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AIX Version 4.3 Package Guide for LPP Installation
System Management Tools and
Applications Package
The System Management Tools
and
Applications (bos.sysmgt) package contains system
management
functions that are delivered with the base operating system.
This
includes functions relating to installation, system backup,
error
logging, and trace.
Fileset Names
bos.sysmgt.smit |
System Management Interface Tool (SMIT)
The System Management
Interface Tool
(SMIT) is a menu-based user interface that allows users to
perform
system administration tasks. SMIT, which is optionally
installable,
essentially constructs commands and runs them in the
background. |
bos.sysmgt.loginlic |
License Management
The License Management fileset
contains the commands needed to activate floating user
licensing for
a system. |
bos.sysmgt.nim |
Network Installation Management
The Network Installation
Management
is a tool which allows administrators to centrally manage
software
installation in distributed environments using standard
network
interfaces. This tool supports remote installation of the base
operating system as well as optional product packages.
Additionally,
operations can be initiated from either a central location
("push"
install) or from a remote client ("pull" install). |
bos.sysmgt.nim.client |
Network Installation Management - Client Tools
This fileset allows a machine
to be
installed over the network. |
bos.sysmgt.nim.master |
Network Installation Management - Master Tools
This fileset provides an
administrator the ability to install remote-client machines. |
bos.sysmgt.nim.master_gui |
Network Install Manager - GUI
This fileset provides a
graphical
user interface for NIM's version 4.2 installation,
maintenance, and
administrative actions. |
bos.sysmgt.nim.spot |
Network Installation Management - SPOT Tools
This fileset contains software
which
is required to create a Shared Product Object Tree (SPOT) to
serve
diskless or dataless clients. |
bos.sysmgt.quota |
File System Quota Commands
This fileset provides the
commands
that enable you to establish, maintain, and report file system
quotas. |
bos.sysmgt.sysbr |
System Backup and BOS Installation Utilities
The System Backup and BOS
Installation Utilities allow the user to back up the system,
including the rootvg volume group and other
user-defined
volume groups. Information captured at backup time includes:
- Volume group definition
- Logical volume definition
for each
logical volume in the volume group
- File system definition for
each
"mounted" file system in the volume group
This information enables the
user to
reinstall the system if there is a system problem or to
replicate
the system software or configuration on other systems. |
bos.sysmgt.serv_aid |
Software Error Logging and Dump Service Aids
The Software Error Logging and
Dump
Service Aids provide commands for processing the system error
log
and for starting and formatting the system storage printout. |
bos.sysmgt.trace |
Software Trace Service Aids
The Software Trace Service
Aids
allow applications to capture a sequential flow of events.
They also
provide commands for activating and controlling traces and for
generating trace reports. |
Approximate Disk Space
Required
The System Management Tools
and
Applications package requires approximately 9.2 MB of disk
space.
Requisite Software
Install requisite software
either
before or with the filesets you are installing from this
package.
Fileset you are installing |
Requisite
Software |
Network Installation
Management - Master Tools |
AIX 4 TCP/IP Client Applications |
|
bos.net.tcp.client |
|
AIX 4 NFS Client Applications |
|
bos.net.nfs.client |
Network Installation
Management - Client Tools |
AIX 4 TCP/IP Client Applications |
|
bos.net.tcp.client |
|
AIX 4 NFS Client Applications |
|
bos.net.nfs.client |
Network Install
Manager -
GUI |
Network Installation Management -Master Tools |
|
bos.sysmgt.nim.master (4.2.1.0) |
|
Visual System Management Run-Time Environment |
|
X11.vsm.rte (4.2.1.0) |
|
AIXwindows msmit Application |
|
X11.apps.msmit (4.2.1.0) |
Network Installation
Management - SPOT Tools |
AIX 4 TCP/IP Client Applications |
|
bos.net.tcp.client |
|
AIX 4 NFS Client Applications |
|
bos.net.nfs.client |
Special Installation Notes
After the Network Installation
Management - Master Tools (bos.sysmgt.nim.master)
fileset is
installed, it must be configured using the nimconfig
command.
After the Network Installation
Management - Client Tools (bos.sysmgt.nim.client)
fileset is
installed, it must be configured using the niminit
command.
Special Migration Notes
If you currently use file
system
disk quotas and want to continue using them on the system to
which
you are migrating, install the File System Quota Commands
fileset,
bos.sysmgt.quota.
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