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HP Certified Professional
NonStop Kernel Advanced– Level 2
Exam # HP0-760
Exam Preparation Guide

Check the web site for course descriptions and prerequisites at:
http://education.hp.com/curr-nonstop.htm (Instructor-Led Training)
http://education.nonstop.compaq.com/us/cat/httoc.htm (Self-Study Training)
You can also call (800) 621-9198 in North America, to speak with one of our education consultants or register for courses.
Or, you can email us at: nonstop.training@hp.com

Exam Status

The NonStop Kernel Advanced – Level 2 exam has completed beta testing and is now
live. This exam is administered by Prometric Regional Service Centers in North
America (other locations may have different delivery methods). Refer to the Prometric website: http://www.2test.com

Exam Details

Number of test items: 75

Time allotted to take test: 105 minutes

Passing Score: 70% – 53 items correct

You are not allowed to refer to any books or reference material during the NonStop Kernel
Advanced – Level 2 exam.

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Audience

This exam is targeted for the following personnel, with a minimum of one-year
experience on HP NonStop S-Series platforms running the G-series NonStop Kernel
Operating System:

• Authorized Service and Support personnel (field support technicians), who perform installations, upgrades, troubleshooting and maintenance tasks.

• Global Customer Support Center (GCSC) personnel, who may have specialized technical expertise in the operating system (e.g., security features, hardware, subsystems) and serve as support for both field support technicians and customers.

• Analyst SEs or Pre-SalesTechnical Support (PSTS) personnel, who perform pre-
sales consulting and technical account support, including tasks such as assessment
of customer needs, system sizing and configuration, installation consulting, and so forth.

• NonStop Kernel Software Developers, System Integrators and Consultant Partners, Application Developers and Designers, Authorized Service Channel Partners and Distributors, Customers authorized to service their own equipment.

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What You’ll Be Tested On

Objectives

Exam questions were written to evaluate your knowledge of the following objectives. The percentage of items dedicated to each major category is included in parenthesis.

1) NonStop Kernel Architecture (18%)

1.1 Define NonStop Kernel (NSK) scalability, reliability, and availability
• Describe the ease of NonStop Kernel technology upgrades
• Explain system software upgrade requirements
• Explain processor upgrade requirements
• Explain oonline rapidshare 4shared links maintenance and upgrade capabilities
• Describe the benefits of scalable NonStop Kernel system expansion
• Explain benefits by adding processors to a live system
• Estimate increased processing capacity by adding processors to a system
• Explain benefits by adding disks to a live system

1.2 Describe application scalability
• Explain how to replicate user processes
• Explain how to expand Pathway / Tuxedo application

1.3 Describe ServerNet scalability

1.4 Describe NonStop Kernel clustering
• Describe non-redundant fault tolerance within a node
• Explain how to cluster NonStop Kernel systems (via Expand)
• Describe ServerPlex clustering (SuperCluster)

1.5 Explain NonStop Kernel versus Symmetric Multi-Processor (SMP) scalability
• Describe benefits of private memory for each processor
• Describe the NonStop Kernel feature to determine which processors are functioning properly

1.6 Describe end-to-end data integrity within a NonStop Kernel system
• Explain the usage of checksums
• Explain cyclic redundancy checks
• Explain the use of multiple paths for data access (performance, availability, reliability)
• Describe the purpose of Fast Fail for problem containment
• Describe transaction integrity/protection
• Describe distributed transaction capability

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1.7 Describe application design considerations
• Describe the reasons why you would develop a client/server application on NSK systems
• Describe availability considerations when developing client/server applications (using TMF, Pathway, Tuxedo)
• Describe the considerations for operating within a mixed workload environment
• Describe the NonStop features within the programming environment
 Explain the design considerations for persistent processes
 Explain the design considerations for NonStop process pairs
• Explain the benefits of web-enabling a legacy application
• Describe the benefits of the Tandem Development Suite
• Explain how transaction and database management performance is improved by incorporating their functionality into the disk process

2) NSK/OS Subsystem Configuration (15%)

2.1 Illustrate how to analyze system requirements. – (Note: Objective planned but not tested)
• Analyze and calculate disk space requirements
• Calculate expected disk transfer rates
• Illustrate planning an NonStop Kernel Operating System upgrade
Determine software dependencies before upgrade Determine hardware dependencies before upgrade Verify successful upgrade
• Justify system expansion when adding
- a processor
- disk drives
- memory
- an enclosure

2.2 Illustrate TSM setup and usage
• Perform setup of a primary and backup TSM console
• Perform replacement of a disk drive on a TSM console
• Identify service connection limitations
• State how to find a Part #, SN #, REV # on a CRU using the TSM
• Explain recovering from a TCP/IP failure on the TSM console
• Identify TSM console version
• Demonstrate how to set up Notification Director
• Demonstrate setup and typical usage of Carbon Copy

2.3 Demonstrate DSM/SCM software installation procedure
• Demonstrate the ability to install IPMs
• Demonstrate the ability to back out IPMs
• Demonstrate the ability to install a new O/S
• Show how to verify an IPM is installed
• Illustrate how to recover from a corrupted DSM/SCM database

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2.4 Perform subsystem configuration using startup/shutdown file sets
• Create a spooler set-up and shutdown file
• Define KMSF configuration
• Check current swap files configuration
• Change current swap files configuration
• Create a TMF startup/shutdown file
• Create a TS/MP startup/shutdown file
• Create a Measure configuration file
• Perform an SQL initialization
• Demonstrate the ability to disable the CIIN file upon cold load
• Define the difference between a TACL macro and an obey file
Describe advantages/disadvantages of each
Describe common TACL functions

2.5 Demonstrate SCF commands
• Demonstrate how to verify configuration and status for a(n)
- disk
- tape
- SWAN
- AWAN
- adapter

2.6 Demonstrate knowledge of the WAN Wizard Pro

2.7 Demonstrate knowledge and usage of Guided Replacement Toolkit (GRT)

2.8 Demonstrate knowledge and usage of SMF
• Describe the components of SMF
• Verify if a disk is a virtual disk
• Describe how to configure a virtual disk
• Describe the difference between virtual and physical disks
• Describe how to configure a storage pool

3) NSK/OS System Optimization (13%)

3.1 Demonstrate knowledge of database management
• Demonstrate how to recover a corrupted or broken file
• How do you identify if a file is corrupted or broken
• Demonstrate how to defragment a volume
• Determine the degree of fragmentation for a volume
• Describe how to minimize file index depth
• Describe how to determine disk I/O congestion
• Describe file partitioning and placement
• Illustrate levels of TMF transaction protection
Define transaction backout Perform volume recovery Perform file recovery
• Describe how to audit files and manage audit trails

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Perform volume enabling and disabling Perform file enabling and disabling Determine the retain depth of audit trails
• Demonstrate knowledge of SQL objects
Describe SQL objects and how they can be
- altered
- moved
- recovered

3.2 Demonstrate knowledge of tape management
• Describe DSM tape catalog features and functions
• Differentiate TMF catalog from DSM tape catalog
• Demonstrate usage of the utilities and tools for tape management
Demonstrate usage of MEDIACOM Demonstrate usage of Backup and Restore

3.3 Demonstrate knowledge of tape management
• Demonstrate how to change disk path status
• Explain how to change disk cache sizing
• Show how to change user and default system swap space
• Demonstrate usage of the utilities and tools for disk management
- SCF, FUP, TSM
- DSAP, disk space analysis
- DCOM, disk compression

3.4 Demonstrate knowledge of workload/process management
• Demonstrate how to optimize system and subsystem startup and shutdown sequencing
• Illustrate how to set up batch scheduling
• Perform print management and administration
• Describe event-based automation
• Demonstrate usage of available utilities and tools for workload management

3.5 Demonstrate knowledge of performance management
• Identify system components for load balancing and tuning
List basic performance tuning steps
Identify components to monitor for future sizing
Describe how to evaluate and optimize disk caching Differentiate between application and system throughput Differentiate real-time and historical performance monitoring Describe how to identify resource thresholds
• Demonstrate usage of available utilities and tools for performance management
Show knowledge of Peek
Demonstrate the use of Measure on various subsystems

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3.6 Describe Open Systems Services considerations
• Explain how to start/stop OSS – Korn Shell
• Describe the OSS file system
• List OSS workload dependencies

4) Tools and Techniques for Troubleshooting NSK/OS Problems (10%)

4.1 Describe the principles of problem solving
• Detecting and isolating the problem
• Gathering the facts and reporting the problem
• Identifying the cause, and developing and implementing a solution
• Escalating the problem, if necessary
• Reviewing the problem (focusing on prevention)

4.2 Identify and select the appropriate problem solving tools
• Given the following sources of information, select the tool to view the information (ZZEVnnnn, ZZSVnnnn, down processor, poor application response time, process stops unexpectedly, process will not start)

4.3 Explain how to analyze EMS and OS subsystem log files
• Identify the components of an Event Message
• Explain how to use Event Analyzer to locate relevant events
• Suggest external factors that could affect viewing the EMS log file

4.4 Describe the functions of the Notification Director (using it to troubleshoot)
• Explain the dial-in/dial-out capability
• Explain the benefits of periodic Incident Reports
• Explain how ND distributes messages

4.5 Explain how to use TFDS to capture processor dumps
• Describe what is contained within the TFDS configuration file
• Describe how TFDS ensures that enough disk space is available for creating dumps

4.6 Given several error conditions, determine which is most severe
• Processor problem scenario
- Processor hardware problem scenario
- Operating system software problem scenario
• Performance problem scenario
• Disk problem scenario
• Communication problem scenario

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5) NSK/OS Security Implementation and Implication (11%)

5.1 Describe the interdependencies among the different levels of security
• Describe the security relationship between the application program and the data it is trying to access
• Describe the security hierarchy/precedence
• Describe the security implications of multiple user groups accessing a database owned by one of the groups

5.2 Describe NSK process security
• Define Process Access ID (PAID)
• Define Creator Access ID (CAID)
• Explain usage of PROGID attribute
• Explain usage of LICENSE attribute on files

5.3 Define the difference between system file security and the Safeguard ACL
(allow all vs. allow none)

5.4 Describe how to monitor for security violations/breaches
• If Safeguard is not running, describe what tools are available for monitoring
• If Safeguard is running, describe how to monitor security access

5.5 Define the role of the security administrator using Safeguard
• Describe device and process protection
• Describe how to limit the capabilities of the super ID
• Describe activities that can be audited
• Describe password and user ID management options

5.6 Describe how to configure the major Safeguard objects
• List options for managing
- user IDs
- access to a volume
- access to files
- processes
- devices and subdevices

5.7 Describe OSS security features
• Describe OSS user and group setup
• Describe aliases within OSS environment
Describe user ID aliasing
Describe path names and symbolic links
• Describe how to configure a user that can access, by default, the
OSS file system (Safeguard default path)

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6) Database Management (14%)

6.1 Describe the Enscribe file system
• Describe the purpose of ENFORM
• Describe various Enscribe file types
Explain the following Enscribe file characteristics
- unstructured
- key-sequenced
- relative
- entry-sequenced
- alternate key
• Explain the purpose for partitioning Enscribe files
Describe how to configure primary vs. secondary partitions Describe how to recover from the loss of a partition(s) Describe the connection between primary and secondary partitions
Describe how to move or relocate a file partition
• Describe FUP commands used to manage Enscribe files
Explain how to create a file with same attributes as an existing file
Explain which command to use to reset broken-flags and crashopen-flags in file-labels
Explain how to try and recover a broken file using FUP Explain the difference between the COPY and the LOAD command
Explain how to compress a data file
• Explain limitations of Format 1 and Format 2 files

6.2 Describe SQL/MP database management
• Describe SQLCI commands to access SQL DB
• Create and/or alter an SQL object
• Update statistics
• Select data from a table
• Describe SQL Catalogs
• Explain content and usage of System Catalog
• Content and usage of User Catalogs
• Types and usage of SQL tables
• Usage and content of SQL indexes
• Types and usage of SQL views
• Characteristics of SQL programs
• SSQL table partitioning

7) Transaction Protection (6%)

7.1 Describe the TMF subsystem
• Demonstrate the usage of TMFCOM commands
• List the major components of TMF
• Explain content and usage of TMF audit trail files
• List TMF recovery operations

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7.2 Describe the RDF subsystem
• List main RDFCOM commands
• List the major components of RDF
 List basic functions of the Extractor
List basic functions of the Updaters
Explain the content of the Master Image Trail (MIT)
• List communication components used by RDF
• Explain the operation to synchronize databases on two systems
• Explain performance considerations using RDF
• Describe various configurations of RDF (topologies)
• Describe various versions of RDF

NonStop Kernel Internals (6%)

8.1 Describe the NonStop Kernel architecture
• Explain main system structures
Explain the Peek output and structures behind
Explain what Pools are and list some Explain usage of Linked Lists Describe the use of System Globals
• Describe the Message System
Explain content and usage of PFS (Process File Segment) Explain usage of messages for process communication
• Describe the function of the Dispatcher
• Describe the function of interrupts within the NSK/OS
List some of the interrupts that occur in NSK (poweron, powerfail, pagefault, IO/complete, IIO)
Describe how interrupts are handled within NSK
Determine from a processor memory dump whether the processor was executing in an interrupted environment
• Describe usage of debuggers and analyzing tools
Describe the usage of Inspect (saveabends and dumps/GARTH) Describe some basic commands in GARTH
• Describe .srl features

9) Open Systems Services (OSS) Environment (7%)

9.1 Describe the Korn Shell user interface
• Identify basic shell commands and OSS utilities
- cd (change directory)
- mv (move or rename)
- ls (list filename)
- mkdir (make directory)
- chmod (change file access mode)
- find
- man
- pax

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9.2 Describe OSS file system administration
• Describe how OSS files map to Guardian file names
• Explain how to build, start, and stop OSS filesets
• List the OSS directory files and the tools to operate them

9.3 Describe the main OSS middleware
• Explain what the following do:
- NSDOM
- Tuxedo
- Enterprise JAVABeans
- DCE
- NFS
- NSJORB
- ITP Webserver

9.4 Describe the benefits of JAVA support within the OSS environment

9.5 Describe OSS file systems

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Related Training and Study References

The NonStop Systems Certification (Level 2) includes references to a variety of materials that provide information included on this certification exam. Completion of
courses and review of materials is recommended, but not required, for success on this exam.

Recommended Minimum Courses

Course Title Part Number Type Length
NonStop Kernel Principles U4179S ILT 4 days
Open Systems Services (OSS) Operations and Management U4188S ILT 5 days
Pathway Performance Workshop U4193S ILT 3 days
Performance Analysis and Tuning U4195S ILT 5 days
Securing Guardian Systems U4196S ILT 4 days
NonStop S-Series TCP/IP System Management U4176S ILT 5 days

Additional Highly Recommended Courses
Check web site course descriptions for prerequisites
Course Title Part Number Type Length

NonStop S-Series Communications Products U4166S ILT 10 days

NonStop S-Series Field Support Training U4170S ILT 10 days

NonStop Transaction Management Facility (TMF) Operations and
Management

U4186S ILT 4 days

SMF/ASM Product Usage 141072 CBT 3-5 hours

ILT = Instructor-Led Training
CBT = Computer-Based Training

Check web site course descriptions for prerequisites at: http://education.hp.com/curr-nonstop.htm (Instructor-Led Training) http://education.nonstop.compaq.com/us/cat/httoc.htm (Self-Study Training)

Additional Recommended Reference Materials for This Exam

References to the majority of questions found in this exam can be found in manuals contained in the Oonline rapidshare 4shared links TIM collections. TIM (Total Information Manager) is a single interface to all NonStop Systems documentation and support information.

External users must subscribe to the TIM CD collection. See your NonStop
Representative for more information.

NOTE: TIM must be installed on your system before using the following default access settings.

Internal: http://techlibrary.cac.cpqcorp.net/ntl/.

External: http://www.hp.com/go/ntl/ .

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Documentation

• 6760 ServerNet/DA Manual (424137-001)
• Availability Guide for Application Design (124511)
• Availability Guide for Change Management (125506)
• Availability Guide for Problem Management (125509)
• Distributed Systems Management / Tape Catalog User Guide (422945)
• DSM/SCM Users Guide (422736-001)
• EMS Manual (425037-001)
• Expand Configuration and Management Manual (424110-001)
• FastSort Manual (124077)
• File Utility Program Reference Manual (422734-001)
• Guardian Disk and Tape Utilities Reference Manual (421954-001)
• Guardian Procedures Errors and Messages Manual (140632)
• Guardian Programmer’s Guide (421922-001)
• Guardian User Guide (421957-001)
• Introduction to Enform (058051)
• Introduction to NonStop Transaction Processing (103632)
• Introduction to Tandem S-Series Servers Manual (130961)
• Kernel-Managed Swap Facility (420260)
• LAN Configuration and Management Manual (142611)
• Measure Reference Manual (420201-001)
• Measure User’s Guide (134053)
• NetBatch Manual (142530)
• NonStop SQL/MP Installation and Management Guide (422974)
• NonStop S-Series FastPath Guide (424142-001)
• NonStop S-Series Planning and Configuration Guide (422985-001)
• NonStop S-Series Server Description Manual (422916-001)
• NonStop S-Series System Expansion and Reduction Guide (424006-001)
• NonStop TMF Operation and Recovery Guide (136589)
• NonStop TMF Planning and Configuration Guide (136588)
• NonStop TS/MP System Management Manual (135027)
• Open System Services Management and Operations Guide (424743-001)
• Open System Services Shell and Utilities Reference Manual (422878)
• Operator Messages Manual (424787-001)
• PEEK Reference Manual (422607-001)
• Safeguard Administrators Manual (127295)
• Safeguard Reference Manual (422087)
• Safeguard User’s Guide (127299)
• SCF Reference Manual for Storage Subsystem (422898-001)
• Security Management Guide (118610)
• Spooler Plus Utilities Reference Manual (422944-001)
• Spooler Utilities Reference Manual (422816)
• SWAN Concentrator and WAN Subsystem Troubleshooting Guide (424718-001)
• SWAN Concentrator Installation and Support Guide (424884-001)
• TACL Reference Manual (109642)
• Tandem Failure Data System (424276-001)
• TSM Configuration Guide (422899-001)

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• ViewPoint Manual (424874)
• Viewsys User’s Guide (103491)
• WAN Subsystem Configuration and Management Manual (420246-001)

Other References

• Web ViewPoint CD
• CSSI on the TSM console
• WAN Wizard Pro CD
• SAFECOM HELP USERS- ATTR

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NonStop™ Kernel Operating System—Level 2 (Exam 010-760)

40 Questions

1. You are performing an oonline rapidshare 4shared links processor upgrade in a single enclosure. Which of the following is a constraint?
A. The processor models have to be the same
B. A pair of processors must be added at the same time
C. The processor models have to be different
D. The service processor firmware must be upgraded first

2. When you expand a system, you add enclosures in a grouping that is called a block. Which
of the following is a valid block?
A. two or more processor enclosures cabled together
B. two or more I/O enclosures without a processor enclosure
C. one I/O enclosure
D. multiple I/O enclosures

3. Which application change is needed when you add more hardware to scale an application?
A. none
B. recompiling
C. rewriting
D. modifying

4. What is the result of adding a processor enclosure to a 6-processor system? A. reserve ServerNet capacity is utilized
B. ServerNet capacity is increased
C. a system outage will occur
D. the enclosure group number is updated by TSM

5. Enclosures are added to a running system in sets called blocks. Which of the following is a block?
A. multiple processor enclosures
B. processor enclosure plus I/O enclosures
C. multiple processor and I/O enclosures
D. multiple I/O enclosures

6. Which mechanism is employed by the operating system to determine if each processor is operational?
A. checking of processor clocks
B. monitoring of “How are you” interrogations
C. broadcasting of “I’m alive” messages
D. checkpointing of system tables

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7. What are the fault-tolerance considerations for long-running, processor-intensive (batch)
applications?
A. Use NetBatch-Plus or Unicenter Workload to monitor the batch application and restart them in the event of failure
B. Design batch applications to work on a temporary copy of the live data. This allows restart under any circumstances
C. Design batch transactions that are protected by NonStop TMF as small as possible
to avoid long transaction backouts
D. No special considerations are necessary. Run the batch processes in a dedicated processor so as not to impact OLTP

8. Where do you change the default IP address of a TSM console? A. Network dialog box on the workstation
B. Network dialog box on the server C. TSM Low-Level Link Application D. TSM Service Application

9. The system is NOT running the NonStop Kernel operating system. What would you use to find the system serial number and system name?
A. TSM Service Application
B. WINPING C. WINCFG
D. TSM Low-Level Link Application

10. What are a few of the main configurable components of a spooler? A. print process, toner type, and font
B. location, font, and header
C. collector, batch job, and location
D. collector, print process, and device

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11. Given the following information:
->INFO LIF $ZZLAN.* SLSA Info LIF
Name PIF MAC Address Type
$ZZLAN.L018 E0153.0.A 08:00:8E:00:5C:85 Ethernet
$ZZLAN.L019 E0153.0.B 08:00:8E:00:5C:86 Ethernet
$ZZLAN.L01A E0153.1.A 08:00:8E:00:5C:87 Ethernet
$ZZLAN.L01B E0153.1.B 08:00:8E:00:5C:88 Ethernet
Where would the physical port for L019 on the E4SA be located? (Assume standard
recommended naming conventions.)
A. enclosure 15, slot 53, port A, SAC0
B. enclosure 01, slot 53, port B, SAC1
C. enclosure 01, slot 53, port B, SAC0
D. enclosure 00, slot 53, port B, SAC0
12. Which statement best describes the relationship between virtual disks and physical disks?
A. Virtual disks can exist without physical disks
B. One physical disk can be several virtual disks
C. The number of virtual disks is directly related to the number of physical disks
D. All files on a virtual disk must be placed on a single physical disk

13. You want to back up the following file to tape:
CODE EOF LAST MODIF OWNER RWEP TYPE REC BL
$SYSTEM.SYSTEM
CSPOOL O 100P 520192 7May1999 09:58 30,1 NONO
Which BACKUP attribute must be used?
A. IGNORE B. OPEN
C. VERIFY
D. PAGELENGTH

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14. Click the Exhibit button to display a spooler printer device status. (Click the Tile button to view the exhibit while reading the question.)
The device has been placed offline because of a non-retryable I/O error. Which attribute should be changed so that the spooler supervisor process will automatically start the device?
A. restart
B. retry
C. timeout
D. devreset

15. Which NetBatch-Plus component can be used to submit batch jobs? A. NETBATCH
B. BATCHCAL C. NETSUBM D. BATCHCOM

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16. In the following PEEK display, how many physical memory pages are currently unavailable?
LOCKED LOCKED(KSEG0)
4162/35699 1719/28531
A. 1719
B. 4162
C. 28531
D. 35699

17. A user’s application process reports error 201:
The current path to the device is down, an attempt was made to write to a non-existent process, the message-system request was incorrectly formatted, or an error was found
in the message system interface.
What would you do next to isolate the cause of the problem?
A. Put application process into debug
B. Examine EMS log for device errors
C. Gather more information about the problem circumstances
D. Report a message system problem to NonStop support

18. Which tools view and filter events contained in ZZEVnnnn log files? A. ViewPoint, EMSCINFO, and EMS Analyzer
B. Web ViewPoint, EMS Analyzer, and EMS Distributor
C. EMSCOM, EMS Distributor, and ViewPoint
D. EMS Collector, EMSCCTRL, and Web ViewPoint

19. What do you use to make Tandem Failure Data System (TFDS) configuration changes permanent?
A. EDIT TFDSCONF file
B. TFDSCOM SAVE command
C. TFDSCOM ALTER command
D. TFDSCOM MODIFY command

20. A TACL FILEINFO output shows the file security settings for an object file named DELAY.
CODE EOF LAST MODIFIED OWNER RWEP PExt SExt
DELAY 100P 18432 09FEB2000 13:32 190,1 NNNN 4 16
When this program is started by user 202,22, which user IDs can alter the priority of the
process? Select THREE. A. 202,22
B. 190,1
C. 202,255
D. 190,255
E. 255,22
F. 255,255
G. 0,0

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21. A TACL FILEINFO output shows the file security settings for an object file named DELAY.
CODE EOF LAST MODIFIED OWNER RWEP PExt SExt
DELAY 100P 18432 09FEB2000 13:32 190,1 NNNN 4 16
When this program is started by user 202,22, which user ID is NOT authorized to stop the
process?
A. 255,22
B. 202,22
C. 190,1
D. 190,255

22. What is one of the capabilities of the $CMON process?
A. setting CPU and priority limitations for process creation
B. accessing EMS message logs through a token-based alternate key
C. intercepting system messages and diverting them to a user-written $CMON process
D. switching on TACL direct logging to a security file owned by super ID

23. What does setting the Safeguard warning mode provide?
A. messages warning users that logon passwords are about to expire
B. temporary override of Safeguard access control lists (ACLs) for the testing purposes
C. creation of a Safeguard audit record when a user logon is denied because of an incorrect password
D. creation of a Safeguard audit record when access to an ACL-protected object is denied

24. Which SAFECOM command would you use to check the minimum password length in
Safeguard?
A. INFO SAFEGUARD
B. INFO PASSWORD, DETAIL C. INFO USER
D. SHOW USER

25. Which Safeguard user attribute is unique to OSS? A. ALIAS-ID
B. PRIMARY-GROUP C. INITIAL-DAEMON
D. INITIAL-DIRECTORY

26. What type of Enscribe file is the EMS event message log for a NonStop server? A. unstructured
B. relative
C. key-sequenced
D. entry-sequenced

27. A secondary partition of an unaudited Enscribe file might be recovered by
A. recreating the partition from the primary partition
B. restoring from a tape backup using the PARTONLY option
C. reloading from an alternate key file
D. using the FUP UNPURGE command with the PARTONLY option

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28. A FUP INFO listing shows unaudited files with a “?” indication in the open state column. Which FUP operation can be used to clear this condition, allowing file and data access for further investigation?
A. DUP (to copy the entire file) B. COPY (to copy one record)
C. CREATE (to create a new file using the LIKE attribute) D. RECOVERFILE (to recover the original file)

29. The purpose of performing an SQLCI UPDATE STATISTICS operation on an SQL table is
to
A. refresh the end-of-file (EOF) marker on primary and secondary partitions
B. validate SQL system and user catalog values for the table
C. provide current access data for execution plan selection
D. update data on table object usage and user access

30. Which SQLCI command is used to display table column definitions? A. DISPLAY
B. SHOW C. INVOKE D. LIST

31. What is the function of SQL shorthand views? A. limits user access to underlying tables
B. allows extraction of selected data from multiple tables
C. allows updates to underlying user tables
D. displays abbreviated data from variable-length columns

32. What is the purpose of SQL protection views?
A. allows updates of restricted columns in a single table
B. prevents updates of associated index tables
C. allows extraction of protected data from multiple tables
D. defines security attributes for underlying tables

33. Which statement that differentiates SQL and Enscribe file partitioning is true? A. SQL tables can have more partitions than Enscribe files
B. SQL table partitions and Enscribe file partitions can be added oonline rapidshare 4shared links while the tables
or files are open
C. SQL table partitions can be larger than Enscribe file partitions
D. SQL tables cannot be accessed if one or more table partitions are unavailable

34. Which TMFCOM command is used to determine if the NonStop TMF subsystem is running?
A. INFO TMF
B. STATUS TMP C. INFO TMP
D. STATUS TMF

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35. What does a NonStop TMF transaction do?
A. updates the TMF catalog with oonline rapidshare 4shared links dump, audit dump, and media data
B. transforms an audited database from one consistent state to another
C. coordinates local and remote database recovery operations
D. archives audited file and update information for future recovery

36. When a process calls READ, the file system sends a message
A. if it is sending to an IOP B. always
C. never
D. if it is reading from $RECEIVE

37. What are the benefits of using a public SRL instead of putting the same procedures in the system library? Select TWO.
A. The system will have improved performance
B. SRL procedure calls do not have to be “fixed up” as often
C. The same code can run at different virtual addresses
D. A public SRL can have global data
E. Using a public SRL is the only way to create a privileged procedure

38. Which command starts the Korn shell from a TACL prompt? A. oss
B. ksh C. kss D. osh

39. Which items can multiple OSS filesets share? Select TWO. A. OSS name server
B. same pool file (set of volumes on which to create new disk files) C. same device label (number)
D. same fileset catalog files
E. OSS File Vector Table

40. What is NonStop DOM?
A. an implementation of CORBA B. a domain operations manager C. a data optimization monitor
D. a data object modeler

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Objective: (760.1.1) 1.1 Define NonStop Kernel scalability, reliability, and availability.
Item: 760.1.1.c.1

References: S-Series Hardware Maintenance Course (Instructor-Led Training)

Objective: (760.1.1) 1.1 Define NonStop Kernel scalability, reliability, and availability.
Item: 760.1.1.g.1

References: S-Series System Expansion and Reduction Guide 424862-001, Chapter 2: Planning for System Expansion, What Is a Block?

Objective: (760.1.2) 1.2 Describe application scalability.
Item: 760.1.2.b.1

3. Which application change is needed when you add more hardware to scale an application?
A. none
B. recompiling
C. rewriting
D. modifying

References: Experience

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Objective: (760.1.3) 1.3 Describe ServerNet scalability.
Item: 760.1.3.a.1

References: S-Series System Expansion and Reduction Guide 424862-001, Chapter 2: Planning for System Expansion, Example of Choosing a Block Structure

Objective: (760.1.3) 1.3 Describe ServerNet scalability.
Item: 760.1.3.c.1

References: S-Series System Expansion and Reduction Guide 424862-001, Chapter 2: Planning for System Expansion, Example of Choosing a Block Structure

Objective: (760.1.5) 1.5 Explain NonStop Kernel versus symmetric multi-processor (SMP)
scalability.
Item: 760.1.5.b.1

References: Intro to S-Series Servers 130961, S-Series Server Architecture, Detection and
Correction of Hardware Errors

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Objective: (760.1.7) 1.7 Describe application design considerations.
Item: 760.1.7.c.1

7. What are the fault-tolerance considerations for long-running, processor-intensive (batch)
applications?
A. Use NetBatch-Plus or Unicenter Workload to monitor the batch application and restart them in the event of failure
B. Design batch applications to work on a temporary copy of the live data. This allows restart under any circumstances
C. Design batch transactions that are protected by NonStop TMF as small as possible to avoid long transaction backouts
D. No special considerations are necessary. Run the batch processes in a dedicated processor so as not to impact OLTP

References: Common knowledge

Objective: (760.2.2) 2.2 Illustrate TSM setup and usage.
Item: 760.2.2.a.1

8. Where do you change the default IP address of a TSM console?
A. Network dialog box on the workstation
B. Network dialog box on the server C. TSM Low-Level Link Application D. TSM Service Application

References: TSM Configuration Guide, Configuring the Network

Objective: (760.2.2) 2.2 Illustrate TSM setup and usage.
Item: 760.2.2.d.1

References: S-series Server Support Class (Instructor-Led Training)

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Objective: (760.2.4) 2.4 Perform subsystem configuration using startup/shutdown file sets.
Item: 760.2.4.h.1

References: Spooler Utilities Reference Manual, part #422816, Spooler Quick Start

Objective: (760.2.5) 2.5 Demonstrate SCF commands.
Item: 760.2.5.c.1

References: SWAN Concentrator and WAN Subsystem Troubleshooting Guide, PN 424718-
001, Examples, Identifying the E4SA and FESA CRUs on a System

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Objective: (760.2.8) 2.8 Demonstrate knowledge and usage of SMF.
Item: 760.2.8.a.1

12. Which statement best describes the relationship between virtual disks and physical disks?
A. Virtual disks can exist without physical disks
B. One physical disk can be several virtual disks
C. The number of virtual disks is directly related to the number of physical disks
D. All files on a virtual disk must be placed on a single physical disk

References: SCF Reference Manual for the Storage Subsystem, PN 422898-001, Introduction to the Storage Subsystem, Virtual Disks and Physical Disks

Objective: (760.3.2) 3.2 Demonstrate knowledge of tape management.
Item: 760.3.2.b.1

References: Guardian User’s Guide, PN 421957-001, Backing Up and Restoring Disk
Information, Backing Up Your Files

Objective: (760.3.4) 3.4 Demonstrate knowledge of workload/process management.
Item: 760.3.4.a.1

References: Spooler Plus Utilities Reference Manual, PN 422944-001, Spoolcom, DEV COMMAND

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Objective: (760.3.4) 3.4 Demonstrate knowledge of workload/process management.
Item: 760.3.4.e.1

15. Which NetBatch-Plus component can be used to submit batch jobs? A. NETBATCH
B. BATCHCAL C. NETSUBM D. BATCHCOM

References: NetBatch Manual 142530, NetBatch Introduction, Spooler Jobs/BATCHCOM

Objective: (760.3.5) 3.5 Demonstrate knowledge of performance management.
Item: 760.3.5.g.1

16. In the following PEEK display, how many physical memory pages are currently unavailable?
LOCKED LOCKED(KSEG0)
4162/35699 1719/28531
A. 1719
B. 4162
C. 28531
D. 35699

References: PEEK Reference Manual, PEEK Syntax and Examples, Elements of the Paging
Display

Objective: (760.4.1) 4.1 Describe the principles of problem solving.
Item: 760.4.1.b.1

17. A user’s application process reports error 201:
The current path to the device is down, an attempt was made to write to a non-existent process, the message-system request was incorrectly formatted, or an error was found
in the message system interface.
What would you do next to isolate the cause of the problem?
A. Put application process into debug
B. Examine EMS log for device errors
C. Gather more information about the problem circumstances
E. Report a message system problem to NonStop support

References: Availability Guide for Problem Management 125509, Section 3, Recovering From
Unplanned Outages

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Objective: (760.4.2) 4.2 Identify and select the appropriate problem solving tools.
Item: 760.4.2.a.1

References: TSM Oonline rapidshare 4shared links User Guide, TSM Event Viewer section, TSM Client version 8.0
Web ViewPoint CD, ViewPoint Manual, 424874, page 1-1
Event Management Service (EMS) Analyzer Manual, 133700, page 1-1

Objective: (760.4.5) 4.5 Explain how to use TFDS to capture processor dumps.
Item: 760.4.5.a.1

19. What do you use to make Tandem Failure Data System (TFDS) configuration changes permanent?
A. EDIT TFDSCONF file
B. TFDSCOM SAVE command
C. TFDSCOM ALTER command
D. TFDSCOM MODIFY command

References: Tandem Failure Data System (TFDS) Manual, 424276-001, page 3-3

Objective: (760.5.2) 5.2 Describe NonStop Kernel process security.
Item: 760.5.2.a.1

References: Security Management Guide 118610, Trial and error!

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Objective: (760.5.2) 5.2 Describe NonStop Kernel process security.
Item: 760.5.2.b.1

References: Security Management Guide 118610, Trial and error!

Objective: (760.5.4) 5.4 Describe how to monitor for security violations/breaches.
Item: 760.5.4.a.1

References: Guardian Programmer’s Guide 421922-001, Writing a Command-interpreter
Monitor ($CMON)

Objective: (760.5.5) 5.5 Define the role of the security administrator, using Safeguard.
Item: 760.5.5.b.1

23. What does setting the Safeguard warning mode provide?
A. messages warning users that logon passwords are about to expire
B. temporary override of Safeguard access control lists (ACLs) for the testing purposes
C. creation of a Safeguard audit record when a user logon is denied because of an
incorrect password
D. creation of a Safeguard audit record when access to an ACL-protected object is denied

References: Safeguard Administrators Manual 422084-001, Warning Mode

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Objective: (760.5.6) 5.6 Describe how to configure the major Safeguard objects.
Item: 760.5.6.a.1

24. Which SAFECOM command would you use to check the minimum password length in
Safeguard?
A. INFO SAFEGUARD
B. INFO PASSWORD, DETAIL C. INFO USER
D. SHOW USER

References: Security Management Guide, 118610, Concerns for the EDP Auditor, Password
Management
Safeguard User’s Guide, 127299

Objective: (760.5.7) 5.7 Describe OSS security features.
Item: 760.5.7.a.1

25. Which Safeguard user attribute is unique to OSS? A. ALIAS-ID
B. PRIMARY-GROUP C. INITIAL-DAEMON
D. INITIAL-DIRECTORY

References: Security Management Guide, 118610, OSS System Security, User
Administration
Safeguard Reference Manual, 422087-001, page 5-16
Open System Services Management and Operations Guide, 424743-001, Managing Users and Groups, page 7-4

Objective: (760.6.1) 6.1 Describe the Enscribe file system.
Item: 760.6.1.c.1

26. What type of Enscribe file is the EMS event message log for a NonStop server? A. unstructured
B. relative
C. key-sequenced
D. entry-sequenced

References: FUP INFO ,detail

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Objective: (760.6.1) 6.1 Describe the Enscribe file system.
Item: 760.6.1.n.1

References: Guardian Disk and Tape Utilities Reference Manual 426910-001, Restore, PARTONLY

Objective: (760.6.1) 6.1 Describe the Enscribe file system.
Item: 760.6.1.q.1

28. A FUP INFO listing shows unaudited files with a “?” indication in the open state column. Which FUP operation can be used to clear this condition, allowing file and data access for further investigation?
A. DUP (to copy the entire file)
B. COPY (to copy one record)
C. CREATE (to create a new file using the LIKE attribute) D. RECOVERFILE (to recover the original file)

References: Experience

Objective: (760.6.2) 6.2 Describe SQL/MP database management.
Item: 760.6.2.c.1

References: NonStop SQL/MP Reference Manual 425858-001, Section U, UPDATE STATISTICS Statement

Objective: (760.6.2) 6.2 Describe SQL/MP database management.
Item: 760.6.2.e.1

30. Which SQLCI command is used to display table column definitions? A. DISPLAY
B. SHOW C. INVOKE D. LIST

References: NonStop SQL/MP Reference Manual 425858-001, Section I-INVOKE Directive and Command
Objective: (760.6.2) 6.2 Describe SQL/MP database management.
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Item: 760.6.2.i.1

References: NS SQL/MP Installation and Management Guide 424912-001, Understanding and Planning Database Tables, Using Views

Objective: (760.6.2) 6.2 Describe SQL/MP database management.
Item: 760.6.2.j.1

References: NonStop SQL/MP Installation and Management Guide 424912-001, Understanding and Planning Database Tables, Using Views

Objective: (760.6.2) 6.2 Describe SQL/MP database management.
Item: 760.6.2.l.1

33. Which statement that differentiates SQL and Enscribe file partitioning is true?
A. SQL tables can have more partitions than Enscribe files
B. SQL table partitions and Enscribe file partitions can be added oonline rapidshare 4shared links while the tables
or files are open
C. SQL table partitions can be larger than Enscribe file partitions
D. SQL tables cannot be accessed if one or more table partitions are unavailable

References: NonStop SQL/MP Reference Manual 425858-001, Section P, Partitions

Objective: (760.7.1) 7.1 Describe the TMF subsystem.
Item: 760.7.1.a.1

34. Which TMFCOM command is used to determine if the NonStop TMF subsystem is running?
A. INFO TMF
B. STATUS TMP C. INFO TMP
D. STATUS TMF

References: TMF Reference Manual 137445, Using TMFCOM, Using TMFCOM Noninteractively

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Objective: (760.7.1) 7.1 Describe the TMF subsystem.
Item: 760.7.1.f.1

References: TMF Reference Manual 137445, Introduction to NonStop Transaction
Manager/MP, Transactions

Objective: (760.8.1) 8.1 Describe the NonStop Kernel architecture.
Item: 760.8.1.g.1

36. When a process calls READ, the file system sends a message
A. if it is sending to an IOP
B. always
C. never
D. if it is reading from $RECEIVE

References: NSKA Class, File System Module

Objective: (760.8.1) 8.1 Describe the NonStop Kernel architecture.
Item: 760.8.1.l.1

References: NSKA Class, Module 3

Objective: (760.9.1) 9.1 Describe the Korn shell user interface.
Item: 760.9.1.d.1

38. Which command starts the Korn shell from a TACL prompt? A. oss
B. ksh C. kss D. osh

References: Open System Shell and Utilities Reference Manual 522694-001, Chapter 6, User
Commands (m-o), osh

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Objective: (760.9.2) 9.2 Describe OSS file system administration.
Item: 760.9.2.a.1

39. Which items can multiple OSS filesets share? Select TWO.
A. OSS name server
B. same pool file (set of volumes on which to create new disk files)
C. same device label (number) D. same fileset catalog files
E. OSS File Vector Table

References: Open Systems Management and Operations Guide 520569-001, Understanding the OSS File System, Storage Pools and Storage-Pool Files

Objective: (760.9.3) 9.3 Describe the main OSS middleware.
Item: 760.9.3.a.1

40. What is NonStop DOM?
A. an implementation of CORBA
B. a domain operations manager
C. a data optimization monitor
D. a data object modeler

References: NTL Independent Product Collection, Non Stop DOM Getting Start Guide, Home
Page, Documentation Overview

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