This book provides information about the Distributed System Management Interface Tool (DSMIT). DSMIT adds functionality to the System Management Interface Tool (SMIT). It allows the SMIT interface to build commands for distribution to other machines on a network.
This book is intended for system administrators performing tasks related to the operation of the DSMIT program. Readers are expected to have a basic knowledge of the System Management Interface Tool (SMIT). For information on using SMIT, see "System Management Interface Tool (SMIT): Overview" in AIX 5L Version 5.1 System Management Guide: Operating System and Devices.
The following highlighting conventions are used in this book:
| Bold | Identifies commands, subroutines, keywords, files, structures, directories, and other items whose names are predefined by the system. Also identifies graphical objects such as buttons, labels, and icons that the user selects. |
| Italics | Identifies parameters whose actual names or values are to be supplied by the user. |
| Monospace | Identifies examples of specific data values, examples of text similar to what you might see displayed, examples of portions of program code similar to what you might write as a programmer, messages from the system, or information you should actually type. |
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