Hp-Ux Network Tuning

Network TuningReconfigure various network parameters to reduce your vulnerability to smurf attacks, SYN floods and ARP spoofing attacks. A description of the listed network parameters can be found in Appendix B. You can usendd –h sup to list all supported network parameters. Use ndd –h unsup to list unsupported network parameters. HP recommends that you DO...

HP-UX Modification of the Boot Process

Modification of the Boot ProcessClosely review the startup scripts and identify all unnecessary services. You will then want to stop these services from starting up by renaming the startup script file that can be found in /sbin/rc?.d. By renaming the link instead of deleting it, it will be easier if you have to invoke the process in the future. Please pay particular attention...

HP-UX Patches Installation

HP-UX Patches InstallationTo track down know HP software vulnerabilities and solutions, use the HP Security Archive on the IT Resource Center Web site. Each bulletin contains a description of the problem, which versions of the Operating System are affected and the solution. To access this information go to:http://itrc.hp.comSearch Technical Knowledge BaseSecurity Bulletin ArchiveYou...

Updating Applications

Updating Applications After installing HP-UX 11.0, install other needed applications____Use swinstall to install new software that was not included as part of the basic OS installation. The latest versions of HP-UX software products are provided on the HP-UX Applications CDs. To find the contents of each CD, mount any HP-UX Applications CD and view the ...

HP-UX Minimal OS Installation

HP-UX Minimal OS InstallationTo cold-install HP-UX 11.0, you must have the following:A supported HP 9000 server or workstation (see Appendix A)64 MB memory, minimum128 MB swap space, minimum  2GB root disk volume, minimumYou will need the following CD’s ready:HP-UX 11.0 Install/Update/Recovery CD, March 2001 or later.  Core OS Options CD (for technical servers and workstations).  Support...

MIRRORING ROOT VOLUME in HP-UX

MIRRORING THE ROOT VOLUME 1. First create a bootable logical volume disk. 2. Mirror the root logical volume to new disk: #lvextend –m 1 /dev/vg00/lvol1 /dev/dsk/c0t1d0 3. Mirror the Primary Swap area: Lvextend –m 1 /dev/vg00/prswaplv /dev/dsk/c0t1d0 4. Verify the LVM was updated: #lvlnboot –v BREAKING A MIRROR FOR BACKUP PURPOSES Mirrors...