Getting Started with OpenVMS System Management gives new VMS system managers a jumpstart in managing this powerful and reliable operating system. Dave Miller describes the essentials of what an OpenVMS System Manager will have to manage. He defines areas of OpenVMS System Management and describes why each is important and how it fits into the larger management task. Even though some OpenVMS management concepts are unique (for instance quotas), many concepts (such as account creation) have counterparts in UNIX and Windows NT. So, wherever possible, Miller points out to his readers the parallel to other systems. The book is intended as a precursor to Baldwin's OpenVMS System Management Guide and various OpenVMS documents. Thus it refers the reader to other books for the detailed management steps. Getting Started with OpenVMS System Management is a great introduction to the material Steve Hoffman and Dave Miller are revising for the OpenVMS System Management Guide, 2E. · Permits experienced system managers to begin managing OpenVMS more quickly · Dovetails with other Digital Press publications for easier reference by the OpenVMS manager · Points you in the right direction for the complete documentation on each issue · BONUS FEATURE! Includes excerpts from five key DP OpenVMS books Getting Started with OpenVMS System Management gives new VMS system managers a jumpstart in managing this powerful and reliable operating system. Dave Miller describes the essentials of what an OpenVMS System Manager will have to manage. He defines areas of OpenVMS System Management and describes why each is important and how it fits into the larger management task. Even though some OpenVMS management concepts are unique (for instance quotas), many concepts (such as account creation) have counterparts in UNIX and Windows NT. So, wherever possible, Miller points out to his readers the parallel to other systems. The book is intended as a precursor to Baldwin's OpenVMS System Management Guide and various OpenVMS documents. Thus it refers the reader to other books for the detailed management steps. Getting Started with OpenVMS System Management is a great introduction to the material Steve Hoffman and Dave Miller are revising for the OpenVMS System Management Guide, 2E. Permits experienced system managers to begin managing OpenVMS more quickly Dovetails with other Digital Press publications for easier reference by the OpenVMS manager Points you in the right direction for the complete documentation on each issue BONUS FEATURE! Includes excerpts from five key DP OpenVMS books Related Publications -- Chapter 10. Clusters -- Creating a Simple Cluster -- Complex Clusters -- Cluster Quorum -- Cluster Management -- Summary -- Related Publications -- Bibliography -- Digital/Compaq/HP Manuals -- WWW Resources -- Books -- Appendix A. The User Environment -- Files -- Running a Program -- Appendix B. VMS and the Web -- Beginnings -- OSU -- Apache -- WASD and others -- Web Options -- Appendix C. Assessing OpenVMS and Linux: The Right Tool for the Right Job -- Good, Better, Best -- Why OpenVMS? -- Why Linux? -- The Bottom Line This book gives new VMS managers a jumpstart in managing this powerful and reliable operating system. It describes what a manager will have to manage, defines management areas, describes why each is important and how it fits with larger management tasks. Some OpenVMS concepts are unique (quotas) but others (account creation) have counterparts in UNIX and Windows NT. These parallels are pointed out wherever possible. This book is a precursor to the "OpenVMS Systems Management Guide" from the same publisher According to Compaq/HP literature, Open VMS (virtual memory system) is installed on more than 450,000 computers worldwide and has more than 10 million users.
