HP0-702
Tru64 UNIX V5 Advanced Administration, Support and Performance Exam Preparation Guide
Program Requirement
HP Certified Professional Tru64 UNIX V5 Advanced Administration, Support, and Performance
exam #HP0-702
Exam Preparation Guide
Passing this exam meets one of the requirements for the following certification
program(s):
• Tru64 UNIX V5 System Engineer
• Accredited System Engineer – AlphaServer/Tru64 UNIX V5
Audience
The Tru64 UNIX V5 Advanced Administration, Support, and Performance exam
is intended for system and support engineers who have advanced level knowledge
of networked and clustered AlphaServer systems running Compaq Tru64 UNIX.
HP strongly recommends that candidates acquire at least 12 months of hands-on experience with this technology before taking the exam. The specific
competencies to be acquired are outlined in this document.
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Exam Registration
• This exam is available at Prometric.
• This exam is available at Promissor.
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Exam Details
• Number of questions: 56
• Time allotted to take the exam: 75 minutes (plus 15 minutes for demographic survey)
• Passing score: 66%
• No on-line or hard copy sources may be referenced during the exam.
Scope of the Exam
The Tru64 UNIX V5 Advanced Administration, Support, and Performance exam measures advanced level knowledge and skills related to the major competencies and technologies listed below. Candidates need hands-on experience to pass this exam. HP strongly recommends that candidates acquire at least 12 months experience with networked and clustered AlphaServer systems running Compaq Tru64 UNIX before taking this exam.
This exam assumes a candidate has passed, or is capable of passing the Tru64
UNIX V5 System Administration, Support, and Integration exam.
Major Competencies
Exam candidates should be able to apply their knowledge of Tru64 UNIX kernel concepts, utilities and commands, and component and subsystem functionality to propose, plan, configure, optimize and tune standalone and clustered AlphaServer systems running Compaq Tru64 UNIX.
Specifically, candidates should be able to:
• Convert customer requirements for data reliability, security, and performance
to configuration settings for:
File systems
Partitions
Print subsystems
LSM
• Plan and configure installations that include advanced:
File systems
Partitioning configurations
Print subsystems
Storage solutions
LSM configurations
• Describe technically and demonstrate solutions that show how:
The attributes of Tru64 UNIX support customer business requirements
Tru64 UNIX V5.0 leverages the advanced hardware capabilities of AlphaServers
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• Use appropriate performance monitoring tools, utilities, and industry
benchmarks to identify and correct performance problems
• Use appropriate security auditing and monitoring tools to assess system, subsystems, and functions, and to configure security settings
• Use advanced event management and administration commands, tools, and utilities to:
Interrogate and control SCSI devices in RAID and non-RAID
configurations
Interrogate and control fibre channel devices
Identify mis-configuration problems
Configure and manage LSM
Configure and manage printing
Perform, check, and manage software updates
Back up and recover file systems
Manage SMP environments
Manage partitioned systems
Respond appropriately to machine checks, software panics, system hangs, and crash dumps
Major Technologies and Concepts
Exam candidates should have advanced level knowledge of the following Tru64
UNIX technologies, architectures, and concepts:
• Advanced utilities and commands
• Kernel architecture, services, data structures, and process management
• System components and subsystems
• Physical and logical devices
• File systems (UFS, AdvFS, and MFS)
• Event management
• Advanced configuration and system management
• Hardware RAID
• Software RAID (Logical Storage Manager)
• Print subsystems
• Fibre channel
• SMP
• Multipathing
• Partitioning
• System performance monitoring and tuning
• Benchmarking
• Basic and Enhanced Security
• Cloning
• Backup tools and practices
• Unrecoverable system faults
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Exam Objectives
Use the exam objectives listed in this section to guide your study and to check your readiness for the exam. The exam measures your understanding of these objectives. The approximate percentage of exam questions dedicated to each major category of objectives is included in parenthesis.
Describe Tru64 UNIX Kernel Concepts, Components, and Subsystems (16%)
• Describe the purpose of fundamental O/S subsystems and functions, and how each works.
Define the process and process management.
Describe the purpose and function of the I/O subsystem (devices, file systems).
Describe the purpose and function of the memory subsystem.
• Describe the purpose and function of fundamental kernel services.
System calls
Traps and interrupts
Process management
Memory management
Accounting
Describe and Perform Advanced System Administration, Configuration and
Security Tasks (23 %)
• Describe the steps in the system start up and shut down process.
Describe the recommended methods for starting up and shuting down the system.
• Describe the difference between physical and logical device names.
Identify device naming and numbering conventions
Distinguish between major and minor numbers
Describe cache strategies
• Given a set of customer requirements, select the best storage configuration
to meet the given requirements.
• Describe the purpose of multipathing, and how to configure multipaths.
Identify the tools and utilities that configure multipaths, and explain how to use the tools and utilities.
Identify business issues that multipathing addresses?
Identify the types of customers that would benefit from multipathing.
• Identify the system utilities that interrogate and control SCSI devices, and explain how to use the utilities.
Explain how to troubleshoot SCSI misconfiguration problems.
Explain how to troubleshoot SCSI device failures in RAID and non- RAID configurations.
Explain how to use disklabel, SCU, and ddr.
• Identify the system utilities that can be used to interrogate and control fibre channel devices, and explain how to use the utilities.
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Describe how to troubleshoot fibre channel misconfiguration
problems.
Describe how to troubleshoot fibre channel device failures.
• Identify system configuration files and their content, and describe how to use the files.
Describe when and how to use sysconfigtab
Describe when and how to use stanza
• Identify the system utilities that are used to control system configuration, and describe how to use the utilities.
Describe when and how to use sysconfigdb
Describe when and how to use the sysconfig command
• Given customer requirements, identify the steps to follow to secure the customer’s system.
Describe the most important factors to consider in assessing the security threat to a Tru64 UNIX environment
Describe key methodologies and best practices for securing systems.
Describe how to implement basic security features using login, setuid, and mount options.
Describe the most important subsystems and functions to assess when configuring security.
Identify security auditing and monitoring tools, and describe how to use the tools.
Describe how to implement and use Enhanced Security, and how to run secsetup.
Describe how to recover from system lockout
Identify and explain the function of key system security files, such as
.rhost and the password file
Convert customer security requirements to appropriate security configuration settings
Identify ACLs and describe how they are used.
• Describe the kernel implications of replacing a PCI I/O device.
• Describe issues to consider when migrating from Tru64 UNIX V4 to V5.
• Describe advanced planning and configuration considerations for implementing a print subsystem, and identify steps in the configuration process.
Explain how to configure lpd-based remote printing (host and server based)
Identify commands, tools, and utilities used to configure and manage printing, and explain how they are used.
Identify and describe the use of important configuration files and filters for printing.
Identify the daemons which implement the print subsystem
Describe how to configure Advanced Printing remote printing
• Describe features of the Tru64UNIX Class Scheduler, and explain when and how to use the Class Scheduler.
• Describe cloning and its benefits, and explain when the cloning process
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should be used.
Describe Tru64 UNIX File System Concepts and Architectures, and How to
Perform Advanced Planning and Configuration of Tru64 UNIX Filesystems
(20 %)
• Describe the architecture of UNIX filesystems
Identify mount points and explain how they are used.
Identify Inodes and Vnodes and explain how they are used.
Compare and contrast hard and soft links.
• Describe advanced planning techniques and configuration procedures for the UFS filesystem.
Describe the architecture of the UFS filesystem.
Explain the strengths and weaknesses of the UFS filesystem
Explain when and why the UFS filesystem should be used over other filesystems
Identify important considerations for planning and configuring a UFS
filesystem
Identify and explain the use of UFS configuration and management commands, tools and utilities (newfs, fsck, tunefs, dcheck, ncheck, icheck, clri, dumpfs)
Identify UFS configuration files and how they are used.
Identify key factors in the data reliability, security, and performance of the UFS filesystem.
• Describe advanced planning techniques and configuration procedures for the AdvFS filesystem.
Describe the architecture of the AdvFS filesystem.
Explain the strengths and weaknesses of the AdvFS filesystem.
Explain why the AdvFS filesystem would be chosen over other filesystems.
Identify considerations for planning and configuring an AdvFS
filesystem.
Identify AdvFS configuration and management commands, tools and utilities (verify, vfile, showfile, showfdmn, showfset, tag2name, mkfdmn, mkfset, chfsets, advfsstat, defragment, balance)
Identify AdvFS configuration files and describe how they are used.
Identify key factors in the data reliability, security, and performance of the AdvFS filesystem.
Identify commands, tools, and utilities used in backup and recovery of the AdvFS filesystem, and describe how they are used.
(vdump/vrestore, cloning)
• Describe the purpose and function of the Memory File System (MFS)
• Identify system backup tools, including Veritas, Legato, SAN Backup, DRM, and EVM, and describe backup procedures and practices.
Describe Tru64 Hardware and Software RAID (LSM) Concepts and Architecture, and Explain How to Perform Advanced Planning and Configuration of RAID (11%)
• Describe the available options and use of hardware RAID in Tru64UNIX.
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• Describe the architecture and function of LSM.
• Describe the strengths and weaknesses of software RAID in general, and of
LSM in particular.
• Describe the important considerations in planning and configuring LSM
• Identify important LSM configuration and management commands, tools
and utilities, and describe how to use them (volprint, voldisk, voledit, voldg, volsave, volrestore, volmake, volassist)
• Identify key factors in the data reliability, security, and performance of the
LSM.
• Identify the daemons that implement LSM.
• Describe the implications of replacing a disk drive that is part of an LSM
volume.
Describe and Implement the Advanced AlphaServer Hardware Capabilities
That V5.0 of Tru64 UNIX Can Leverage (8%)
• Identify tools and utilities to manage an SMP environment, and describe their use.
• Describe the concept of partitioned systems.
Explain how Tru64 UNIX utilizes the partitioned system architecture
Describe the tools and utilities used to configure and manage the partitioned system architecture
• Explain multipathing, and when and how to use multipathing.
• Describe the technical attributes of TruClusters.
Describe How to Perform AlphaServer / Tru64UNIX System and Event
Management (11%)
• Describe the event management architecture and related tools, and when and how to use the tools. (EVM, Compaq Analyze, log files, Insight
manager)
Identify and describe how to use key partner management applications such as BMC and Tivoli.
• Describe the O/S features and functions for handling unrecoverable system faults, including machine checks, software panics, system hangs, and crash dumps)
Describe how to create and save a crash data file, and how to compress and uncompress sparse files.
• Identify tools and utilities to perform, check, and manage software updates, and explain how to use them.
Describe how to manually install an O/S patch, and how to automatically install and manage a patch using the Dupatch utility.
Describe when and how to use setld and fverify.
• Identify and describe the tools and resources available for configuring, supporting and managing Tru64UNIX systems.
Describe Performance Optimization and Tuning Methods and How to
Perform the Corresponding Procedures (11%)
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• Describe the system components and subsystems most important to the
performance of Tru64 UNIX.
Identify and describe technology differentiators that support Tru64
UNIX’s performance leadership.
Identify common performance bottlenecks (memory, I/O, kernel parameters)
Identify and describe the uses of standard industry benchmarks.
Describe when and how to engage a benchmark center.
• Given an application environment, describe how to configure the system and optimize the configuration for the environment.
• Identify and describe how to use performance monitoring tools and utilities.
Given a customer description of a system performance problem, identify the best tools and utilities to use to identify the source of the problem.
Describe when and how to use Collect.
• Given a customer objective, identify an appropriate system configuration.
Identify sizing tools and utilities and resources like Active Answers, and explain when and how to use them.
Training Courses and Documents
This section lists training courses and documents that can help you gain the knowledge and skills needed to pass the exam. You are not required to take the courses before taking the exam, however HP strongly recommends that you
attend classes, participate in class labs, and thoroughly review all course materials and reference documents before taking the exam. In addition, you should have
about 12 months practical experience with networked and clustered AlphaServer systems running Compaq Tru64 UNIX, which should include each major competency cited in the previous section.
In addition to the courses and documents listed in this section, you should be familiar with the courses and documents that support the Tru64 UNIX V5 System Administration, Support, and Integration exam.
Instructor-Led Training
The HP courses that support this exam include:
• Tru64 UNIX V5 System Administration (5 days)
• Tru64 UNIX V5 Performance Management (2 days)
• Tru64 UNIX V5 Security Management (2 days)
• AdvFS, LSM, RAID Configuration and Management V5.0 (5 days)
• Tru64 UNIX V5 Internals Overview (5 day)
• Compaq Tru64 UNIX Immersion for UNIX Professionals (5 days – Fast
Track program to prepare UNIX-experienced professionals for exams 010-
601, 010-702, and 010-703.
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Self-Paced Training
This section lists the relevant self-paced courseware available from Compaq. If you are not able to attend an instructor-led course, then consider these self-paced alternatives.
Title Part Number
Tru64 UNIX V5.0 System Administration Course EY-X383E-SG
Tru64 UNIX V5 Performance Management EY-X820E-SG
Tru64 UNIX V5 Security Management EY-X821E-SG
AdvFS, LSM, RAID Configuration and Management V5 EY-X776E-SG
Tru64 UNIX V5 Internals Overview EY-Z521E-SG
To order self-paced courseware, refer to your country’s Compaq Training Catalog
http://compaq.directedje.com/training/index.asp
Documentation and References
This section lists reference documents that describe the major competencies, technologies, and concepts covered in the exam. HP strongly recommends that you review, at minimum, the specific sections listed for each document. Since
some sections may describe topics in more depth than is required for the exam, or section numbers may not be listed, 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 the documentation at: http://www.tru64unix.compaq.com/docs/pub_page/doc_list.html.
Title Part Number or
Section*
Location
Tru64 UNIX Logical Storage Manager AA-RH9BA-TE 7
Tru64 UNIX AdvFS Administration AA-RH96A-TE 5, 7, A
Tru64 UNIX Installation Guide AA-RH8SA-TE 1, 9
Tru64 UNIX System Configuration & Tuning
Tru64 V5 Installation Guide – Advanced Topics
AA-RH9GA-TE 4, 6, 9
AA-RH8TA-TE 6, 7
Tru64 UNIX Security AA-RH95A-TE
Tru64 UNIX System Administration AA-RH9FA-TE 3, 5, 6, 10,
11, 12, 15, B, C, D
Tru64 UNIX System Configuration and
Tuning
AA-RH9GA-TE 3, 4
Tru64 UNIX Kernel Debugging AA-RH99A-TE 1, 2
AlphaServer GS60E and GS140
Getting Started with Logical Partitions
EK-TUNLP-SF
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Compaq Analyze User Guide http://www.support.compa 1
q.com/svctools/webes/doc
s/V4/ca/ug/
PATROL www.bmc.com/products
/productline.html/PATR
OL
DECevent Release Notes for Tru64
UNIX and OpenVMS
http://www1.service.digi
tal.com/svctools/deceve
nt/docs/DIA030_RELN
OTES.TXT
V5.0 Multi-Path Guide http://www.unix.digital.
com/faqs/publications/u
pdates/reldocs/multi-
path.html
Reference Pages: hwmgr utility fverify command
sys_check command scu
stl inv
http://www.tru64unix.co
mpaq.com/docs/base_do
c/DOCUMENTATION/
V51A_HTML/REF_LI
B.HTM
or MAN Pages
Collect utility http://www.tru64unix.comp
aq.com/collect/index.html,
also ftp://ftp.digital.com/pub/DE
C/collect/
Benchmarks www.specbench.org
ActiveAnswers http://www.unix.digital.
com/
* Section numbers may change during documentation updates.
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Section 2: Sample Exam Questions
Sample Exam Questions
This set of sample exam questions will help you become familiar with the types of questions on the exam. This set of questions is not intended to test your readiness
for the exam, since the questions do not cover every test objective. None of these questions is contained on the actual exam. The actual exam questions may be more
or less difficult than this set of questions.
After answering these questions, check your responses using the answer key provided at the end of this section.
Section One: Describe Tru64 UNIX kernel concepts, components, and subsystems
1. What is the recommended way to add a new disk to an existing non-RAID SCSI controller?
A. shut down the system, add the disk to the SCSI bus, reboot to single- user mode, rebuild the kernel, copy the new kernel to /vmunix, and reboot
B. shut down the system, add the disk to the SCSI bus, and reboot
C. add the disk to the running system and run ddr_config -c
D. Add the disk to the running system. The new device is automatically configured for use.
2. Which kernel structure provides important vm and ubc resource information, that is useful when analyzing a system crash?
A. bio_stats
B. vm_perfsum
C. vm_stats
D. mem_stats
Section Two: Describe and perform advanced system administration, configuration and security tasks
3. What does a device special file major number indicate? A. device unit number
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B. number of hard errors
C. number of soft errors
D. driver offset in the device switch table
4. What does the device major number indicate? A. driver or type of device
B. bus number of device
C. fsck order
D. target id of device
Section Three: Describe Tru64 UNIX file system concepts and architecture. Perform advanced planning and configuration of Tru64 UNIX filesystems
5. How does Legato NetWorker differ from NetWorker SingleServer? A. NetWorker does not require a license to use
B. NetWorker interfaces to vdump/vrestore
C. NetWorker performs local backups to a local tape device
D. NetWorker allows for the backup of distributed clients to a central server
6. Which file system layout is similar to MFS? A. UFS
B. NFS C. RMS
D. AdvFS
Section Four: Describe Tru64 hardware and software RAID (LSM) concepts and architecture. Perform advanced planning and configuration of RAID.
7. Which LSM functions are supported under the base operating system license?
A. concatenation, partitioning
B. mirroring, striping
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C. visual administrator, RAID 5
D. root volume mirroring, partitioning
8. Which utilities could be used to configure HSZ RAID controllers? A. HSZ CLI or MAKEDEV
B. diskwizard or swxcrmgr
C. HSZ CLI or SWCC
D. swxcrmgr or hszterm
Section Five: Describe and implement the advanced hardware capabilities that v5.0 of Tru64 UNIX can take advantage of.
9. What does the term MUNSA stand for in MultiPathing? A. Multiple UNix System Architecture
B. MUltiple iNitiator Simultaneous Access
C. Multiple UNix Simultaneous Access
D. MUltiple iNitiator Synchronous Access
10. Which extension to kdbx gathers CPU usage statistics on an SMP system? A. cpu_usage
B. stats_cpu
C. cpustat
D. smpstat
Section Six: Describe and Perform AlphaServer / Tru64UNIX System and Event
Management
11. Which command reads subset inventory records from standard input and
verifies that the attributes for the files on the system match the attributes listed
in the corresponding records?
A. fverify
B. verify
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C. vsubset
D. setld -v
12. What does the BMC Patrol application allow the system manager to do? A. audit user activity
B. prevent break-ins C. monitor resources D. tune the database
Section Seven: Describe and Perform Performance Optimization and Tuning
13. How do you increase system swap space?
A. add the new swap device to the vm subsystem in /etc/sysconfigtab, then reboot
B. add the new swap device to the /etc/swap.conf, then issue the swapon -a command
C. add the new swap device to the /etc/fstab file, then issue the swapon -a command
D. add the new swap configuration line to the kernel configuration file, rebuild the kernel, add the swap device to /etc/fstab, then reboot the new kernel
14. Which utility gathers information on the reliability and availability of the operating system?
A. GNU B. MPH
C. sys_check
D. collect
Answer Key
# Answer Reference
1. b Tru64 UNIX V5 System Administration EY-383E-SG Configuring Peripherals 9-12
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2. b EY-X820E-SG-0001
4-15
3. d Tru64 UNIX V5 System Administration EY-383E-SG Configuring devices
devswmgr 9-10
4. a ey-x383e-sg-00001
chapter 9 page 9-25
5. d System Amdin. course guide EY-X383E-SG-0001 page 10-2
6. a ey-x383e-sg-001 2-27
7. a ALR Configuration and Management guide
EY-X776E-SG-0001
8. c ey-x776e-sg.0001
chapter 3
9. b Reference V5.0 Multi-Path Guide
10. c ARH9GATE
section 7.1.4
11. a man fverify(8)
Tru64 UNIX Installation Guide, 9.3
if it was about fverify options, the only reference is
fverify reference page
12. c www.bmc.com/products/productline.html/PATROL
13. c ey-x820e-sg-0001
Chapter 2
14. b ARH9FATE
3.5.1
Conclusion
HP wishes you success in the HP Certified Professional Program and in passing the exam for which you are preparing. This exam and certification provide clear and undeniable evidence of your level of skills on HP systems and solutions and demonstrates your readiness to assume a greater technical role in support of these
HP systems and solutions.
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