In This Book

This manual is your guide to the system manager tasks for the 900 Series HP 3000.

Chapter 1 Starting the System explains the different ways to start your computer, how to install a new operating system, and how to use the initial system loader's standalone utilities.

Chapter 2 Getting Started Defining Your System explains how to use SYSGEN to configure your system and introduces the other configurators (which are fully explained in the chapters that follow.)

Chapter 3 Defining Input/Output Devices to the System explains how to use SYSGEN's I/O configurator and the IOCONFIG utility to get information about the current configuration and to add devices to the system.

Chapter 4 Defining Events to be Recorded explains how to use the LOG configurator to set which system and user activities your computer records.

Chapter 5 Changing System Libraries, Programs, and Message Catalogs explains how to use the SYSFILE configurator to add or delete items on the system load tape.

Chapter 6 Defining Miscellaneous System Resources explains how to use the MISC configurator to define limits on system resources, jobs and sessions.

Chapter 7 Using Threshold Manager explains how to use the Threshold Manager utility, which alerts the system manager when certain internal operating system resources reach critical levels of utilization that can lead to a system abort.

Chapter 8 Allowing Access to the System describes MPE's account structure and explains how to create new accounts, groups and users, and how to secure disk files.

Chapter 9 Managing Disks describes disk management tasks for a 900 Series HP 3000 computer system. It explains the procedures for creating master or member volumes, setting limits on permanent and transient disk storage, and determining the amount of free disk space.

Chapter 10 Planning Your Backup Strategy discusses how to choose a backup strategy including which type of backup to use and when to use it.

Chapter 11 Shutting Down the System tells you when to shut down your system and gives you a step-by-step shutdown sequence.

Chapter 12 System Hardware Descriptions presents an overview of the hardware of the 900 Series HP 3000 computer.

Glossary defines the important terms introduced in system management. Index is an alphabetical listing of subjects, cross-referenced with their location in the manual.

This manual contains information subject to change without notice.