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OS/2 2.x Technical Support Topics - Course OS2CE101
Installation, configuration, crash recovery, EA management
Objective:
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To improve OS/2 onsite support of OS/2 2.0 installations. Support
procedures will be documented and explained
Intended Audience:
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IBM OSS, CE, and other Customer support personnel
Onsite support personnel
Programmers who will interface with OS/2 customers
Prerequisites
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Have installed OS/2 2.0
Have used OS/2 2.0 (especially Workplace Shell)
Prior install/user experience with DOS and Windows
Hardware installation experience a plus
Course length: 5 days
Outline
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OS/2 Product
Description, Packaging
Support personnel org chart
Other support mechanisms: BBS, CServe, hotline
HW configuration caveats
Microchannel, PS/2
PS/1, Valuepoint
OEM
Disk partition management
Options: Boot Manager, Dual Boot, other
Support of other operating systems
Formatting issues
OS/2 Installation
Selective install
Device install
Anticpated support issues
Boot Sequence
Process - from POST to Workplace shell (WPS)
Config.sys load order
STARTUP.CMD, AUTOEXEC.BAT
Device configuration
Device driver types: BASDEV, DEVICE
Peripherals
Disks - Bernoulli boxes, CD-ROM, tape, Floptical
Communications - Modems, Faxes
IO connections - SCSI, proprietary
OS/2 configurations/setups
DOS sessions settings
WIN-OS/2
System Files
OS2.INI, OS2SYS.INI
Other system files
Identifying revision level
OS/2 2.x Technical Support Topics - OS2CE101 (Con't)
Extended Attributes
EA_DATA.SF file structure
EA contents, functions
EAUTIL usage
Anticipated support functions
Crash Recovery
Kernel trashed/missing
EA trashed/missing
Desktop icons disappear
Config.sys deletion
Shell statement missing - config.sys
DOS Session not available error msg
Boot manager partition written over
Missing DLLs
list of critical DLLs
Third party recovery tools
Crash recovery techniques
Third party OS/2 utilities
Disk Maintenance - files and disk optimization
System analysis
System performance enhancement
Program anomalities
OS/2 base OS
Workplace shell (WPS)
Win-OS/2
DOS apps
Windows apps
Networking environments
Optional:
REXX: Command, functions