| Title and Copyright Information |
| About This Guide |
| Audience |
| New and Changed Features |
| Organization |
| Related Documents |
| Reader's Comments |
| Conventions |
| 1 | System Administration Methods and Utilities |
| 1.1 | Overview of the SysMan Menu and Other Utilities |
| 1.2 | Related Documentation |
| 1.3 | Setting Up Your System |
| 1.4 | Administrative Methods |
| 1.5 | Administrative Utilities Under CDE |
| 1.5.1 | Accessing SysMan Under CDE |
| 1.5.2 | System Setup |
| 1.6 | SysMan Menu |
| 1.7 | Using the SysMan Command Line |
| 1.8 | SysMan Station |
| 1.8.1 | Using SysMan Station Status Options |
| 1.8.2 | Using SysMan Station Views |
| 1.8.3 | Using SysMan Station Menu Options |
| 1.9 | Compaq Insight Manager |
| 1.10 | Using SysMan on a Personal Computer |
| 1.11 | Setting Up a Serial Line Console |
| 1.11.1 | Setting Up a Console Port |
| 1.11.1.1 | Connecting the Modem to COMM1 |
| 1.11.1.2 | Setting the Configurable DCD Timer Value |
| 1.11.1.3 | Setting the Console Environment Variables |
| 1.11.1.4 | Verifying the Modem Setup |
| 1.11.2 | Initiating a Console Port Connection |
| 1.11.2.1 | Using the Console Port |
| 1.11.2.1.1 | Turning Off Console Log Messages |
| 1.11.2.1.2 | Shutting Down the Remote System |
| 1.11.2.1.3 | Ending a Remote Session |
| 1.11.2.2 | Troubleshooting the Modem Connection |
| 2 | Starting Up and Shutting Down the System |
| 2.1 | Overview of the Shutdown and Boot Operations |
| 2.1.1 | Shutdown Methods |
| 2.1.2 | Boot Methods |
| 2.1.3 | Related Documentation |
| 2.1.4 | System Files |
| 2.1.5 | Related Utilities |
| 2.2 | Understanding the Boot Operation |
| 2.2.1 | Booting Automatically or Manually |
| 2.2.2 | Booting to Single-User or Multiuser Mode |
| 2.3 | Preparing to Boot the Installed System |
| 2.3.1 | Preparing to Boot a Powered-Down System |
| 2.3.2 | Preparing to Boot a Powered-Up, Halted System |
| 2.3.3 | Preparing to Transition from Single-User Mode |
| 2.3.4 | Preparing to Boot a Crashed System |
| 2.3.5 | Preparing to Boot a System Taken Off the Network |
| 2.4 | Booting the System |
| 2.4.1 | Defining the Console Environment Variables and Using the Boot Commands |
| 2.4.2 | Overriding the Boot Commands |
| 2.4.3 | Using Interactive Boot to Verify the Root File System |
| 2.5 | Identifying System Run Levels |
| 2.6 | Changing System Run Levels |
| 2.6.1 | Changing Run Levels in Single-User Mode |
| 2.6.2 | Changing Run Levels from Multiuser Mode |
| 2.6.2.1 | Changing to a Different Multiuser Run Level |
| 2.6.2.2 | Changing to Single-User Mode |
| 2.6.2.3 | Reexamining the inittab File |
| 2.7 | Symmetric Multiprocessing |
| 2.7.1 | Adding CPUs to an Existing System |
| 2.7.2 | Unattended Reboots on Multiprocessor Systems |
| 2.8 | Setting and Resetting the System Clock |
| 2.9 | Troubleshooting Boot Problems |
| 2.10 | Shutting Down the System |
| 2.11 | Stopping Systems While in Multiuser Mode |
| 2.11.1 | Using SysMan shutdown |
| 2.11.2 | Shutting Down the System and Warning Other Users |
| 2.11.3 | Shutting Down and Halting the System |
| 2.11.4 | Shutting Down and Automatically Rebooting the System |
| 2.11.5 | Shutting Down and Halting Systems Immediately |
| 2.12 | Stopping Systems While in Single-User Mode |
| 2.12.1 | Stopping and Rebooting Systems with the reboot Command |
| 2.12.2 | Stopping Systems with the fasthalt Command |
| 2.12.3 | Stopping Systems with the fastboot Command |
| 3 | Customizing the System Environment |
| 3.1 | Identifying and Modifying the System Initialization Files |
| 3.1.1 | Using the /etc/inittab File |
| 3.1.1.1 | Specifying the Initialization Default Run Level |
| 3.1.1.2 | Specifying wait Run Levels |
| 3.1.1.3 | Specifying Console Run Levels |
| 3.1.1.4 | Specifying Terminals and Terminal Run Levels |
| 3.1.1.5 | Specifying Process Run Levels |
| 3.1.1.6 | Securing a Terminal Line |
| 3.1.2 | Using the init and rc Directory Structure |
| 3.1.2.1 | The init.d Directory |
| 3.1.2.2 | The rc0.d Directory and rc0 Run Command Script |
| 3.1.2.3 | The rc2.d Directory and rc2 Run Command Script |
| 3.1.2.4 | The rc3.d Directory and rc3 Run Command Script |
| 3.1.3 | Using the crontabs Directory |
| 3.2 | Using National Language Support |
| 3.2.1 | Setting Locale |
| 3.2.2 | Modifying Locale Categories |
| 3.2.3 | Limitations of Locale Variables |
| 3.2.4 | Setting Environment Variables for Message Catalogs and Locales |
| 3.3 | Customizing Internationalization Features |
| 3.4 | Customizing Your Time Zone |
| 3.5 | Customizing CPU Resource Allocation |
| 3.5.1 | Class Scheduler Overview |
| 3.5.1.1 | Related Utilities |
| 3.5.1.2 | Invoking the Class Scheduler |
| 3.5.2 | Planning Class Scheduling |
| 3.5.3 | Configuring Class Scheduling |
| 3.5.4 | Creating and Managing Classes |
| 3.5.4.1 | Creating a Class |
| 3.5.4.2 | Managing Identifier Types Within Classes |
| 3.5.4.3 | Enabling the Class Scheduler |
| 3.5.4.4 | Adding Members to a Class |
| 3.5.4.5 | Deleting Members From a Class |
| 3.5.4.6 | Other Class Management Options |
| 3.5.5 | Using the runclass Command |
| 3.5.6 | Using the Class Scheduling Graphical Interface |
| 3.5.7 | Creating or Modifying a Database |
| 3.6 | Customizing Power Management |
| 3.6.1 | Using the dxpower Utility's Graphical User Interface |
| 3.6.2 | Using the sysconfig Command |
| 3.6.2.1 | Changing Power Management Values |
| 3.6.2.2 | Changing a Running Kernel or X Server |
| 3.6.3 | Using the SysMan Station |
| 3.7 | Adding Swap Space |
| 3.7.1 | Related Documentation and Utilities |
| 3.7.2 | Allocating Swap Space |
| 3.7.3 | Estimating Swap Space Requirements |
| 3.7.4 | Selecting the Swap Space Allocation Method |
| 3.7.5 | Correcting an Apparent Lack of Swap Space |
| 4 | Configuring the Kernel |
| 4.1 | Related Documentation and Utilities |
| 4.2 | System Configuration at Installation Time |
| 4.3 | Deciding When and How to Reconfigure Your Kernel |
| 4.4 | Dynamic System Configuration |
| 4.4.1 | Configuring Subsystems |
| 4.4.2 | Listing the Configured Subsystems |
| 4.4.3 | Determining the Subsystem Type |
| 4.4.4 | Unloading a Subsystem |
| 4.4.5 | Maintaining the List of Automatically Configured Subsystems |
| 4.4.6 | Managing Subsystem Attributes |
| 4.4.6.1 | Determining the Current Value of Subsystem Attributes |
| 4.4.6.2 | Identifying Run-time Configurable Subsystem Attributes |
| 4.4.6.3 | Modifying Attribute Values at Run Time |
| 4.4.7 | Managing Subsystems and Attributes Remotely |
| 4.4.8 | Managing the Subsystem Attributes Database |
| 4.4.8.1 | Listing Attributes in the Database |
| 4.4.8.2 | Adding Attributes to the Database |
| 4.4.8.3 | Merging New Definitions into Existing Database Entries |
| 4.4.8.4 | Updating Attributes in the Database |
| 4.4.8.5 | Removing Attribute Definitions from the Database |
| 4.4.8.6 | Deleting Subsystem Entries from the Database |
| 4.5 | Static System Configuration |
| 4.5.1 | Building the Kernel to Add Support for a New Device |
| 4.5.2 | Building the Kernel to Add Selected Kernel Options |
| 4.5.3 | Building a Kernel After Modifying System Files |
| 4.6 | Configuration Files |
| 4.6.1 | Configuration Files in /usr/sys/conf |
| 4.6.2 | Extensions to the Target Configuration File |
| 4.6.3 | The param.c File |
| 4.6.4 | System Configuration File Entries |
| 5 | Administering Hardware |
| 5.1 | Understanding Hardware |
| 5.2 | Reference Information |
| 5.2.1 | Related Documentation |
| 5.2.2 | Identifying Hardware Management System Files |
| 5.2.3 | WWIDs and Shared Devices |
| 5.2.4 | Related Commands and Utilities |
| 5.3 | Using the SysMan Hardware Tasks |
| 5.3.1 | Viewing the Hardware Hierarchy |
| 5.3.2 | Viewing the Cluster |
| 5.3.3 | Viewing Device Information |
| 5.3.4 | Viewing CPU Information |
| 5.3.5 | Using the SysMan Station |
| 5.4 | Using hwmgr to Manage Hardware |
| 5.4.1 | Understanding the Hardware Management Model |
| 5.4.2 | Understanding hwmgr Command Options |
| 5.4.3 | Configuring the hwmgr Environment |
| 5.4.4 | Using hwmgr to Manage Hardware |
| 5.4.4.1 | Locating SCSI Hardware |
| 5.4.4.2 | Viewing the System Hierarchy |
| 5.4.4.3 | Viewing System Categories |
| 5.4.4.4 | Obtaining Component Attributes |
| 5.4.4.5 | Setting Component Attributes |
| 5.4.4.6 | Viewing the Cluster |
| 5.4.4.7 | Viewing Devices |
| 5.4.4.8 | Viewing Transactions |
| 5.4.4.9 | Deleting a SCSI Device |
| 5.4.4.10 | Creating a User-Defined SCSI Device Name |
| 5.4.4.11 | Replacing a Failed SCSI Device |
| 5.4.4.12 | Using hwmgr to Replace a Cluster Member's Boot Disk |
| 5.4.4.13 | Viewing the Persistence Database for the name Subsystem |
| 5.4.4.14 | Deleting and Removing a Device from the name Persistence Database |
| 5.5 | Device Naming and Device Special Files |
| 5.5.1 | Related Documentation and Commands |
| 5.5.2 | Device Special File Directories |
| 5.5.2.1 | Legacy Device Special File Names |
| 5.5.2.2 | Current Device Special File Names |
| 5.5.2.3 | Converting Device Special File Names |
| 5.5.3 | Managing Device Special Files |
| 5.5.3.1 | Using dn_setup to Perform Generic Operations |
| 5.5.3.2 | Displaying Device Classes and Categories |
| 5.5.3.3 | Verifying and Fixing the Databases |
| 5.5.3.4 | Deleting Device Special Files |
| 5.5.3.5 | Moving and Exchanging Device Special File Names |
| 5.6 | Manually Configuring Devices Using ddr_config |
| 5.6.1 | Dynamic Method to Reconfigure the Kernel |
| 5.6.1.1 | Understanding Dynamic Device Recognition |
| 5.6.1.1.1 | Conforming to Standards |
| 5.6.1.1.2 | Understanding DDR Messages |
| 5.6.2 | Changing the DDR Database |
| 5.6.3 | Converting Customized cam_data.c Information |
| 5.6.4 | Adding Pseudoterminals and Devices Without Using DDR |
| 5.6.4.1 | Adding Pseudoterminals |
| 5.6.4.2 | Adding Other Devices |
| 5.7 | Using Device Commands and Utilities |
| 5.7.1 | Finding Device Utilities |
| 5.7.2 | SCSI and Device Driver Utilities |
| 5.7.2.1 | Using the SCSI Configuration Utility, scu |
| 5.7.2.2 | Using the Device Switch Manager, devswmgr |
| 5.7.3 | Partitioning Disks Using diskconfig |
| 5.7.4 | Manually Partitioning Disks |
| 5.7.4.1 | Checking for Overlapping Partitions |
| 5.7.5 | Copying Disks |
| 5.7.6 | Monitoring Disk Use |
| 5.7.6.1 | Checking Available Free Space |
| 5.7.6.2 | Checking Disk Use |
| 6 | Administering File Systems |
| 6.1 | Introduction to File Systems |
| 6.1.1 | Directory Hierarchy for File Systems |
| 6.1.2 | Disk Partitions |
| 6.1.3 | UFS Version 4.0 |
| 6.1.4 | File System Structures: UFS |
| 6.1.5 | Directories and File Types |
| 6.1.6 | Device Special Files |
| 6.2 | Context-Dependent Symbolic Links and Clusters |
| 6.2.1 | Related Documentation |
| 6.2.2 | Description of CDSLs |
| 6.2.2.1 | Structure of a CDSL |
| 6.2.3 | Maintaining CDSLs |
| 6.2.3.1 | Checking CDSL Inventory |
| 6.2.3.2 | Creating CDSLs |
| 6.3 | Creating UFS File Systems Manually |
| 6.3.1 | Using newfs to Create a New File System |
| 6.3.2 | Making File Systems Accessible to Users |
| 6.3.3 | Using the /etc/fstab File |
| 6.3.4 | Using the mount Command |
| 6.3.5 | Using the umount Command |
| 6.3.6 | Extending the UFS File System |
| 6.3.6.1 | Extending a Dismounted File System |
| 6.3.6.2 | Extending a Mounted File System |
| 6.4 | Administering UFS File Systems Using SysMan |
| 6.4.1 | File System Tasks in the SysMan Menu |
| 6.4.2 | Using SysMan to Dismount a File System |
| 6.4.3 | Using SysMan to Display Mounted File Systems |
| 6.4.4 | Using SysMan to Mount File Systems |
| 6.4.5 | Using SysMan to Share a Local Directory |
| 6.4.6 | Using SysMan to Mount a Network File System |
| 6.4.7 | Using SysMan to Create a UFS File System |
| 6.5 | Managing Quotas |
| 6.5.1 | Hard and Soft Quota Limits |
| 6.5.2 | Activating File System Quotas |
| 6.5.3 | Setting File System Quotas for User Accounts |
| 6.5.4 | Verifying File System Quotas |
| 6.6 | Backing Up and Restoring File Systems |
| 6.7 | Monitoring and Tuning File Systems |
| 6.7.1 | Checking UFS Consistency |
| 6.7.2 | Monitoring File System Use of Disks |
| 6.7.2.1 | Checking Available Free Space |
| 6.7.2.2 | Checking Disk Use |
| 6.7.3 | Improving UFS read Efficiency |
| 6.8 | Troubleshooting File Systems |
| 7 | Administering User Accounts and Groups |
| 7.1 | Account Administration Options and Restrictions |
| 7.1.1 | Administrative Utilities |
| 7.1.2 | Notes and Restrictions on Using the Utilities |
| 7.1.3 | Related Documentation |
| 7.1.4 | Related Utilities |
| 7.2 | Account Administration - Quick Start |
| 7.2.1 | Creating Primary Accounts During System Setup |
| 7.2.2 | Using the Account Manager (dxaccounts) GUI |
| 7.2.3 | Using the SysMan Menu Accounts Option |
| 7.2.4 | Using the Command-Line Utilities |
| 7.2.5 | Advanced Server for UNIX |
| 7.3 | Understanding User Accounts and Groups |
| 7.3.1 | System Files |
| 7.3.2 | Understanding Identifiers - UIDs and GIDs |
| 7.3.3 | Understanding the Password File |
| 7.3.4 | Understanding the Group File |
| 7.4 | Administering User Accounts |
| 7.4.1 | Using the SysMan Menu Accounts Options |
| 7.4.1.1 | Gathering Account Information |
| 7.4.1.2 | Setting Filter and Display Options |
| 7.4.1.3 | Using Filter Options |
| 7.4.1.4 | Creating or Modifying Local Accounts |
| 7.4.1.5 | Deleting Local Accounts |
| 7.4.1.6 | Creating or Modifying NIS Accounts |
| 7.4.1.7 | Deleting NIS Accounts |
| 7.4.2 | Using the Account Manager (dxaccounts) |
| 7.4.2.1 | Adding and Modifying Accounts |
| 7.4.2.2 | Deleting Accounts |
| 7.4.2.3 | Finding and Selecting Accounts |
| 7.4.2.4 | Copying Accounts |
| 7.4.2.5 | Using the Password Option |
| 7.4.2.6 | Account Manager (dxaccounts) General Options |
| 7.5 | Administering Groups |
| 7.5.1 | Using the SysMan Menu Accounts Group Options |
| 7.5.1.1 | Gathering Group Information |
| 7.5.1.2 | Creating or Modifying Groups |
| 7.5.2 | Using the Account Manager (dxaccounts) |
| 7.5.2.1 | Adding Groups |
| 7.5.2.2 | Modifying Groups |
| 7.5.2.3 | Deleting Groups |
| 7.5.2.4 | Finding Groups |
| 7.6 | Administering Windows Domain Accounts and Groups |
| 7.6.1 | Administering Synchronized Accounts |
| 7.6.1.1 | Using SysMan Menu Accounts and Groups Options |
| 7.6.1.2 | Using the Account Manager (dxaccounts) |
| 7.6.1.3 | Using Command-Line Utilities |
| 7.6.1.4 | Using the ASU User Manager for Domains |
| 7.6.1.5 | Using ASU net Commands |
| 7.6.2 | Windows 2000 Single Sign-On |
| 7.6.2.1 | Single Sign-On Installation Requirements |
| 7.6.2.2 | Installing the Single Sign-On Software |
| 7.6.2.3 | UNIX Requirements for Creating Single Sign-On Accounts |
| 7.6.2.4 | Creating Single Sign-On Accounts and Groups |
| 7.6.2.5 | Single Sign-On System Files |
| 8 | Administering the Print Services |
| 8.1 | Print Administrative Tasks |
| 8.1.1 | Advanced Printing Software |
| 8.1.2 | Printer Configuration Methods |
| 8.1.3 | Related Documentation |
| 8.1.4 | System Files |
| 8.1.5 | Related Utilities |
| 8.2 | Configuring Printers |
| 8.2.1 | Gathering Information |
| 8.2.1.1 | Direct and Network Printers |
| 8.2.1.2 | Remote Printers |
| 8.2.1.3 | Printer Data Worksheet |
| 8.2.2 | Installing a Local Printer |
| 8.2.3 | Setting Up Remote Printers |
| 8.2.4 | TCP/IP Printing |
| 8.2.4.1 | Setting Up TCP/IP Printing Using printconfig |
| 8.2.4.2 | Setting Up TCP/IP Printing Manually |
| 8.2.5 | Configuring PC Print Queues |
| 8.2.6 | Using lprsetup to Install a Printer |
| 8.2.6.1 | Print Symbols for Advanced Printing Services |
| 8.3 | Routine Print System Maintenance |
| 8.3.1 | Adding Printers |
| 8.3.2 | Modifying Printers |
| 8.3.3 | Removing Printers |
| 8.3.4 | Controlling Local Print Jobs and Queues |
| 8.3.5 | Enabling Printer Accounting |
| 8.4 | Reference Information |
| 8.4.1 | The /etc/printcap File |
| 8.4.2 | Data in /etc/printcap |
| 8.4.2.1 | Printer Name |
| 8.4.2.2 | Printer Type |
| 8.4.2.3 | Printer Synonyms |
| 8.4.2.4 | Device Special File |
| 8.4.2.5 | Connection Type |
| 8.4.2.6 | Spooling Directories |
| 8.4.2.6.1 | Spooling Directory Files |
| 8.4.2.6.2 | Creating a Spooling Directory |
| 8.4.2.7 | Baud Rate |
| 8.4.3 | Line Printer Daemon |
| 8.4.4 | Error Logging |
| 8.4.5 | Line Printer Daemon Filter Directory |
| 8.4.6 | General Purpose Print Filter |
| 8.4.7 | Flag Bits |
| 8.4.8 | Mode Bits |
| 8.4.9 | Remote Printer Characteristics |
| 8.4.10 | Pagination and Imaging Parameters |
| 8.4.11 | Generic Print Filters |
| 8.5 | Known Restrictions on the Use of Filters |
| 8.6 | Testing and Troubleshooting Printers |
| 9 | Administering the Archiving Services |
| 9.1 | Understanding Backup Tasks |
| 9.2 | Backing Up Data and System Files |
| 9.3 | Choosing a Backup Schedule |
| 9.4 | Backup Methods |
| 9.5 | Preparing to Perform a Backup |
| 9.5.1 | System Files |
| 9.5.2 | Related Utilities |
| 9.5.3 | Prerequisite Tasks |
| 9.6 | Using the dump Command |
| 9.6.1 | Performing a Full Backup |
| 9.6.2 | Performing an Incremental Backup |
| 9.6.3 | Performing a Remote Backup |
| 9.6.4 | Using Backup Scripts |
| 9.7 | Restoring Data |
| 9.7.1 | Restoring a File System |
| 9.7.2 | Restoring Files Manually |
| 9.7.3 | Restoring Files Interactively |
| 9.7.4 | Restoring Files Remotely |
| 9.7.5 | Restoring or Duplicating a System (Root) Disk |
| 9.7.5.1 | Preparing for Recovery or Duplication |
| 9.7.5.2 | Determining the Restoration Requirements |
| 9.7.5.3 | Applying the Procedure |
| 9.7.5.4 | Using Alternative root Disk Duplication Methods |
| 9.7.6 | Restoring the /usr and /var File System |
| 9.8 | Using the Command-Line Utilities, tar, pax, and cpio |
| 9.9 | Using dxarchiver |
| 9.10 | Creating a Standalone System Kernel on Tape |
| 9.10.1 | Tape Device Requirements |
| 9.10.2 | Using the btcreate Utility |
| 9.10.2.1 | Gathering Information |
| 9.10.2.2 | Creating the SAS Kernel |
| 9.10.3 | Using the btextract Utility |
| 9.10.4 | Using the SysMan Menu boot_tape Option |
| 10 | Administering the System Accounting Services |
| 10.1 | Accounting Overview |
| 10.1.1 | Accounting Shell Scripts and Commands |
| 10.1.2 | Accounting Files |
| 10.2 | Setting Up Accounting |
| 10.2.1 | Enabling Accounting in the rc.config File |
| 10.2.2 | Verifying the qacct, pacct, and fee Files |
| 10.2.3 | Editing the holidays File |
| 10.2.4 | Modifying the crontab Files |
| 10.3 | Starting Up and Stopping Accounting |
| 10.4 | Connect Session Accounting |
| 10.4.1 | The wtmpfix Command |
| 10.4.2 | The fwtmp Command |
| 10.4.3 | The acctwtmp Command |
| 10.4.4 | The ac Command |
| 10.4.5 | The acctcon1 Command |
| 10.4.6 | The acctcon2 Command |
| 10.4.7 | The prctmp Shell Script |
| 10.4.8 | The lastlogin Shell Script |
| 10.4.9 | The last Command |
| 10.5 | Process Accounting |
| 10.5.1 | The accton Command |
| 10.5.2 | The turnacct Shell Script |
| 10.5.3 | The ckpacct Shell Script |
| 10.5.4 | The acctcom Command |
| 10.5.5 | The sa Command |
| 10.5.6 | The acctcms Command |
| 10.5.7 | The acctprc1 Command |
| 10.5.8 | The acctprc2 Command |
| 10.5.9 | The lastcomm Command |
| 10.6 | Disk Usage Accounting |
| 10.6.1 | The dodisk Shell Script |
| 10.6.2 | The diskusg Command |
| 10.6.3 | The acctdusg Command |
| 10.6.4 | The acctdisk Command |
| 10.7 | System Administration Service Accounting |
| 10.8 | Printer Accounting |
| 10.9 | Creating Daily, Summary, and Monthly Report Files |
| 10.9.1 | The runacct Shell Script |
| 10.9.1.1 | Correcting runacct Shell Script Errors |
| 10.9.1.2 | Examples of Errors and Corrective Actions |
| 10.9.2 | The acctmerg Command |
| 10.9.3 | The prtacct Shell Script |
| 10.9.4 | The prdaily Shell Script |
| 10.9.5 | The monacct Shell Script |
| 11 | Monitoring and Testing the System |
| 11.1 | Overview of Monitoring and Testing |
| 11.1.1 | Guidelines for Monitoring Systems |
| 11.1.2 | Summary of Commands and Utilities |
| 11.1.2.1 | Command-Line Utilities |
| 11.1.2.2 | SysMan Menu Monitoring and Tuning Tasks |
| 11.1.2.3 | X11-Compliant Graphical Interfaces |
| 11.1.2.4 | Advanced Monitoring Utilities |
| 11.1.3 | Related Documentation |
| 11.2 | Configuring and Using Monitoring Utilities |
| 11.2.1 | Using collect to Record System Data |
| 11.2.2 | Using the sys_check Utility |
| 11.2.3 | Using the Monitoring Performance History Utility |
| 11.3 | Environmental Monitoring |
| 11.3.1 | Loadable Kernel Module |
| 11.3.1.1 | Specifying Loadable Kernel Attributes |
| 11.3.1.2 | Obtaining Platform-Specific Functions |
| 11.3.1.3 | Server System MIB Subagent |
| 11.3.2 | Monitoring Environmental Thresholds |
| 11.3.2.1 | Environmental Monitoring Daemon |
| 11.3.2.2 | Customizing the envmond Daemon |
| 11.3.3 | User-Definable Messages |
| 11.4 | Using System Exercisers |
| 11.4.1 | Running System Exercisers |
| 11.4.2 | Using Exerciser Diagnostics |
| 11.4.3 | Exercising a File System |
| 11.4.4 | Exercising System Memory |
| 11.4.5 | Exercising Shared Memory |
| 11.4.6 | Exercising a Disk Drive |
| 11.4.7 | Exercising a Tape Drive |
| 11.4.8 | Exercising the Terminal Communication System |
| 12 | Administering the Basic System Event Channels |
| 12.1 | Understanding the Basic Event-Logging Facilities |
| 12.1.1 | System Event Logging |
| 12.1.2 | Binary Event Logging |
| 12.2 | Configuring Event Logging |
| 12.2.1 | Editing the Configuration Files |
| 12.2.1.1 | Editing the syslog.conf File |
| 12.2.1.2 | Configuring syslog to Use EVM |
| 12.2.1.3 | Editing the binlog.conf File |
| 12.2.2 | syslog Security and Remote Messages |
| 12.2.3 | Creating the Special Files |
| 12.2.4 | Starting and Stopping the Event-Logging Daemons |
| 12.2.4.1 | The syslogd Daemon |
| 12.2.4.2 | The binlogd Daemon |
| 12.2.5 | Configuring the Kernel Binary Event Logger |
| 12.3 | Recovering Event Logs After a System Crash |
| 12.4 | Managing Log Files |
| 12.5 | Startup Log Messages in /var/adm/messages |
| 13 | Event Management Using EVM |
| 13.1 | EVM Overview |
| 13.1.1 | Understanding EVM Events |
| 13.1.2 | EVM Components |
| 13.1.2.1 | EVM Command-Line Utilities |
| 13.1.2.2 | EVM Application Programming Interface |
| 13.1.2.3 | EVM System Files |
| 13.1.3 | Related Utilities |
| 13.2 | Administering EVM |
| 13.2.1 | Configuring EVM |
| 13.2.1.1 | EVM Daemon Configuration |
| 13.2.1.2 | EVM Channel Configuration |
| 13.2.1.3 | EVM Logger Configuration |
| 13.2.1.4 | Secondary Logger Configuration Files |
| 13.2.2 | Security Considerations |
| 13.2.2.1 | User Authentication |
| 13.2.2.2 | User Authorization |
| 13.2.2.3 | Remote Access |
| 13.2.3 | Managing Log Files |
| 13.2.4 | Event Templates |
| 13.2.5 | Installing New EVM Clients |
| 13.2.6 | Configuring binlog Event Translation Utilities |
| 13.3 | Using EVM in System Administration |
| 13.3.1 | Displaying Events Using evmshow |
| 13.3.2 | Introducing Event Filters |
| 13.3.3 | Retrieving Stored Events Using evmget |
| 13.3.4 | Sorting Events Using evmsort |
| 13.3.5 | Using the -A Option to Simplify the Command String |
| 13.3.6 | Monitoring Events Using evmwatch |
| 13.3.7 | Posting Quick Message Events Using evmpost |
| 13.3.8 | Listing Registered Events |
| 13.3.9 | Posting Events from a Shell Script |
| 13.3.10 | Understanding the EVM Mark Event |
| 13.3.11 | Viewing Events Using the SysMan Event Viewer |
| 13.3.12 | Advanced Selection and Filtering Techniques |
| 13.3.12.1 | Filtering By Time |
| 13.3.12.2 | Using the Event-Id to Select Events for Detailed Display |
| 13.3.12.3 | Searching for Reserved Component Names |
| 13.3.12.4 | Using Filter Files |
| 13.3.13 | Logging and Forwarding Events |
| 13.3.13.1 | Logging Events |
| 13.3.13.2 | Using Forwarding to Handle Events Automatically |
| 13.4 | Troubleshooting EVM |
| 14 | Administering Crash Dumps |
| 14.1 | Overview of Crash Dumps |
| 14.1.1 | Related Documentation and Utilities |
| 14.1.2 | Files Used During Crash Dumps |
| 14.2 | Crash Dump Creation |
| 14.2.1 | Setting Dump Kernel Attributes in the Generic Subsystem |
| 14.2.2 | Crash Dump File Creation |
| 14.2.3 | Crash Dump Logging |
| 14.2.4 | Swap Space |
| 14.2.5 | Planning Crash Dump Space |
| 14.2.6 | Planning and Allocating File System Space for Crash Dump Files |
| 14.3 | Choosing the Content and Method of Crash Dumps |
| 14.3.1 | Adjusting the Primary Swap Partition's Crash Dump Threshold |
| 14.3.2 | Including User Page Tables in Partial Crash Dumps |
| 14.3.3 | Selecting Partial or Full Crash Dumps |
| 14.3.4 | Expected Dump Compression |
| 14.3.5 | Selecting and Using Noncompressed Crash Dumps |
| 14.3.6 | Dumping to Exempt Memory |
| 14.3.7 | Dumping to a Remote Host |
| 14.4 | Generating a Crash Dump Manually |
| 14.4.1 | Continuable Dumps on a Running System |
| 14.4.2 | Forcing Crash Dumps on a Hung System |
| 14.5 | Storing and Archiving Crash Dump Files |
| 14.5.1 | Compressing a Crash Dump File |
| 14.5.2 | Uncompressing a Partial Crash Dump File |
| A | Administration Utilities |
| A.1 | X11 Graphical User Interfaces (CDE Application Manager) |
| A.2 | SysMan Menu Tasks and Associated Utilities |
| B | Device Mnemonics |
| C | Support of the CI and HSC Hardware |
| C.1 | Hardware Setup, Restrictions, and Revision Levels |
| C.2 | Software Installation and Restrictions |
| C.3 | Configuration File Entries |
| C.4 | Booting an HSC Controller or an HSC Disk |
| C.5 | Sharing Disk and Tape Units Among Several Hosts |
| D | Administering Specific Hardware |
| D.1 | Introduction |
| D.2 | PCMCIA Support |
| D.3 | CalComp Graphics Tablet |
| D.4 | AlphaServer GS140 Logical Partitions |
| D.4.1 | Hardware Requirements |
| D.4.2 | Preparing to Install and Operate Logical Partitions |
| D.4.2.1 | Definition of Commonly Used Terms |
| D.4.3 | Logical Partitions Configuration and Installation Tasks |
| D.4.3.1 | Verifying Your System's Hardware Configuration |
| D.4.3.2 | Verifying the Firmware Revision Level |
| D.4.3.3 | Configuring Logical Partitions |
| D.4.3.4 | Determining and Setting Environment Variables |
| D.4.3.5 | Displaying Console Environment Variables |
| D.4.3.6 | Correcting Console Environment Variables |
| D.4.3.7 | Disabling Automatic Boot Reset |
| D.4.3.8 | Setting Memory Interleave Mode |
| D.4.3.9 | Setting the Operating System Type to UNIX |
| D.4.3.10 | Setting the auto_action Console Environment Variable |
| D.4.4 | Initializing Partitions |
| D.4.5 | Correcting Interleave Mode Errors |
| D.4.6 | Installing the Operating System |
| D.4.7 | Managing a Partitioned System |
| D.4.7.1 | Operational Characteristics |
| D.4.7.1.1 | Console init command (P##>>>init) |
| D.4.7.1.2 | Shutting Down or Rebooting the Operating System |
| D.4.7.2 | Recovering an Interrupted Operating System Boot |
| D.4.7.3 | Halting Processors |
| D.4.7.4 | Power OFF/ENABLE Switch Position |
| D.4.7.5 | Reconfiguring Partitions by Changing Console EVs |
| D.4.7.6 | Checking Other Console EVs Before Booting |
| D.4.7.7 | Logical Partitioning Informational Messages at Boot Time |
| D.4.8 | Hardware Management and Maintenance |
| D.4.8.1 | Obtaining Technical Support |
| D.4.8.2 | Performing Hardware Management and Maintenance Tasks |
| D.4.9 | Hardware Changes Requiring a UNIX Kernel Rebuild |
| D.4.9.1 | How to Rebuild the UNIX Kernel for a Partition |
| D.4.10 | Handling Nonrecoverable Hardware Error Machine Checks |
| D.4.11 | Logical Partitioning Error Messages |
| D.4.12 | Understanding Console Firmware Error or Informational Messages |
| Examples |
| 2-1 | A Typical Shutdown Sequence |
| 6-1 | Default Partitions for RZ1DF-CB Disk and HSZ RAID Devices |
| 7-1 | Changing the Default Environment Variables Using usermod |
| 12-1 | Sample Translated Event |
| 12-2 | Sample syslog_evm.conf File Entries |
| 13-1 | Sample EVM Daemon Configuration File Entries |
| 13-2 | Sample EVM Channel Configuration File |
| 13-3 | Sample EVM Logger Configuration File Entries |
| 13-4 | Sample EVM Authorization File Entries |
| 13-5 | A binlogd Event Showing the DECevent Translation |
| Figures |
| 1-1 | System Setup Graphical Interface |
| 1-2 | Quick Setup |
| 1-3 | Custom Setup |
| 1-4 | CDE Tool Drawer and SysMan Station Icons |
| 1-5 | SysMan Applications Panel |
| 1-6 | The SysMan Menu |
| 1-7 | SysMan Station Main Window |
| 1-8 | AdvFS_Filesystems View |
| 1-9 | Hardware View |
| 4-1 | Configuration Files Directory Hierarchy |
| 13-1 | Event Model |
| 13-2 | EVM Component Model |
| 14-1 | Default dump_sp_threshold Attribute Setting |
| 14-2 | Crash Dump Written to Multiple Devices |
| Tables |
| New and Changed Features by Chapter |
| 2-1 | Console Environment Variables |
| 2-2 | Options to the boot_osflags Variable |
| 3-1 | Locale Support Files |
| 3-2 | Locale Environment Variables |
| 5-1 | Tape Device Suffix for Legacy Device Special Files |
| 5-2 | Sample Current Device Special File Names |
| 5-3 | Sample Device Name Translations |
| 5-4 | Device Utilities Documented in the Guides |
| 5-5 | Device Utilities Documented in the Reference Pages |
| 6-1 | Disk Partition Tables |
| 7-1 | Utilities for Administering Accounts and Groups |
| 7-2 | Account Administration Worksheet |
| 7-3 | Account Administration Worksheet |
| 7-4 | Group Administration Worksheet |
| 8-1 | TCP/IP Socket Numbers |
| 8-2 | lprsetup Options |
| 8-3 | lpc Command Arguments |
| 8-4 | Communication Ports and Printer Device Special Files |
| 8-5 | Flag Bits |
| 8-6 | Mode Bits |
| 8-7 | Non-PostScript and PostScript Filters |
| 9-1 | Recovery Preparation |
| 10-1 | Accounting Commands and Shell Scripts |
| 10-2 | Database Files in the /var/adm Directory |
| 10-3 | Daily Files in the /var/adm/acct/nite Directory |
| 10-4 | Summary Files in the /var/adm/acct/sum Directory |
| 10-5 | Monthly Files in the /var/adm/acct/fiscal Directory |
| 10-6 | The utmp ASCII Conversion Structure Members |
| 10-7 | The tacct File Format |
| 11-1 | Parameters Defined in the Kernel Module |
| 11-2 |
| 11-3 | Mapping of Server Subsystem Variables |
| 13-1 | EVM Command-Line Utilities |
| 13-2 | EVM Administrative Utilities |
| A-1 | System Administration Configuration Applications |
| A-2 | System Administration Daily Admin Applications |
| A-3 | System Administration Monitoring and Tuning Applications |
| A-4 | System Administration Software Management Applications |
| A-5 | System Administration Storage Management Applications |
| A-6 | System Administration Tools |
| B-1 | Device Mnemonics |
| Index |