This is the first edition of the Hardware Management manual. In previous releases, the information in this manual was located in the System Administration manual.
This manual describes the tasks you perform to administer the hardware
components (such as PCI bus option cards) and storage devices (such as disks
and tapes) controlled by the HP Tru64 UNIX operating system
running on an AlphaServer system.
Audience
This manual is for system administrators with the following qualifications and abilities:
Know UNIX operating system concepts and the privileged commands and utilities
Are trained in the operational aspects of UNIX system administration
Are familiar with all the procedures necessary to maintain a UNIX system for high availability.
This manual is not intended as a training document for UNIX administrators.
Note
This manual describes only the management of hardware components on an AlphaServer processor and devices that are local to the processor, such as single-spindle disks. For important information on managing storage configuration, including the configuration and maintenance of storage arrays, see your hardware documentation. You use software applications, such as the StorageWorks Command Console (SWCC), in addition to the utilities provided by the operating system.
Updating from Previous Releases
If you are updating your system from an older version of the operating system, you must review all the changes implemented in the intervening releases. You can find this information in the HTML files provided on the Tru64 UNIX Documentation CD-ROM, especially the New and Changed Features manual. In addition, the following online resources are available:
Documentation and Best Practices for all releases at the following Web site:
Technical updates for any information not included in the documentation provided with your media at the following Web site:
http://www.tru64unix.compaq.com/docs/pub_page/update_list.html
This manual consists of the following chapters:
| Chapter 1 | Provides an overview of the hardware management model for Tru64 UNIX. |
| Chapter 2 | Describes how you use the SysMan Menu and SysMan Station to perform common hardware management tasks. |
| Chapter 3 | Describes generic procedures for administering classes of hardware such as disks or tapes by using the hwmgr command. |
| Chapter 4 | Describes how you use dynamic device recognition (DDR) to manually add a device to the system. |
| Chapter 5 | Describes the hardware management tools and utilities that you use to manage specific types of devices, or perform specific tasks such as partitioning (formatting) a disk. |
| Chapter 6 | Provides information on features of the operating system that are processor-specific. For example, some processor models support soft partitioning. |
| Chapter 7 | Describes how to manage specific classes of device and individual devices such as storage arrays, host bus adapters, and graphics controllers. |
| Chapter 8 | Describes procedures for administering legacy hardware devices that are obsolete but still supported by Tru64 UNIX. |
The following documents are part of the standard Tru64 UNIX operating system documentation that is provided on the documentation CD-ROM with your licensed software kit. These documents provide important related information:
Release Notes - Provide important information such as restrictions on using certain operating system features.
Installation Guide and Installation Guide — Advanced Topics - Describe how to install your operating system. These manuals describe important hardware management tasks, such as initial storage device configuration, naming, and component assignment.
Managing Online Addition and Removal
- Describes management and configuration
techniques used for Online Addition and Removal (OLAR) of system components
using the System Management applications: SysMan Station, SysMan Menu, and
the
hwmgr
command.
Topics include component indictment,
automatic deallocation, and related service tools.
Network Administration: Services and Network Administration: Connections - Describe how to set up, configure, and troubleshoot your network. They contain information on configuring and troubleshooting network components, such as network interface cards (NICs) that are part of your AlphaServer system.
System Administration, AdvFS Administration, and Logical Storage Manager - Provide information on administering the Advanced file system (AdvFS) and UNIX file system (UFS).
Icons on Tru64 UNIX Printed Manuals
The printed version of the Tru64 UNIX documentation uses letter icons on the spines of the manuals to help specific audiences quickly find the manuals that meet their needs. (You can order the printed documentation from HP.) The following list describes this convention:
| G | Manuals for general users |
| S | Manuals for system and network administrators |
| P | Manuals for programmers |
| R | Manuals for reference page users |
Some manuals in the documentation help meet the needs of several audiences. For example, the information in some system manuals is also used by programmers. Keep this in mind when searching for information on specific topics.
The
Documentation Overview
provides
information on all of the manuals in the Tru64 UNIX documentation set.
Reader's Comments
HP welcomes any comments and suggestions you have on this and other Tru64 UNIX manuals.
You can send your comments in the following ways:
Fax: 603-884-0120 Attn: UBPG Publications, ZKO3-3/Y32
Internet electronic mail:
readers_comment@zk3.dec.com
A Reader's Comment form is located on your system in the following location:
/usr/doc/readers_comment.txt
Please include the following information along with your comments:
The full title of the manual and the order number. (The order number appears on the title page of printed and PDF versions of a manual.)
The section numbers and page numbers of the information on which you are commenting.
The version of Tru64 UNIX that you are using.
If known, the type of processor that is running the Tru64 UNIX software.
The Tru64 UNIX Publications group cannot respond to system problems or
technical support inquiries.
Please address technical questions to your
local system vendor or to the appropriate HP technical support office.
Information provided with the software media explains how to send problem
reports to HP.
Conventions
This manual uses the following conventions:
MBN refers to the mouse button that you must press to select an item or initiate an action.
%$A percent sign represents the C shell system prompt. A dollar sign represents the system prompt for the Bourne, Korn, and POSIX shells.
#A number sign represents the superuser prompt.
Italic (slanted) type indicates variable values, placeholders, and function argument names.
In syntax definitions, brackets indicate items that are optional and braces indicate items that are required. Vertical bars separating items inside brackets or braces indicate that you choose one item from among those listed.
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In syntax definitions, literal elements are colored green. Variable values, placeholders, and function argument names are colored red. No special colored text is used outside of syntax descriptions.
In syntax definitions, a horizontal ellipsis indicates that the preceding item can be repeated one or more times.
A vertical ellipsis indicates that a portion of an example that would normally be present is not shown.
cat(1)A cross-reference to a reference page includes the appropriate section
number in parentheses.
For example,
cat(1)cat
command in Section 1 of the reference pages.
This symbol indicates that you hold down the first named key while pressing the key or mouse button that follows the slash. In examples, this key combination is enclosed in a box (for example, [Ctrl/C] ).
In an example, a key name enclosed in a box indicates that you press that key.