Customer Reviews

Disk and File Management Tasks on HP-UX

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I wish that I could regain the time I spent reading this book or the money I spent buying it. It looks like it was a superb book back in 1997 when people actually used versions 9.03 and 10, but a lot of the commands in this book aren't even usable on my 10.20 system and it would appear that a lot of the concepts are no longer viable.

I'm giving it two stars because it's probably a good historical reference. Let's see "Version 2" someday.

I found in this book, information on LVM that I was not able to find elsewhere. The first chapter was fairly basic, but is probably a good introduction for someone not familiar with this flavor of LVM.

The rest of the book dealt with tasks one would typically need to perform on LVM and HP-UX filesystems. Fortunately, no time is wasted with lengthy man page reprints. Each chapter is broken down in to sections, each of which addresses a particular task. A lot of attention is paid to using the command line to optimze the placement of logical volumes, and to specifying the best options depending on what the logical volume is being used for. It provides just enough detail of the inner workings of LVM for someone who needs to build well-planned storage systems.

I would liked to have seen perhaps another chapter dedicated to more philisophical issues, like opinions from HP's LVM experts on best practices, etc.

Still, the best source of LVM information out there.

I found this book to be an almost one stop shop for information on HP disk management. My only real complaint is that the book needs updating. It was a quick read and very good review for me. It also pointed out a few things I need to consider more when doing disk configurations. All in all a valuable book for HP-UX admins, it is worth the small investment cost.

My boss told me I had tolearn Logical Volume Management, so I bought this book [through amazon.com] last year.

The book does a very good job at the basics: concepts, commands, and even syntax.

It does not do as well in advanced topics, such as trouble-shooting, and the examples provided are too simple. For example, when I encountered some advanced problems, I found that this book either glossed over the issue or did not cover it at all. Furthermore, when I checked the HP Sys Admin manual, I found the exact same examples in that manual.

In short, a good book, but it could have been a lot better with a little more effort by the author.

The book not only explains the concepts needed in creating and managing disks, but show you step by step what you need to do. His sections also provide comments on what actions to take if you encounter problems.

I ordered this book 3 years ago (through Amazon) and I still enjoy the fact that I have this book and still it is very useful for me in my daily job with Logical Volumes etc.

Very good step by step commands for people who are not so familiar with LVM. Also very good examples for like Exporting and Importing of Volume Groups for more experienced SysAdmins. This 39 bucks are a really good investment.

This is an excellent description of LVM, with technical details.

He covers a lot in a short amount of time, and presents the reader with details on problems that you may encounter. He covers JFS (VxFS), OnlineJFS, HFS, Mirroring with LVM, converting to LVM, troubleshooting, and more.

Even with the age of the book, the data that this book covers is still relevant, and still useful with today's HP-UX. However, it should go without saying that the details should be checked against the current system documentation - you don't want to find out something changed the hard way.

In any case, this book is a worthwhile addition to your library, and will give you a familiarity with LVM not otherwise available.