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HP OpenVMS Advanced Administration, Performance, and Support exam # HP0-450 Exam Preparation Guide

HP Certified Professional
OpenVMS Advanced Administration, Performance, and Support
Exam # HP0-450
Exam Preparation Guide

Purpose of the exam prep guide

The intent of this guide is to set expectations about the content and the context of the exam and to help candidates prepare for the exam. In this guide, you will find recommended HP training courses and reference and study materials to help you achieve a passing score. Studies conducted by HP show that a combination of
course attendance and self-study maximizes the likelihood of passing the exam on the first attempt.

Audience

This exam is designed for IT personnel, technical presales and service professionals who have been supporting OpenVMS systems for 3 to 5 years. The primary network administration tasks that are tested include, but are not limited
to:

• Planning and design of OpenVMS-based systems and solutions

• Capacity planning

• O/S installation, upgrade, and configuration

• Integration of the O/S with network components and services, and storage subsystem/SAN

• Tuning and optimization

• System administration and management

• Troubleshooting

Prerequisite

This exam (HP0-450), together with the OpenVMS v7 Network Administration Exam #HP0-436, represents the requirements for the HP Certified System Engineer credential for OpenVMS.

This exam assumes that candidates have passed the OpenVMS System Administration Exam #HP0-651. Although you can register for this exam without first passing the HP0-651 exam, you are more likely to pass the HPO-450 exam if

HP OpenVMS Advanced Administration, Performance, and Support exam # HP0-450 Exam Preparation Guide

you have first mastered the knowledge and skill areas covered in the HP0-651
exam.

Additionally, to obtain the HP Certified System Engineer credential for
OpenVMS, you must first obtain the HP Certified System Administrator credential for OpenVMS.

Exam Details

• Number of questions: 71
• Time allotted to take the exam: 75 minutes
• Passing score: 57%
• No on-line or hard copy sources may be referenced during the exam.

Exam Content

The following outline describes the specific areas covered in the exam. The approximate percentage of exam questions dedicated to each major content area
is noted in parentheses.

1. Describe, Apply OpenVMS Architectural Concepts, Features and Benefits
(15%)
• Describe/apply file system concepts and structure
• Describe/apply performance features and concepts
• Describe/apply process-related concepts
• Describe/apply synchronization techniques and concepts
• Describe/apply system resource management features and concepts
• Describe/apply clustering capabilities, features and concepts
2. Plan and Design an OpenVMS-based System/Solution (8%)
• Define system migration requirements and develop migration strategy
(VAX to Alpha)
• Map customer requirements (system and business) to appropriate HP/non- HP solution(s)
• Plan/design configuration
3. Configure and Implement an OpenVMS/AlphaServer System/Solution
(20%)
• Plan and perform upgrades and installations (hardware and software)
• Plan and perform migration
• Configure the file system features
• Configure performance features on a new system
• Configure clustering capabilities
• Configure Galaxy
• Implement and maintain configuration
4.0 Integrate OpenVMS with Network and Storage Subsystem/SAN (9%)
• Configure storage
• Configure network
5.0 Tune and Optimize an OpenVMS/AlphaServer System (13%)

HP OpenVMS Advanced Administration, Performance, and Support exam # HP0-450 Exam Preparation Guide

• Analyze performance
• Tune OpenVMS for optimal performance
• Capacity planning/manage system resources
• Choose/use appropriate system utilities and monitoring tools to perform tuning tasks
• Solve performance problems
6.0 Manage an OpenVMS System/Cluster Environment (25%)
• Manage storage environment
• Administer and manage network services on OpenVMS
• Maintain security/access controls
• Perform basic system backups
• Manage clusters
• Manage Galaxy
7.0 Troubleshoot Complex System Problem(s) (9%)
• Given a problem whose scope has been defined, diagnose the problem
• Given a problem diagnosis, implement the solution or corrective action

Recommended Training Courses and Documents

This section lists training courses and documents that can help you acquire the knowledge and skills needed to pass the exam. However, you must also possess some practical experience. Specifically, you should have 3-5 years experience installing and administering AlphaServer systems running OpenVMS.

The exam content outline above provides a useful checklist of the major competency areas in which you should have hands-on experience.

You are not required to take the courses listed in this section before taking the
exam. However, HP strongly recommends that you attend the appropriate classes, participate in class labs, and thoroughly review course materials and reference documents before taking the exam.

Instructor-Led Training

The HP Educational Services courses that support this exam include:

• HP OpenVMS System Management I: Essentials for Established Systems
(u3724s)
• HP OpenVMS System Management II: Installation, Configuration, and
Customization (u3725s)
• Managing Complex HP OpenVMS Systems (u3726s)
• HP OpenVMS System Performance Management (u3727s)
• TCP/IP services for HP OpenVMS (u3728s)
• HP Open VMS Internals for System Managers (u3729s)

HP OpenVMS Advanced Administration, Performance, and Support exam # HP0-450 Exam Preparation Guide

To determine course availability, schedules and to register for courses, follow the
links at http://education.hp.com/openvms/ to the information for your geographic area.

Documentation

This section lists reference documents that describe the major competencies, technologies, and concepts covered in the exam. HP strongly recommends that you review the specific sections listed for each document. Since some sections may describe topics in more depth than is required for the exam, you should use
the exam objectives listed in this publication to guide your study.

You can access most references at the following locations:
• OpenVMS Operating System Documentation http://h71000.www7.hp.com/doc/os732_index.html
• OpenVMS DECnet Documentation http://h71000.www7.hp.com/doc/decnet.html
• OpenVMS DECnet-Plus Documentation http://h71000.www7.hp.com/doc/decnetplus73.html

Title/Part Number
(URL references are for indexes on the HP documentation web site where both pdf and html format manuals may be found) Chapter/Section Titles 1

HP TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS Installation and
Configuration
AA-LU49P-TE
http://h71000.www7.hp.com/doc/tcpip54.html Chap 1: Preparing to Install and Configure TCP/IP Services
Chap 2: Installing TCP/IP Services
Chap 3: Configuring TCP/IP Services
Appendix A: Sample New TCP/IP Services Installation and Configuration
HP DECnet-Plus for OpenVMS Installation and Basic
Configuration
AA-QPSUB-TE
http://h71000.www7.hp.com/doc/decnetplus73.html Part 1: DECnet-Plus for OpenVMS Installation
Part 2: DECnet-Plus for OpenVMS Basic Configuration
HP Guidelines for OpenVMS Cluster Configurations AA-Q28LG-TK http://h71000.www7.hp.com/doc/os732_index.html Chap 1: Overview of OpenVMS Cluster System
Configuration
Chap 2: Determining Business and Application
Requirements
Chap 3: Choosing OpenVMS Cluster Systems
Chap 4: Choosing OpenVMS Cluster Interconnects Chap 5: Choosing OpenVMS Cluster Storage Subsystems
Chap 6: Configuring Multiple Paths to SCSI and Fibre
Channel: Storage
Chap 7: Configuring Fibre Channel as an OpenVMS Cluster Storage Interconnect
Chap 8: Configuring OpenVMS Clusters for Availability Chap 9: Configuring CI OpenVMS Clusters for Availability and Performance

1 Section numbers may change during documentation updates.
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HP OpenVMS Advanced Administration, Performance, and Support exam # HP0-450 Exam Preparation Guide

Title/Part Number
(URL references are for indexes on the HP documentation web site where both pdf and html format manuals may be found) Chapter/Section Titles 1

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Chap 10: Configuring OpenVMS Clusters for Scalability Chap 11: OpenVMS Cluster System Management Strategies
HP OpenVMS Alpha Partitioning and Galaxy Guide AA-REZQE-TE http://h71000.www7.hp.com/doc/os732_index.html Chap 1: Managing Workloads With Partitions and
Resource Management
Chap 2: OpenVMS Galaxy Concepts
Chap 12: OpenVMS Galaxy Tips and Techniques
HP OpenVMS Alpha V 7.3-2 Upgrade and Installation
Manual
AA-RV8ZA-TE
http://h71000.www7.hp.com/doc/os732_index.html Chap 1: Getting Started
Chap 2: Preparing to Install in an OpenVMS Cluster
Environment
Chap 3: Installing the HP OpenVMS Alpha Operating
System
Chap 4: After Installing the HP OpenVMS Alpha
Operating System
Chap 5: Before Upgrading the HP OpenVMS Alpha
Operating System
Chap 6: Preparing to Upgrade in an OpenVMS Cluster
Environment
Chap 7: Upgrading the HP OpenVMS Alpha Operating
System
Chap 8: After Upgrading the HP OpenVMS Alpha
Operating System
Appendix A: Halt, Boot, and Shutdown Procedures
Appendix B: Backing Up and Restoring the System Disk
HP OpenVMS Cluster Systems
AA–PV5WF–TK
http://h71000.www7.hp.com/doc/os732_index.html Chap 1: Introduction to OpenVMS Cluster System
Management
Chap 2: OpenVMS Cluster Concepts
Chap 3: OpenVMS Cluster Interconnect Configurations Chap 4: The OpenVMS Cluster Operating Environment Chap 5: Preparing a Shared Environment
Chap 6: Cluster Storage Devices
Chap 7: Setting Up and Managing Cluster Queues
Chap 8: Configuring an OpenVMS Cluster System
HP OpenVMS Guide to System Security
AA–Q2HLG–TE
http://h71000.www7.hp.com/doc/os73_index.html Chap 1: Understanding System Security
Chap 2: OpenVMS Security Model Chap 3: Using the System Responsibly Chap 4: Protecting Data
Chap 5: Descriptions of Object Classes
Chap 9: Security Auditing
HP OpenVMS Performance Management
AA-R237C-TE
http://h71000.www7.hp.com/doc/os73_index.html Chap 1: Performance Management
Chap 2: Performance Options
Chap 3: Memory Management Concepts Chap 4: Evaluating System Resources Chap 5: Diagnosing Resource Limitations Chap 6: Managing System Resources
Chap 7: Evaluating the Memory Resource Chap 8: Evaluating the Disk I/O Resource Chap 9: Evaluating the CPU Resource
Chap 10: Compensating for Resource Limitations
Chap 11: Compensating for Memory-Limited Behavior

HP OpenVMS Advanced Administration, Performance, and Support exam # HP0-450 Exam Preparation Guide

Title/Part Number
(URL references are for indexes on the HP documentation web site where both pdf and html format manuals may be found) Chapter/Section Titles 1

Chap 12: Compensating for I/O-Limited Behavior Chap 13: Compensating for CPU-Limited Behavior Appendix A: Decision Trees
HP OpenVMS System Management Utilities Reference
Manual A-L
AA-PV5PH-TK (Vol. 1)
http://h71000.www7.hp.com/doc/os73_index.html Chap 1: Authorize Utility Chap 2: AUTOGEN Utility Chap 3: Backup Utility
Chap 11: Install Utility
HP OpenVMS System Management Utilities Reference
Manual M-Z
AA-PV5QH-TK (Vol. 2)
http://h71000.www7.hp.com/doc/os73_index.html Chap 1: Monitor Utility
Chap 3: POLYCENTER Software Installation Utility
Chap 6: System Generation Utility
Chap 7: System Management Utility
Appendix G: Valid Combinations of BACKUP Qualifiers
Appendix J: System Parameters
HPOpenVMSSystemManager’sManualVo1.1:
Essentials
AA-PV5MH-TK (Vol. 1)
HP OpenVMS System Manager’s Manual: Tuning, Monitoring and Complex Systems
AA-PV5NH-TK (Vol. 2)

http://h71000.www7.hp.com/doc/os73_index.html Volume 1
Chap 1: Overview of This Manual
Chap 2: Using OpenVMS System Management Utilities and Tools
Chap 3: Installing, Upgrading, and Updating Software Chap 4: Starting Up and Shutting Down the System Chap 5: Customizing the Operating System
Chap 6: Setting the System Time
Chap 7: Managing User Accounts Chap 8: Managing Peripheral Devices Chap 9: Managing Storage Media
Chap 10: Using Files and Directories
Chap 11: Using BACKUP
Chap 12: Security Considerations
Chap 13: Managing the Queue Manager and Queue
Database
Chap 14: Setting Up and Maintaining Queues
Volume 2
Chap 1: Managing System Parameters
Chap 2: Managing Page, Swap and Dump Files
Chap 3: Performance Considerations
Chap 4: Managing File System Data Caches
Chap 6: Getting Information About the System
HP OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.3-2 New Features and
Documentation Manual
AA-RV8XA-TE
http://h71000.www7.hp.com/doc/os73_index.html Part 1
Chap 1: Summary of OpenVMS Version 7.3 New
Features
Chap 2: General User Features
Chap 3: System Management Features
HP Volume Shadowing for OpenVMS
AA-PVXMJ-TE
http://h71000.www7.hp.com/doc/os73_index.html Chap 1: Introduction to Volume Shadowing for
OpenVMS
Chap 3: Preparing to Use Volume Shadowing
Chap 4: Creating and Managing Shadow Sets Using DCL Commands
Chap 6: Ensuring Shadow Set Consistency
Chap 8: Performing System Management Tasks on
Shadowed Systems