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Course number U3706S
Length 4 days
Delivery method Instructor-led training (ILT)
Onsite dedicated training (OST)
Price USD $2,800

Course overview

This course examines the kernel tools available for use in analyzing kernel problems with the HP Tru64 UNIX operating system. Tools discussed include: dbx, kdbx, kdebug, ikdebug, ladebug, cscope, crash, CDA, and others. Examples using the tools and exercises are included.


Prerequisites

Students should have a basic grasp of UNIX commands and utilities, understand basic system administration functions and C language programs, and should be able to read C data structures representations. Student should also have completed the system administration course.


Audience

Service engineers who support HP Tru64 UNIX, and operating system and layered product engineers.


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Benefits to you

This course covers critical skills for service and operating system engineers.


Next Steps

  • HP Tru64 UNIX v5.1 System Internals I U3707S
  • HP Tru64 UNIX v5.1 System Internals II U3708S
  • HP Tru64 UNIX v5 Crash Dump Analysis U3709S
  • HP TruCluster Internals U3710S

Course outline

  • Kernel tools overview
    • Status utilities
    • Crash dump files
    • Kernel debuggers
    • System events
  • Reviewing HP Tru64 UNIX internals
    • HP Tru64 UNIX subsystems
    • NUMA systems
    • Process, task, and thread data structures
    • Virtual memory data structures
    • File system data structures
    • I/O subsystem
  • Crash files
    • Crash dump basics
    • Managing crash dump files
    • Collecting and using crash data
    • Using other crash analysis tools
  • Using the dbx debugger
    • What is dbx
    • Using dbx commands
    • Using dbx to examine a running system
    • Using dbx to analyze a crash dump
  • Using the kdbx debugger
    • What is kdbx?
    • Using kdbx commands
    • Extensions
    • Using kdbx to analyze a running kernel
    • Using kdbx to analyze a crash dump
    • Writing a kdbx extension
  • Using the ladebug debugger
    • What is ladebug?
    • Using ladebug commands
    • Using ladebug to examine a running system
    • Using ladebug to analyze a crash dump
  • Using the kdebug debugger
    • What is kdebug
    • Remote debugging with kdebug
    • Local debugging with ikdebug
  • Using system events
    • Understanding event logging facilities
    • Posting events with command line utilities
    • Viewing events with event manager
    • Viewing events with DECevent
    • Viewing events with HP Analyze


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