Interface Card OL* Support Guide

2 The pdweb Peripheral Device Tool Web Interface
This chapter describes the features and functions of the pdweb Peripheral Device Tool Web
interface.
This chapter addresses the following topics:
• Peripheral Device Tool
• How the pdweb Tool Works
• Security
• Accessing pdweb
• Using pdweb with Bastille
• Navigating pdweb
• Critical Resource Analysis
• Adding a Card Online
• Replacing a Card Online
• Bringing a Card Online
• Deleting a Card Online
• Turning the Attention LED to BLINK or OFF
Peripheral Device Tool
The Peripheral Device Tool (pdweb) is an easy-to-use, powerful peripheral device management
solution that uses a Web-enabled graphical user interface (GUI). This tool enables you to view
all devices on a host system and configure the slots and cards for that system. The GUI steps you
through the entire process of card addition, replacement or deletion. pdweb operates in a
single-system environment.
You can launch pdweb from the System Management Homepage (SMH), or from the Systems
Insight Manager (SIM).
IMPORTANT:
System Administration Manager (SAM) is deprecated in HP-UX 11i v3. It is replaced by SMH.
For more information, see “Using SMH” (page 27). When you start SAM, the SMH command is
automatically called.
Servicecontrol Manager (SCM) is replaced by SIM in HP-UX 11i v3. For more information, see
“Using SIM” (page 28).
Additional information about pdweb is available from the various help links within the tool,
including the online help system, related documentation, product support services, and other
online resources. To review the product version number, copyright, and other legal notices, see
the about help topic.
Features and Benefits
The pdweb GUI provides the following key features:
• Viewing detailed information about cards, devices, and slots, including all available PCI/OL*
slots in an easy-to-read format.
• Adding, replacing, and deleting a card without shutting down the host system.
• Creating special device files dynamically.
• Generating a CRA report that lists the resources lost if a slot is powered off. These resources
are grouped by their impact on the system.
• Bringing cards online without shutting down the host system.
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