This appendix identifies
and defines the administrative utilities and commands.
A.1 X11 Graphical User Interfaces (CDE Application Manager)
The X11-based graphical user 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 In some cases, the GUIs have analogous SysMan utilities or are superseded by a SysMan Menu task.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 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 may 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:
Table A-1 lists the configuration utilities, which are used for initial system configuration and regular system maintenance.
Table A-2 lists the daily administration utilities, which are used for routine system administration tasks.
Table A-3 lists the utilities that are used for monitoring system operation and performance tuning.
Table A-4 lists the utilities that are used for installation software management.
Table A-5 lists the utilities that are used for administering file systems and storage.
Table A-6 lists the utilities that provide system statistics.
Table A-1: System Administration Configuration Applications
| Subsystem to Configure | SysMan Menu Option | Command Line Interface |
ATM
(
atmsetup(8) |
Set up Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) [atm]
|
atmconfig(8) |
| Audit Configuration | Audit Configuration [auditconfig] | none |
CDE Setup
(
dtsetup(8) |
none | none |
Network Setup Wizard [net_wizard] Set up System as DHCP Server [joind] |
none | |
Disk
(
diskconfig(8) |
Some file system tasks performed by
diskconfig
can be found under the Storage options. |
disklabel(8)newfs(8) |
DNS (BIND)
(
bindconfig(8) |
Domain Name Service (DNS (BIND)) [dns, dns_client, dns_server, dns_deconfigure] | Retired in Version 5.1 |
DOP
(
dop(8) |
Configure Division of Privileges (DOP) [dopconfig] |
dop(8) |
| Dump | Configure Dump [dumpconfig] | none |
| IPsec | Configure Internet Protocol Security [IPsec] | none |
| latsetup | Configure Local Area Transport (LAT) [lat] |
latsetup(8)lat_manual_setup(7) |
| LDAP | Set up LDAP Configuration [ldap] |
ldapadd(8)ldapdelete(8)ldapmodify(8) |
Mail
(
mailconfig(8) |
Configure mail [mailsetup] |
mailsetup(8) |
NFS
(
nfsconfig(8) |
Network File System (NFS) [nfs] | Retired in Version 5.1 |
NIS
(
nissetup(8) |
Configure Network Information Service (NIS) [nis] | none |
| NTP | Network Time Protocol (NTP) [ntp, ntp_config, ntp_status, ntp_start, ntpstop] | Retired in Version 5.1 |
| Network | Network Setup Wizard [net_wizard] | none |
PPP
(
pppd(8) |
Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) [ppp] | none |
Print
(
printconfig(8) |
Configure Line Printers [lprsetup] |
lprsetup(8) |
| Security | Security Configuration [secconfig] | none |
| SLIP | Serial Line Networking [serial_line] |
startslip(8) |
Table A-2: System Administration Daily Admin Applications
| CDE Administrative Task | SysMan Menu Option | Command Line Interface |
Account Manager
(
dxaccounts(8) |
Accounts [accounts, users, groups, nis_users, nis_groups, ldap_users, ldap_groups]. |
useradd(8)usermod(8)userdel(8)groupadd(8)groupmod(8)groupdel(8) |
Archiver
(
dxarchiver(8) |
none |
tar(1)pax(1)cpio(1) |
Audit Manager
(
dxaudit(8) |
none | none |
Display Window
(
dxdw(8) |
none |
iostat(1)netstat(1)vmstat(1)who(1) |
| Event Viewer | View Events [event_viewer] |
evmget(1)evmshow(1)evmpost(1)EVM(5) |
File Sharing
(
dxfileshare(8) |
Share Local Directory (etc/exports) [export] |
mount(8)automount(8)exports(4) |
Get/Set ACL
(
dxsetacl(8) |
none | none |
Host Manager
(
dxhosts(8) |
none | none |
License Manager
(
dxlicenses(8) |
Register License Data [lmfsetup] |
lmf(8)lmfsetup(8) |
Mail User Admin
(
mailusradm(8) |
none | none |
Power Management
(
dxpower(8) |
none |
sysconfig(8) |
| SysManShutdown | Shut Down the System [shutdown] |
shutdown(8) |
System Information
(
dxsysinfo(8) |
none |
du(1)df(1)swapon(8) |
Table A-3: System Administration Monitoring and Tuning Applications
| CDE Administrative Task | SysMan Menu Option | Command Line Interface |
| Class Scheduler | Class Scheduling [class_sched, class_setup, class_start, class_stop] |
class_admin(8) |
| HP Insight Manager | Set Up HP Insight Manager [imconfig] | none |
| Configuration Report | Create Configuration Report [config_report] |
sys_check(8) |
| Escalation Report | Create Escalation Report [escalation] |
sys_check(8) |
Kernel Tuner
(
dxkerneltuner(8) |
none |
sysconfig(8)sysconfigdb(8) |
Process Tuner
(
dxproctuner(8) |
none |
nice(1)renice(8)ps(1)kill(1) |
Table A-4: System Administration Software Management Applications
| CDE Administrative Task | SysMan Menu Option | Command Line Interface |
| Software Management | Installation, [install, setldload, setldlist, setldd]. |
setld(8) |
| Update Installation Cleanup | Cleanup After an OS Update (updadmin), [updadmin] |
updadmin(8) |
Table A-5: System Administration Storage Management Applications
| CDE Administrative Task | SysMan Menu Option | Command Line Interface |
Advanced File System
(
dtadvfs(8) |
Advanced File System (AdvFS) Utilities [advfs] | See
advfs(4) |
| Bootable Tape | Create a Bootable Tape [boot_tape] |
btcreate(8)btextract(8) |
| File System Mgmt | File Systems Management Utilities [filesystems] |
mount(8)newfs(8)fstab(4) |
Logical Storage Manager
(
lsmsa(8)dxlsm(8X) |
Logical Storage Manager (LSM) Utilities [lsm, volsetup]. |
volsetup(8) |
Prestoserve I/O Accelerator
(
dxpresto(8X) |
Configure the Prestoserve software [presto] |
prestosetup(8)) |
Table A-6: System Administration Tools
| CDE Administrative Task | SysMan Menu Option | Command Line Interface |
I/O Statistics
(
dxdw(8) |
View Input/Output (I/O) statistics [iostat] |
iostat(1) |
Network Statistics
(
dxdw(8) |
none |
netstat(1) |
System Messages
(
dxdw(8) |
See the Event Viewer |
syslogd(8) |
Virtual Memory Statistics
(
dxdw(8) |
View Virtual Memory (VM) Statistics [vmstat] |
vmstat(1) |
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.
The following
is a list of the initial categories of the SysMan Menu utilities; each
is discussed in its own section.
Accounts [accounts]
Hardware [hardware]
Mail [mail]
Monitoring and Tuning [monitoring]
Networking [network]
Printing [printers]
Security [security]
Software [software]
Storage [storage]
Support and Services [support]
General Tasks [general_tasks]
Accounts [accounts] enables you to maintain user accounts and manage system resources. See Chapter 7 for information on administering user accounts. The Accounts tasks provided are as follows:
Administer the
/etc/passwd
file, which records user accounts data
Administer the
/etc/group
file, which records user resource access data
Administer NIS user accounts
Administer NIS user groups
Administer LDAP user accounts
Administer LDAP user groups
Hardware [hardware] enables you to display information about system hardware and peripheral devices. See the Hardware Management manual for information on administering user accounts. The hardware tasks provided are as follows:
Displays
all the system components as a hierarchy.
For example, the CPU and all devices
attached to the buses.
See
hwmgr(8)
Displays the hierarchy of all members of a cluster.
Displays
a list of all devices (such as disks) attached to the system.
See
hwmgr(8)
Displays the type of processors on the system and their status, such as time on line.
Manage CPUs on multiprocessor systems.
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:
Enables you to configure the electronic mail services on the system.
Enables you to set up e-mail 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:
Enables you to invoke
the Event Manager viewer.
See
EVM(5)
Enables you to configure HP Insight Manager. See Chapter 1 for more information.
Enables you to
allocate CPU time resources to groups of processes.
See
class_admin(8)
Enables you to create scheduling databases that govern the use of system resources (such as CPU time) by processes. You can set a current schedule also.
Starts the scheduling daemon to implement the currently-selected schedule.
Stops the scheduling daemon and turns off resource sharing.
Enables you to monitor virtual memory statistics.
See
vmstat(1)
Enables
you to monitor I/O (input/output) statistics.
See
iostat(1)
Enables you to
monitor how long the system has been up, and determine the average workload
since the last boot.
See
uptime(1)
Networking [network] enables you to set up and administer network resources. The utilities provided are as follows:
A utility that guides you through the steps of setting up the network environment. See Chapter 1 for a brief overview. See the Network Administration: Services manual for more information on networking configuration options.
A set of tasks you can perform to configure the most commonly used individual networking features. This task provides the following utilities:
Set up ATM services and configure ATM adapters. See the Network Administration: Connections manual for more information.
Enables you to configure network devices, providing information such as the TCP/IP address and network mask.
/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 manual for more information.
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
manual for more
information.
/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.
/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.
(See the
Security Administration
manual for information on security risks associated with host equivalency).
rwhod) [rwhod]Enables you to obtain information on users of the local network.
/etc/networks) [networks]Enables you to specify networks known to the local system.
A set of utilities you can use to configure other networking features. This task provides the following utilities:
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]
Enables you to configure the following serial-line networking options:
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 manual for more information.
uucp)
connections [uucp]Enables you to configure UUCP over a modem, TCP/IP, or hardwired connection. See the Network Administration: Services manual for more information.
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 manual 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]
Enables you t configure and manage Internet Protocol Security on a system.
Enables you to configure Network File System, and share file systems between hosts. See the Network Administration: Services manual 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/Restart NFS daemons [nfs_start]
Stop NFS daemons [nfs_stop]
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 manual for more information.
Enables you to set up LAT. See the Network Administration: Connections manual for more information.
Enables you to set up DHCP. See the Network Administration: Connections manual for more information.
Enables
you to verify the status of the various network daemons such as
gated
or
rwhod.
Enables you to start or restart any stopped networking daemons such as
gated
or
rwhod.
Enables you to stop all network services.
Printing [printers] enables you to configure system print facilities. This task invokes the following utility:
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 Administration manual for more information. The following utilities are provided:
Enables you to give any user full access to privileged programs such
as SysMan Menu tasks.
See
dop(8)
Enables you to create, modify, or delete DOP actions and their associated privileges.
Enables you to configure base or enhanced security.
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:
Enables installation of the operating system and components. This task provides the following utilities:
Enables you to add software to the system from a RIS server or from the distribution media (CD-ROM).
Enables you to list the software that is currently installed on the system.
Enables you to permanently remove software from the system.
Enables
you to remove unnecessary files from the system to save space or archive files
to tape after running an installation update (updateinstall).
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:
Enables basic administration of disk storage. See Chapter 6 for more information. The following utilities are provided:
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]
Enables
you to perform basic administration tasks on AdvFS domains.
See
advfs(4)
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]
Enables you to perform basic administration tasks on UFS. See Chapter 6 for more information on administering UFS. The following utility is provided:
Enables you to write a new file system to a disk partition.
Enables you to perform basic administration of Logical Storage Manager (LSM) volumes. See the Logical Storage Manager manual for more information. The following utilities are provided:
Initialize the Logical Storage Manager (LSM) [volsetup]
Logical Storage Manager (LSM) Administrator [lsmmgr]
Enables you
to create a standalone kernel on a bootable tape, which can assist in disaster
recovery.
See the
btcreate(8)btextract(8)
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)
Enables you to to configure the properties of a crash dump.
Enables you to generate a crash dump file manually
Enables you to prepare a system census report for delivery to your technical support organization.
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:
Enables you to
perform managed shutdowns of the system.
See
shutdown(8)
Runs the basic system setup wizard, which guides you through typical basic system configuration. See Chapter 1 for a description of the features.
Enables you to configure Prestoserve. See the Guide to Prestoserve manual for more information.
Enables you to select CDE or XDM as the default windowing environment.
Displays
information on using the
sysman -clone
command to clone
your system's configuration and apply it to other systems.
See the
Installation Guide Advanced Topics
manual for information on cloning systems.
Displays information on using the
sysman -cli, a command
line interface for running SysMan tasks from the system prompt, or
for shell programming.
Enables you to configure Lightweight Directory Access Protocol.