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Ignite UX
Systems Administration
Need a longer hostname 8+ Don’t forget the kernel parameter
Host names need to be descriptive. The trend toward longer names has been going on…
Networking
Security
Systems Administration
Handle with care: TCP wrappers /etc/hosts.allow
Real life story. DMZ based server dedicated to SFTP was configured with sshd rules in…
Scripting
Systems Administration
A Script to identify entries for a particular user
Starting a series on automation scripting. This one is meant to be run from a…
hpvm
Systems Administration
Getting rid of an incorrectly corrupt fileset
swlist -l fileset -a state | grep -E -v '^#|conf' ### VParProvider.VPAR-DOC corrupt If re-installation…
Networking
Performance
Systems Administration
NFS with lots of small files:pump up performance
Three kernel parameters that might pump up NFS throughput. Your mileage may vary. kctune nfs_enable_write_behind=1…
Scripting
Systems Administration
Automated setboot check and correction
When you use drd to patch and update systems offline to reduce downtime there is…
Scripting
Systems Administration
Keeping track of san disks
HP-UX does not make it easy to keep track of SAN presented disks. HBA switch…
Systems Administration
debugging startup problems: trick of the day
Got an unfindable syntax error in startup? We have the trick for you courtesy of…
Capacity Planning
hardware
LVM
storage
Systems Administration
Single user vg00 reconfiguration for a san boot hp-ux system
San boot system. HBA has to be replaced. Then you have to boot single user…
Capacity Planning
hpvm
Patching & Updates
Systems Administration
HP-UX patch depot tutorial
Patch Depot tutorial So you downloaded your QPK after doing swainv analysis of what patches…
