HP-UX CSE: Official Study Guide and Desk Reference [Hardcover]

Charles Keenan (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0131463969 | ISBN-13: 978-0131463967 | Publication Date: September 17, 2004 | Edition: 1

The HP-UX Certified System Engineer (CSE) exam is the next step afterCertified Systems Architect (CSA). The audience for the exam has grown as aresult of several factors. HP is pushing for all external vendors to have CSElevel certification, as well as pushing for internal employees to be CSE certified.HP is also streamlining the number of advanced courses and creating 2 newcourses to make it easier for engineers to get the knowledge they need tobecome certified.Mapping to the exam objectives for the HP-UX CSE exam, this book startswith the premise that readers will be "fluent" in the basic concepts of managinga HP-UX based system. This book allows experienced HP-UX administratorsto deal with new technologies such as fibre channel, SANs, disk arrays,partioned servers and how they impact high-availability environments. As wellas describing such topics from a theoretical perspective, the author directlycorrelates the theory with what individuals will find in their workplace, allowingfor rapid appreciation of the facts. HP-UX guru, Charles Keenan, brings ahands-on approach to how to deal with topics such as high availabilityclustering, node/virtual partitions, performance analysis and troubleshooting,with actual demonstrations from real HP-UX based systems. He gives readersthe information they need to help study for the CSE exam, as well asinformation they can use well after in their day to day management of advancedHP-UX sys admin tasks.

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HP-UX CSE: Official Study Guide and Desk Reference

The definitive HP-UX CSE exam preparation guide and reference

HP-approved coverage of all three CSE exams: CSE HP-UX Advanced System Administration, CSE High Availability Using HP-UX Serviceguard, and CSE HP-UX Networking and Security

Comprehensive study resources: exam objectives, sample questions, and summaries for last-minute review

More than a great study guide: an outstanding reference for working system engineers

This book delivers comprehensive preparation for all three HP-UX CSE exams, the core exam: CSE HP-UX Advanced System Administration, and specialty exams, CSE High Availability Using HP-UX Serviceguard and CSE HP-UX Networking and Security. Coverage includes:

• Implementing HP-UX in technology-rich enterprise environments
• Maximizing the performance and availability of HP-UX systems and applications
• Partitioning: node and virtual partitions
• Disks, volumes, file systems: RAID, LVM, VxVM, HFS, VxFS, VFS layer, swap/dump space, and more
• Monitoring system resources, activities, events, and kernels
• Processes, threads, and bottlenecks: priorities, run queues, multi-processor environments, memory requirements, bottlenecks, and more
• Installation, patching, and recovery, including Software Distributor and Ignite-UX
• Emergency recovery with HP-UX installation media
• Broad networking coverage: IPv6, ndd, DHCP, DNS, NTP, CIFS/9000, LDAP, sendmail, Automatic Port Aggregation, VPNs, VLANs, and more
• Planning, implementing, and managing high availability clustering with Serviceguard
• Other HP-UX cluster solutions: Extended Serviceguard Cluster, Metrocluster, Continentalclusters, and more
• Infrastructure for remote access to HA clusters: SANs, DWDM, dark fiber
• HP-UX security administration: Trusted systems, SSH, HIDS, IPSec, IPFilter, and Bastille Operating Systems/HP-UX
• Sample questions, last-minute review tips, and other study resources

This isn't just an outstanding prep guide, it's the definitive day-to-day reference for working professionals in high availability environments.

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About the Author

CHARLES KEENAN was directly involved in the design and implementation of the HP-UX CSE certification program. Currently an independent HP-UX technical consultant and trainer, Keenan holds HP Advanced IT Professional certifications in high availability, networking, advanced system administration, and security. He has 14+ years' experience working with and supporting HP-UX in complex enterprise environments in finance, energy, engineering, telecommunications, and other industries.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 1704 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 1 edition (September 17, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0131463969
• ISBN-13: 978-0131463967
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.3 x 2.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,217,352 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great desk reference, July 4, 2007

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This review is from: HP-UX CSE: Official Study Guide and Desk Reference (Hardcover)

While this book is quite the industrial doorstop and is rather daunting for newbies, it serves as a nice reference and does a great job explaining in-depth such things as VxFS/JFS, kernel options, and memory utilization. There is a section on identifying bottlenecks that I found particularly interesting. With the new exams coming out (soon or already), its usefulness as a study guide is somewhat diminished, but the information contained should continue to be valid for years to come. One of the nice things about operating systems at this level is the long lifetimes and backward compatibility.

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent source to pass the exam!, September 16, 2010

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Between this book and your own HPUX knowledge level over the years, you can easily master at least the administration exam with no issues.

4 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars HP-UX CSE : Official Study Guide and Desk Reference, May 12, 2005

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This review is from: HP-UX CSE: Official Study Guide and Desk Reference (Hardcover)

The first level is the HP-UX Certified System Administrator (CSA.)

There is a new version, "HP-UX CSA : Official Study Guide and Reference (2nd Edition,)" with 1072 pages of material for concepts from 2004 by Rafeeq Ur Rehman, August 25, 2004.

The "first version" book, "HP Certified: HP-UX System Administration," with 832 pages of material for concepts from 2000 by Rafeeq Rehman May 31, 2000. This book, still holds its value as shows in the pricing.

http://www.hp.com/education/currpath/hp-ux_certification.html

The next level is the HP-UX Certified System Engineer (CSE.)

This is the HP-UX CSE book, "HP-UX CSE : Official Study Guide and Desk Reference," with 1704 pages of material for concepts from 2004 by Charles Keenan, September 10, 2004.

If a deeper understanding of HP-UX is required, then I strongly suggest the "HP-UX 11i Internals," with 432 pages of material for concepts from 2004 by Chris Cooper, January 22, 2004.