Preface

Advanced Server Administration describes a variety of configuration tasks that will help you to get Advanced Server for UNIX Systems operational. It also describes various tools that you can use to administer and troubleshoot Advanced Server.

Before installing or upgrading Advanced Server/9000, you should read Advanced Server/9000 Concepts and Planning Guideand Advanced Server/9000 Installation Guide. You also should be familiar with the HP-UX operating system.

This guide contains the following information:

Chapter 1, "Administering Advanced Server at the Command Prompt," lists and describes the UNIX system and Net commands that you can use to administer Advanced Server.

Chapter 2, "Handling Files," describes correct file syntax, conversion between HP-UX and DOS, and permissions.

Chapter 3, "Printing," describes use of the lp and hpdps spoolers in AS/U.

Chapter 4, "Using CD ROMS," describes how to use the pfs_mounts command to integrate CD ROMS into the AS/U enterprise.

Chapter 5, "Operating with NFS," describes how to use NFS with AS/U.

Chapter 6, "Logging and Tuning," describes event logging, and NetBIOS, kernel, and WAN extensions tuning.

Chapter 7, "AS/U in a Subnetted Domain" describes how to configure AS/U NetBIOS to make use of WINS or name caches to operate in routed environments.

Chapter 8, "Troubleshooting," provides a high-level approach to resolving server problems and identifies the various tools available for this purpose.

Chapter 9, "Software Availability in Native Languages," describes use of AS/U with European and Japanese character sets.

Appendix A, "Advanced Server Registry," summarizes the Registry structure, describes the AS/U Administrator, and lists Advanced Server Registry keys and values.

Appendix B, "Lanman.ini File," lists and defines the parameters in the lanman.ini file. It also shows how parameters from earlier versions of the lanman.ini file are mapped to Advanced Server Registry keys.