HP-UX Introduction Course Overview

This Hewlett Packard HP-UX Operating System training course introduces the delegate to the main concepts of the HP-UX Operating System. The most commonly used commands and utilities are described in detail as are the command line wildcard and redirection facilities.

The course discusses the mechanisms by which a user acquires a login environment and the main features of the Korn/Posix/Bash Shells are introduced.

Skills Gained

The delegates will practise:

Creating, copying, renaming, moving and deleting files and directories
Using the shell's redirection and pipe facilities
Editing text files using the vi editor
Setting and changing access permissions on files
Monitoring and controlling their own processes
Using the basic file and text searching utilities
Customising their own login environment

Who will the Course Benefit?

Anyone who needs to understand and use the HP-UX Operating System.

There are no formal pre-requisites, although an understanding of and exposure to information technology is advantageous.

Course Objectives

To provide the skills needed to work productively in the HP-UX environment.

Examinations

This course, together with the HP-UX Shell Programming and HP-UX Administration courses, covers the main topics required for the

This course, together with the HP-UX Administration course, covers some of the topics required for the HP-UX 11i v3 System Administration (HP0-P20) exam.

Before taking any exam, ensure you have the recommended experience. The HP-UX website lists all exam requirements and these are updated regularly.

Exams are not included as part of the course.

Requirements

Experience of IT and an understanding of operating systems are required.

Follow-On Courses

HP-UX Shell Programming
Oracle SQL

NOTE: Course technical content is subject to change without notice.

HP-UX Introduction Training Course

Course Contents - DAY 1

Course Introduction

Administration and Course Materials
Course Structure and Agenda
Delegate and Trainer Introductions

Session 1: INTRODUCTION TO THE HP-UX OPERATING SYSTEM

A brief history of UNIX
The UNIX kernel
The UNIX file system
Getting started navigating the file system
The file system structure
Directories and files
Pathnames
Navigating the file system
Exercise: Logging on to the system
Exercise: Navigating the file system

Session 2: BASIC COMMANDS

Command line syntax
Basic file handling commands
Basic Directory handling commands
Filename wildcard characters
Exercise: Manipulating files and directories

Session 3: REDIRECTION AND PIPES

Input redirection
Output redirection
Pipes
Exercise: Using redirection and pipe facilities

HP-UX Introduction Training Course

Course Contents - DAY 2

Session 4: INTRODUCTION TO THE vi EDITOR

Overview of the vi editor
Basic functions
Switching to input mode
Other useful commands
Exercises: Using the vi editor
Exercise: Using more advanced vi features

Session 5: SEARCHING AND REPLACING TEXT

Replacing text
Using the vi editor
Using sed for search and replace
Searching for text with grep
Exercises: Searching and Replacing Text

Session 6: RECALLING AND EDITING COMMANDS

Overview
The bash shell
The korn shell
Exercises: Recall and Edit Commands

Session 7: FILE PERMISSIONS AND ACCESS CONTROL

Users and user groups
File access permissions
Changing file attributes
Switching users and user groups
Linking files
Exercise: Setting and access permissions

HP-UX Introduction Training Course

Course Contents - DAY 3

Session 8: PROCESSES

What is a process?
Monitoring processes
Killing processes
Background processes
Job Control
Grouping commands
Exercise: Monitoring and controlling processes

Session 9: THE USER ENVIRONMENT

Customising the .profile or .bash_profile
Customising the .kshrc or .bashrc
Exercise: Setting up an environment

Session 10: MORE BASIC COMMANDS

The find command
The cut command
The sort command
The finger command
Exercise: Using file handling commands



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HP-UX Introduction Course Overview

Skills Gained

Who will the Course Benefit?

Course Objectives

Examinations

Requirements

Follow-On Courses

HP-UX Introduction Training Course

Course Contents - DAY 1

Course Introduction

Session 1: INTRODUCTION TO THE HP-UX OPERATING SYSTEM

Session 2: BASIC COMMANDS

Session 3: REDIRECTION AND PIPES

HP-UX Introduction Training Course

Course Contents - DAY 2

Session 4: INTRODUCTION TO THE vi EDITOR

Session 5: SEARCHING AND REPLACING TEXT

Session 6: RECALLING AND EDITING COMMANDS

Session 7: FILE PERMISSIONS AND ACCESS CONTROL

HP-UX Introduction Training Course

Course Contents - DAY 3

Session 8: PROCESSES

Session 9: THE USER ENVIRONMENT

Session 10: MORE BASIC COMMANDS

Follow-On Courses

Venues and Dates

Barbican (London) Training Centre

Manchester Training Centre

Birmingham Training Centre

Bristol Training Centre

Leeds Training Centre

Edinburgh Training Centre

Additional Resourcing