The following table lists the tools for managing terminals and modems.
Table 10–2 Tools For Managing Terminals and Modems
Tool Description |
Tool |
For More Information |
---|---|---|
The most comprehensive |
Service Access Facility (SAF) commands | |
The quickest setup |
Solaris Management Console's Serial Ports Tool |
Chapter 11, Setting Up Terminals and Modems (Tasks)and Solaris Management Console online help |
The quickest setup |
Admintool |
Admintool online help |
Serial Ports Tool sets up the serial port software to work with terminals and modems by calling the pmadm command with the appropriate information. It also provides:
Templates for common terminal and modem configurations
Multiple port setup, modification, or deletion
Quick visual status of each port
The SAF is the tool used for administering terminals, modems, and other network devices. In particular, SAF enables you to set up:
ttymon and listen port monitors (using the sacadm command)
ttymon port monitor services (using the pmadm and ttyadm commands)
listen port monitor services (using the pmadm and nlsadmin commands)
And troubleshoot tty devices
And troubleshoot incoming network requests for printing service
And troubleshoot the Service Access Controller (using the sacadm command)
The SAF is an open-systems solution that controls access to system and network resources through tty devices and local-area networks (LANs). SAF is not a program. It is a hierarchy of background processes and administrative commands.