LVMv2 Volume Groups
5. Managing File Systems
- File System Types
- HFS and VxFS Comparison
- Creating File Systems
- Mounting File Systems
- Automatically Mounting File Systems
- Mounting Compact Disc File System (CDFS), Loopback File System (LOFS), and ISOFS
- Mounting MemFS
6. Managing Swap Space
- HP-UX Memory and Swap Concepts
- HP-UX Swap Types
- HP-UX Pseudoswap
- Enabling Swap via the Command Line Interface (CLI) and /etc/fstab
- Monitoring Swap Space
- Disabling Swap
- Guidelines for Configuring Swap Space
7. Maintaining Disks and File Systems
- Defragmenting File Systems
- Repairing Corrupted File Systems
- Monitoring Free Space
- Reclaiming Wasted File System Space
- Extending, Reducing, and Removing Volume Groups
- Extending, Reducing, and Removing Logical Volumes
- Extending and Reducing File Systems
8. Preparing for Disasters
- Disaster Recover, Mirroring, and Dynamic Root Disk (DRD) Clone Concepts
- Using DRD to Minimize Planned and Unplanned Downtime
- Installing DRD
- Using the DRD Command
- Creating and Updating a DRD Clone
- Verifying a DRD Clone's Status
- Accessing Inactive Images via DRD-Safe Commands
- Managing Software via DRD-Safe Commands
- Managing Kernel Tunables via DRD-Safe Commands
- Accessing Inactive Images via Other Commands
- Activating and Deactivating an Inactive Image
- Customizing the make_*_recovery Archive Contents
- Backing up the Boot Disk via make_tape_recovery and make_net_recovery
- Using a make_*_recovery Archive
- Interacting with the Recovery Process
9. Accessing the System Console
- Management Processor Concepts
- Viewing MP/Console Ports
- Connecting MP Serial and LAN Ports
- Accessing the MP
- Navigating the MP Menu and Web Interfaces
- Accessing nPar, vPar, and VM Consoles
- Accessing the Virtual Front Panel (VFP), Console Log, and System Event Log
- Accessing the MP Help Menus and Command Menu
- Configuring the MP LAN Interface
- Enabling MP Remote Access
- Managing MP User Accounts, Access Levels, and Login Sessions
- Rebooting via the MP
10. Booting Precision Architecture - Reduced Instruction Set Computer (PA-RISC) Systems
- HP-UX Shutdown and Reboot Concepts
- PA-RISC Boot Process Major Players
- PA-RISC Boot Disk Structures and Boot Process
- Autoboot and Manual Boot Concepts
- Interacting with the Boot Console Handler (BCH) and ISL/IPL
11. Booting Integrity Systems
- HP-UX Shutdown and Reboot Concepts
- Integrity Boot Process Major Players and Disk Structures
- Integrity Boot Disk System, OS, and Service Partition Structures
- Integrity and PA-RISC Boot Process Comparison
- Autoboot and Manual Boot Concepts
- Booting from Primary, Alternate, and Arbitrary Boot Devices
- Booting from Ignite-UX Servers and Recovery Archives
- Managing Boot Menu and Console Settings
- Interacting with the EFI Shell
- Interacting with the hpux.efi Kernel Loader
12. Starting Network Services
- Configuring Network Services via /etc/rc.config.d/ Files
- Controlling Network Services via /sbin/rc*.d/ Directories and Scripts
- Starting and Stopping Network Services via /sbin/init.d/ Scripts
- Creating Custom Startup/Shutdown Scripts
13. Configuring IP Connectivity
- Installing and Verifying LAN Software
- Configuring Link Layer Connectivity
- Configuring IP Connectivity and IP Multiplexing
- Configuring the System Hostname and /etc/hosts
- Configuring Network Tunable Parameters
- Configuring Static and Default Routes
- Configuring the Resolver
- Configuring the Name Service Switch
- Troubleshooting Network Connectivity
- Configuring Network Services
14. Configuring the Kernel
- Kernel Configuration Concepts
- Special Kernel Configurations and Configuration Commands
- Modifying the Current Kernel Configuration
- Creating a Named Configuration
- Copying and Loading a Configuration
- Ker
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