Course Code: 922
Length: 5 days

This course presents introductory training for the operator of an established VAX or Alpha computer or OpenVMS Cluster system running the OpenVMS operating system. This system may be part of a larger network or cluster. This course features:

• OpenVMS system and network environment
• How to support users on an OpenVMS system
• Queue maintenance
• Backups and restores
• System startups and shutdowns
• Disks and tapes maintenance
• System activity

Who Should Attend

Operators

Prerequisites

Before taking this course, students should be able to:

• Log in and out of an OpenVMS system
• Set up terminal characteristics
• Issue DCL commands
• Create and edit text files
• Send messages to other system users
• Write a simple command procedure

Benefits of Attending this Class

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Perform operations in an OpenVMS system and network environment
• Support users on an OpenVMS system
• Perform queue maintenance
• Perform Backups and restores
• Complete System startups and shutdowns
• Perform disk and tape maintenance
• Monitor and troubleshoot basic system activity

Course Contents

• OpenVMS Environment
  • System Configurations
  • Single Processor Configurations
  • Tightly Coupled Multiprocessor Configurations
  • OpenVMS Cluster Systems
  • Loosely Coupled Network Configurations
  • Comparison of Multiple Processor Configurations
  • OpenVMS Cluster Systems
  • Members of a Cluster
  • Interconnects
  • Sample OpenVMS Cluster Configurations
  • Connection Manager
  • The Quorum Scheme
  • Device Names in an OpenVMS Cluster System
  • Network Configurations
  • Network Concepts
  • Network Components
  • Network Management
  • OpenVMS Software Concepts
  • Programs, Images, and Utilities
  • Processes
  • System Files, Directories, and Logical Names
  • System File and Directory Protection
• Finding Information Out About Users
  • Using the Authorize Utility to List User Accounts
  • Using the Authorize Utility to List User Accounts
  • Monitoring the Use of Disk Space
  • Purging Old Versions of Files
  • Setting a Version Limit on Directories
  • Monitoring Disk Space
  • Managing Disk Quotas
• Maintaining Queues
  • OpenVMS Queues
  • Generic and Execution Queues
  • Batch and OutputQueues
  • The Queue Manager
  • Priority of Jobs in a Queue
  • Monitoring Queues and Jobs
  • Monitoring Queue Status
  • Tailoring the SHOW QUEUE Command
  • Monitoring Job Status
  • Stopping a Queue
  • Ways to Stop a Queue
  • Pausing a Queue
  • Orderly Shutdown of a Queue
  • Immediate Shutdown of a Queue
  • Closing a Queue
  • Shutting Down All Queues on a Single Node
  • Shutting Down Queues on All Nodes in an OpenVMS Cluster
  • Managing Jobs in a Queue
  • Aborting and Requeuing Jobs on Output Queues
  • Moving a Job to a Different Queue
  • Merging Queues
  • Changing the Characteristics of a Job
• Performing Backups and Restores
  • Backup Concepts
  • Backup Terminology
  • Planning Backups
  • BACKUP Command
  • Making Backups of a Disk to Tape
  • Preparing Disks and Tapes for Backups
  • Making a Full Backup
  • Making an Incremental Backup
  • Restoring Files from Backup Copies
  • Using the BACKUP Command to Restore Files
  • Restoring All Files on a Disk
  • Restoring Files from an Incremental Backup
  • Restoring Specific Files
  • Restoring a Directory Tree
  • Listing the Contents of a Save Set
  • Using BACKUP to List Contents of Save Sets
• Shutting Down and Starting up an OpenVMS System
  • Shutting Down an OpenVMS System
  • Orderly Shutdown
  • Emergency Shutdown
  • Starting Up an OpenVMS System
  • Starting the Processor
  • Startup Command Procedures
  • Booting Satellite Nodes
  • Checking the Status of Boot Service
  • Enabling Boot Service
  • Disabling Boot Service
• SERVICE_ON.COM and SERVICE_OFF.COM
• Maintaining Volumes
  • Review of OpenVMS Device Concepts
  • OpenVMS Device Names
  • Devices in an OpenVMS Cluster System
  • Review of System Files and Directories
  • OpenVMS System Directories
  • Obtaining Information About Volumes
  • Volume Types and Characteristics
  • Displaying Device Characteristics
  • Handling Common Volume Problems
  • Setting File Characteristics
  • Defragmenting a Disk
  • Rebuilding Incorrectly Dismounted Disks
  • Specifying a New Volume Label
• Monitoring System Resources
  • Using the Show Cluster Utility
  • The Show Cluster Utility
  • Tailoring the Display
  • Monitoring with DCL Commands
  • Monitoring Memory Resources
  • Using SHOW SYSTEM in a Cluster
  • Monitoring the Activity of a Process