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Administering SNAplus2
Using the Motif Administration Program
Using the Motif Administration
Program
The Motif administration program provides a user-friendly interface for
configuring SNAplus2. This program is the recommended tool for
administering SNAplus2, because it guides you through the
configuration process and minimizes the information you need to provide
to create a workable configuration.
You can also use the Motif administration program to manage the
SNAplus2 system while it is active. The administration program enables
you to make and apply changes to the configuration while SNAplus2 is
active. You can add, modify, and remove resources (in most cases, even
when the node and its resources are active), and use the modified
configuration immediately for continued operation.
The Motif administration program displays up-to-date status
information through the same interface that is used for configuration,
providing easy access to status information for both domain and node
resources.
Alternatively, you can use SNAplus2 commands for configuration and
system management. A summary of configuration and management
commands is provided in “Using the Command-Line Administration
Program”.
Invoking the Motif Administration Program
To use the Motif administration program for SNAplus2, first make sure
that SNAplus2 is enabled as described in “Enabling SNAplus2 Servers”.
(As with any X/Motif application, you may also need to set up the
DISPLAY
environment variable to indicate a suitable X server.)
To start the Motif administration program running in the background,
issue the following command:
xsnapadmin &
Alternatively, if you installed SNAplus2 under the Common Desktop
Environment (CDE) and Motif is already running, you can double-click
on the
SNA Administration
icon in the Application Manager window
to start SNAplus2.