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Introduction to Guardian System
Operations
Most Compaq NonStop™ Kernel operating system users regularly interact with their
systems in the Guardian environment. The Guardian environment contains many
programs, tools, and utilities that perform most of the core tasks involved in operating a
NonStop™ Kernel system, including:
Basic file management
Security management
Working with the print spooler
Tape operations
Backups
Event monitoring
This guide explains the fundamentals of many Guardian tools, describes many common
tasks in these areas that are usually performed on a routine basis, and references where
to get more information for advanced usage.
Some of the tasks in this guide, such as working with the print spooler and labeled tapes,
describe software procedures that work with Compaq NonStop™ Himalaya server
hardware. Hardware procedures are not discussed in this guide, except for an
introduction to some common hardware monitoring.
Most NonStop™ Kernel system users will use Guardian at some point, and this guide
contains procedures that apply to most users. But most of the procedures in this guide
are usually carried out by the most common Guardian users: system operators.
This section introduces you to the system operations fundamentals and tasks described
in this guide:
Topic
Common Guardian Operations Tasks
Working With a Daily Check List
Automating Routine Monitoring Tasks
Example Check List
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