From: vikram sachdeva (vikram_dude@softhome.net)
Date: Wed Jul 03 2002 - 13:12:12 EDT
Hello
Many thanks to Greg Freemyer,Richard Westlake, Selden E. Ball, Jr. and
Stan Horwitz for their Reply. All of them suggested to read as many
manuals as you can ,enroll into HP training classes and practice hard.
I am still waiting the responses from Dr Blinn ,Alan and other experts.
Here are all the responses
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Greg wrote
I think the HP (Compaq) training classes I have been to have been great.
I had almost 20 years of UNIX experience when I started working with
Tru64, and I have been happy with all the Tru64/storageworks classes I
have had. (Mind you, some of the labs have been problematic.)
Even if the classes are too expensive. (i.e. typically in the $800/day
range), you can get the training manuals by themselves. They are great
resources. I very often find myself referring to a training manual when
I want to know more than "What options does a command have?"
Unfortunately, the books are also very expensive. Compaq used to sell
them for about 1/3 of the full training cost. That may have changed,
post merger.
If you want to get Tru64 certified, the classes are a good idea. If you
just want to be knowledgable, then I think the books alone would be well
worth the money.
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Stan wrote
Anyone who says they're an expert on any OS is probably lying. The best
you can do realistically, is know your environment inside and out.
To do this, get a small workstation that runs Tru64 Unix and use it to
practice system administration. Global Village and some other companies
also offer courses on varous aspects of Tru64 Unix; see Compaq's web
site for info on Unix training opportunities. Also, read the release
notes and the OS documentation thoroughly. Really though, the best
teacher is experience.
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Selden wrote
I don't think there are any easy shortcuts.
Many of the people on the list have been using DEC equipment for
many, many years -- since Tru64 was called OSF/1.
One way of starting, however, is if you enjoy reading the manuals,
whether or not they are relevant to the things you are doing now.
A good thing about the software that originated with
Digital Equipment Corporation, like Tru64 and VMS, is that
DEC had high standards of documentation and hired very good
documentation writers. Most of the manuals that were written
in English are available on the Web. I don't know how readily available
they are in other languages. Some non-English manuals are on the
documentation CDs that come with the operating sytem CDs.
See, for example,
http://www.tru64unix.compaq.com/docs/pub_page/doc_list.html
Most of the manuals used to be available in hard-copy printed format. I
don't know how easy it is to get them now, though. Books can be much
easier to read in situations where access to a computer is not
convenient. They aren't cheap, of course. (DEC used to be the largest
publisher in New England, the northeastern portion of the U.S.)
Some people learn better in traditional classroom situations, with
lecturers and exams. Unfortunately that type of training can be very
expensive and usually provides only introductory information, leaving it
to you to read the manuals for the details.
You can get some personal hands-on experience by buying an
inexpensive used system and using the software with a hobbiest license.
See http://www.tru64unix.compaq.com/noncommercial-unix/
I hope this helps a little.
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Richard wrote
I have some links, which I keep for my own use, which might be useful.
http://www.cryst.bbk.ac.uk/CCSG/resources/DEC/
The books link in the Tru64 section might a good place to start.
Regards
Vikram
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