System Administration Manager (SAM)

The System Administration Manager (SAM) was an HP-UX System Administration tool that provided various tools for performing system administration tasks.

In the 11i v3 release of HP-UX, System Administration Manager (SAM) is deprecated. HP System Management Homepage (HP SMH), an enhanced version of SAM, is introduced for managing HP-UX.

Summary of Change

What’s New for Customers Migrating from HP-UX 11i v1 September 2005?

HP System Management Homepage (an enhanced version of SAM) provides Graphical User Interface (GUI) and Text User Interface (TUI) for managing HP-UX. You can access these interfaces using the smh command (/usr/sbin/smh). However, you can also use the sam command. The sam command behaves the same as smh command except that the deprecation message is displayed in the beginning.

When you run either the sam or smh command and if the DISPLAY environment variable is set, HP SMH opens in the default web browser. If the DISPLAY environment variable is not set, HP SMH opens in the TUI.

Most of the applications for performing administration tasks are now available through a web-based GUI interface and an enhanced TUI. However, few applications continue to open in ObAM based X-windows or ObAM based TUI.

What’s New for Customers Migrating from HP-UX 11i v2 June 2006?

See “What’s New for Customers Migrating from HP-UX 11i v1 September 2005?”

Impact

You are recommended to use the smh(1M) command. However, the sam(1M) command will continue to be available and behave just as the smh(1M). Some of the functional areas previously available for system administration are obsoleted. These areas are listed under the following “Obsolescence” section.

Compatibility

There are no known compatibility issues.

Performance

There are no known performance issues.

Documentation

For more information see the smh(1M), sam(1M), and samlog_viewer(1M) manpages. Also see the HP System Management Homepage (HP SMH) white paper and Terminals and Modems white paper available at http://docs.hp.com.

Obsolescence

In the 11i v3 release of HP-UX, System Administration Manager (SAM) is deprecated. HP System Management Homepage (HP SMH), an enhanced version of SAM, is introduced for managing HP-UX. The following functional areas (earlier available in SAM) are obsoleted in the 11i v3 release of HP-UX:

Backup and Recovery
Terminals and Modems
Uninterrupted Power Supplies
Run SAM on Remote Systems
Performance Monitors
Tape Drives
Instruments
Process Management
Routine Tasks