Re: [SAGE] Learning HP-UX

[Brad Knowles <brad@stop.mail-abuse.org>]

At 11:03 AM -0400 2004-08-26, Mark R. Lindsey wrote:

>  How would y'all suggest learning HP-UX? HP lets you "test drive" their
>  software, but I don't know where I'd get hardware for it. I don't have
>  any Integrity rx1600's  (or whatever) sitting around.

	My experience has been that, admin-wise, HP-UX is different 
enough that some SysV skills will transfer over, but not all.  They 
certainly have some proprietary stuff that they use for managing 
patch depots (and applying patches and packages), etc....

	That said, my last encounter with HP-UX was several years ago, 
during the transition from HP-UX 10.20 to 10.30 and 11.0.  I have no 
real idea what things look like today.


	If possible, I'd try to find an older HP box on eBay that allows 
you to install the latest OS, etc... and then see what you can get 
from HP to support that.  Or try to find someone who has HP boxes 
today who might be willing to give you an account.

	I know that DEC/Compaq had a program a while back where you could 
test-drive Alpha hardware (you could download stuff, compile it, run 
it, etc... but you couldn't do any communications back out of the 
box), and they might have the same sorts of facilities available for 
HP-UX.

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