HP-UX LAN Administrator's Guide (Feburary 2007)

DRAFT COPY Configuring HP-UX LAN Using SAM
Overview of Configuration Using SAM
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Overview of Configuration Using SAM
Once you have installed hardware and software, you can use SAM to automatically configure
networking.
SAM stands for System Administration Manager, a menu-driven utility for system
administration tasks, including configuration of networking software. SAM has two user
interfaces, an X-Windows system interface and a text terminal interface. The primary
components and functionality of SAM are the same for both interfaces. The differences are the
screen appearance and the navigation methods.
You can access the SAM on-line help system using the following methods:
• Choose an item from the “Help” menu (located in the menu bar) for information about the
current SAM screen, keyboard navigation within SAM, and the version of SAM on your
system.
• Activate the HELP button from a dialog or message box for information about the
attributes and tasks you can perform from the currently displayed window.
• Press the F1 key for context-sensitive information for the object at the location of the
cursor.
Using SAM to configure HP-UX LAN can be divided into two procedures:
1. Configuring the Network Interface Card.
2. Configuring Network Connectivity.
Follow Step 1 to add the IP address, any alias names, and, if the LAN card is on a subnetwork,
enter the subnet mask for your card. This procedure will automatically initialize the LAN link
and attach your node to the local area network (LAN). Follow Step 2 to add remote system
names and remote system IP addresses for network connectivity, and also to specify default
gateway information.