HP HP-UX SNAplus2, Administration Manual

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Introduction to SNAplus2
SNAplus2 Administration
Administration Tools
SNAplus2 provides a range of tools for administering the system.
Depending on your requirements, you may not need to use all of them.
This section summarizes the functions provided by each of these tools.
NOTE This document provides general information about SNAplus2
administration, which you can perform using any of the tools described
in this section. For most purposes, the Motif administration program is
recommended, because it provides context-sensitive guidance for node
configuration and management.
SNAplus2 includes the following administration tools:
• Motif administration program (see “Motif Administration Program”).
• Command-line administration program (see “Command-Line
Administration Program”, or refer to the HP-UX SNAplus2
Administration Command Reference).
• Service-point command facility (see “Remote Command Facility”).
• Configuration files (see “Configuration Files”).
• Diagnostic tools (see “Diagnostic Tools”).
• Simple Network Management Protocol (see “Simple Network
Management Protocol Support”).
All of the SNAplus2 administration tools use the NOF API. You can also
use that API to write your own administration tools. For more
information, see “NOF Applications”.
Motif Administration Program
The easiest way to define and modify the SNAplus2 configuration is to
use the Motif administration program (
xsnapadmin
). This program
provides a graphical user interface from which you can view and manage
SNAplus2 resources.
The following management operations are available:
• Defining SNAplus2 resources
• Starting and stopping a node and its connectivity resources
• Changing the configuration of defined resources