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.

 

This document provides general information about SNAplus2

NOTE

 

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

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