HP-UX


 * Pocket Survival Guide
 * Support Guide (EOL dates)

Disk Related

 * To manage RAID controllers use  SACONFIG  and  SAUTIL . The command requires the device file /dev/ciss* which is the path for a HP SmartArray card path.
 * To scan for and show disk devices do : ioscan -fnkC disk
 * **NOTE** the "-C" part specifies by CLASS which is (as defined in the ioscan man page): "A device category, defined in the files located in the directory /usr/conf/master.d and consistent with the listings output by lsdev (see lsdev(1M)). Examples are disk, printer, and tape."
 * Mirroring root disk on Itanium-based systems

Misc

 * Start/Stop scripts are located at : /sbin/init.d
 * Adding EMC drives to HP
 * Rebuilding the Kernel
 * Storage Related
 * SNMP Config file is : /etc/SnmpAgent.d/snmpd.conf
 * To restart : /sbin/init.d/SnmpMaster stop ; /sbin/init.d/SnmpMaster start


 * How to Disable TRUSTED mode (from here) : /usr/lbin/tsconvert -r
 * How to convert Password files to /etc/passwd & /etc/shadow : pwconv

Software Install
Installation with swinstall
 * Install software from local depot : /usr/sbin/swinstall -s \*
 * Install software from local depot using any response files generated (e.g swask): swinstall -s -x ask=true \*

Patching

 * From the PATCH MANAGEMENT page of the "HP Support Center" you can "Upload new system information" which is done by uploading a file inventory.xml This is created using /opt/swa/lbin/swainv.
 * HP-UX 11i System Management - Overview
 * Software Assistant (SWA), their manuals, and Administration Guide (pdf)
 * Patching HP-UX 11.x systems
 * HP-UX Software Assistant
 * HP Software Depot

Documentation

 * HP-UX System Administrator's Guide: Overview
 * HP-UX System Administrator's Guide: Routine Management Tasks
 * HP-UX System Administrator's Guide: Security Management
 * HP-UX System Administrator's Guide: Logical Volume Management
 * Another (non-HP) site for Documentation