Open System Services Management and Operations Guide (G06.30+, H06.08+, J06.03+)

Document Organization
This guide contains information and procedures for managing and operating the OSS environment.
It is divided into these chapters:
Chapter 1: “Introducing Open System Services”
Presents an overview of how to manage and operate the OSS environment. It includes a task
table that refers you to the appropriate documentation for specific kinds of tasks.
Chapter 2: “Operating the OSS Environment”
Describes how to operate the OSS environment. This chapter includes procedures for managing
subsystems and processes, maintaining files needed in the OSS environment, and performing
backups and restores.
Chapter 3: “Understanding the OSS File System”
Describes the structure and naming conventions within the OSS file system.
Chapter 4: “Managing Servers”
Describes how to manage server processes and functions using OSS Monitor SCF commands
and, where necessary, HP Tandem Advanced Command Language (TACL) commands.
Chapter 5: “Managing Filesets”
Describes how to manage filesets using OSS Monitor SCF commands and (where necessary)
TACL commands, including: How to use the OSS Monitor SCF DIAGNOSE FILESET command,
which invokes the FSCK fileset integrity checker. How to use the Guardian Catalog Volume
Tool (CVT) utility, which enables you to manage fileset catalogs.
Chapter 6: “Managing OSS Files”
Describes the actions necessary to maintain data files within the OSS file system.
Chapter 7: “Managing Terminal Access”
Describes how to configure user access to the OSS environment for terminal users.
Chapter 9: “Managing Security”
Summarizes security features, user and user-group characteristics, and means for protecting
your system. It also describes how to specify initial working directories and initial programs.
OSS Security Event-Exit Process (SEEP) information is provided for NonStop systems running
J06.15 or H06.26 (and subsequent) RVUs.
Chapter 10: “Managing With the Shell”
Describes how to manage objects in the OSS environment using the OSS version of the Korn
shell. The shell is the command interface to the OSS environment.
Chapter 11: “Managing OSS Devices”
Discusses OSS devices and describes how to configure printers in the OSS environment.
Chapter 12: “Managing Problems”
Briefly reviews problem-reporting procedures in the OSS environment.
Chapter 13: “Open System Services Monitor”
Provides a reference to the Subsystem Control Facility (SCF) product module for the OSS Monitor
and the SCF commands you can use to manage the OSS environment.
Appendix A: “Messages”
Describes OSS EasySetup, CVT, FSCK, OSS message-queue server, OSS Monitor, and OSS
subsystem messages.
Appendix B: “Manually Setting Up an OSS Environment”
Summarizes the procedures to configure and start a new OSS environment.
Appendix D: “OSS Management Utilities”
Describes the OSSTTY and OSS EasySetup product utilities and files.
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