HP-UX System and Network Administration II (H3065S)

COURSE OVERVIEW

This course is the second of two courses that prepare system administrators to successfully administer HP-UX servers in a networked environment. The 5-day course is 50 percent lecture and 50 percent hands-on labs using HP servers.

PREREQUISITES

• HP-UX System and network administration I (H3064S) or equivalent experience

AUDIENCE

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

COURSE OBJECTIVES

At the conclusion of this course you should be able to:

• Configure HP-UX TCP/IP connectivity
• Configure HP-UX static and default routes
• Configure custom HP-UX startup and shutdown scripts
• Configure NFS and AutoFS servers and clients
• Configure DNS servers and resolver clients
• Configure telnet, ftp, remsh, rlogin, bootp, tftp, and other inetd services
• Configure NTP, SSH, and LDAP servers and clients
• Configure an SD-UX depot server

NEXT STEPS

• HP-UX Logical Volume Manager (H6285S)

BENEFITS TO YOU

• Learn how to optimize your system and network so users experience smooth functioning IT operations
• Prepare to take the HP-UX Certified System Administrator exam

COURSE OUTLINE

LAN Concepts

• Media Access Control (MAC) addresses
• IP addresses and network classes
• Host names
• Converting IP addresses to MAC addresses
• Populating the Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) cache
• Managing packet flow with Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) and User Datagram Protocol (UDP)
• Sending data to applications via ports
• Managing ports with sockets

LAN Hardware Concepts

• LAN hardware components, topologies, and access methods
• Single- and multi-port network interface cards
• Repeaters and hubs
• Bridges and switches
• Routers, gateways, and firewalls

Configuring LAN Connectivity

• Installing and verifying LAN software
• Installing and verifying LAN interface cards
• Configuring link layer and IP connectivity
• Configuring IP multiplexing
• Configuring the system hostname and /etc/hosts
• Configuring network tunable parameters

Configuring IP Routing

• Routing concepts and tables
• Viewing routing tables
• Configuring static and default routes
• Configuring the /etc/rc.config.d/netconf file

Configuring Subnetting

• IP addresses and netmasks in a subnetted network
• Host IP addresses on a subnet
• Routers in a subnetted network

Troubleshooting Network Connectivity

• Network troubleshooting tools overview
• Troubleshooting network connectivity via nwmgr, lanscan, linkloop, and lanadmin
• Troubleshooting network connectivity via arp, ping, netstat, and nsquery

Starting Network Services

• Configuring network services via /etc/rc.config.d/ files
• Controlling network services via /sbin/rc*.d/ directories and scripts
• Starting and stopping network services via /sbin/init.d/ scripts
• Creating custom startup/shutdown scripts

Configuring Network File Systems (NFS)

• NFS concepts and versions
• NFS servers and clients
• NFS RPCs, program numbers, and rpcbind
• NFS stateless operation and security concepts
• NFS authentication and encryption concepts
• Planning an NFS configuration
• Selecting an NFS protocol
• Maintaining UID, GID, and time consistency
• Configuring and starting NFS server daemons
• Temporarily and permanently sharing file systems
• Verifying NFS server configuration
• Configuring and starting NFS client daemons
• Temporarily and permanently mounting NFS file systems
• Verifying NFS client configuration
• Troubleshooting NFS
• NFS vs CIFS features and benefits

Configuring AutoFS

• AutoFS concepts and maps
• AutoFS commands and daemons
• Configuring the AutoFS master and hosts maps
• Configuring the AutoFS direct and indirect maps
• Mounting home directories with AutoFS
• Configuring AutoFS to access replicated servers
• Troubleshooting AutoFS

Configuring Domain Name Service (DNS)

• DNS concepts and hierarchical name space
• DNS name servers and name server zones
• Configuring DNS master, slave, and cache-only servers
• Testing name servers with dig
• Configuring DNS clients and the /etc/nsswitch.conf file
• Testing resolver clients with nsquery
• /etc/named.data and /etc/named.conf
• Updating DNS master and slave servers

Configuring inetd Services

• inetd service overview
• Configuring /etc/rc.config.d/netdaemons
• Configuring /etc/inetd.conf and /etc/services
• Configuring /var/adm/inetd.sec
• Configuring /etc/hosts.equiv and ~/.rhosts
• FTP configuration issues

Configuring Secure Shell (SSH)

• Network service vulnerabilities
• SSH encryption, server, and client/user authentication and configuration
• SSH single sign-on
• Configuring SSH single sign-on
• Using UNIX and PuTTY SSH clients

Configuring Network Time Protocol (NTP)

• Introduction to NTP
• NTP time sources, stratum levels, and roles
• How NTP adjusts the system clock
• Configuring NTP servers and clients and verifying NTP functionality

Managing Depots with SD-UX

• SD-UX depot server concepts and advantages
• Planning for depots
• Adding software and patches to a depot
• Removing software from a depot
• Registering or unregistering a depot
• Pulling and pushing software from a depot

Configuring LDAP-UX

• LDAP concepts
• Schema, object classes, attributes, and directory entries
• Directory Information Trees (DITs), DNs, RDNs, and LDIF files
• Servers, replicas, and LDAP clients
• Referrals and security
• LDAP software solutions for HP-UX
• Installing and verifying an HP directory server
• Installing and using a basic LDAP-UX client
• Configuring /etc/nsswitch.conf and /etc/pam.conf
• Managing passwords and directory entries

For more information about HP training programs in Ukraine visit the web site at http://www8.hp.com/ua/ru/training/index.html

For whom it is intended:

• Network administrator
• System administrator