3    System and Network Management Documentation

This chapter describes the Tru64 UNIX system and network management documentation, which provides information on topics such as configuring systems and networks, maintaining disks, and using system administration tools. The books in this category are generally geared toward advanced users. Each document is individually described.

Books that are printed can be purchased from Compaq in the documentation kits described in Section 1.5.

Except for a few externally published manuals, the documentation described here was produced by Compaq writers working closely with the developers of the Tru64 UNIX operating system.

Books identified as revised, were updated with the Version 5.1 release.

3.1    Printed and Online Documentation

The documentation described in this section is provided on the Tru64 UNIX Documentation CD-ROM and in the optional printed documentation kits. For more information on the printed documentation set, see Section 1.5.

Documentation that was revised for the Version 5.1 release is indicated in the section heads.

3.1.1    Installation Guide (revised)

The Installation Guide describes how to install the Tru64 UNIX Version 5.1 operating system on all supported systems. Topics include preparing your system for an installation, booting the system from the distribution media, and performing the Full and Update Installation procedures on all supported processors.

Other topics include the following:

• The system management applications to use in setting up services following a Full Installation

• An overview of ways to manage software

• On overview of the Tru64 UNIX mandatory and optional subsets

• The Tru64 UNIX device naming conventions

• An overview of the processes for installing associated products

• An overview of the installation log files, which capture the screen output and processing of Full, Update, and Cloned installations

This manual is intended for anyone who is installing or updating the operating system software or the Worldwide Language Support (WLS) software.

3.1.2    Installation Guide -- Advanced Topics (revised)

The Installation Guide -- Advanced Topics manual describes advanced installation procedures for the Tru64 UNIX operating system. Topics include the following:

• Performing an Update or Full Installation from a Remote Installation Services (RIS) server

• Adding support for additional languages (Worldwide Language Support software subsets) after the base operating system is installed

• Using the UNIX shell to perform disk and file system maintenance before or during a Full Installation.

• Using the built-in disk planning features of the Full Installation process

• Installing and updating product kits

• Customizing the Installation process

• Duplicating the installation and configuration characteristics of a running system onto one or more systems using the Installation Cloning and Configuration Cloning processes

This manual is intended for experienced installers who want to take advantage of the wide range of advanced installation features.

3.1.3    Network Administration (revised)

The Network Administration manual is divided into two parts:

• Part 1 describes the tasks for configuring your system to operate in a network, for configuring the network services, and for day-to-day management of the network, network interfaces, and network services.

• Part 2 provides information for solving problems that might arise while using the network and network services.

The topics discussed include the following:

• Basic network connections

• The Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) network environment, and how to configure and manage the ATM subsystem

• The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) on Tru64 UNIX systems, ways to configure a DHCP server, and how to manage DHCP client addressing

• How to implement and configure point-to-point connections using the Serial Line Internet Protocol (SLIP) and the Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP)

• How to implement, configure, and manage the Local Area Transport (LAT) protocol

• How to configure and maintain the Domain Name Service (DNS) and the Network Information Service (NIS)

• How to configure and manage the Network File System (NFS)

• Using the UNIX-to-UNIX Copy Program (UUCP)

• The components of the Tru64 UNIX Network Time Protocol (NTP), and how to configure and maintain them

• The components of the Tru64 UNIX mail system, and how to configure and maintain them

• The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) implementation on a Tru64 UNIX system.

This manual is intended for system and network administrators who are responsible for configuring and managing network services, and who are knowledgeable about operating system concepts, commands, and configuration. They should also have knowledge of Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) networking concepts and network configuration; this manual is not a TCP/IP networking tutorial.

3.1.4    System Administration (revised)

The System Administration manual describes how to configure, use, and maintain the Tru64 UNIX operating system. It includes information on general day-to-day activities and tasks, changing system configurations, and locating and eliminating sources of trouble.

System administrators are provided with overviews of administrative concepts, as well as step-by-step instructions to perform necessary tasks using either the SysMan graphical interface or the command-line tools.

The topics discussed include the following:

• System administration methods and utilities

• Shutting down and starting up a system

• Customizing the system environment

• Configuring the kernel

• Managing hardware

• Administering file systems

• Administering user accounts and groups

• Administering the print services

• Administering the archiving services

• Administering the system accounting services

• Monitoring and testing the system

• Monitoring and administrating system events

• Administering crash dumps

This manual is for system administrators responsible for managing the operating system. It assumes the reader is knowledgeable about operating system concepts and commands, as well as supported hardware and software configurations. Administrators should know the operational aspects of UNIX system administration and be familiar with all the procedures necessary to maintain a UNIX system for high availability. This manual is not intended to train administrators or to plan the installation of a UNIX system.

3.1.5    AdvFS Administration (revised)

The AdvFS Administration manual provides task-based information and instruction on using, configuring, troubleshooting, tuning, and administering AdvFS base and utilities functions.

AdvFS is the default file system for the Tru64 UNIX operating system. It provides rapid crash recovery and a flexible structure that allows you to manage your file system while it is on line.

The AdvFS Utilities, which are available as a layered product, extend the file system capabilities by including utilities to add volumes, create clones, stripe files, and balance file domains.

3.1.6    System Configuration and Tuning (revised)

The System Configuration and Tuning manual describes how to plan, set up, and tune high-performance and high-availability systems running the Tru64 UNIX operating system. It can help system administrators to accomplish many system tasks, including the following:

• Monitoring systems and diagnosing performance problems

• Configuring and tuning a system that will meet current and future needs

• Tuning system resource limits (such as the size of system tables and the virtual address space) that were set at boot time

• Understanding how hardware, operating system subsystems, and layered applications interact to affect system performance

• Managing the performance of memory, the CPU, disk storage, file systems, and networks

3.1.7    Logical Storage Manager (revised)

The Logical Storage Manager (LSM) software provides high data availability, better performance, and greater storage management flexibility through online support for disk storage devices on Alpha systems.

The Logical Storage Manager manual explains LSM concepts and how to install and administer the LSM software.

The following topics are among those discussed:

• Encapsulating and mirroring the boot disk

• Creating and configuring LSM volumes and disks

• Using LSM commands to manage LSM objects such as disks, disk groups, volumes, plexes, and subdisks

• LSM-related preventative maintenance procedures that enable administers to restore the LSM configuration if a disk or system fails

• Troubleshooting the LSM software

• Using the Storage Administrator graphical interface to manage LSM objects such as disks, disk groups, volumes, plexes, and subdisks

This manual is intended for system administrators who need to configure and maintain disk storage under the control of the LSM software. It assumes the reader has a working knowledge of the operating system, a basic understanding of system administration, and a basic understanding of disk structures.

3.1.8    X Window System Environment

The X Window System Environment manual describes various aspects of the X Window System environment as it is implemented on Tru64 UNIX. It provides information on how to perform system administration tasks for the Tru64 UNIX X Window System environment, and describes how to customize X Window System resources and key mappings. It also provides information about programming within the Tru64 UNIX X Window System environment.

3.1.9    Kernel Debugging

The Kernel Debugging manual describes using the dbx, kdbx, and kdebug debuggers to diagnose problems in kernel code. It also describes how to write a kdbx utility extension and how to create and analyze a crash dump file.

This manual is for system programmers who write programs that are built as part of the kernel and that references kernel data structures. It is also intended for system administrators who are responsible for managing the operating system. To understand and use the information in this manual, system programmers and administrators should have in-depth knowledge of operating system concepts, commands, and utilities.

3.1.10    Sharing Software on a Local Area Network

The Sharing Software on a Local Area Network manual describes Remote Installation Services (RIS) and Dataless Management Services (DMS).

The RIS utility is used for installing software across a network, instead of using locally mounted media. RIS topics discussed in this manual include the following:

• Preparing and configuring a RIS server

• Booting a RIS client

• Managing RIS clients and environments

• Managing A RIS profile set

• Troubleshooting a RIS system

DMS allows a server system to maintain the root, /usr, and /var file systems for client systems. Each client computer has its own root file system on the server, but clients share the /usr and /var file systems. DMS topics discussed in this manual include the following:

• Setting up and configuring a DMS environment

• Managing DMS clients and environments

• Troubleshooting DMS

3.1.11    Software License Management

The Software License Management manual describes how to use the License Management Facility (LMF) to manage software licenses from Compaq.

Although intended primarily for system administrators responsible for managing software licenses on Tru64 UNIX systems, this manual also provides information for anyone who uses licensed software on Tru64 UNIX systems.

The LMF software is designed to be used by companies other than Compaq. Those companies can issue Product Authorization Keys (PAKs) or have Compaq issue them on their behalf. Additionally, other companies can include license-checking functions in their software. However, the Software License Management manual addresses only software that is supplied and produced by Compaq.

3.1.12    System Configuration Supplement: OEM Platforms

The System Configuration Supplement: OEM Platforms manual provides information needed to set up OEM platforms running the Tru64 UNIX operating system. It helps system and network administrators configure Alpha VME single-board computers (SBCs), PCI/ISA modular SBCs, and VMEbus backplane networks in which SBCs operate as Ethernet nodes.

This manual is for experienced system and network administrators who are thoroughly familiar with their platform's I/O bus and with the operating system concepts, commands, and configurations.

3.1.13    Guide to Prestoserve

Prestoserve speeds up synchronous disk writes, including Network File System (NFS) server access, by reducing the amount of disk I/O.

The Guide to Prestoserve describes how to manage and maintain a Tru64 UNIX system that includes the optional Prestoserve hardware and software.

3.2    Printed-Only Documentation

The documentation described in this section is provided only in print. This documentation is included in the Tru64 UNIX documentation kits.

3.2.1    Full Installation Quick Start (revised)

The Full Installation Quick Start card describes the basic steps for performing a Full Installation of the Tru64 UNIX operating system from the installation CD-ROM. It walks you through the process of performing preinstallation tasks, installing the operating system, and setting up services.

Users of this card are assumed to have a working knowledge of the Tru64 UNIX operating system and to have previously performed a Full Installation. First-time installers are urged to follow the more detailed instructions provided in the Installation Guide.

3.2.2    Update Installation Quick Reference Card (revised)

The Update Installation Quick Reference Card describes the basic steps for upgrading your Tru64 UNIX operating system from Version 4.0G or 5.0A to Version 5.1 from the installation CD-ROM or from a Remote Installation Services (RIS) server. Update installations preserve disk partitions, file systems, and file customizations.

Users of this card are assumed to have a working knowledge of the Tru64 UNIX operating system and to have previously performed an Update Installation. Users who are performing their first Update Installation are urged to follow the more detailed instructions provided in the Installation Guide.

3.2.3    X Window System Administrator's Guide

The X Window System Administrator's Guide, published by O'Reilly & Associates, describes how to customize a wide range of X Window System environments, from an individual workstation to groups of workstations and X terminals connected on a network. Major topics include security, the X display manager (xdm), fonts, color, X terminals, and X client applications.

3.3    Online-Only Documentation

The documentation described in this section is provided on the documentation CD-ROM.

3.3.1    BIND Configuration File Guide

The BIND Configuration File Guide describes the Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND) Version 8 and its implementation as an Internet name server for BSD-derived operating systems.

Version 8 is more configurable than previous releases of BIND; there are entirely new areas of configuration, such as access control lists and categorized logging. Also, you can now selectively use many options that previously applied to all zones. These features, plus a consideration of future configuration needs, led to the creation of a new configuration file format.

3.3.2    DECevent Translation and Reporting Utility

DECevent provides an interface between a system user and the operating system's event logger. DECevent can help system administrators to troubleshoot Tru64 UNIX system problems.

The DECevent Translation and Reporting Utility manual describes the DECevent command features related to the translation and reporting of events on Tru64 UNIX operating systems. It contains an overview of the utility, information on how to obtain help for the utility, and information about all the commands necessary to translate event logs on Tru64 UNIX operating systems.

3.3.3    Performance Manager (revised)

Performance Manager is a real-time performance management tool that allows system administrators to detect and correct performance problems in Tru64 UNIX systems. The three primary components of the Performance Manager are a graphical user interface, the Performance Manager daemon, and an activity daemon. An additional daemon monitors systems running the TruCluster software.

The Performance Manager manual explains the concepts of the Performance Manager software, and describes tasks such as monitoring, thresholding, archiving, and distributed command execution.

3.3.4    sendmail Installation and Operation Guide (revised)

The sendmail Installation and Operation Guide describes the configuration file for Version 8.9 of the sendmail utility, which implements a general-purpose internetwork mail routing facility under the Tru64 UNIX operating system.

The sendmail utility is not tied to any one transport protocol -- its function can be likened to a crossbar switch, relaying messages from one domain into another. In the process, it can do a limited amount of message header editing to put the message into a format that is appropriate for the receiving domain. All of this is done under the control of a configuration file.