Digital UNIX System Administrator's Guide (HP Technologies) (Paperback)

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"With the Digital UNIX System Administrator's Guide, author Matthew Cheek
presents an exceptionally thorough and logical examination of Digital UNIX
administration and concerns. He defines each term and concept as he
introduces the accompanying techniques. Cheek presents an introduction to
the chapters detailing what the chapter contains. He employs a rare
continuity from chapter to chapter. For example, the Installation chapter
leads into System Configuration, which bridges into User Accounts. This is a
superb addition to existing general administration documentation and an
excellent guide to the Digital UNIX system."

- Elizabeth Zinkann, SysAdmin, Books: A User's Report, Apr/1999

Product Description
Digital UNIX System Administrator's Guide is the first book to address Digital UNIX system administration from an experienced administrator's point of view. Every topic covered is specific to Digital UNIX, including installing and configuring the system; creating and managing user accounts; managing networking, printing and the Web; developing and implementing backup strategies; and tuning and troubleshooting.

This book walks the novice Digital UNIX administrator through the initial system installation and is a guide through the main points of administering a Digital UNIX system. It also serves as a valuable reference guide for experienced UNIX system administrators who are new to Digital UNIX. It includes appendices that list URLs of valuable resources on the Web and detail useful public domain utilities and where to get them.

About Digital UNIX: Digital UNIX sales grew by 51% last year, faster than the industry's UNIX growth. (Overall, high-end UNIX server sales gained 5% last year and midrange UNIX servers grew 34%.) Digital was the first to offer 64-bit architecture, which has caused Sun, HP and Silicon Graphics to follow their lead. The combination of Digital UNIX and Alpha technology provides extremely high system performance. Analysts say that UNIX has a good three to five year technology lead over Windows NT due to its scalability, reliability, and clustering ability.

Specific to Digital UNIX
Resource for new and experienced UNIX system administrators
Covers all aspects of Digital UNIX system administration in an approachable and readable style

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For all the advances in computing architectures and operating systems, complex computers still require a great deal of care and feeding. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews   1 of 1 people found the following review helpful: 4.0 out of 5 stars Balances Digital Unix specifics with general Unix lore, 29 Jan 1999 By A Customer It's nice to see a third-party book addressing practical Digital Unix system administration finally appear on the scene. The book is an easy read and covers a lot of ground, albeit sometimes a bit sparsely. The broad scope of this book is both its strength and weakness. It covers a range of topics that you'd have to look through a half-dozen D/U manuals to find, but often lacks the depth one may want from the original docs. Although not as authoritative as the offical Digital Unix System Administration Guide (published by Compaq/Digital and notoriously hard to get single copies of), it is a good book overall: well-suited to experienced sysadmins who inherit a Digital Unix host, and also helpful for junior admins learning the trade from scratch on AlphaServers. Note: Although there are references in the book to a section on RIS, I was unable to find it. Hmmm... Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)   5.0 out of 5 stars Great value, 19 Jun 1999 By A Customer If you are already familiar with the basics of the Digital Unix operating system (or, Tru64 Unix), this one is a great value. It teaches not only the basics of the System Adminstrator's work, but on the small but important details. I mostly liked the chapter about Security (which lacks in many other books). Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)   5.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive and accessible., 25 Jan 1999 By A Customer This guide is an excellent resource for system administrators new to Digital UNIX. Matthew Cheek has taken the best bits from the Digital UNIX documentation and coupled them with helpful examples and real-world experiences. Its size and style make it a perfect addition to any Digital UNIX administrator's toolkit. Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this) Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review › See all 3 customer reviews...		Ad feedback   Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews

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