Installing and Administering LAN/9000 Software

Chapter 2 37

Conﬁguring LAN/9000 Using SAM

Step 2: Conﬁguring Network Connectivity

Your system may not be able to communicate with other systems (for

example, PCs, workstations, servers, etc.) until you conﬁgure

system-to-system connections. You can use SAM to do this automatically

by completing the following steps:

1. At the HP-UX prompt, type: sam

2. Double-click on the Networking and Communications item of the

SAM main window.

3. Double-click on Hosts. Double-click on the Local Hosts File item.

SAM displays the remote system names and IP addresses that are

already conﬁgured.

4. Choose Add from the “Actions” menu to open the Add Host to File

window.

Use the SAM on-line help system for information about adding

remote host connections.

a. Enter the Internet Address for the remote system.

Upon exiting the Internet Address ﬁeld, SAM checks to make sure

you have entered a valid IP address. SAM also determines if a

gateway is required for the connection (see step 4f).

b. Enter the remote host name.

Upon exiting the Remote Host Name ﬁeld, SAM checks to make

sure that connectivity has not already been conﬁgured for this

system. If it has, SAM displays an error message.

c. Optionally, choose Configure Aliases to open the Conﬁgure

Aliases window for remote systems.

d. Add, modify, or remove alias names for the remote system.

e. Activate the OK button to perform the task and return to the Add

Host to File window.

f. Proceed to step 5 if a gateway is not required for this remote

connection.

SAM displays ﬁelds for entering gateway information if a gateway