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Using smit and p21adm
AIX suite: course 3 of 3
Objectives
Use smit p21Including specific menus and their operation
Access p21adm
SMIT
An acronym forSystemManagementInterfaceTools
IBM menu driven interfaceMakes running commands easier
SMIT
Any user can use SMITOnly the ‘root’ user has the authority to make configuration changesAll users that use SMIT will have two files created for themsmit.logsmit.script
Using SMIT - Commands
F1 Displays help on the topic
F2 Refreshes the screen
F3 Cancels the current command
F4 Displays the list of possible values
[Esc] [5] Erases contents of current field
Using SMIT - Commands
F6 Displays the command that will be run
F7 Edits the contents of the current field
F8 Shows the fast path of the current menu
F9 Forks a new shell
F10 Exits smit all the way to the shell prompt
[Enter] Runs the command
Using SMIT
When in a SMIT menu, the following characters may appear:
*+
#
Using SMIT
Signifies that the field is required to have a value enteredIf present, * will appear on the
left side of the screen
*
Using SMIT
Signifies that there is a “pop-up” menu availableIf present, + will be on the right side of the screen
+
Using SMIT
Signifies that the field requires a numeric valueIf present, # will be on the right side of the screen
#
Using SMIT
This is the main menu of SMIT:
SMIT p21
Prophet 21 created SMIT menus called smit p21
smit p21 interface assists in making configuration changes in relation to p21 easier
SMIT p21
This is the main menu of smit p21:
Smit p21
Backup/Restore AIX FilesUsed to back up AIX systemShould be performed once each weekCannot be performed with users on the systemMinimum of three tapes in rotationTo check last AIX back up date#ls -l .p21aixrest
Be sure to verify that the back up was completed successfully!
Smit p21
SystemsUsed by p21 to create/delete multiple systems for use on one RISC boxSystems are generally multiple companies or play systems
Smit p21
Port ManagerUsed to setup port and user mappings for the Prophet 21 application
Port mappingsUsed when a terminal is connected directly to the system
User mappingsUsed when the terminal is not real to the system, such as a network PC or facetterm user
Smit p21
Port Manager
Smit p21
Smit p21
Smit p21
Port number typeReal is used for direct serial connection when mapping a TTYEffective is used for network, or virtual terminal connection when mapping a user
Smit p21
Device type determines the terminal or printer driver to be assigned to the TTY to properly control the device
Default device type is 92Interpreted by the kernel to indicate there is no device type set
The system will use the TERM environment variable in smit tty
Smit p21
Default SystemSpecifies the system to which the user will be defaulted in Prophet 21 application software
Smit p21
Member SystemsIndicate to which systems (Companies) the user will be allowed access from this particular TTY
Smit p21
Enable JobSpecifies whether the TTY will have “JOB” displayed on the terminalTypically set to yesSet to no when the TTY is a dedicated Prophet 21 printer
Smit p21
Tee RestrictionsSet to yes to restrict the TTY from certain Prophet application software modules
Smit p21
Auto BootSpecifies whether the TTY will automatically boot to “JOB” or allow one to login to AIX
Yes boots to “JOB”No boots to AIX login
Smit p21
ModemIndicates that a dial up modem is attached to the TTYCommonly used for EDI, ON-SITE
Smit p21
Port DescriptionInformational field used to help administrator keep track of their ports and usersKeep current at all times!
Smit p21
Creating network usersNetwork users need to be mapped effectively to be able to access p21 databases
Must be logged in as root to make the mappings
Smit p21
Smit p21
Smit p21
Smit p21
Insert AIX usernameP21 port number
Change to effective
Smit tty
Smit tty is used to set terminal type variables#smit tty
Smit tty
P21adm
Created to to make some aspects of AIX easier to manageOnly the root user will have all the system optionsRegular users will get two options
Print/Show List of TTYsPrint/show Information on an AIX Command
P21adm
This is the main menu of p21adm:
P21adm
Reset a TTYGood for fixing port lockupsIt runs three commandspdisable tty’x’clocal -flow -flush /dev/tty’x’penable tty’x’
P21adm
P21adm
TTY EditorAllows you to quickly configure portsDoes features included in smit ttysmit p21
P21adm
P21adm
P21adm
Print Queue AdministratorSeveral functions for administering AIX print queues
Lists all queued jobsBrings a print queue UPBrings a print queue DOWNClears all jobs out of a print queue
P21adm
P21adm
P21adm
Add/Edit User ListCreate new users as well as editing existing usersAllows mapping to ‘effective’ portAbility to set up a user to autoboot to Facetterm
P21adm
P21adm
After typing ‘l’ to list the following screen appears:
P21adm
Print/Show System HOGSView all processes on the system that are considered “a hog”
A process that takes up more then .5 % of the CPU usage
Very useful in finding out why the system is running slow
Just because a process appears on the list, does not mean that it is a problem!
P21adm
This is a sample output:
P21adm
Print/Show TTYsPermits viewing of attributes of one or all TTYsVery useful in port troubleshootingUses the ‘lstty’ command to show all TTYs
P21adm
P21adm
P21adm
Print/Show System ConfigurationProvides a snapshot of your systemIncluded in the report:
Hard Drives
Total/Free spaceVolume group assigned
Tape Drives
SCSI mapping/descriptionPorts
Output from ‘lstty’ command
P21adm
Print/Show System ConfigurationAIX Printers
SCSI Mapping/description
Prophet 21 Logical VolumesListed by volume group
AIX File SystemsListed by volume group
LicensesProphet 21 AIX
P21adm
Print/Show System ConfigurationSoftware Installed
Third Party packagesProgressFacettermIQCorvuVsifax
P21adm
Print/Show Information on an AIX Command
Shows the manual pages for an AIX commandUses the AIX man command
P21adm
Print/Show Information on an AIX Command
Summary
SMITFunctionality and moving within menus
SMIT p21Purpose of smit p21
p21admUsing p21adm to manage system
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