HP-UX 11i Version 2 System Administration

Description

HP-UX 11i Version 2, is the latest version of the HP-UX operating system.

Unlike the previous version, HP has answered it's customers demands and the

system now works on both PA-RISC and Itanium systems which covers HP's

entire market. In addition to updating the content for HP-UX V2, Marty has

revamped the book based on customer and reviwerer feedback to make it more

readable and useful for all system administrators working on HP-UX systems.

This title is a complete reference and guide for sys admins of all levels. It starts

with booting and installing and moves on to specific topics such as building a

kernal, networking, and even working with partitions---a brand new HP

technology which is a fundamental change to the system and important for all

admins to understand.

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This is the definitive guide to installing and administering HP-UX 11i Version 2 in any environment, on both HP 9000 and HP Integrity server families.

Drawing on 18 years of on-site HP-UX consulting experience, Marty Poniatowski offers unparalleled practical insight into running HP-UX 11i efficiently and reliably, illuminating features even experienced HP-UX sysadmins find confusing. Poniatowski organizes this book around your day-to-day needs and your system's lifecycle. He begins with in-depth coverage of installation and bootup, then walks through everything from LVM and kernel configuration through networking. He especially focuses on the capabilities and tools that make HP-UX unique—and how you can use them to save time and money. Coverage includes

• Partitioning from start to finish—including vPars and nPartitions installation, creation, and modification

• Booting HP Integrity systems with EFI, and HP 9000 systems with PDC, ISL, or hpux

• Mastering the Management Processor (MP): console, virtual front panel, and command menu

• Using HP-UX's new kernel-building commands: kcconfig, kcusage, kctune, kcmodule, and more

• Working with HP-UX's new web-based tools: pd (devices), parmgr (partitions), and kcweb (kernel)

• Mapping LBA to slot numbers: clear explanations of a non-intuitive technique

• Using Ignite-UX to boot and recover systems across the network

• Managing disks, devices, backup, users/groups, and much more

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Contents

Preface.

About This Book.

Relevant URLs.

Acknowledgments.

Conventions Used in This Book.

1. Booting HP Integrity Servers.

2. Booting on HP 9000 Servers (PDC, ISL, hpux).

3. Installing HP-UX.

4. Logical Volume Manager.

5. Configuring an HP-UX Kernel.

6. Devices.

7. Backup.

8. System Startup and Shutdown.

9. Users and Groups.

10. Ignite-UX.

11. HP System Insight Manager (HP SIM).

12. System Administration Manager (SAM).

13. Introduction to HP-UX Performance Tools.

14. Networking Background.

15. Configuring and Using Networking.

16. Virtual Partitions (vPars).

17. Node Partitions (nPartitions) and Management Processor Overview.

18. Future Directions for HP-UX System Administration.

Index.

Features

The only definitive guide for HP-UX system administrators of all levels

° All existing HP-UX systems with service packs will be automatically upgraded to HPUX 11i V2

° HP-UX V2 now works with HP's entire market of servers including Intel Itanium (Integritry) servers and Precision Architecture (PA-RISC) aka HP 9000 Servers

° HP is number one in total worlwide Unix market share (May 2004)

Author

Marty Poniatowski has been a Solution Architect with Hewlett-Packard Company for 18 years in the New York area. He has worked with hundreds of Hewlett-Packard customers in many industries, including media and entertainment, consulting, Internet startups, financial services, and manufacturing.

Marty has been widely published in computer-industry trade publications. He has published more than 50 articles on various computer-related topics. In addition to this book, he is the author of 13 other Prentice Hall books. Marty holds an M.S. in Information Systems from Polytechnic University (Brooklyn, NY), an M.S. in Management Engineering from the University of Bridgeport (Bridgeport, CT), and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Roger Williams University (Bristol, RI).

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