Open System Services Management and Operations Guide (G06.25+, H06.03+)

Open System Services Management and Operations Guide—527191-002
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About This Guide
The HP NonStop operating system Open System Services (OSS) environment enables
users on HP NonStop servers to integrate an operating system similar to the UNIX
operating system into their work environment. You manage and operate the OSS
environment primarily from the Guardian environment.
What This Guide Is About
This guide describes how to manage and operate the OSS environment. It describes
only what is unique to the OSS environment, its management, and its operation. This
guide does not describe Guardian programs and commands that have been enhanced
to accommodate the OSS environment.
Who Should Read This Guide?
This guide is for system managers and operators of the OSS environment. System
managers set policy, perform system and shell configuration, and perform operations
that require the use of the super ID (255,255 in the Guardian environment, 65535 in
the OSS environment) or membership in the super group (255,nnn), such as
managing users and groups. System operators carry out system support and
maintenance as described in the NonStop S-Series Operations Guide.
Because Open System Services is managed and operated primarily through the
Guardian environment, the audience for this guide consists of Guardian system
managers and operators and those who have acquired proficiency at managing or
operating a Guardian system. At the very least:
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System managers should complete the HP NonStop system education and training
course NonStop S-Series Problem Management or have equivalent work
experience, as well as be proficient at using a security product on a NonStop
S-series or NonStop NS-series server, such as the Safeguard product. System
managers should have a basic knowledge of the UNIX operating system and the
Korn shell.
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Operators should complete the HP NonStop system education and training
courses NonStop S-Series Configuration and Change Management and NonStop
S-Series Production Management or have equivalent work experience.
What This Guide Does Not Cover
This guide does not describe general Guardian management or operation procedures.
It also does not describe how to use Guardian programs that you would use to manage
or operate Guardian systems, even though these programs could be applied to
systems that have the OSS environment running on them.