Hewlett Packard - H3065S

Course Description

This course is the second of two courses that prepare system administrators for successful administration of HP 9000 systems in a networked environment. Emphasis is on configuring an HP 9000 system to share system resources within a network. Successful completion of HP-UX System and Network Administration I and II can lead to HP Professional technical certification. The 5-day course is 60 percent lecture and 40 percent hands-on.

Intended Audience

System and network administrators who maintain and configure system resources, control access to resources, and establish procedures.

Benefits

• Manage a computer running HP-UX
• Create and control software depots that allow your users to share tools, patches, and other needed programs
• Maximize memory by sharing resources and freeing up local disk space
• Customize HP-UX system startup and shutdown specific to meet each user's personal needs

Pre-requisite skills

• HP-UX System and Network Administration I (H3064S) or equivalent experience

Next Steps

• Become an HP Certified IT Professional in HP-UX System Administration by taking the 3H0-002 exam

Why HP Education Services

• Experienced and best-in-the-field HP instructors
• Comprehensive student materials
• State-of-the-art classroom facilities
• Hands-on practice
• Focus on job-specific skills
• More than 260 locations worldwide
• Customized on-site delivery
• Online instructor-led and self-paced training at: http://itresourcecenter.hp.com

Course Outline

• LAN Concepts
  • IP network classes
  • Host names
  • Converting IP addresses to Medium Access Control (MAC) addresses
  • Populating the Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) cache
  • Managing packet flow with Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)
  • Managing packet flow with User Datagram Protocol (UDP)
  • Sending data to applications via ports
  • Managing ports with sockets
• LAN Hardware Overview
  • LAN hardware components
  • LAN topologies
  • LAN access topologies
  • Repeaters
  • Hubs
  • Bridges and switches
  • Routers and gateways
• Configuring IP Connectivity
  • TCP/IP configuration overview
  • Installing LAN software
  • Configuring link layer connectivity
  • Configuring IP multiplexing
  • Configuring the /etc/hosts file
• Configuring IP Routing
  • Routing concepts
  • Routing tables
  • Viewing routing tables
  • Configuring routes
• Configuring Subnetting
  • IP addresses in a subnetted network
  • Netmasks in a subnetted network
  • Host IP addresses on a subnet
• Troubleshooting Network Connectivity
  • Network troubleshooting tools overview
  • The lanscan, linkloop, and lanadmin commands
• Starting Network Services
  • Starting system and network services
  • /sbin/init.d scripts
  • Creating custom start scripts
• Network File System (NFS) Concepts
  • What files should I share via NFS?
• Configuring NFS
  • Configuring NFS servers and clients
  • Edit the NFS server