HP0-651
OpenVMS System Administration exam # HP0-651 Exam Preparation Guide
HP Certified Professional
OpenVMS System Administration
Exam #HP0-651
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 material 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 an exam on the first attempt.
Audience
The OpenVMS System Administration exam is intended for IT professionals, technical presales and service professionals who support AlphaServer systems running OpenVMS. These professionals are expected to have an intermediate-
level knowledge of and at least one year of hands-on experience with OpenVMS.
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Exam Details
• Number of questions: 74
• Time allotted to take the exam: 90 minutes
• Passing score: 58%
• No on-line or hard copy sources may be referenced during the exam.
Exam Content
The OpenVMS System Administration exam measures intermediate-level knowledge and skills related to the major competencies and technologies listed below.
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.
Major Competencies
Exam candidates should be able to:
• Install OpenVMS V7.3
• Configure/customize OpenVMS to meet a set of business specifications
• Upgrade OpenVMS
• Manage devices, queues, users, and files
• Perform backups
• Set and manage security and performance features
Major Strategies, Technologies, and Concepts
Exam candidates should be able to apply intermediate-level knowledge of the following strategies, technologies, and concepts:
• OpenVMS operating system V7.3
• File systems
• OpenVMS volume shadowing
• RAID
• Batch and print queuing
• Networking
• System security
• User interface
• Clustering
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Exam Objectives
Use the objectives listed in this section to guide your study and to check your readiness for the exam. The exam measures your mastery of these objectives. The approximate percentage of exam questions dedicated to each major category of objectives is included in parentheses.
1 Installation, Configuration and Upgrade (10%)
• Explain the prerequisites for operating system installation/upgrade.
• List the steps needed to perform operating system installation/upgrade.
• List the steps needed for managing OpenVMS licensing.
• Explain the prerequisites and steps for configuring Galaxy instances.
• Explain the purpose, how to display and how to use the following utilities
or procedures during a basic network installation: LANCP, NETCONFIG.COM, NET$CONFIG.COM, UCX$CONFIG.COM, TCPIP$CONFIG.COM, and LAT$STARTUP.COM.
• Explain the purpose and conventions for TCP/IP domain names, node names, IP addresses, and DHCP.
2 System Startup and Shutdown (15%)
• Describe the order of events in a system startup.
• Define the purpose of OPCOM, ERRFMT, AND JOB_CONTROL
processes.
• Explain the console variables used to control the normal boot process.
• Explain how to collect and preserve BUGCHECK information, examine the error logs and force a crash dump.
3 Device Management (10%)
• Differentiate between spooled and non-spooled devices with system parameters that modify their default characteristics.
• Explain how to display and set device, display, and printer characteristics.
• Explain the system parameters used to set default terminal characteristics.
• Explain how to allocate and deallocate devices and how to initialize volumes and volume sets.
• Explain how to add members to and remove members from volume sets.
• Explain how to display storage device information.
4 File System Management and Backup (15%)
• Define file fragmentation and explain its consequences.
• Differentiate among ODS-2 and ODS-5.
• Explain how to set, modify, and display volume high-water marking, the volume label, and other volume attributes.
• Explain how to use ANALYZE/DISK to obtain error reports, recover lost files and blocks and resolve multiply allocated blocks.
• Explain the SET command for rebuilding the file system.
• Explain how to locate and access files among storage volumes, including
Tape save sets.
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• Differentiate among image, incremental, and physical backups.
• Explain risks of using volume shadowing in place of backup.
• Explain how to back up and restore files, directories, volumes, and volume sets using tapes and disks.
• Explain how to use BACKUP to list the contents of a save set or compare files.
• Explain the BACKUP qualifiers used to ensure data integrity and the issues associated with setting files to NOBACKUP.
5 User Management (10%)
• Define the categories of user privileges, limits, and process quotas.
• Explain the relationships among PQL and UAF system wide parameters.
• Explain how to create, modify, maintain, delete, disable, enable, and delete user accounts and use identifiers.
6 Queue Management (5%)
• Define the concepts of queuing and spooling and generic and execution queues.
• Explain the purpose of queue managers, forms, and library modules and how to set or modify queue parameters or characteristics.
• Explain how to create, start, pause, resume, and stop generic and execution queues.
• Identify the default location and the files that make-up the queue database.
• Explain how to identify why a job cannot be deleted from a queue.
7 System Security, Performance and Customization (20%)
• Define the purpose of security auditing, the AUDIT_SERVER process and the security audit journal.
• Explain how to enable and disable security auditing and examine audit events.
• Explain how to display and delete intrusion records.
• Define the following concepts:
System logical name tables
Primary and secondary page and swap files
AUTOCONFIGURE
Balance set and working set.
• Explain how to define system-wide logical names in SYLOGICALS.COM.
• Explain how SYSTARTUP_VMS.COM and SYSMAN are used to perform common startup tasks.
• Identify potential sources of CPU bottlenecks.
• Identify potential sources of memory bottlenecks.
• Identify potential sources of I/O bottlenecks.
• Define modified page list and free page list.
• List and explain the phases of AUTOGEN.
• Explain the purpose and contents of MODPARAMS.DAT.
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8. User Interface (10%)
• Define the following concepts: logical names, local and global symbols, foreign commands, and lexical functions and explain the purpose of the syntactical components (i.e. verb, parameter, and qualifier) of a generic DCL command.
• Explain the following generic components of message syntax: facility, severity, ident, and text.
• Explain how to pass parameters to a command file, and how commands in
a command file acquire the values of those parameters.
• Explain how to obtain log files for command files run interactively and as batch jobs and monitor the execution of each command in a command file.
• Explain how to define, display, and delete logical names and symbols.
• Explain how to set DECwindows remote display.
9. Basic OpenVMS Concepts and Terminology (5%)
• Define working set.
• Differentiate between paging and swapping and explain the purpose of the page file and the swap file.
• Explain paged and nonpaged pool and differentiate between buffered and direct I/O.
• Define Adaptive Partition Multi Processing.
• Explain the purpose of clustering and a cluster interconnect.
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 at least 12 months 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
Use the information in this guide and the practical experience you have gained to determine which of the following courses, if any, you should take to prepare for this exam.
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The HP Educational Services courses that support this exam include:
• HP OpenVMS Fundamentals V7.3 (u3716s)
• HP OpenVMS System Management I: Essentials for Established Systems
(u3724s)
• HP OpenVMS System Management II: Installation, Configuration, and
Customization (u3725s)
• HP OpenVMS System Performance Management (u3727s)
• HP OpenVMS 7.3 Technical Update Seminar (u3730s) (This training option may
be appropriate for experienced candidates who are familiar with OpenVMS 7.2.)
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.
References are listed in random order, so the sequence does not imply importance. You can access most references at http://h71000.www7.hp.com/doc/os732_index.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 Titles1
HP TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS Installation and
Configuration
AA-LU49P-TE
http://h71000.www7.hp.com/doc/tcpip54.html • Installation Procedure (Section 2.1)
• Configuring TCP/IP Services (Chapter 3, especially,
“UsingTCPIP$CONFIGOptionCommandsto
BypasTCPIP$CONFIGMenus”inSection3.4)
HP OpenVMS Alpha Partitioning and Galaxy Guide AA-REZQE-TE http://h71000.www7.hp.com/doc/os732_index.html • Setup Environment Variables (Section 6.6)
• The Galaxy Software Architecture on OpenVMS (Sect
2.2)
HP OpenVMS Alpha V7.2 Upgrade and Installation
Manual
AA-QSE8C-TE
http://h71000.www7.hp.com/doc/os72_index.html • Performing a Conversational Boot (Sections A.1.3)
• Booting from a Different Directory (Section A.1.6)
HP OpenVMS Alpha V 7.3-2 Upgrade and Installation
Manual
AA-RV8ZA-TE • Setting and Showing Boot Devices (Section A2.2)
• Installing the HP OpenVMS Alpha Operating
System (Chapter 3)
1 Section numbers may change during documentation updates.
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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 Titles1
http://h71000.www7.hp.com/doc/os732_index.html • Backing Up and Restoring the System Disk
(Appendix B)
HP OpenVMS System Manager’s Manual, Volume 2: Tuning, Monitoring, and Complex Systems
AA-PV5NH-TK
http://h71000.www7.hp.com/doc/os732_index.html • Managing System Parameters (Section 1)
HP OpenVMS Cluster Systems
AA–PV5WF–TK
http://h71000.www7.hp.com/doc/os732_index.html • Overview (Section 1.1)
• Hardware Components (Section 1.2)
HP OpenVMS DCL Dictionary http://h71000.www7.hp.com/doc/os732_index.html AA-PV5KJ-TK
AA-PV5LJ-TK Commands: DEFINE
DEASSIGN INIT
LICENSE LOAD MOUNT
QUEUE
SET DISPLAY
SET /SHOW TERMINAL SET TIME
SET /SHOW PRINTER SET VERIFY
SHOW DEVICE SHOW LICENSE SHOW SYMBOL SHOW TERMINAL
SUBMIT Table DCL I-3
HP OpenVMS Guide to Extended File Specifications AA-REZRB-TE http://h71000.www7.hp.com/doc/os73_index.html Features of Extended File Specifications (section 1.2)
HP OpenVMS Guide to System Security
AA–Q2HLG–TE
http://h71000.www7.hp.com/doc/os73_index.html • Reading Informational Messages (Section 3.4.3)
• Controlling Access with ACLs (Section 4.4)
• Setting Default Protection and Ownership (Section
8.8)
• Overview of the Auditing Process (Section 9.1)
• Providing Report Specifications (Section 9.5.3)
• Tasks Performed by the Audit Server (Section 9.6.1)
• Disabling and Re-enabling Startup of the Audit
Server (Section 9.6.2)
• Assigning Privileges (Appendix A)
HP OpenVMS License Management Utility Manual AA-PVXUF-TK http://h71000.www7.hp.com/doc/os73_index.html Loading a License (Section 2.5)
HP OpenVMS Performance Management
AA-R237C-TE
http://h71000.www7.hp.com/doc/os73_index.html Performance Management (Section 1)
• Memory (Section 3.1)
• Process Swapping (Section 3.3)
• Working Set Regions (Section 3.5.2)
• Swapper Trimming (3.6)
• Active Memory Reclamation from Idle
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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 Titles1
Processes (Section 3.7)
• Working Set Regions (Section 3.5.2)
• Types of Scheduling Wait States (Section 9.1.5)
• Excessive Interrupt State Activity (Section
9.2.3)
• Improving Memory Responsiveness (Section
11.1)
• Reduction of System CPU Consumption
(Section 13.1.2)
• Glossary
HP OpenVMS System Management Utilities Reference
Manual A-L
AA-PV5PH-TK (Vol. 1)
http://h71000.www7.hp.com/doc/os73_index.html • ANALYZE/DISK_STRUCTURE (Section 3.1)
• AUTHORIZE (Section 5.0)
• AUTOGEN (Section 6.1)
• BACKUP (Section 7.1)
• BACKUP Qualifiers (Section 7.5, especially: BACK/LIST
BACKUP/PHYSICAL BACKUP/IGNORE= BACKUP/IMAGE BACKUP/INCREMENTAL BACKUP/VOLUME BACKUP/REWIND
• LATCP Commands, CREATE LINK (Section
13.3)
• LANCP Description (Section 12.1, especially
SHOW DEVICE)
HP OpenVMS System Management Utilities Reference
Manual M-Z
AA-PV5QH-TK (Vol. 2)
http://h71000.www7.hp.com/doc/os73_index.html PRODUCT commands, (Section 3.3, especially the
EXTRACT RELEASE_ NOTES Command)
HP OpenVMSSystemManager’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
• Booting Without Startup and Login Procedures
(Section 4.4.2)
• Booting and Startup Processes (Section 4.1.1)
• Conversational Boot: For Special Booting
Functions (Section 4.1.3.2)
• System Startup and STARTUP.COM (Section
4.1.4)
• Booting While Displaying Startup Procedure
Commands (Section 4.5.4)
• Performing an Emergency Shutdown Using
Console Commands (Section 4.8.6)
• Understanding Site-Specific Startup Command
Procedures (Section 5.2.1)
• Modifying SYSTARTUP_VMS.COM to
Perform General Operations (Section 5.2.7)
• Modifying Login Command Procedures to
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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 Titles1
Customize User Environments (Section 5.3)
• Understanding the Layered Product Startup
Database (Section 5.4.2)
• Setting Correct Time Zone Information on Your
System (Section 6.1)
• Setting Time Zone Information on OpenVMS VAX Systems (Section 6.3)
• Setting Time in an OpenVMS Cluster
Environment (Section 6.4)
• Preparing to Add User Accounts (Section 7.5)
• Restricting the Use of Accounts (Section 7.8)
• Understanding Device Names (Section 8.1)
• Getting Information About Devices on the
System (Section 8.2)
• Setting Security Protection Characteristics on
Devices Section 8.3)
• Connecting Devices and Loading Device
Drivers (Section 8.4)
• Automatically Configuring Devices for
OpenVMS Alpha Systems (Section 8.5)
• Understanding Extended File Specifications
Features (Section 10.1)
• Displaying Information About Queue Managers
(Section 13.4)
• Customizing Queue Manager Failover (Section
13.6)
• Stopping and Restarting the Queue Manager
(Section 13.7)
• Using Multiple Queue Managers (Section 13.8)
• Managing Passwords (Section 12.2)
• Using Intrusion Detection Mechanisms (Section
12.3)
• Planning Your Queue Setup (Section 14.3)
• Creating and Starting Queues (Section 14.4)
Volume 2
• Recommended Method for Changing Parameter
Values (Section 15.2)
• Tracking Resource Use (Section 21)
HP OpenVMS User’s Manual
AA-PV5JF-TK
http://h71000.www7.hp.com/doc/os73_index.html • Logical Names (Section 1.7)
• Symbols (Section1.8)
• Lexical Functions (1.10)
• Constructing DCL Commands (Sections 3.2)
• Defining Foreign Commands (Section 14.2.3)
• Understanding Symbol Substitution (Section
14.12)
HP OpenVMS Alpha System Analysis Tools Manual AA-REZTC-TE http://h71000.www7.hp.com/doc/os73_index.html Saving System Dumps (Chapter 2)
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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 Titles1
HP OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.3-2 New Features and
Documentation Manual
AA-RV8XA-TE
http://h71000.www7.hp.com/doc/os73_index.html See the Exam Objectives section of this preparation guide for appropriate study topics.
HP POLYCENTER Software Installation Utility
Developer’s Guide
AA-Q28ME-TK
http://h71000.www7.hp.com/doc/os73_index.html • Product Description Language (PDL) Evolves Over
Time (Section 7.1)
• ChoosingVMSINSTALOptions,Instaler’sOptions
HP Volume Shadowing for OpenVMS
AA-PVXMJ-TE
http://h71000.www7.hp.com/doc/os73_index.html • Adding Shadow Set Members (Section 4.5)
• Mounting a Shadow Set on Other Nodes in the
Cluster (Section 4.6)
• Why Use Minicopy? (Section 7.3)
HP OpenVMS System Messages: Companion Guide for
Help Message Users
AA-PV5TD-TK
http://h71000.www7.hp.com/doc/os73_index.html Format of System Messages (Section 1.1)
HP OpenVMS Alpha V7.3-2 Release Notes
AA-RV8YZ-TE
http://h71000.www7.hp.com/doc/os73_index.html Upgrade Paths (Section 1.2)
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Conclusion
HP wishes you success in the HP Accredited Professional Program and in passing this exam. Acquiring the certification this exam supports provides you with a globally recognized credential that reflects your level of skill on the HP
OpenVMS operating system.
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