A    Administration Utilities

This appendix identifies and defines the administrative utilities and commands.

A.1    X11 Graphical User Interfaces (CDE Application Manager)

The X11-based graphical utilities (GUIs) are available under the CDE Application Manager or from the command line. In some cases, the GUIs have analogous SysMan utilities or are superseded by a SysMan Menu task. Invoke the CDE applications as described in Chapter 1.

Not all administrative tasks are available as SysMan Menu options. You will need to use a combination of GUIs, SysMan Menu tasks, and commands. With each release, more SysMan Menu options are added and older administrative methods become obsolete. To help you understand your administrative options, Table A-1 to Table A-6 list the utilities. Each table provides the following information:

• The first column identifies the task, which can be a subsystem that you want to configure or an administrative application that you want to run on a system component, such as a disk or a file system. There are three application formats that might appear in this column:

  • X11-compliant Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs), such as the Kernel Tuner (dxkerneltuner).

  • SysMan Menu utilities that you can run in different user environments.

  • Command-line scripts. You must install the OSFRETIREDXXX subsets to access some of these scripts, as described in the Installation Guide.

• The second column lists the SysMan Menu task. Text in brackets, such as [dns], are the command options that you can use with the sysman command to invoke a utility directly from the command prompt. For example:

  # sysman dns
  # sysman dns_client
  

  The first command example invokes the submenu of all DNS tasks. The second command invokes the specific utility that you can use to configure the local system as a DNS client.

• The third column lists the commands (command-line options) that perform the equivalent task.

Many SysMan Menu tasks do not have an analogous CDE GUI. The command line provides most functions, but it has limitations. For example, you cannot select and apply changes to multiple user accounts by using the usermod command, but you can do it by using the Account Manager GUI (dxaccounts).

The following tables are organized by CDE application. The Application Manager provides the following folders containing system administration utilities:

• Configuration - Table A-1 lists the configuration utilities, which are used for initial system configuration and regular system maintenance.

• Daily Admin - Table A-2 lists the daily administration utilities, which are used for routine system administration tasks.

• MonitoringTuning - Table A-3 lists the utilities that are used for monitoring system operation and performance tuning.

• Software_Management - Table A-4 lists the utilities that are used for monitoring system operation and performance tuning.

• Storage_Management - Table A-5 lists the utilities that are used for administering file systems and storage.

• Tools - Table A-6 lists the utilities that provide system statistics.

Table A-1:  System Administration Configuration Applications

Table A-2:  System Administration Daily Admin Applications

Table A-3:  System Administration Monitoring and Tuning Applications

Table A-4:  System Administration Software Management Applications

Table A-5:  System Administration Storage Management Applications

Table A-6:  System Administration Tools

A.2    SysMan Menu Tasks and Associated Utilities

The tables in Section A.1 identify the GUIs and command-line utilities that perform functions similar to the various SysMan Menu tasks. The following SysMan Menu utilities are available. You can use the accelerator keyword, such as [accounts], with the sysman command to launch a utility from the command line:

• Accounts [accounts] - Enables you to maintain user accounts and manage system resources. Refer to Chapter 7 for information on administering user accounts. The Accounts tasks provided are as follows:

  • Manage Local Users [users] - Administer the /etc/passwd file, which records user accounts data

  • Manage Local Groups [groups] - Administer the /etc/group file, which records user resource access data

  • Manage NIS Users [nis_users] - Administer NIS user accounts

  • Manage NIS Groups [nis_groups] - Administer NIS user groups

• Hardware [hardware] - Enables you to display information about system hardware and peripheral devices. Refer to Chapter 5 for information on administering user accounts. The hardware tasks provided are as follows:

  • View Hardware Hierarchy [hw_hierarchy] - Displays all the system components as a hierarchy. For example, the CPU and all devices attached to the buses. See hwmgr(8).

  • View Cluster [hw_cluhierarchy] - Displays the hierarchy of all members of a cluster.

  • View Device Information [hw_devices] - Displays a list of all devices (such as disks) attached to the system. See hwmgr(8).

  • View central processing unit (CPU) information [hw_cpus] - Displays the type of processors on the system and their status, such as time on line.

  • Manage CPUs [hw_manage_cpus] - Manage CPUs on multiprocessor systems.

  • Online Addition/Replacement (OLAR) policy information [hw_olar_policy_info] - Administer the policy information for removal and addition of components. See olar_config(4).

• Mail [mail] - Enables you to configure e-mail and manage mail accounts. The mail tasks provided are as follows:

  • Configure Mail [mailsetup] - Enables you to configure the electronic mail services on the system.

  • Manage Users' Mail Accounts [mailusradm] - Enables you to set up email for system account holders.

• Monitoring and Tuning [monitoring] - Enables you to configure and use system event-reporting and tuning utilities. This task provides the following utilities:

  • View Events [event_viewer] - Enables you to invoke the Event Manager viewer. See the EVM(5) reference page and Chapter 13 for more information.

  • Set Up Insight Manager [imconfig] - Enables you to configure the Insight Manager. Refer to Chapter 1 for more information.

  • Class Scheduling [class_sched] - Enables you to allocate CPU time resources to groups of processes. See class_admin(8) and Chapter 3 for more information. This task provides the following utilities:

    • Configure Class Scheduler [class_setup] - Enables you to create scheduling databases that govern the use of system resources (such as CPU time) by processes. You can also set a current schedule.

    • [Re]Start Class Scheduler [class_start] - Starts the scheduling daemon to implement the currently-selected schedule.

    • Stop Class Scheduler [class_stop] - Stops the scheduling daemon and turns off resource sharing.

  • View Virtual Memory (VM) Statistics [vmstat] - Enables you to monitor virtual memory statistics. See vmstat(1) for more information.

  • View Input/Output (I/O) Statistics [iostat] - Enables you to monitor I/O (input/output) statistics. See iostat(1) for more information.

  • View Uptime Statistics [uptime] - Enables you to monitor how long the system has been up, and determine the average workload has been since the last boot. See uptime(1) for more information.

• Networking [network] - Enables you to set up and administer network resources. The utilities provided are as follows:

  • Network Setup Wizard [net_wizard] - A utility that guides you through the steps of setting up the network environment. Refer to Chapter 1 for a brief overview. See the Network Administration: Services guide for more information on networking configuration options.

  • Basic Networking Services [networkbasic] - A set of tasks you can perform to configure the most commonly used individual networking features. This task provides the following utilities:

    • Configure asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) [atm] - Set up ATM services and configure ATM adapters. See the Network Administration: Connections guide for more information.

    • Set up Network Interface Card(s) [interface] - Enables you to configure network devices, providing information such as the TCP/IP address and network mask.

    • Set Up Static Routes (/etc/routes) [route] - Enables you to set up the network to use static routes, and defines a router node. Static routes are the most common form of communication with local and remote networks. See the Network Administration: Services guide for more information.

    • Set Up Routing Services (gated, routed, IP router) [routing] - Enables you to configure the network to use a particular method of routing. Your options are Gateway Routing Daemon (gated), Routing Daemon (routed), or an Internet Protocol (IP) Router. See the Network Administration: Services guide for more information.

    • Set Up Hosts File (/etc/hosts) [host] - Enables you to add remote host systems to the /etc/hosts file. This makes the hosts known to the local system so that network communication can be established.

    • Set Up Hosts Equivalency (/etc/hosts.equiv) [hosteq] - Enables you to add remote host systems and users to the /etc/hosts.equiv file. This enables users on remote hosts to use resources on the local system. (Refer to the Security guide for information on security risks associated with host equivalency).

    • Set Up Remote Who Services (rwhod) [rwhod] - Enables you to obtain information on users of the local network.

    • Set up the networks file (/etc/networks) [networks] - Enables you to specify networks known to the local system.

  • Additional Network Services [networkadditional] - A set of utilities you can use to configure other networking features. This task provides the following utilities:

    • Domain Name Service (DNS (BIND)) [dns] - Configure domain name services on the local system. The following utilities are provided:

      • Configure System as DNS server [dns_server]

      • Configure System as DNS client [dns_client]

      • Deconfigure DNS on This System [dns_deconfigure]

    • Serial Line Networking [serial_line] - Enables you to configure the following serial-line networking options:

      • Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) [ppp] - Enables you to configure PPP, including the following tasks:

        • Create Option Files [ppp_options]

        • Modify pap-secrets File [pap]

        • Modify chap-secrets File [chap]

        See the Network Administration: Connections guide for more information.

    • Configure System for UNIX-to-UNIX Copy (uucp) connections [uucp] - Enables you to configure UUCP over a modem, TCP/IP, or hardwired connection. See the Network Administration: Services guide for more information.

  • Network Time Protocol (NTP) [ntp] - Enables the automatic regulation on the system's internal clock by comparing time values with a server, or to act as a time server to client systems. See the Network Administration: Services guide for more information. The following utilities are available:

    • Configure System as an NTP client [ntp_config]

    • View Status of NTP Daemon [ntp_status]

    • [Re]start NTP Daemon [ntp_start]

    • Stop NTP Daemon [ntp_stop]

  • Network File System (NFS) [nfs] -- Enables you to configure Network File System, and share file systems between hosts. See the Network Administration: Services guide for more information. This task provides the following utilities:

    • View NFS Configuration Status [nfs_config_status]

    • Configure System as an NFS Client [nfs_client]

    • Deconfigure System as an NFS Client [nfs_deconfig_client]

    • Configure System as an NFS Server [nfs_server]

    • Deconfigure System as an NFS Server [nfs_deconfig_server]

    • View NFS Daemon Status [nfs_daemon_status]

    • Start The NFS Daemons [nfs_start]

    • Stop NFS Daemons [nfs_stop]

  • Configure Network Information Service NIS [nis] - Enables you to allow users to use the resources of networked systems, such as logging in to different hosts. User names and passwords are distributed between hosts. See the Network Administration: Services guide for more information.

  • Configure Local Area Transport (LAT) [lat] - Enables you to set up LAT. See the Network Administration: Connections guide for more information.

  • View Network Daemon Status [dmnstatus] - Enables you to check the status of the various network daemons such as gated or rwhod.

  • Start or Restart Network Services [inet_start] - Enables you to start or restart any stopped networking daemons such as gated or rwhod.

  • Stop Network Services [inet_stop] - Enables you to stop all network services.

• Printing [printers] - Enables you to configure system print facilities. This task invokes the following utility:

  • Configure Line Printers [lprsetup] - Enables you to add local and remote (networked) print devices to the list of available devices, and make these resources available to users.

• Security [security] - Enables you to administer system security, system auditing, and privileged user access to administrative utilities. See the Security guide for more information. The following utilities are provided:

  • Configure Division of Privileges (DOP) [dopconfig] - Enables you to give any user full access to privileged programs such as SysMan Menu tasks. See the Security guide and dop(8) for more information.

  • Manage DOP Actions [dopactions] - Enables you to create, modify, or delete DOP actions and their associated privileges.

  • Security Configuration [secconfig] - Enables you to configure base or enhanced security.

  • Audit Configuration [auditconfig] - Enables you to set up and start security auditing.

• Software [software] - Enables you to manage operating system and layered software installations and updates. This task provides the following utilities:

  • Installation [install] - Enables installation of the operating system and components. This task provides the following utilities:

    • Install Software [setldload] - Enables you to add software to the system from a RIS server or from the distribution media (CD-ROM).

    • List Installed Software [setldlist] - Enables you to list the software that is currently installed on the system.

    • Remove Installed Software [setldd] - Enables you to permanently remove software from the system.

    • Clean Up After an OS Update [updadmin] - Enables you to remove unnecessary files from the system to save space or archive files to tape after running an installation update (updateinstall).

  • Register License Data [lmfsetup] - Enables you to register software product authorization keys (PAKs).

• Storage [storage] - Enables you to administer file systems and data storage. The following utilities are provided:

  • File Systems Management Utilities [filesystems] - Enables basic administration of disk storage. See Chapter 6 for more information. The following utilities are provided:

    • General File System Utilities [generalfs] - Provides utilities that you can use with either UFS or AdvFS. This task provides the following utilities:

      • Dismount a File System [dismount]

      • Display Currently Mounted File Systems [df]

      • Mount File Systems [mount]

      • Share Local Directory (/etc/exports) [export]

      • Mount Network Directory (/etc/fstab) [net_mount]

    • Advanced File System Utilities [advfs] - Enables you to perform basic administration tasks on AdvFS domains. See advfs(4) and AdvFS Administration guide for more information. The following utilities are provided:

      • Manage an AdvFS Domain [domain_manager]

      • Manage an AdvFS File [file_manager]

      • Defragment an AdvFS Domain [defrag]

      • Create a New AdvFS Domain [mkfdmn]

      • Create a New AdvFS Fileset [mkfset]

      • Recover Files from an AdvFS Domain [salvage]

      • Repair an AdvFS Domain [verify]

    • UNIX File System (UFS) Utilities [ufs] - Enables you to perform basic administration tasks on UFS. See Chapter 6 for more information on administering UFS. The following utility is provided:

      • Create a New UFS File System [newfs] - Enables you to write a new file system to a disk partition.

  • Logical Storage Manager (LSM) Administration [lsm] - Enables you to perform basic administration of Logical Storage Manager (LSM) volumes. See the Logical Storage Manager guide for more information. The following utilities are provided:

    • Initialize the Logical Storage Manager (LSM) [volsetup]

    • Initialize the Logical Storage Manager (LSM) Administrator [lsmmgr]

  • Create a Bootable Tape [boot_tape] - Enables you to create a standalone kernel on a bootable tape, which can assist in disaster recovery. See the btcreate(8), btextract(8) and Chapter 9 for more information.

  • Identify SAN Appliances Wizard [idsanappl] - Enables you to identify storage area network (SAN) management appliances and add them to the SysMan Station.

• Support and Services [support] - Enables you to run preconfigured sys_check system census tasks as part of troubleshooting and error recovery, or in case you need to escalate a problem to your technical support organization. See Chapter 3 and sys_check(8) for information. The following utilities are available:

  • Create Escalation Report [escalation] - Enables you to prepare a system census report for delivery to your technical support organization.

  • Create Configuration Report [config_report] - Enables you to prepare a system census report for baseline, troubleshooting, or tuning purposes.

• General Tasks [general_tasks] - Provides you with a set of miscellaneous administrative utilities as follows:

  • Shut Down the System [shutdown] - Enables you to perform managed shutdowns of the system. See shutdown(8) and Chapter 2 for more information.

  • Quick Setup [quicksetup] - Runs the basic system setup wizard, which guides you through typical basic system configuration. See Chapter 1 for a description of the features.

  • Configure Prestoserve Software [presto] - Enables you to configure Prestoserve. Refer to the Guide to Prestoserve for more information.

  • Configure X Display Manager [xsetup] - Enables you to select CDE or XDM as the default windowing environment.

  • Cloning Setup Information [cloneinfo] - Displays information on using the sysman -clone command to clone your system's configuration and apply it to other systems. Refer to the Installation Guide -- Advanced Topics for information on cloning systems.

  • Command Line Interface Information [sysmancli] - Displays information on using the sysman -cli, a command-line interface for running SysMan tasks from the system prompt, or for shell programming.