Genie VMS System Management Course
Prerequisites: SU-430-5, SU-432-4 or equivalent, and familiarity with a VMS text editor.
Purpose: This course is designed for individuals who want to configure and maintain any Genie, Genie Workstation, X:Genie, Genie-ESP spectroscopy, or AbacosPLUS system.
Description:
This course is intended for students with some previous experience with VMS, AbacosPLUS, or Genie
spectroscopy systems. The course is a comprehensive introduction to the maintenance of a VAX/VMS
system running Genie spectroscopy applications and acquiring data via a remote, integrated, or networked
MCA.
The course features a review of VMS concepts that pertain to system resource control and automated procedure execution. The student will learn how to set up the user environment, control system processes, and manage system resources. Different techniques for booting, configuring peripherals, setting up queues, performing and restoring backups, installing software, and troubleshooting are thoroughly examined.
Upon successful completion of this course, the student should be able to add system users; modify system parameters; boot the system conversationally or from different devices; isolate system faults; perform and restore file, directory, user, system disk and incremental backups; install software; customize Genie software utilities; set up a DECnet network; and write non-trivial automating procedures which automate many counting system functions and system maintenance duties.
Course Content
1. Hardware Overview
• Acquisition system architectures
• Using the front panel controls
• Rear panel manifolds
• Device naming conventions
• System start up and shutdown
2. Review of Command Procedure Concepts
• DCL symbols and data representation
• Logical names and default process I/O
• Submitting and controlling print and batch jobs
3. System Setup
• Installing/upgrading the operating system
• Installing software licenses
• Installing the spectroscopy software
• Tailoring the operating system
• Using Genie setup utilities
• Start-up command procedure maintenance
• System parameter adjustment
• DECnet Setup
4. Peripheral and Queue Management
• Terminals, printers and plotters
• Queue management
• Submitting and controlling batch jobs
5. Managing System Users
• Creating user accounts
• The AUTHORIZE utility
• The ADDUSER utility
• Creating restricted and captive users
• System-wide login command procedure
• Login procedure techniques
6. System Maintenance and Problem Diagnosis
• Conversational bootstraps
• Managing disk and tape volumes
• BACKUP operations
• Diagnostics and fault isolation
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In the United States
(800) 243-3955
Outside United States:
(203) 238-2351
