Interface Card OL* Support Guide

Chapter 2
pdweb - Peripheral Device Tool Web Interface
Starting and Stopping the pdweb Server
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Starting and Stopping the pdweb Server
This topic describes the supporting Web-based components of the Peripheral Device Tool, and ways to start
and stop pdweb.
The pdweb Server and Client Components
The Peripheral Device Tool consists of two parts:
pdweb server The pdweb server component runs within the HP Apache-based Web
Server (also referred to herein as HP Apache). The pdweb (1M) instance of
HP Apache is also used by other system administration tools such as
kcweb (1M).
IMPORTANT This instance of HP Apache will not serve web pages on
port 80. It only uses port 1188, and only uses https for all
communication. Using a separate port allows any firewall to
all normal web traffic on port 80, but still block outside
attempts to administer the system.
If the HP Apache server is not already running, pdweb will start it
whenever it starts the Peripheral Device Tool. When started by the pdweb
command without the -s option, the HP Apache server will automatically
close after a period of inactivity.
client Web browser The Web browser runs on the client system. The client system may be the
same as the server system, or it may be a separate workstation or
personal computer (PC). Not all Web browsers are supported by the
Peripheral Device Tool. On workstations and servers running HP-UX 11i
v2, the Peripheral Device Tool supports the use of the default Web browser
that is installed by the Operating Environment bundle. On PCs, the
Peripheral Device Tool supports the use of Mozilla version 1.2.1, Microsoft
Internet Explorer version 6.0 and greater, and Netscape version 6.0 and
greater.
If a supported Web browser has been installed somewhere other than the
default location, set the BROWSER environment variable to the path of
the browser.
Starting the pdweb Server
You must have superuser capability to start the pdweb server. To start the pdweb server on a target host
system:
Step 1. Log into the host system as root.
Step 2. Enter pdweb -s
action
where action is start
Once the Web server components have been started, you are presented with the HP SAM WEB
login screen so that you can log into the Peripheral Device Tool.