HP-UX System Administrator's Guide: Overview

Disabling Swap Space..............................................................................................72
Guidelines for Setting Up Swap Areas....................................................................73
Device Swap Guidelines.....................................................................................73
File System Swap Guidelines..............................................................................74
Guidelines for Assigning Swap Priority.............................................................74
For More Information on Configuring and Managing Swap Space........................74
HP-UX Input and Output...................................................................................................75
Printing...............................................................................................................................76
Overview of the HP-UX Line Printer Spooling System................................................76
Remote Spooling......................................................................................................79
Network Printing.....................................................................................................79
Printer Model Files and Interface Files.........................................................................79
Printer Types .................................................................................................................80
Printer Name.................................................................................................................81
Printer Class..................................................................................................................81
Print Destination...........................................................................................................82
Priorities of Printers and Print Requests ......................................................................82
Printer Logging.............................................................................................................83
Summary of Line Printer Spooling System Commands...............................................83
LP Spooler Integration with LDAP-UX.........................................................................84
For More Information on Printer-Related Tasks ..........................................................85
Security and Access Control...............................................................................................85
Controlling Access to Data Using Legacy Unix File Ownership and Privileges..........85
Controlling Access to Data Using Security Containment Technologies.......................86
Technologies for Greater Access Control.................................................................86
Further Information.................................................................................................87
Start-up and Shutdown......................................................................................................88
Run Levels.....................................................................................................................88
Startup and Kill Scripts (Run Level Transitions).....................................................89
Commands for Manipulating System Run Levels...................................................91
Starting (Booting) HP-UX..............................................................................................92
Stopping (Shutting Down) HP-UX................................................................................93
Abnormal Shutdowns (System Crashes)......................................................................93
Overview of the Dump / Save Cycle........................................................................94
Preparing for a System Crash..................................................................................94
How Much Dump Space You Need...................................................................95
Dump Configuration Decisions..........................................................................95
System Recovery Time........................................................................................96
For More Information on Defining Dump Devices..........................................103
What Happens When the System Crashes.............................................................103
Operator Override Options..............................................................................104
The Dump.........................................................................................................104
The Reboot........................................................................................................105
What to Do After the System Has Rebooted..........................................................106
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