HP-UX SNAplus2 R7 Administration Guide

Administering SNAplus2
Overview of SNAplus2 Administration
3 Administering SNAplus2
For an overview of SNAplus2 administration and the different administration tools provided, see Section 3.1,
Overview of SNAplus2 Administration.
The first step in administering SNAplus2 is configuring the node and its resources. Begin by planning for
configuration as described in Section 3.2, Planning for SNAplus2 Configuration.
Before you can configure SNAplus2, you must enable the SNAplus2 software as described in Section 3.3, Enabling
and Disabling SNAplus2 on the Local System.
When SNAplus2 is enabled, you can run the Motif administration program (see Section 3.4, Using the Motif
Administration Program). The Motif administration program guides you through the configuration needed to support
SNA communication using SNAplus2. The Motif administration program is the recommended administration tool,
because it minimizes the configuration information you need to provide and guides you through each step you must
perform to support different types of communication (such as 3270 or APPC communication).
Alternatively, you can use the command-line administration program as described in Section 3.5, Using the
Command-Line Administration Program.
For each administration task, this guide provides information you can use for either Motif or command-line
administration. Other configuration methods are discussed in Section 3.1.2, Administration Tools.
3.1 Overview of SNAplus2 Administration
As the SNAplus2 administrator, you are responsible for installing the SNAplus2 software and for managing its
resources. Before beginning SNAplus2 administration, you must understand the main features of the SNAplus2
product (see Section 2.1, What Is SNAplus2?). This section describes the administration tasks you must perform
and the tools you can use to perform them.
3.1.1 Administration Responsibilities
To administer the SNAplus2 system, you need to do the following:
1. Define the resources of the SNAplus2 system, as required by the user programs that will be running. Work
with the administrators of the host or peer computers with which SNAplus2 communicates, to ensure that the
SNAplus2 configuration matches that of the remote system.
2. Initialize the SNAplus2 software.
3. Optionally, modify the configuration dynamically as your requirements change—by adding or removing
resources, or by activating and deactivating the defined resources.
4. Monitor the status of active resources and gather diagnostics information to diagnose any problems that occur.
5. Optionally, create application programs or shell scripts to automate standard management operations.
These tasks are normally performed by a System Administrator at the site where the SNAplus2 system is installed.
However, SNAplus2 also provides the service point command facility (SPCF), which enables an operator using the
NetView program to perform Steps 2 and 3 remotely by issuing management commands at the NetView console.
For more information about SPCF, see Chapter 10, Managing SNAplus2 from NetView.
3.1.2 Administration Tools
SNAplus2 provides a range of tools for administering the system. Depending on your requirements, you may not
need to use all of them. This section summarizes the functions provided by each of these tools.
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