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 HP-UX SysAdmin
 Why Another UNIX Tutorial?
I'm developing this website for three reasons...
- I wanted a place to store and organize notes and information.
- I want to master HP-UX and I've noticed that I learn more if I research a topic and write down what I have learned.
- I can use it as a reference in case I need to remember how I configured something or solved a problem previously.
...but, I'm posting it publicly in case others find it useful.
Because UNIX (and more recently Linux) was developed by programmers for programmers, it is "expert friendly" instead of "user friendly". I will provide step-by-step ("cookbook") instructions on how to accomplish common tasks ("recipies"). Although I'll assume a basic understanding of UNIX, I'll attempt to provide enough explanation so that UNIX newbies also find it useful.
All/Most of these recipies will pertain to an HP 9000 C240 workstation that I'm configuring to serve as my webserver. I have decided to install HP-UX 11i as the OS version, and the rest of the applications/tools/etc will be open-source (These will include: Apache, PHP, MySQL, GNU gcc compiler, and others).
When I am done, the c240 workstation will be the production server while the e55 server I will use for testing. It might seem odd that I plan on using a server as a test/sandbox system and a workstation as a production server, but the c240 is faster than the e55.
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Why UNIX?
Because unlike "MicroCrap Windoze", I've never had it crash because it was lonely and wanted someone to pay attention to it. I have to almost daily fight with the Windows NT 4.0/2000 servers at work. It has been an impossible dream to get them to the stage where everything just works consistently. In contrast, HP-UX is rock solid. It might take considerable effort to get the server just the way you want it, but once you do, it'll keep running until it melts!
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Why HP-UX?
Simply because that is the flavor of UNIX that I have most experience with... the company I work for uses it for their mission critical systems.
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Although the recipies and scripts on this website were tested on 11.x versions of HP-UX, they may work with earlier versions.
| Version |
Released |
| 11.00 |
11/97 |
| 11i |
06/00 |
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My Recipies
Scripts
HP-UX Related WebSites
HP-UX Discussion Forums / Newsgroups / Mailing Lists
HP-UX Software
| HP Software Depot Home - http://software.hp.com/ |
| Added: Nov. 11, 2001 |
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| Buy, try, demo, and download software online direct form HP. Many free packages available including latest special compiled versions of Apache, Bind, Sendmail, etc. |
| The Written Word - http://thewrittenword.com/packages/ |
| Added: Nov. 11, 2001 |
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| I'll let them summarize, "The Written Word provides pre-compiled binaries of Open Source software on Solaris, HP-UX, Tru64 UNIX, and IRIX and keeps you updated with new releases as they become available through our subscription service. We have an extensive list of supported applications and are continually adding to this list. Each application is shipped in the native vendor package format, making installation and upgrades easy." They also have an ftp site where you can download some programs without having to subscribe to their service. The CDs are nice if you can afford the price... I know I can't. |
HP 9000 Hardware
HP-UX Books
HP-UX Organizations
General UNIX Information
| The Creation of the UNIX Operating System - http://www.bell-labs.com/history/unix/ |
| Added: Sep. 15, 2001 |
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| Bell Labs (currently part of Lucent Technologies but used to be the research division of AT&T) website detailing the original development of the UNIX at AT&T. |
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