HP-UX Virtual Partitions

ISBN: 0130352128
EAN: 2147483647

Year: 2002
Pages: 181

Authors: Marty Poniatowski

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HP-UX Virtual Partitions
Table of Contents
Copyright
Preface
About Virtual Partitions
Virtual Partitions (vPars) Background
Uses of Virtual Partitions
Organization of the Book
Relevant URLs
Manual Pages Supplied with the Book
Acknowledgments
Conventions Used in the Book
Chapter 1. Installing HP-UX 11i and Virtual Partitions Software
Introduction to Virtual Partitions
Selecting the Disks on Which to the Load Software
Loading the Software
Loading the Software Required for Virtual Partitions
Non-vPars-Specific Section of Chapter - Install HP-UX 11i Operating Environment
Setting the System Parameters after Booting
Software Distributor Example
Loading Patches
Software Distributor Background
Manual Pages for Commands Used in Chapter 1
Chapter 2. Working With vPars
Preparing to Create Virtual Partitions
Virtual Partitions Command Summary
Steps to Create Virtual Partitions
Virtual Partition Dump Files
Summary
Chapter 3. Booting and vPars
Background
Virtual Partition Boot Process Overview
Virtual Partition Boot States
setboot Command and vPars
Other Boot Topics
Non-vPars-Specific Section of Chapter: Boot Process Overview
Boot Console Handler (BCH) Processor Dependent Code (PDC)
Initial System Load
HPUX Secondary System Loader (hpux)
Secure Web Console
Configuring the Guardian Service Processor (GSP)
Manual Pages for Commands Used in Chapter 3
Chapter 4. Building an HP-UX Kernel
Virtual Partitions and the Kernel
Virtual Partition Kernel-Related Work
Devices and Virtual Partitions
Non-vPar Specific Section of Chapter - Modify and Build an HPUX Kernel
Dynamically Loadable Kernel Modules
Description of Kernel Parameters
Overview of Select Kernel Parameters
Chapter 5. Virtual Partitions and Devices
Background on Virtual Partitions and Devices
Virtual Partitions and Processors
Virtual Partitions and Memory
Virtual Partitions and LAN
Virtual Partitions and the Console
Adding and Removing Devices in Virtual Partitions
Non-vPar Specific Section of Chapter - Background on Device Files and Peripherals
Device Files in HP-UX 11i
An Example of Adding a Peripheral
Memory Management - Kind of Related to Device Files
Chapter 6. Users and Groups
Virtual Partitions and Users
Individual User Setup
Application Users
Non-vPar-Specific Section of Chapter - Set Up Users and Groups
NIS for Managing Users
Chapter 7. Backup
Backup of Virtual Partitions
Backup to a Tape Drive on the Local Virtual Partition
Backup to a Tape Drive on a Different Local Virtual Partition
Backup of Virtual Partitions Using SAM
Non-vPar-Specific Section of Chapter - Built-in Backup Programs
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Chapter 8. System Startup and Shutdown Scripts
System Startup and Shutdown Scripts in Virtual Partitions
Application Startup in Virtual Partitions
Virtual Partition Startup
Non-vPar Specific-Section of Chapter - Introduction
System Startup and Shutdown Scripts
Chapter 9. File Systems
Virtual Partition File Systems
Separate vPars File Systems
Non-vPar-Specific Section of Chapter: Introduction
Veritas Volume Manager
Logical Volume Manager Background
Adding Disks
Commonly Used LVM Procedures
Reconfiguring Some Disks: An Example of Using Some Logical Volume Commands
Optional Procedure to Exchange Dump Priorities
HP VERITAS Volume Manager
Some Additional File-System-Related Commands
Chapter 10. Ignite-UX
Ignite-UX Bootable Recovery Achive for Virtual Partitions
Creating Bootable Recovery Archives for vPars
Non-vPar-Specific Section of Chapter: Ignite-UX Overview
Set up Server with Depots and Install Clients
System Recovery with Ignite-UX
Manual Pages for Commands Used in Chapter 10
Chapter 11. System Administration Manager (SAM)
SAM and Virtual Partitions
Virtual Partitions
Backup Using SAM
Users and SAM
ServiceControl Manager (SCM) and Virtual Partitions
System Configuration Repository (SCR) and Virtual Partitions
Non-vPar-Specific Section of Chapter: SAM Overview
Running and Using SAM as Superuser
Author s Disclaimer: SAM is a Moving Target
Running Restricted SAM Builder
Accounts for Users and Groups
Auditing and Security
Backup and Recovery
Clusters
Disks and File Systems
Display
Kernel Configuration
Networking and Communications
Partition Manager
Performance Monitors
Peripheral Devices
Printers and Plotters
Process Management
Routine Tasks
Run SAM on Remote Systems
Software Management
Time
NFS Diskless Concepts
ServiceControl Manager (SCM) Overview
Chapter 12. Performance Topics
Performance and Virtual Partitions
sar and ioscan with Disks
uptime
Networking
HP GlancePlusUX
Non-vPar-Specific Section of Chapter: Introduction
Standard UNIX Commands
Checking Processes with ps
Killing a Process
Signals
More Advanced and Graphical Performance Tools
HP GlancePlusUX
HP VantagePoint Performance Agent and HP VantagePoint Performance AnalyzerUX
Chapter 13. Networking
Virtual Partitions and Networking
Virtual Partition Host-Related Information
Using the Two Networking Cards With Telnet
Non-vPar-Specific Section of Chapter: Networking Background
UNIX Networking
An Overview of IEEE802.3, TCPIP
Internet Protocol (IP) Addressing
Using Networking
ARPA Services (Communication among Systems w Different OS)
Berkeley Commands (Communication between UNIX Systems)
Host Name Mapping
Network File System (NFS)
Set Up DNS Servers Using BIND 8.1.2 on HP-UX 11.0 and 11i
Other Networking Commands and Setup
Chapter 14. Common Desktop Environment
CDE and Virtual Partitions
Custom Greeting for Different Virtual Partitions
Menu Picks for Virtual Partitions
Non-vPars-Specific Part of Chapter: Introduction
Why a Graphical User Interface (GUI)?
CDE Basics
Customizing CDE
CDE - Advanced Topics
X, Motif, and CDE Configuration Files
The Sequence of Events When CDE Starts
CDE and Performance
Conclusion
Appendix A. Virtual Partitions Online Manual Pages
Man Pages
Appendix B. Superdome Virtual Partitions
Superdome vPars
The Hierarchy of Partitions
nPartition and Superdome Background
Working with nPartitions and vPars
Defining and Configuring the Four vPars
The Console