HP-UX System Administrator's Guide: Configuration Management HP-UX 11i v3 (B3921-90017, September 2010)

1 Introduction
The HP-UX System Administrator’s Guide: Configuration Management continues where
the HP-UX 11i V3 Installation and Update Guide leaves off. It describes the process of
preparing your system for use and connecting it into the local network. Topics include:
• Initial start-up of a preinstalled system (called instant ignition). See “Starting A
Preloaded System” (page 37).
• Initial configuration of system parameters. See “Setting System and Network
Parameters” (page 43).
• Configuring the root user. See “Configuring Root” (page 49).
• Installing and managing user accounts. See “Configuring Users and Groups”
(page 51).
• Configuring the system into a network. See “Configuring Networking” (page 77).
• Configuration tools: Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM), System Management
Homepage (HP SMH), and HP-UX commands. See “Configuration Tools”
(page 21).
• Modifying kernel tunables and modules. See “Configuring the Kernel” (page 155).
• Setting up local and remote printers. See “Configuring Printers” (page 113).
• Organizing e-mail processes. See “Configuring Mail” (page 123)
• Preparing the manpage database. See “Setting Up the Online Manpages” (page 133).
Configuration Tools
There are three ways (at least) to configure your HP-UX system:
• Via the web with the HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM).
• Directly on the system or via the web with the text- and web-based HP-UX System
Management Homepage (HP SMH).
• The traditional way with HP-UX commands.
HP Systems Insight Manager
The HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM) is a major advance in web-based multiple
system management. You can use it to configure and manage not only HP-UX systems
but also HP Linux systems and HP Windows® systems, as well as non-HP Linux and
Windows systems. HP SIM makes use of the HP SMH interface and other tools. For
more information about HP SIM, see http://www.hp.com/go/hpsim-manuals: Click on
HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM) Software.
HP-UX System Management Homepage (Web-Based)
The HP-UX System Management Homepage (HP SMH) is a web-based interface that
manages one HP-UX system at a time. It completes the transfer of the System
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