GET Training Contents – Phase III

HP-UX
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Training Curriculum:

Module 1: HP-UX System and Network Administration Part l Duration: 40 hrs

Navigating the SMH

 SAM and SMH overview
 Launching the SMH GUI and TUI
 Verifying SMH certificates
 Logging into the SMH
 Navigating the SMH interface
 Launching SMH tools
 Launching SMH tasks
 Viewing SMH logs
 Managing SMH access control
 Managing SMH authentication
 SMH and SIM integration concepts

Managing users and groups

• User and group concepts
• /etc/passwd, /etc/shadow, and /etc/group concepts
• Creating, modifying, deactivating, and removing user accounts
• Configuring password aging and password security policies
• Managing groups
• Managing /etc/skel

Navigating the HP-UX file system

 Static and dynamic files and directory concepts
 OS and application directory concepts
 Top level directory concepts and contents
 Searching for files and executables using the find, whereis, which, and file commands

Configuring hardware
 Hardware component overview
• CPU, cell, crossbar, and MIO overview
• SBA, LBA, and PCI overview
• MP, core I/O, and device adapter card overview
• Internal disks, tapes, and DVD overview
• Disk array, LUN, SAN and Multipathing overview
• Partitioning overview
• nPar, vPar, VM, and Secure Resource partition overview
• System type overview
• Entry-class rackmount server overview
• Mid-range rackmount server overview
• High-end server overview
• HP BladeSystem overview
• HP BladeSystem c-class enclosure overview
• HP Integrity blade server overview
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• Viewing system hardware configuration

• Viewing nPar, vPar and VM hardware
• Hardware address concepts
• Legacy HBA, SCSI, and 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 lunpaths via Agile View
• Viewing an HBA's lunpaths via Agile View
• Viewing LUN health via Agile View
• Viewing LUN attributes via Agile View
• Enabling and disabling lunpaths
• Slot address concepts
• Slot address components
• Viewing slot addresses
• EFI address overview
• SCSI EFI hardware address overview
• FC EFI hardware address overview
• Viewing EFI hardware addresses
• Installing interface cards with and without OL*
• Installing new devices

Configuring device special files

• DSF attribute concepts
• DSF directories
• Legacy DSF names
• Persistent DSF names
• LUN, disk, and DVD DSF names
• Boot disk DSFs
• Tape drive DSFs
• Tape autochanger DSFs
• Terminal, modem, and printer DSFs
• Listing legacy DSFs
• Listing 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

Managing disk devices

• Disk partitioning concepts
• Whole disk partitioning concepts
• LVM disk partitioning concepts
• LVM physical volume concepts
• LVM volume group concepts
• LVM logical volume concepts
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• LVM extent concepts

• LVM extent size concepts
• LVM versions and limits
• LVM DSF directories
• LVMv1 device files
• LVMv2 device files
• Creating physical volumes
• Creating LVMv1 volume groups
• Creating LVMv2 volume groups
• Creating logical volumes
• Verifying the LVM configuration
• Comparing disk space management tools

Managing file systems

• File system concepts
• File system types
• Superblock, inode, directory, block, extent,
• and intent log concepts
• Hard and symbolic link concepts
• HFS and VxFS comparison
• Creating file systems
• Mounting file systems
• Unmounting file systems
• Automatically mounting file systems
• Mounting CDFS file systems
• Mounting LOFS file systems
• Mounting ISOFS file systems
• Mounting MemFS file systems

Managing swap space

• HP-UX memory concepts
• HP-UX swap concepts
• HP-UX swap types
• HP-UX pseudoswap
• Enabling swap via the CLI
• Enabling swap via /etc/fstab
• Monitoring swap space
• Disabling swap
• Guidelines for configuring swap space

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
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Preparing for disasters with DRD and make*recovery tools

• Disaster Recovery, Mirroring and DRD
• concepts
• Using DRD to minimize planned downtime
• Using DRD to minimize unplanned downtime
• Installing DRD
• Using the drd command
• Creating a DRD clone
• 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
• Backing up the boot disk via make_net_recovery
• Using a make_*_recovery archive
• Interacting with the Recovery Process

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 VFP, console log, and system event log
• Accessing the MP help menus
• Accessing the MP command menu
• Configuring the MP LAN interface
• Enabling MP remote access
• Managing MP user accounts and access levels
• Managing MP login sessions
• Rebooting via the MP

Booting PA-RISC systems

• HP-UX shutdown and reboot concepts
• PA-RISC boot process major players
• PA-RISC boot disk structures
• PA-RISC boot process overview
• Autoboot and manual boot concepts
• Interacting with the BCH and ISL/IPL

Booting Integrity systems

• HP-UX shutdown and reboot concepts
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• Integrity boot process major players

• Integrity boot 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 settings
• Managing console settings
• Interacting with the EFI shell
• Interacting with the hpux.efi kernel loader

Configuring the kernel

• Kernel configuration concepts
• Special kernel configurations
• Kernel configuration commands
• Modifying the current kernel configuration
• Creating a named configuration
• Copying a configuration
• Loading a configuration
• Kernel module concepts, states, and state
• changes
• Viewing and managing module states
• Kernel tunable concepts and types
• Viewing, managing, and monitoring kernel tunables
• Viewing, managing, and monitoring kernel
• resource alarms
• Viewing the kernel change log
• Booting from an alternate kernel
• Booting via override parameters
• Booting to tunable maintenance mode

Managing software with SD-UX

• SD-UX software structure concepts
• SD-UX software depot concepts
• SD-UX IPD concepts
• SD-UX daemon and agent concepts
• Listing software
• Installing and updating software
• Removing software

Managing patches with SD-UX

• Patch concepts
• Patch naming convention concepts
• Patch supersession concepts
• Patch rating concepts
• Patch source concepts
• Patch tool concepts
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• Downloading and installing patches from the ITRC

• Installing patches from DVD, tape, and directory depots
• Listing patches
• Removing patches

Installing the OS with Ignite-UX

• Install source concepts
• Planning an install
• Choosing an operating environment
• Choosing an install-time security bundle
• Locating the source media
• Initiating a PA-RISC install
• Initiating an Integrity install
• Navigating the Ignite-UX menus
• Verifying an installation
• Completing post-install configuration tasks
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Training Curriculum:

Module 1: HP-UX System and Network Administration Part ll Duration: 40 hrs

LAN Concepts
• Media Access Control (MAC) addresses
• IP addresses and network classes
• Host names
• Converting IP addresses to Media Access
• Control (MAC) addresses
• Populating the Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) cache
• Managing packet flow with Transmission
• Control Protocol (TCP) and User Datagram Protocol (UDP)
• Sending data to applications via ports
• Managing ports with sockets

LAN Hardware Concepts

• LAN hardware components, topologies, and access methods
• Single- and multi-port Network interface cards
• Repeaters and hubs
• Bridges and switches
• Routers, gateways, and firewalls

Configuring IP Connectivity
• Installing and verifying LAN software
• Installing and verifying LAN interface cards
• Configuring link layer connectivity
• Configuring IP connectivity
• Configuring IP multiplexing
• Configuring the system hostname and /etc/hosts
• Configuring network tunable parameters

Configuring IP Routing
• Routing concepts and tables
• Viewing routing tables
• Configuring static and default routes
• Configuring the /etc/rc.config.d/netconf file

Configuring Subnetting
• IP addresses and netmasks in a subnetted network
• Host IP addresses on a subnet
• Routers in a subnetted network
• Troubleshooting Network Connectivity
• Network troubleshooting tools overview
• Troubleshooting network connectivity via nwmgr, lanscan, linkloop, and lanadmin
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• Troubleshooting network connectivity via arp, ping, netstat, and nslookup

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

Configuring Network File Systems (NFS)

• NFS concepts
• NFS versions
• NFS servers and clients
• NFS RPCs, program numbers, and rpcbind
• NFS stateless operation concepts
• NFS security concepts
• NFS authentication and encryption concepts
• Planning an NFS configuration
• Selecting an NFS protocol
• Maintaining UID, GID, and time consistency
• Configuring and starting NFS server daemons
• Temporarily and permanently sharing file systems
• Verifying NFS server configuration
• Configuring and starting NFS client daemons
• Temporarily and permanently mounting NFS file systems
• Verifying NFS client configuration
• Troubleshooting NFS
• NFS vs CIFS features and benefits

Configuring AutoFS
• AutoFS concepts and maps
• AutoFS commands and daemons
• Configuring the AutoFS master and hosts maps
• Configuring the AutoFS direct and indirect maps
• Mounting home directories with AutoFS
• Configuring AutoFS to access replicated servers
• Troubleshooting AutoFS

Configuring Domain Name Service (DNS)

• DNS concepts and hierarchial name space
• DNS name servers and name server zones
• Configuring DNS master, slave, and cache-only servers
• Testing name servers with dig
• Configuring DNS clients and the /etc/nsswitch.conf file
• Testing resolver clients with nsquery
• /etc/named.data and /etc/named.conf
• Updating DNS master and slave servers

Configuring the ARPA/Berkeley Services

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• Internet service clients and servers

• Configuring /etc/rc.config.d/netdaemons
• Configuring /etc/inetd.conf and /etc/services
• Configuring /var/adm/inetd.sec
• Configuring /etc/hosts.equiv and ~/.rhosts
• FTP configuration issues

Configuring Secure Shell (SSH)

• Network service vulnerabilities
• SSH encryption, server, and client/user
• authentication
• Configuring SSH encryption, server, and
• client/user authentication
• SSH single sign-on
• Configuring SSH single sign-on
• Using UNIX and PuTTY SSH clients

Configuring Network Time Protocol (NTP)

• Introduction to the Network Time Protocol (NTP)
• NTP time sources, stratum levels, and roles
• How NTP adjusts the system clock
• Configuring NTP servers and clients and verifying NTP functionality

Managing depots with SD-UX

• SD-UX depot server concepts and advantages
• Planning for depots
• Adding software and patches to a depot
• Removing software from a depot
• Registering or unregistering a depot
• Pulling and pushing software from a depot

Configuring LDAP-UX
• LDAP concepts
• Schema, object classes, attributes, and directory entries
• Directory Information Trees, DNs, RDNs, and LDIF files
• Servers, replicas, and LDAP clients
• Referrals and security
• Installing and verifying a Netscape Directory Server
• Installing and using a basic LDAP-UX client
• Configuring /etc/nsswitch.conf and /etc/pam.conf
• Managing passwords and directory entries
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Training Curriculum:

Module 1: HP MC/ServiceGuard Cluster Basics Internal Duration: 16 hrs

Introduction to Serviceguard
• High Availability with Serviceguard
• Serviceguard features and benefits
• How Serviceguard works
• Serviceguard packages
• Minimizing planned downtime
• Multi-Node Packages and Package Dependencies
• Serviceguard Manager
• MetroCluster
• Continentalclusters
• Package dependencies
• Package priorities
• Package weight and node capacity

High Availability Planning

• Ways to reduce risks
• Disk configurations
• Network configurations
• Routed networks and Serviceguard clusters
• Serviceguard Components
• Configuration roadmap

Storage for Servicegard

• Serviceguard Disk Space Management Overview
• Review of LVM Concepts
• VxVM Terminology Overview
• Import/Deport the Disk Group on the Other Node
• CFS Filesystem

Cluster Concepts and Configuration

• Major Components of a Cluster
• Network Interface Configuration
• Cluster Lock Configuration
• Heartbeat Configuration
• Cluster formation requirements
• Cluster management options

Additional Cluster Features

• Serviceguard volume groups
• Cluster formation and reformations
• Node failures and node joins
• Local LAN card failover
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Packages and Services

• Packaging concepts
• Viewing and modifying package status
• Legacy and Modular Package Comparison
• Package scripts
• Package configuration procedures
• Package script log file

Package Policies
• Package and failover policies
• Failback policies and automatic failback
• Package dependencies
• Package priorities
• Package weight and node capacity

Cluster Troubleshooting
• Approaches to identifying problems
• Log files
• Package script troubleshooting
• Useful troubleshooting commands
• System administration errors
• Package movement errors
• Causes of cluster reformations
• Testing cluster operations
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Training Curriculum:

Module 1: HP Hardware PA-RISC & Itanium Internal Duration: 5 hrs

• CISC vs RISC
• Microprocessor
• Memory
• Cache Memory
• PA-RISC Family
• Itanium Family
• HP 64-Bit HP9000 & HP Integrity Summary & Roadmap
• HP OS Versions Roadmap
• HP OS New Version
• Discuss about some high end servers
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