HP-UX Peripheral Devices (pdweb)

Peripheral device configuration and management is now supported by a combination of commands and a Web browser-based graphical user interface (GUI) in the new HP-UX Peripheral Device (v B11.23.01) tool. This new tool replaces the peripheral devices functionality of the System Administration Manager (SAM) tool and introduces two new commands:

pdweb(1m) and waconf(1m).

The Peripheral Device tool operates on a single system, similar to SAM. It can be used stand-alone, is accessible from SAM, the Partition Manager tool, and Servicecontrol Manager (SCM).

Summary of Change

In this release, the Peripheral Device tool allows you to perform the same peripheral configuration actions as SAM in HP-UX 11i v1, including:

viewing all available PCI/OLAR slots
adding, replacing, and/or removing a card
viewing devices and creating device files

Additional capabilities include:

viewing detailed information about cards, slots, and devices
generating a Critical Resource Analysis report detailing critical resources lost when a slot is powered down
bringing cards online
lighting the LED of a specific slot

Impact

The Web browser-based GUI provides easy access and greater ease of use.

The Peripheral Device tool automatically replaces the peripheral devices functionality in SAM. In addition, the pdweb and waconf commands are added to provide numerous improvements over previous approaches to peripheral device management. The ioscan, olrad, and mksf commands provide U.S. Federal legislation manadated Section 508 accessibility compliance.

Compatibility

The HP Apache-based Web Server version 2.0 (hpuxwsApache) must be installed for the Peripheral Device tool to operate correctly. HP Apache does not need to be running on its default port 80. The Peripheral Device tool can be used with a locally installed copy of Mozilla or Netscape. The Mozilla, Netscape, and Microsoft Internet Explorer Web browsers can also be used from any type of remote system.




	NOTE: For the Peripheral Device tool to operate successfully, cookies must be enabled in your browser (Mozilla, Netscape or Microsoft Internet Explorer).

Performance

You will experience a significant improvement in response time using the Peripheral Device tool, particularly at start-up, which is approximately five seconds or less. In addition, the response-time when building sub-screens could be as little as two seconds per page.

Documentation

The pdweb(1M) and waconf(1M) manpages have been added.

Additionally, the Peripheral Device tool GUI contains an on-line help facility to further assist you.

Also refer to the Interface Card OL* Support Guide, available at http://docs.hp.com.

Obsolescence

The Peripheral Device tool replaces the peripheral devices functionality in the SAM tool. For more information regarding the changes to SAM, see “System Administration Manager (SAM)”.