HP-UX 11i Release Notes (December 2000)

General System Administration and Performance Monitoring
Changes to System Administration Manager (SAM) (new)
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• Updated the software products supported by SAM that allow the user
to configure a network printer that has a JetDirect interface card.
• Removed obsolete JetDirect software (/usr/lib/admin/hpnpcfg)
and added support for the new HP JetDirect Printer Installer
(/opt/hpnpl/admin/hppi) software. You can now use SAM to
configure a network printer using the new HP JetDirect Printer
Installer. SAM still supports the HP JetAdmin Software
(/opt/hpnp/admin/jetadmin).
Terminal and Modems
• Added support for PCI multiplexer cards.
• Added support for modems with hardware flow control.
Documentation Change
• The sam (1M) manpage and online help have been updated.
Possible Future Changes
Performance improvements are planned for Card OLAR code in the
Peripherals Devices area.
In the future, SAM is planning on obsoleting the following:
• Instruments section under the Peripheral Devices area. (HP-IB
instruments are no longer supported.)
• Run SAM on Remote Systems area. (The ServiceControl Manager
product will be handling multi-system management.)
• Process Control section under Process Management area.
• The Routine Tasks area.
• Performance Monitors area, except for System Properties.
Additional SAM Changes
The Guardian Service Processor was introduced for the N4000 mid-range
servers with the May 1999 Extension Pack and subsequently on all new
servers. (See “Guardian Service Processor (GSP)” in Chapter 3 for more
information.) The new card has a port for the system console, as well as