With under-the-hood insight, Cooper offers invaluable information for optimizing HP-UX performance, reliability, and efficiency. Readers find out how to approach system administration, tuning, and troubleshooting from a more informed perspective. This book is for every HP-UX sys admin, programmer, and performance specialist.

This book provides essential information on setup and use of vPars on HP-UX. This is both a system administration and user book.

Linux is a fast-growing operating system with power and appeal, and enterprises worldwide are quickly adopting the system to utilize its benefits. But as with all operating systems, performance problems do occur causing system administrators to scramble into action. Finally, there is a complete reference for troubleshooting Linux–quickly! Linux Troubleshooting for System Administrators and Power Users is THE book for locating and solving problems and maintaining high performance in Red Hat® Linux and Novell® SUSE® Linux systems. This book not only teaches you how to troubleshoot Linux, it shows you how the system works–so you can attack any problem at its root. Should you reinstall if Linux does not boot? Or can you save time by troubleshooting the problem? Can you enhance performance when Linux hangs or runs slowly? Can you overcome problems with printing or accessing a network? This book provides easy-to-follow examples and an extensive look at the tools, commands, and scripts that make Linux run properly. A troubleshooting guide for all Linux users: Focuses on common problems with start-up, printing, login, the network, security, and more Restore Linux when boot, startup, or shutdown fails–and reinstall Linux properly when all troubleshooting fails Explains how to use some of the most popular Linux performance tools, including top, sar, vmstat, iostat, and free Handle storage problems and CPU slamming to ensure high Linux performance Solve hardware device problems by deciphering error messages and using the lspci tool Use backup/recover commands and tape libraries to create proper backups Identify and correct remote and network printing problems using spooler commands Gone are the days of searching online for solutions that are out of date and unreliable. Whether you are a system admin, developer, or user, this book is an invaluable resource for ensuring that Linux runs smoothly, efficiently, and securely.

This practical guide helps programmers better understand the Linux kernel, and to write and develop kernel code. It provides in-depth coverage of all the major subsystems and features of the Linux 2.6 kernel.

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 © Copyright Pearson Education. All rights reserved.

HP-UX 11i System Administration Handbook and Toolkit, second edition, is your singlesource for everything HP-UX administrators need to know! Now updated to cover new HP-UX 11i andpartitioning enhancements, plus every essential UNIX command. Covers installation, boot, kernel,devices, users, groups, SAM, Veritas VM, LVM, optimization, networking, GNOME, auditing, UNIXfile types and commands, vi, and shell programming. Includes extensive new disk partitioningcoverage: vPars, PRM, nPartitions, and MC/ServiceGuard. CD-ROM: new HP-UX performance managementtrialware, sysadmin "Cheat Sheets," and more.

Maximize the performance and value of any HP-UX 11i system HP-UX 11i Tuning and Performance takes the guesswork out of maximizing HP-UX 11i performance so you can quickly maximize the value of any HP-UX system in any environment. Leading HP experts introduce a comprehensive, systematic performance management methodology that addresses every stage in the lifecycle of an HP-UX system. You ll find specific metrics, symptoms and solutions for every key element of an HP-UX 11i system, including hardware, the OS platform, and application development. From start to finish, the emphasis is on practical results and on understanding the real-world cost/benefit tradeoffs that are central to every tuning project. Coverage includes: A comprehensive optimization methodology, direct from HP s performance labs New optimization opportunities and techniques made possible by HP-UX 11i All-new chapters on network performance and Java performance Rules of thumb for more cost-effective performance management Instrumenting HP-UX 11i systems to accurately reflect reality Choosing the right performance metrics, and using them correctly Key performance tradeoffs in both uniprocessor and SMP environments Practical techniques for resolving CPU, memory, and disk bottlenecks How to make the most of HP-UX specific and generic UNIX performance tools Performance enhancements available through compiler optimization and application profiling Extensive examples from actual HP performance consulting assignments Whether you re an HP-UX 11i sysadmin, netadmin, developer, capacity planner, or performance specialist, this is your complete guide to getting all the performance you paid for! "

HP-UX 11i Security is the industry's most authoritative, comprehensive guide to securing HP-UX hosts. From powerful new HP-UX 11i security features to leading public-domain security tools, no other book offers as much HP-UX-specific security guidance.

In this comprehensive guide that details "behind the scenes" tuning secrets and explains many previously undocumented features, there are real-world performance examples that illustrate how widely available tools can be used to troubleshoot and tune an NFS environment.

This book offers comprehensive preparation for HP¿tough new HP-UX CSA exam¿and an expert reference for working system/network administrators. You¿ find thorough, HP-reviewed coverage of every exam objective, including installation, configuration, control, maintenance, kernel tuning, and network administration.Coverage includes: Responsibilities of an HP-UX system and network administrator HP-UX fundamentals: files/directories, environment variables, I/O, regular expressions, permissions, and more Basic and advanced shell programming Working with the System Administration Manager (SAM) Installation, startup/shutdown, LVM, user/group management, and processes Backup and recovery, step by step Configuring and managing HP-UX printing and peripherals Using AutoFS, NFS, SAMBA, and automount Installing and managing software Patch management, kernel reconfiguration, memory and swap space management Dynamic kernel configuration with DLKM and DTKP Start-to-finish network administration coverage: TCP/IP, DNS, NIS, NFS, and more Sample questions, last-minute review tips, and other study resources Already administering HP-UX systems? Planning to? Migrating from other UNIX platforms? Whatever your background, this book will prepare you for the realities of HP-UX administration¿and for the CSA exam that will recognize your skills. 0131448544B07222004