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HPE Nonstop Compute System Fundamentals

U4147S

Course ID

U4147S

Duration

4 days

Format

ILT/VILT

Schedule, pricing and registration

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Course ID

U4147S

Duration

4 days

Format

ILT/VILT

Schedule, pricing and registration

Browse related courses

  • Overview

    This course provides an extensive introduction to HPE Nonstop Compute systems and the operating system that makes them reliable, scalable, open, and fast. Topics covered include server design goals, operations environment, application environment, database, networking, and security. This course is the foundation and prerequisite for most other HPE Nonstop Compute courses. The course is 60% lecture and 40% hands-on labs.

  • Audience

    This course is ideal for anyone who needs to use, administer, and understand HPE Nonstop servers.

  • Prerequisites

    There are no prerequisites for this course, but we recommend that you have basic knowledge of computer and IT concepts before attending.

  • Course objectives

    After completing this course, you should be able to:

    • Understand the unique design principles of HPE Nonstop Compute systems
    • Explain how these systems ensure availability, scalability, performance, data integrity, and flexibility
    • Describe key concepts and facilities for managing applications, databases, networking, security, and the system itself

  • Certifications and related exams

    This course prepares you for the Specialist – HPE Nonstop Compute System Fundamentals digital badge .

  • Course outline

Module 1: Course Overview

Module 2: Introduction to HPE Nonstop Compute Systems
  • What is an HPE Nonstop system
  • Design goals, availability, scalability, performance, and data integrity
  • HPE Nonstop architecture
  • One operating system and two user environments: Guardian and Open System Services (OSS)
  • HPE Nonstop in a hybrid IT landscape

Module 3: HPE Nonstop Compute Operating System
  • The basic characteristics and functions of the HPE Nonstop operating system
  • Differences between a process and a program
  • How the HPE Nonstop Kernel (NSK) manages processes
  • Comparing the capabilities of message-based operating systems vs. operating systems that rely on shared memory or disks
  • Major functions of the NSK file and message systems
  • The role of process pairs in ensuring fault tolerance

Module 4: Connecting to an HPE Nonstop Compute System
  • Connectivity options to an HPE Nonstop server
  • Introduction to terminal emulators

  • Labs

Module 5: The Guardian Environment
  • Describe Guardian user IDs
  • Guardian environment user authentication
  • The Guardian user environment
  • The Guardian file system
  • Introduction to TACL commands

  • Labs

Module 6: The Open System Services (OSS) Environment
  • How OSS and UNIX/Linux tools work on HPE Nonstop
  • Use key OSS features in practical ways
  • See how OSS and Guardian work together

  • Labs

Module 7: Requesters and Servers and Pathway
  • Key requirements of an online transaction processing environment
  • How HPE Nonstop supports business-critical workloads
  • The main components that form a Pathway application environment
  • How Pathway delivers availability, scalability, and data integrity
  • The roles of PATHMON, TCPs, server classes, and management tools
  • How modern Pathway environments integrate with Guardian and OSS

  • Labs

Module 8: Application Development Environments
  • Overview of the HPE Nonstop Development Environment for Eclipse (NSDEE) as a standard development environment for HPE Nonstop
  • The basic development flow: edit, build, deploy, and debug
  • Optional tools for code analysis and performance tuning
  • How OSS supports scripting and automation in development
  • How SQL is integrated into HPE Nonstop applications using embedded SQL

Module 9: Database Management
  • The relational database management systems available on HPE Nonstop servers
  • Enscribe
  • HPE Nonstop SQL/MP
  • HPE Nonstop SQL/MX

  • Labs

Module 10: Data Integrity
  • The major threats to data integrity in an online environment
  • The ACID properties of online transactions
  • How the HPE Nonstop Transaction Management Facility (TMF) protects data integrity
  • Describe criteria for placing transaction delimiters in application code
  • System catastrophe recovery using HPE Shadowbase or Remote Database Facility (RDF)

  • Labs

Module 11: Security
  • Extended security protection provided by HPE Nonstop
  • Extended facilities provided by HPE Safeguard software
  • Additional security products provided by HPE

Module 12: Commonly used tools
  • DSAP
  • PEEK
  • ViesSys
  • EMS
  • OSM Event Viewer
  • OSM Service Connection
  • ViewPoint

  • Labs

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  3. Enjoy personalized learning journeys aligned to your company’s needs.
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  5. Sharpen your skills with access to real environments in virtual labs .

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