The HP-UX system administration

KEY TOPICS: Walk through all the issues associated with setting up and configuring an HP-UX system; working with the file system; and networking. Understand the HP-UX System Administration Manager in depth. Learn how HP-UX supports the Common Desktop Environment, and discover HP-UX shell programming for system administrators. The book includes detailed coverage of HP-UX system auditing and Windows NT interoperability -- two increasingly crucial topics for HP-UX system administrators. The book's two CD-ROMs contain an unprecedented collection of trial software for HP-UX administration, development and interoperability with NT systems. You'll also find a convenient 4-page fold-out/tear-out reference card for HP-UX system administration.

MARKET: All HP-UX system administrators. HP-UX represents 40% of the UNIX marketplace today.

• Tips and tricks for virtually every HP-UX system administration task.
  
• Completely updated for HP-UX Release 10.x.
  
• Two CD-ROMs contain trial HP Performance Tools, HP-UX audit programs, trial Hummingbird interoperability tools, and HP OpenStudio descriptive material.

Table of contents

Preface

1. Setting Up Your HP-UX System

SAM
Server vs. Workstation Implementation
Using the Setup Flowchart
Assemble Team (F1)
Inspect Site and Assemble Hardware (F2)
Hardware Configuration
Software Configuration
Order Documentation
Install HP-UX 10.x (F3)
Loading HP-UX 10.x Software on Series 700
Loading HP-UX 10.x Software on Series 800
Installing Software with Software Distributor-HP-UX
Build an HP-UX Kernel (F4)
Configure Additional Peripherals (F5)
All About Device Files in HP-UX 10.x
An Example of Adding a Peripheral
Set Up Users and Groups (F6)
Assigning Users to Groups
Set-up Backup Procedure (F7)
Examples of Remote Backup Using cpio, tar, and fbackup
Perform Ongoing System Administration Tasks (F8)
Memory Management
System Startup and Shutdown
System Shutdown

2. The HP-UX File System and Related Commands

Introduction
HP-UX File Types
Text Files
Data Files
Source Code File
Executable Files
Shell Programs
Links
Device Files
The file Command
File System Layout
Logical Volume Manager Background
Reconfiguring Some Disks - An Example of Using Some Logical
Volume Commands
Why Change?
Optional Procedure to Exchange Dump Priorities
Some Additional File System Related Commands
Viewing File Systems with bdf
File System Maintenance with fsck
Initialize with mediainit

3. Networking

UNIX Networking
What Is All This Ethernet, IEEE802.3, TCP/IP Stuff Anyway?
Internet Protocol (IP) Addressing
Using Networking
ARPA Services
Berkeley Commands
Host Name Mapping
Network File System (NFS)
Other Networking Commands and Setup

4. System Administration Manager (SAM)

SAM Overview
Running and Using SAM as Superuser
Running Restricted SAM Builder
Accounts for Users and Groups
Adding a User
Adding a Group
Auditing and Security
Audited Events and Audited System Calls
Audited Users
System Security Policies
Backup and Recovery
Scheduling a Backup
Interactive Backup and Recovery
Performing a Restore
Disks and File Systems
Disk Devices
File Systems
Logical Volumes
Swap
Volume Groups
Kernel Configuration
Configurable Parameters
Drivers
Dump Devices
Subsystems
Networking and Communications
Bootable Devices
Internet Addresses
Network Interface Cards
Network Services
Network File Systems
System Access
UUCP
Peripheral Devices
Cards
Device List
Tape Drives
Terminals and Modems
Uninterruptable Power Supplies
Printers and Plotters
Print Requests
Printers and Plotters
Save/Restore Spooler Configuration
Process Management
Performance Monitors
Process Control
Scheduling Cron Jobs
Routine Tasks
Backup and Recovery
Dind and Remove Unused Filesets
Selective File Removal
System Log Files
System Shutdown
Run SAM on Remote Systems
Software Management
Copy Software to Local Depot
Install Software to Local Host
List Software
Remove Software
Time
NFS Diskless Concepts
ENWARE X-station Administration (optional)

5. The Art of System Administration

Where Are Your HP-UX System Resources Going?
System Components
Commands and Tools for Determining How System Resources Are Being Used
Taking Inventory
Standard HP-UX Commands
I/O and CPU Statistics with iostat
Virtual Memory Statistics with vmstat
Network Statistics with netstat
Network Statistics with landiag and lanadmin
Check Processes with ps
Show Remote Mounts with showmount
Show Swap with swapinfo
sar: The System Activity Reporter
timex to Analyze a Command
HP GlancePlus/UX
Global Screen Description
CPU Detail Screen Description
Memory Detail Screen Description
Disk Detail Screen Description
GlancePlus Summary
What Should I Look For When Using GlancePlus?
Using Some of the Performance Tools in a Benchmark
A Real-Life Performance Problem
First Things First - Taking Inventory
Characterize Application

6. Common Desktop Environment

Why a Graphical User Interface (GUI)?
The Relationship among X, Motif, and CDE
The X Window System
Motif
CDE
X, Motif, and CDE Configuration Files
How Configuration Files Play Together
Specifying Appearance and Behavior
The Sequence of Events When CDE Starts
Customizing CDE
CDE and Performance
Conclusion

7. Shell Programming for System Administrators

Shell Programming
Bourne Shell Programming for System Administrators
Shell Variables
Command Substitution
Reading User Input
Arguments to Shell Programs
Testing and Branching
Making Decisions with the case Statement
Looping
The While Loop
Shell Functions
awk in Shell Programs
C Shell Programming for System Administrators
Issuing Commands
The .cshrc File
The .login File
Shell and Environment Variables
File Name Expansion
umask and Permissions
C Shell Programming

8. HP-UX System Auditing

What Should You Audit?
Important Files
Security
Logical Volume Review
Performance
Disk and File System Information
Kernel, Boot, and Printer Information
Patches
Networking
Some Example Scripts
Kernel
Disk Information
Logical Volume Summary
Logical Volume Detail
Patches
Software Check
Password and Group Check
Check for Disk Hogs
Check Crash Directory

9. Windows NT and HP-UX Interoperability Topics

Interoperability Topics
Why the X Window System?
X Window System Background
X Server Software
Windows NT and HP-UX Networking
NFS Background
Using Windows NT and HP-UX Networking
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
Other Connection Topics
Windows NT Functionality on HP-UX - Advanced Server 9000
Installing Advanced Server 9000 on HP-UX
Sharing a Printer
Sharing a File System
POSIX Utilities
HP SoftBench Openstudio
Three Key Features of OpenStudio
Manipulating HP-UX Source Code
SoftBench OpenStudio Control Panel
Conclusion

10. The vi Editor

Starting a vi Session
Cursor Control Commands
Adding Text in vi
Deleting Text in vi
Changing Text in vi
Search and Replace in vi
Copying Text in vi
Undo in vi
Save Text and Exit vi
Options in vi

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