Service Access Facility

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 by using the sacadm command

• ttymon port monitor services by using the pmadm and ttyadm commands

• listen port monitor services by using the pmadm and nlsadmin commands

• And troubleshoot tty devices

• And troubleshoot incoming network requests for printing service

• And troubleshoot the Service Access Controller by 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, but a hierarchy of background processes and administrative commands.