HP-UX Fundamentals Course Overview

Target Audience for HP-UX Fundamentals

The HP-UX Fundamentals course is designed for IT professionals seeking to master the HP-UX operating system.

• System Administrators
• Technical Support Staff
• IT Managers overseeing UNIX/Linux environments
• Database Administrators working on HP-UX systems
• Network Engineers requiring knowledge of HP-UX
• Developers who need to understand the HP-UX environment
• Security Analysts with a focus on UNIX systems
• IT Professionals looking to upskill to HP-UX from other UNIX/Linux platforms
• Recent Graduates aiming for a career in systems administration
• IT Consultants who require a working knowledge of HP-UX for client projects

Learning Objectives - What you will Learn in this HP-UX Fundamentals?

Introduction to the HP-UX Fundamentals Course Learning Outcomes:

This course equips participants with a comprehensive understanding of the HP-UX Operating System, from basic commands to scripting and process management.

Learning Objectives and Outcomes:

• Understand the structure and history of UNIX and the HP-UX kernel, including file system navigation and management.
• Master command line syntax and employ essential file and directory handling commands effectively.
• Utilize redirection and pipes to control the flow of data between commands and files.
• Gain proficiency in using the vi editor for creating and editing text files.
• Learn to search and replace text using vi, sed, grep, egrep, and fgrep, and understand regular expressions for pattern matching.
• Recall and edit past commands using various shell features to streamline command line operations.
• Set file permissions and access control to secure files and directories, and manage user and group ownership.
• Filter text using commands like cut, awk, and nl to process command output or file content.
• Monitor, control, and manage processes, understanding foreground and background process execution, and job control.
• Customize the user environment through .profile, .bash_profile, .kshrc, or .bashrc for a more personalized and efficient shell experience.
• Develop, execute, and debug shell scripts while utilizing variables, conditional execution, and loop constructs to automate tasks.
• Handle runtime data, command line arguments, and write interactive scripts to streamline operations and user interactions.
• Implement multi-branch decisions using case statements and develop menu-driven applications for user-friendly script interfaces.
• Define and use functions within shell scripts to modularize code and improve script maintainability.
• Understand and handle interrupt signals and traps to create robust and reliable shell scripts.

These objectives and outcomes provide students with the foundational skills necessary to operate and administer HP-UX systems efficiently and effectively.