Users Guide

66 Using Server Administrator
Like the Server Administrator home page, the Preferences home page has
three main areas:
• The global navigation bar provides links to general services.
–Clicking
Back to Server Administrator returns you to the Server
Administrator home page.
• The left pane of the Preferences home page (where the system tree is
displayed on the Server Administrator home page) displays the preference
categories for the managed system.
• The action window displays the available settings and preferences for the
managed system.
Figure 5-4 shows a sample Preferences home page layout.
Figure 5-4. Sample Preferences Home Page
Using the Server Administrator Command Line
Interface
The Server Administrator command line interface (CLI) allows users to
perform essential systems management tasks from the operating system
command prompt of a monitored system.
In many cases, the CLI allows a user with a very well-defined task in mind to
rapidly retrieve information about the system. Using CLI commands, for
example, administrators can write batch programs or scripts to execute at
specific times. When these programs execute, they can capture reports on