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

Related Information
This subsection describes prerequisite and additional reading and training for this guide. Prerequisite
reading and training are items that a reader of this guide must complete before using this guide.
The following subsections briefly provide a context for each publication.
Prerequisite Reading and Training
NOTE: The HP NonStop OSS and Guardian documents are available from the NonStop Technical
Library (NTL). The NTL is located at http://www.hp.com/go/nonstop-docs (external view).
Users of the Open System Services Management and Operations Guide must be familiar with the
Open System Services User’s Guide and know how to use the Open System Services Shell and
Utilities Reference Manual. For OSS installation instructions using automated setup tools, see the
Open System Services Installation Guide. For system operators, the prerequisite reading and
training are:
Guardian User’s Guide
The Independent Study Program for Basic Tandem Operator Tasks
The HP NonStop system education and training courses:
• Concepts and Facilities for HP NonStop Systems
• A problem management course for the NonStop server installed at your site.
• Open System Services (OSS) Operations and Management for HP NonStop Systems
For system managers, the prerequisite reading and training are the same as for system operators,
plus:
• NonStop Systems Introduction for H-Series RVUs
• Introduction to NonStop Operations Management
• Safeguard Administrator’s Manual
• Safeguard Audit Service Manual
• Safeguard Reference Manual
• SCF Reference Manual for G-Series RVUs
• SCF Reference Manual for J and H-Series RVUs
• Security Management Guide
• Software Internationalization Guide
Courses for configuration management, change management, and production management for
the NonStop server installed at your site.
Additional Reading
Any publication about system configuration management, the print spooler, the Korn shell, the
UNIX operating system, or UNIX system administration is helpful. The following subsections list
some publications on UNIX system administration, the Korn shell, and UNIX security. The lists are
not exhaustive.
Problem Reporting
Problem reporting often involves using the Event Management Service (EMS) and the Guardian
VPROC utility. These topics are discussed in the following publications:
• EMS Manual
• Guardian User’s Guide
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