hi all hp-unix experts,

i am a AIX SA and i have worked in aix/linux environment for years.
according to the new work skills requests for hp unix environment, i
have to learn hp-ux.

i have downloaded some hp-ux sa training material. but i still need to
have a real hp-ux environment for practice. so, could you please
recommand some entry class hardware (mini server or workstation)?

thanks in advance,

Frank

rs6000er wrote:
> hi all hp-unix experts,
>
> i am a AIX SA and i have worked in aix/linux environment for years.
> according to the new work skills requests for hp unix environment, i
> have to learn hp-ux.
>
> i have downloaded some hp-ux sa training material. but i still need to
> have a real hp-ux environment for practice. so, could you please
> recommand some entry class hardware (mini server or workstation)?
>
> thanks in advance,
>
> Frank
>
Frank,


A cx00 model (x means some number) you find for a good price on eBay.


Kind regards,


Jan Gerrit Kootstra

rs6000er <rs6000er@yahoo.ca> wrote:

> i am a AIX SA and i have worked in aix/linux environment for years.
> according to the new work skills requests for hp unix environment, i
> have to learn hp-ux.

> i have downloaded some hp-ux sa training material. but i still need to
> have a real hp-ux environment for practice. so, could you please
> recommand some entry class hardware (mini server or workstation)?

With which HP-UX os revs will you be working? That will put some
boundaries on the system selection.

There is also http://www.testdrive.hp.com/ - while I doubt you could
have full administrator privs on one of those, it might serve as a
starting point while you decide which HP system to buy for more
"hands-on" stuff.

rick jones
--
The glass is neither half-empty nor half-full. The glass has a leak.
The real question is "Can it be patched?"
these opinions are mine, all mine; HP might not want them anyway...
feel free to post, OR email to rick.jones2 in hp.com but NOT BOTH...

* rs6000er:

> i am a AIX SA and i have worked in aix/linux environment for years.
> according to the new work skills requests for hp unix environment, i
> have to learn hp-ux.
>
> i have downloaded some hp-ux sa training material. but i still need to
> have a real hp-ux environment for practice. so, could you please
> recommand some entry class hardware (mini server or workstation)?

As Rick said it depends on what you will be working on (HP-UX version,
servers and/or workstations, PA or IA64). For Servers (PA and IA64)
HP-UX v2 is the current version, for PA-RISC workstations (IA64
workstations are dead for some time now) it's 11i v1.

My recommendation would be to get a newer C-Class workstation (c3000,
c3600, c3650, c3700, c3750). For example c3600 are dirt cheap on ebay
today, and they are still fast enough. They run HP-UX 11i v1 perfectly,
and even if it's not officially supported they also run 11i v2 perfectly
(just get a VisualizeFXe gfx card because only this card is supported in
v2). Should do everything you need for getting started...

Benjamin

> As Rick said it depends on what you will be working on (HP-UX
> version, servers and/or workstations, PA or IA64). For Servers (PA
> and IA64) HP-UX v2 is the current version, for PA-RISC workstations
> (IA64 workstations are dead for some time now) it's 11i v1.

And since you are new to the club, here is a subset of the magic
decoder ring to go from OE versions to kernel versions:

HP-UX 11i v1 - aka 11.11
HP-UX 11i v2 - aka 11.23

rick jones
--
firebug n, the idiot who tosses a lit cigarette out his car window
these opinions are mine, all mine; HP might not want them anyway...
feel free to post, OR email to rick.jones2 in hp.com but NOT BOTH...