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This course provides an in-depth understanding of the H-series and J-series operating systems architecture. It includes Itanium2-based processors and modular I/O. Post S-series changes include debugging, run-time architecture, memory, process control, and synchronization. TNS and TNS/E process executions are explained along with the internals that support user services. User services such as Guardian and Open System Services (OSS) file systems and process control are also examined. The five-day course is a combination of lecture and live demonstration using HP servers.

Concepts and Facilities for NonStop Systems (U4147S) and
HP NonStop Kernel Principles (U4179S) and
Working knowledge of C/C or pTAL

Who Should Attend?

System programmers
Field analysts
Application designers

Understand Itanium-based systems
Know when to use a particular debugger
Understand ordinary DLLs and programs using DLLs
Describe how virtual addressing is supported by the addressing schemes of both TNS and TNS/E processes
Understand the fundamental tools and mechanisms used by the NonStop operating system
Describe memory management process functions
Understand the Guardian and OSS file systems and their supporting structures
Know the elements of the NonStop operating system that constitute the message system
Support HP software products

Module 1 - NS-series and NB-series Hardware and Software Overview

NonStop Advanced Architecture (NSAA) hardware
NonStop Multi-core Architecture (NSMA) hardware
Modular I/O
CLIM hardware
Code generation, address space, code space, and process execution
Interprocessor and I/O architecture
Message-based operating system
Software layers

Module 2 - Debuggers

NS-series debuggers
Debugger selection
eGarth and eInspect
Visual Inspect (VI) and Inspect

Module 3 - Process Run-Time Architecture

TNS/E processes
Building TNS/E programs and libraries
TNS processes
Legacy TNS processes
Interpreted TNS on Itanium
TNS accelerated on Itanium
TNS transitions
TNS calling native procedures
TNS application migration and debugging

Module 4 - Addressing

Itanium processor address architecture
Extended data areas
TNS/E process layout
TNS process layout

Module 5 - Interrupts and Exceptions

Interrupts
NSAA interrupts
Synchronization and coordination mechanisms
Interrupt and auxiliary processes

Module 6 - Operating System Tools and Mechanisms

Data structures
Time services
Process events
PROCESS_WAIT_ and PROCESS_AWAKE_
Classic privileged semaphores

Module 7 - Memory Access and Management

Hardware
Physical layer
Logical segments
Logical map
Sharing
Priv considerations
Page faults

Module 8 - The Message System

Interprocess communication within the same node
ServerNet topology and the message system
MQCs
Communication across nodes
Expand
ServerNet clusters
QIO

Module 9 - Guardian Process Control

Guardian process creation
Process states
Process synchronization
Monitor process operation
Processor load and reload

Module 10 - OSS Process Control

OSS process creation
fork() and exec()
Process termination

Module 11 - Guardian File System

Functions of the file system
Control structures
Open request processing
Receive depth
Nowait depth
Sync depth
Peek and poke

Module 12 - OSS File System

File systems
OSS file system and support
OSS file organization
OSS pathname mapping
OSS open

Module 13 - The I/O Subsystem

Storage I/O: architecture, operation, completion
Configuring storage device
Comparing storage and comm I/O
QIO
Outgoing comm I/O
Incoming comm I/O
WAN I/O
Other devices

Onsite Delivery Equipment Requirements

One Integrity NonStop NS-series or NB-series server with NonStop operating system version H06.03 or later
One PC compatible workstation per attendee and instructor

Upcoming Trainings

Join our public courses in our Republic of the Philippines facilities. Private class trainings will be organized at the location of your preference, according to your schedule.

Classroom / Virtual Classroom

15 August 2024