OpenVMS Academy Fast Track System Administration

Course Code: VM280
Length: 5 days

Schedule and Registration

Mon, Apr 7, 2025 $3,500.00 Denver, CO
Mon, Apr 7, 2025 $3,500.00 E-Learning

Course Description

This course is designed for students who need a fast-track to performing the tasks required to manage an OpenVMS system, and who have enough previous experience with system management that they can grasp concepts quickly. Students learn how OpenVMS is structured, how to perform security, DCL, and utility procedures, how to install software applications, and how to set up and configure an OpenVMS cluster. The course incorporates our Lab+Lecture format.

Who Should Attend

This course is intended for Systems Administrators who will assist in the management of existing OpenVMS systems, and who need to become proficient in the shortest possible timeframe.

Excellent instructor! Course content was spot-on for what I needed. I'm anxious to review the materials again once I'm back in the office. Excellent!!

Prerequisites

Prior systems management experience. This class benefits students with previous, in-depth computer experience who grasp concepts quickly and who need to become proficient in OpenVMS in a short period of time. This is a how-to course; concepts are not explained.

Alternative Courses

If you do not have significant prior experience with other operating systems, please refer to the following courses:

OpenVMS Academy Utilities and Commands VM100
OpenVMS Academy System Administration VM210
OpenVMS Academy Advanced System Administration VM220

The material flow was presented very well by our instructor. I can truely say that I have never attended a class where the instructor was so completely competent. Good job Paul!

Benefits of Attending this Class

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to log in and out of an OpenVMS system, execute commands and interpret resultant error messages. They will be able to communicate with other users with the mail and phone utilities. Students will be able to get help on commands and use the documentation set for additional information.

I found the instructor able to relate real world solutions. This has helped me from day one. Very good class.

Course Overview

Overview of OpenVMS

Overview
Process Environment
System Environment
OpenVMS Clusters
Network

Getting Started

Logging In
Terminal Emulators
Initial Environment
Logging Out
Overview of DCL
Command Syntax
Command Parsing
Interactive Input
Changing Your Password
Convenience Features
Online Help
System Messages

Files and Directories

Overview
File Specification
Directory Structure
Default Directory
Creating Directories
Wildcard Processing
ODS-2 vs. ODS-5
Commands to Manage Files
Multiple File Versions
Disk Quotas
Logical Names
Characteristics of Logical Names
System Defined Process Logical Names
Working with Logical Names
Logical Name Search Lists
Comparison of Logical Names and Symbols
Creating Files
Making Copies
Viewing File Contents
Searching in Files
Comparing Files

Managing Volumes

Overview
Mounting Volumes
Volume Characteristics
File Aliases
System Disk Structure
Verifying File System Integrity

Security

Login Security
File Security
Disk Scavenging
Security Auditing
Troubleshooting File Access

Managing Users

Accounts
Planning User Accounts
AUTHORIZE Utility
Overview of a Process
Viewing Process Information
Working with Other Processes
Passwords and Policies
Privileges
Quotas
Priorities
Setting up User Environment
Disk Quotas
Example Account Addition
Retiring Accounts
Managing Identifiers
Managing an Interfering Process
Troubleshooting
Operator Communication

Editor

Overview
Text Editing Process
EDT
EVE

Symbols

Overview
Creating and Viewing Symbols
Using Symbols
Local vs. Global Symbols

DCL Procedures

Overview
Command Procedures
Debugging Command Procedures
Parameters
I/O with Command Procedures
Controlling the Flow of Execution
Lexical Functions
Subroutines
Exception Handling
Common Usage

System Parameters

Overview
Parameter Files
Manual Changes to System Parameters
AUTOGEN

SYSMAN Utility

Overview
Environment
Profile
Initialization
SYSMAN Commands

System Startup and Shutdown

Integrity Console
Alpha Console
System Startup
Booting
Conversational Boot
Customizing System Startup
Logging System Startup
System Shutdown

Batch and Print Queues

Overview
Viewing all Queues
Batch Queues
Print Queues
Autostart Queues
General Queue Management
Troubleshooting Print Queue Problems
Forms

Backup

Overview
Performance vs. Reliability
Types of Backup
Backup Utility Overview
Backup Save Operation
Backup Restore Operation
Backup Copy Operation
Incremental and Differential Backups
Backup Lists
Tape Label Processing
Getting a Consistent Backup
Minimal System Environment
Other Features
Testing

Licensing

Overview
Terminology
Product Authorization Key
Activating a License
License Availability and Usage
Cluster Considerations

OpenVMS Clusters

Overview
Cluster Interconnects
Voting
Device Sharing
Device Naming
VMScluster Configuration
Satellite Nodes
Permanently Removing a Node from the Cluster
Modifying VMScluster Characteristics
Shared System Disk
Common System Files
System Shutdown
Viewing Cluster Information

Device Errors

Overview
Monitor for Hardware Errors
Review the Error Log File
Managing Error Logging

Appendix: Local Area Transport

Terminal Servers
Enable the LAT Protocol
Load Software on a Terminal Server