HP-UX System Administrator's Guide: Overview

LiveDump (Memory Dumps of Running Systems).........................................................106
Limitations of Live Dumps..........................................................................................107
Operating System and Software (Installation, Modification, and Removal) ...................107
Software Distributor....................................................................................................107
Other Software Operating System Installation Technologies.....................................108
Further Reading about Software Maintenance on HP-UX..........................................108
Networking Services.........................................................................................................109
Electronic Mail.............................................................................................................109
Remote Logins / Terminal Emulation..........................................................................110
File Transfers................................................................................................................110
Web Access..................................................................................................................111
Remotely Mounted File Systems.................................................................................112
4 System Administration Tools.....................................................................................................113
Tools for Installing and Updating HP-UX........................................................................113
Cold Installs.................................................................................................................113
Ignite-UX.....................................................................................................................114
Update-UX...................................................................................................................114
Tools for Managing Single Servers...................................................................................114
HP System Management Homepage (HP SMH)........................................................114
Launching the HP SMH Web Interface..................................................................115
The HP System Management Homepage Web Interface.................................116
HP System Management Homepage Key Features..........................................117
What is HP SMH Doing on Your Behalf?.........................................................118
Command Line Tools..................................................................................................118
The HP System Management Homepage Command Line Interface.....................119
Tools for Managing Multiple Servers...............................................................................119
HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM)......................................................................119
Managing Multiple Servers from a Single Point of Control Using HP SIM..........120
HP Systems Insight Manager is Based on the WBEM Open Standard..................121
Supplies Information to OpenView.......................................................................121
Tools for Managing an Entire Enterprise..........................................................................121
Other System Management Tools.....................................................................................122
EVM - Event Management..........................................................................................122
ProviderSvcsBase.........................................................................................................122
Partition Manager........................................................................................................122
Software Distributor (SD)............................................................................................123
Tools for Managing Storage on HP-UX............................................................................124
Volume Managers........................................................................................................124
Volume Management Tasks...................................................................................125
Performance Monitoring Tools.........................................................................................126
Tools for Monitoring the Performance of a Server......................................................126
Tools for Monitoring the Performance of a Network..................................................127
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