Managing Systems and Workgroups: A Guide for HP-UX System Administrators

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Additionally, SCM uses the WBEM (Web-Based Enterprise
Management) protocol, a replacement for SNMP (Simple Network
Management Protocol). As its name implies, SNMP cannot handle
complex data and has specific security issues; WBEM resolves these
issues. SCM also offers a command-line interface.
For detailed information on SCM, including the WBEM protocol, please
see the online help within SCM and the HP Servicecontrol Manager
User’s Guide, available at http://docs.hp.com.
Some functional areas can be launched from either SAM or SCM:
• Accounts for Users and Groups
• Auditing and Security
• Disks and File Systems
• Kernel Configuration (kcweb)
• Peripheral Devices (pdweb)
• Printers and Plotters
• Resource Management (EMS)
• Software Management (SD)
The following functional areas can be launched only from SAM:
• Networking and Communications
• Performance Monitors
• Routine Tasks
• SAM on remote systems
• Time (ntp)
SCR and DMI Replaced by New SIM Tool at 11i v2
For HP-UX 11i Version 2, the System Configuration Repository (SCR)
and Desktop Management Interface (DMI) were replaced by the new
Systems Inventory Manager (SIM) tool. You can download SIM and
information about SIM from http://software.hp.com.
Distributed Systems Administration Utilities
HP Distributed Systems Administration Utilities (DSAU) improve both
multi-system and Serviceguard cluster management. The utilities
provide:
• Configuration synchronization
• Log consolidation
• Command fanout