Disk and File Management Tasks on HP-UX [Facsimile] (Paperback)

~ Thomas Madell (Author), Hewlett-Packard (Author)
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Product Description

Specifically designed to help advanced system administrators get the most out of their HP-UX systems.This book introduces the basics of disk management and logical volumes in HP-UX systems. It presents hard-to-find information about HP-UX file system management, and the new Journaled File System. It covers advanced logical volume management (LVM) tasks, including managing root, swap and dump, and shows how to convert and troubleshoot logical volumes. Other topics include LVM data mirroring and disk striping.This book is primarily intended for advanced HP-UX System Administrators and other UNIX system administrators, and will also serve the needs of HP workstation users who must also perform administration tasks.

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Specifically designed to help advanced system administrators get the most out of their HP-UX systems.This book introduces the basics of disk management and logical volumes in HP-UX systems. It presents hard-to-find information about HP-UX file system management, and the new Journaled File System. It covers advanced logical volume management (LVM) tasks, including managing root, swap and dump, and shows how to convert and troubleshoot logical volumes. Other topics include LVM data mirroring and disk striping.This book is primarily intended for advanced HP-UX System Administrators and other UNIX system administrators, and will also serve the needs of HP workstation users who must also perform administration tasks.

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR; Facsimile edition (October 13, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 013518861X
• ISBN-13: 978-0135188613
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,126,274 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not a fan., August 8, 2000

By A Customer

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.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best source of LVM information available, October 16, 1999

By A Customer

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.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Book - an almost one stop shop, but it needs updating., July 11, 2000

By	Wesley Busdiecker (Monroe, MI USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.