Introduction to NonStop Operations Management

Production Management
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End-of-Day Tasks
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Check printer supplies. Make sure that a supply of printer paper and ribbons is
always available.
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Perform preventive maintenance on all tape drives.
End-of-Day Tasks
The following tasks are usually performed during the last shift of the day:
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Stop Measure data collection and generate system performance reports.
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Perform NonStop TM/MP audit dumps.
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Check equipment:
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Clean the cabinets as needed. Cleaning a cabinet is an infrequent task that you
perform as required by conditions at your site.
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Clean tape drive heads and sensors. This task might need to be performed more
frequently depending on tape usage.
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Inspect printers. Turn the ribbons on drum printers daily to increase their life.
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Run partial backups.
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In a Guardian environment, use BACKUP to back up files that have been
changed since the previous day or since the last full backup.
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In an OSS environment, use the pax utility, as described in the Open System
Services Management and Operations Guide.
Run backups during a period of low system activity.
Weekly Tasks
Perform the following tasks at least once a week:
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Perform full backups.
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In a Guardian environment, use BACKUP to take full backups of all files
(including the complete NonStop TM/MP subvolume). Make two copies of the
backups (using BACKCOPY). One copy should be archived off site.
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For OSS file considerations, see the Open System Services Management and
Operations Guide.
Run backups during a period of low system activity.
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Perform system security and system administration tasks:
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Check the system for unauthorized users.
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Delete old user IDs.
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Change super-ID passwords.