OpenVMS Academy TCP/IP Networking

Course Code: VM230
Length: 5 days

Schedule and Registration

Mon, Feb 24, 2025 $4,000.00 Denver, CO

Course Description

This course is designed for computer professionals who need to understand and administer the TCP/IP environment in OpenVMS. This course provides information and experience to function in a networked environment that is focused on TCP/IP protocols. This course covers the concepts, administration and usage of TCP/IP networks. It does not cover network internals.

Who Should Attend

OpenVMS System Managers and Network Administrators who need to understand and administer the TCP/IP environment within OpenVMS.

Prerequisites

The students should have system management experience with OpenVMS including the ability to use the environment, edit text files and manage user accounts. This experience may be obtained through the following courses.

Completion of OpenVMS Academy Utilities and Commands - course code VM100
Completion of OpenVMS Academy System Administration - course code VM210

Benefits of Attending this Class

Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:

Describe TCP/IP as implemented on OpenVMS
Understand IP addresses and masks
Use TCP/IP for OpenVMS user and management commands
Install and configure TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS
Manage NFS on an OpenVMS system
Configure and troubleshoot static and dynamic routing
Configure failSAFE IP for IP Address failover in the event of NIC failure
Manage BIND on an OpenVMS system
Configure SSH, manage SSH service and customize the SSH run-time environment
Understand BOOTP, DHCP, NTP, SNMP and SMTP
Configure remote printing
Troubleshoot TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS
Present IPv6 concepts

Course Contents

TCP/IP Overview

TCP/IP Services for HP OpenVMS
Network Concepts
IPv4 Addresses
IPv6
Configuration Options
TCP/IP Management Utility
DCL Commands
UNIX Style Commands

Installation and Configuration

Installing TCP/IP Services
Configuring TCP/IP Services
Startup and Shutdown
Installation Verification Procedures
Serial Lines
Network Reconfiguration

Protocols

Network Stack
Ethernet
Protocols

Troubleshooting

Overview
Connectivity Issues
Routing Issues
Delayed Disconnects
Service Troubleshooting
General Troubleshooting
Packet Analysis
Performance

Routing

Overview of Routing
Routing Tables
Static Routing
Dynamic Routing
Configuring a Host as a Router
Troubleshooting

DNS and Bind

Domain Name Service
DNS Servers
BIND Resolver
Server Configuration
Zone Files
Round-Robin DNS
Access Control Lists
Zone Transfers
Dynamic Updates
Views
Example Configurations
Migrating an Existing Master Server
DNS Security
Utilities
Troubleshooting

File Transfer Protocol

File Transfer Protocol Concepts
Server Configuration
Anonymous FTP
FTP Anonymous Light
FTP Over SSL
Client Usage
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
Firewall Considerations
Troubleshooting
Configuring a Public FTP Repository
Configuring a FTP Dropbox

Bootstrap Protocol

Bootstrap Protocol Concepts
Server Configuration
Client Configuration on the Server
Client Configuration on the Client
Example
Troubleshooting

DHCP

Overview of DHCP
DHCP Protocol
Configuration a DHCP Server
Address Assignment
Server Configuration Options
Multiple DHCP Servers
DHCP Utilities
Relay Server
DHCP Client Configuration
Troubleshooting

Virtual LAN

Virtual LANs
VLAN Configuration
Troubleshooting

Network Redundancy

LAN Failover
Round-Robin DNS
Load Broker and Metric Server
failSAFE IP
Router Redundancy
Summary Comparison of OpenVMS Features
Example Configuration

Remote Commands

Overview
Proxies
Command Usage
rcp
finger
Troubleshooting

Remote Printing

Remote Printing Options
Files
LPR / LPD
Telnet / Raw TCP
PC-NFS
Troubleshooting

Secure Shell

Overview of Secure Shell
Configuration
Key Files
Usage
SSH Authentication
Secure File Transfers
SSH Port Forwarding
Troubleshooting

Network Time Protocol

Network Time Protocol
Configuration
Authentication
Utilities
Troubleshooting

E-Mail

Overview
Simple Mail Transport Protocol
Fighting Spam
Post Office Protocol
Internet Message Access Protocol

Simple Network Management Protocol

Overview
Management Information Base
SNMP Security
Configuration
Troubleshooting