This guide describes the IRIXpro software package of advanced system administration applications for the Silicon Graphics family of graphical workstations and servers. These applications have been designed and developed to provide the large-site administrator with tools to automate many tasks that have previously been performed by hand on each individual host system, and to maintain records of the tasks performed. Below is a description of each chapter and its contents.
Chapter 1, “The IRIXpro System Administration Tools” gives a brief overview of IRIXpro and its component applications.
Chapter 2, “Software Distribution, User and Host Management With propel,” provides information about the propel software distribution and host database management application. Using propel, you can keep all your host systems installed with the correct software in a dynamic environment.
Chapter 3, “Dynamic Network Configuration With proclaim,” describes the proclaim automatic network configuration application. With proclaim, you can automatically assign hostnames and IP addresses to new systems as they are installed on your network.
Chapter 4, “Distributed System Monitoring With provision,” discusses the provision distributed system monitoring system. The provision application allows you to monitor all your systems' running statistics from a single workstation.
Chapter 5, “System Administration Request Management With problema,” provides a mechanism to automate the system administration request process. This application provides a standard form to all your users and automatically tracks the status of each request.
Appendix A, “The hp-ux_sgi MIB,” is a reprinting of the default MIB shipped with IRIXpro.
This guide is written for the system administrator who will be directly using and administering the IRIXpro applications. It is assumed that you have installed InSight or have access to the IRIX Advanced Site and Server Administration Guide and the Personal System Administration Guide and are familiar with their contents.
The primary resources for system administrators are the IRIX Advanced Site and Server Administration Guide and the Personal System Administration Guide. These guides explain the basic tasks and responsibilities of system administrators. Also, the IRIX Reference Pages, available online through the man(1) command, are an important resource for system administrators.
As you read this guide, you will notice that special fonts are used for certain words.
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