HP NonStop S-series field support training

Audience

Account or support engineers and customer service personnel who are responsible for installing and fully maintaining the NonStop S-series network servers utilizing TSM, the Subsystem Control Facility (SCF), and the NonStop Kernel operating system.

Ways to save

Benefits to you

• Changes to the NonStop server architecture that have resulted from the introduction of the ServerNet system area network (SAN) technology
• Using the new TSM system to operate, manage, and maintain the NonStop S-series server
• Changes that have been made to system configuration for the NonStop S-series server
• Installing, configuring, upgrading, and troubleshooting a NonStop S-series server
• Installing, configuring, and troubleshooting the NonStop S-series server communication subsystems

Next Steps

• NonStop S-Series Tools Workshop course
• DSM/SCM Operations and Management course
• NonStop S-Series TCP/IP System Management course

Course outline

Introduction to NonStop S-series server
Fundamentals of the ServerNet system area network (SAN)

• Comparing and contrasting the NonStop K-series server architecture with the NonStop S-series architecture
• NonStop S-series enclosures and components
• Introduction to the Tandem Service Management (TSM) application
• The serviceability and testability features of NonStop S-series servers
• New end-to-end service model
• Lab Exercise: Physical Description

Introduction to the ServerNet SAN

• Lesson 1
  Data transfer through the ServerNet SAN
• Options for transferring data through the ServerNet SAN and its impact on I/O for NonStop Kernel systems
• Data transfer for interprocessor communications
• Standard model for I/O
• I/O models used for NonStop S-series servers
• Layered model for I/O
• Lesson 2
  ServerNet Hardware Overview
• Review of the fundamental elements of the ServerNet SAN
• Structure of a ServerNet packet
• Identifying the purpose of various fields within the ServerNet packet

NonStop S-series hardware overview

• Lesson 1
  Processor and I/O enclosure subsystem overview
• New processor enclosures
• New I/O enclosures
• Lesson 2
  Power subsystem description
• Power subsystem of the NonStop S7000 server
• Power subsystem of the NonStop S70000 server
• Power subsystem of the I/O only enclosure
• Power system architecture
• Components of the power system
• Explanation of the power sequences
• Power system diagnostics
• Power monitor and control unit (PMCU)

Server installation and startup

• Lesson 1
  Server site planning and installation
• Site requirements for the NonStop S-series servers
• Installation of the NonStop S7000 and NonStop S70000 series servers
• Lesson 2
  System startup
• Steps required for system startup
• Lab Exercise: Installing the Physical Components
• Lesson 3
  Networking concepts overview for the NonStop S-series Server
• Components of client/server computing
• Data communication protocols utilized by the TSM software
• Purpose of the Ethernet LAN as used by the NonStop S-series servers
• The TCP/IP communications environment
• IP addressing, including classes, subnet addressing, and masks
• Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP)
• Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP)
• Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), including its main components and use by TSM
• File transfer protocol (FTP)
• Remote Procedure Call (RPC) and its use with TSM

Server configuration and management

• Lesson 1
  Server configuration and management
• Various types of configuration files
• Creating a base configuration
• Creating a user configuration
• Online configuration changes
• NonStop Kernel configuration services
• SCF changes and enhancements for the NonStop S-series servers
• The NonStop S-series naming convention
• SCF0000, STARTCOM, and STARTSCF files
• Lab Exercise: Using SCF to Manage and Configure an Nonstop S-series Server
• Lesson 2
  Software management Using DSM/SCM and SYSGENR
• How an OSIMAGE is created using SYSGENR
• How SYSGENR is run
• Files that result from a SYSGEN operation
• Features and capabilities of Distributed System Management/Software Configuration Manager (DSM/SCM)
• Typical DSM/SCM process flow
• Five main actions performed by the DSM/SCM application for software management
• Contents of the CONFTEXT file
• Changes to the ALLPROCESSORS paragraph
• New release model
• Lab Exercise: Using DSM/SCM for Software Installation and Management

Storage devices

• Lesson 1
  Disk storage subsystem
• Introduction to the disk storage subsystem
• System configuration and control by means of SCF
• Plug and Play
• Lesson 2
  Tape storage subsystem
• Introduction to the tape storage subsystem
• System configuration and control by means of SCF
• Lab Exercise: Installing and Configuring Storage Devices Using SCF
• Lesson 3
  Introduction to the ServerNet Device Adapter (ServerNet/DA)
• ServerNet/DA
• Supported products
• Installing the ServerNet/DA
• Legal configurations
• Configuring disk and tape devices
• Performing SAC installation and/or removal and replacement

Communications subsystems

• Lesson 1
  Introduction to NonStop S-Series communications subsystems
• ServerNet communications (comm) subsystems
• Functions of the comm subsystems
• Purpose of the ServerNet LAN systems Access (SLSA) subsystem
• Purpose of the asynchronous wide area network (AWAN) subsystem
• Purpose of the wide area network (WAN) subsystem
• Supported products
• Products that are not supported
• Lesson 2
  
• ServerNet LAN Systems Access (SLSA) configuration and management
• ServerNet LAN Systems Access (SLSA) components
• Matching components with product name and number
• Functions of the SLSA components
• SCF/SLSA object hierarchy
• Recommended names of the SLSA adapter components
• SLSA and QIO subsystem relationship
• Lab Exercise Configuring the SLSA Subsystem and E4SA Adapter (3861)
• Lesson 3
  
• Installing and Configuring the Token-Ring ServerNet Adapter (TRSA)
• Features of the 3862 Token-Ring ServerNet Adapter (TRSA) subsystem
• Required software components
• Hardware components
• Steps to install the TRSA hardware
• Configuring the TRSA subsystem
• Lesson 4
  
• ServerNet Wide Area Network (SWAN) Concentrator (3880) configuration and management
• SWAN concentrator hardware components
• Processes required for proper SWAN operation
• IOPs available for use with the SWAN concentrator
• Startup files used to configure processes for proper SWAN operation
• Lab Exercise: Installing and Configuring a SWAN Concentrator
• Lesson 5
  
• Introduction to the ServerNet/FX Adapter (FXSA)
• Features of ServerNet/FX adapter (FXSA) subsystem
• Required software components
• Hardware components
• Installation the ServerNet/FX adapter hardware
• Steps to configure the ServerNet/FX subsystem
• Lesson 6
  
• Asynchronous Wide Area Network (AWAN) installation and configuration
• Purpose of the asynchronous wide area network (AWAN) subsystem
• Models of AWAN servers that are available
• Initial configuration of an AWAN server
• Lesson 7
  
• Installing and configuring the ServerNet/ATM (ATMSA) Adapter (3860)
• Installing and configuring a ServerNet/ATM adapter

NonStop S-series server maintenance and expansion

• Lesson 1
  Removal and replacement of PMF and IOMF CRUs
• Removing and replacing processor multifunction (PMF) and I/O multifunction (IOMF) CRUs
• Getting started
• Preparation
• Replacing the PMF CRU
• Finishing installation
• Resuming operations
• Reporting problems
• Lab Exercise: Removing and Replacing a PMF CRU
• Lab Exercise: Removing and Replacing an IOMF CRU
• Lesson 2
  Online resizing
• Understanding the prerequisites and planning requirements
• Building blocks
• Preparing your target system
• Preparing a block
• Adding a block to your target system
• Verifying the resized system
• Lab Exercise: Expanding a 4-Processor Server to an 8-Processor Server (Including I/O only Enclosures)
• Lab Exercise: Removing and Replacing SEB CRUs and ServerNet Cables