SMIT - System Management Interface Tool
What is smit basically?
SMIT stands for System Management Interface Tool.
Let us see what is smit or smitty.
Smit is bascially a command tool used to run other commands. Smit is an interactive tool with graphical interface(menu based). Smit can run in 2 modes, either ASCII(text based) or graphical mode.
General syntax for SMIT is;
#smit [flag] [FastPath]
At the command interface:-
To use smit in ASCII mode type in
#smit or smitty -a
List of SMIT FastPaths
Application/Task
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Fast Path
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Software Installation and Maintenance
Install and Update Software Install Software Update Installed Software to Latest Level (Update All) Install Software Bundle Update Software by Fix (APAR) Install and Update from ALL Available Software List Software and Related Information List Installed Software and Related Information List Installed Software List Applied but Not Committed Software Updates Show Software Installation History Show Fix (APAR) Installation Status List Fileset Requisites List Fileset Dependents List Files Included in a Fileset List Fileset Containing File Show Installed License Agreements List Software on Media and Related Information List Filesets in a Bundle List Software on Installation Media List Software Fixes (APARs) on Installation Media List Supplemental Fileset Information on Installation Media Show License Agreements on Installation Media Software Maintenance and Utilities Commit Applied Software Updates (Remove Saved Files) Reject Applied Software Updates (Use Previous Version) Remove Installed Software Copy Software to Hard Disk for Future Installation Check Software File Sizes After Installation Verify Software Installation and Requisites Network Installation Management Configure Network Installation Management Client Fileset Install and Update Software List Software on Media and Related Information List Filesets in a Bundle List Software on Installation Media List Software Fixes (APARs) on Installation Media Manage Network Install Permissions Manage Network Install Resource Allocation System Backup Manager Back Up the System Back Up This System to Tape/File Create a Generic Backup CD List Files in a System Image Restore Files in a System Image |
install
install_update install_latest update_all install_bundle update_by_fix install_all list_software list_installed list_installed_sw list_applied_sw show_history show_apar_stat list_requisites list_dependents list_files what_fileset installed_license list_media list_bundle list_media_sw list_media_fixes list_media_info license_on_media maintain_software commit reject remove bffcreate check_files verify_install nim_client niminit nim_client_inst nim_client_list nim_c_list_bundle nim_c_list_sw nim_c_list_fixes nim_perms nim_c_mac_res backsys sysbackup mksysb mkcdgeneric lsmksysb restmksysb |
Software License Management
Manage Nodelocked Licenses Add Nodelocked License from a File Add Nodelocked License from the Keyboard Delete a Nodelocked License Manage License Servers and License Databases Show Server Characteristics Manage Concurrent Use and Use Once Licenses Manage Vendor Information in License Databases Show License Usage on Servers Show License Usage Summary Show Licenses Currently Being Used Show License Information by Server Show Licenses Held by a Specific User Show License Agreements Show Installed License Agreements Show License Agreements on Installation Media |
licenses
manage_nodelocked add_nodelocked_from_file add_nodelocked_from_keyboard delete_nodelocked manage_servers show_server_characteristics manage_prod_licenses manage_vendors show_server_status show_total_license_usage show_current_license_usage show_installed_licenses show_user_license_held show_license_agree installed_license license_on_media |
Devices
Install/Configure Devices Added After IPL Printer/Plotter TTY PTY Console Fixed Disk CD ROM Drive Read/Write Optical Drive Diskette Drive Tape Drive Communication Graphic Displays Graphic Input Devices Low Function Terminal (LFT) SCSI Initiator Device SCSI Adapter Asynchronous I/O Multimedia List Devices Configure/Unconfigure Devices Unconfigure a Device Configure a Defined Device Install Additional Device Software PCI Hot Plug Manager Unconfigure a Device Configure a Defined Device Install/Configure Devices Added After IPL ISA Adapters |
dev
cfgmgr printer tty pty console disk cdrom rwopt diskette tape commodev g_display input lft scsiid scsia aio mm lsattr devcfg devcfg_ucfg devcfg_cfg devinst devdrpci rmdev mkdev cfgmgr devisa |
System Storage Management (Physical & Logical Storage)Logical Volume Manager
Volume Groups List All Volume Groups Add a Volume Groups Set Characteristics of a Volume Group List Contents of a Volume Group Remove a Volume Group Activate a Volume Group Deactivate a Volume Group Import a Volume Group Export a Volume Group Mirror a Volume Group Unmirror a Volume Group Synchronize LVM Mirrors Back Up a Volume Group Remake a Volume Group List Files in a Volume Group Backup Restore Files in a Volume Group Backup Logical Volumes List All Logical Volumes by Volume Group Add a Logical Volume Set Characteristics of a Logical Volume Show Characteristics of a Logical Volume Remove a Logical Volume Copy a Logical Volume Physical Volumes Add a Disk Change Characteristics of a Physical Volume List Contents of a Physical Volume Move Contents of a Physical Volume Paging Space Add Another Paging Space Change/Show Characteristics of a Paging Space Remove a Paging Space Activate a Paging Space Deactivate a Paging Space File Systems List All File Systems List All Mounted File Systems Add/Change/Show/Delete File Systems Mount a File System Mount a Group of File Systems Unmount a File System Unmount a Group of File Systems Verify a File System Backup a File System Restore a File System List Contents of a Backup Files & Directories Backup a File or Directory Restore a File or Directory List Contents of a Backup Removable Disk Management List All Mounted File Systems on a Disk Unmount File Systems on a Disk Remove a Disk from the Operating System Remove a Disk Open Door System Backup Manager Back Up the System List Files in a System Image Restore Files in a System Image |
storage
lvm vg lsvg2 mkvg vgsc lsvg1 reducevg2 varyonvg varyoffvg importvg exportvg mirrorvg unmirrorvg syncvg vgbackup restvg lsbackvg restsavevg lv lsvg mklv lvsc lslv rmlv cplv pv makdsk chpv lspv migratepv pgsp mkps chps rmps swapon swapoff fs lsfs mount manfs mountfs mountg umountfs umountg fsck backfilesys restfilesys listtoc filemgr backfile restfile listtoc rds lsmntdsk umntdsk removedsk rmvdsk1 open_door backsys sysbackup lsmksysb restmksysb |
Security and UsersUsers
Add a User Change a User's Password Change/Show Characteristics of a User Lock/Unlock a User's Account Reset User's Failed Login Count Remove a User List All Users Groups List All Groups Add a Group Change/Show Characteristics of a Group Remove a Group Passwords Change a User's Password Change/Show Password Attributes for a User Login Controls Change/Show Login Attributes for a User Change/Show Login Attributes for a Port Roles Add a Role Change/Show Characteristics of a Role Remove a Role List All Roles |
security
users mkuser passwd chuser lockuser failed_logins rmuser lsuser groups lsgroup mkgroup chgroup rmgroup passwords passwd passwdattrs logins login_user login_port roles mkrole chrole rmrole lsrole |
Communications Applications and ServicesTCP/IP
Minimum Configuration & Startup Further Configuration Hostname Static Routes Network Interfaces Name Resolution Client Network Services Server Network Services Manage Print Server Select BSD style rc Configuration Authentication Configuration Use DHCP for TCPIP Configuration & Startup IPV6 Configuration IPV6 Static Routes IPV6 Network Interfaces IPV6 Daemon/Process Configuration Quality of Service Configuration & Startup Start Using the QoS Subsystem Stop Using the QoS Subsystem NFS Configure TCP/IP (If Not Already Configured) Network File System (NFS) Configure NFS on This System Add a Directory to Exports List Change/Show Attributes of an Exported Directory Remove a Directory from Exports List Add a File System for Mounting Change/Show Attributes of an NFS File System Remove Remove an NFS File System |
commo
tcpip mktcpip configtcp hostname route netinterface namerslv clientnet ruser server setbootup_option auth_config usedhcp configtcp6 route6 inet6 daemon6 configqos startqos stopqos nfs_menus tcpip nfs nfsconfigure mknfsexp chnfsexp rmnfsexp mknfsmnt chnfsmnt rmnfsmnt |
Print SpoolingStart a Print Job
Manage Print Jobs Cancel a Print Job Show the Status of Print Jobs Prioritize a Print Job Hold/Release a Print Job Move a Job Between Print Queues Manage Print Queues Show Status of Print Queues Stop a Print Queue Start a Print Queue Set the System's Default Print Queue Add a Print Queue Add an Additional Printer to an Existing Print Queue Change/Show Print Queue Characteristics Remove a Print Queue Manage Print Server Programming Tools |
spooler
qprt jobs qcan qchk qpri qhld qmove pqmanage qstatus qstop qstart qdefault mkpq mkqprt chpq rmpq server pqtools |
Problem DeterminationError Log
Generate Error Report Change/Show Characteristics of the Error Log Clean the Error Log System Dump Change the Primary Dump Device Change the Secondary Dump Device Change the Directory to which Dump is Copied on Boot Copy a System Dump from a Dump Device to a File Copy a System Dump from a Dump Device to Diskette Always Allow System Dump System Dump Compression Check Dump Resources Utility Alog Show an Alog file Change/Show Characteristics of an Alog File Hardware Diagnostics Verify Software Installation and Requisites |
problem
error errpt errdemon errclear dump dumpchgp dumpchgs dumpchgd dump_copy_file dump_copy_dskt dump_allow dump_comprs dump_checkr alog alog_show alog_change diag verify_install |
Performance and Resource SchedulingResource Status & Monitors
Analysis Tools Resource Controls Remove a Process Set Initial Priority of a Process Change Initial Priority of a Process Set System Run Level Schedule Jobs Power Management Configure/Unconfigure Power Management System State Transition from Enable State Display Power Management Battery Workload Management Work on alternate configurations Copy a configuration Create a configuration Select a configuration Enter configuration description Remove a configuration Work on a set of Subclasses Add a class Change/Show Characteristics of a class General characteristics of a class CPU resource management Memory resource management diskIO resource management Remove a class Class assignment rules Create a new Rule Change/Show Characteristics of a Rule Start/Stop/Update WLM Start Workload Management Update Workload Management Stop Workload Management Assign/Unassign processes to a class/subclass |
performance
monitors analysis controls kill nice renice telinit at pm pmConfig pmState pmDisplaySelect pmBattery wlm wlmconfig wlmconfig_copy wlmconfig_create wlmconfig_select wlmconfig_enter wlmconfig_delete wlmsubclass wlmaddclass wlmchclass wlmclass_gal wlmclass_cpu wlmclass_mem wlmclass_bio wlmrmclass wlmrs crewlmrs chgwlmrs wlmmanage wlmstart wlmupdate wlmoff wlmassign |
System EnvironmentsStop the System
Assign the Console Change/Show Date and Time Change/Show Date & Time Change Time Zone Using System Defined Values Change Time Zone Using User Inputted Values Manage Language Environment Change/Show Primary Language Environment Add Additional Language Environments Remove Language Environments Change/Show Language Hierarchy Set User Languages Change/Show Applications for a Language Convert System Messages and Flat Files Change/Show Characteristics of Operating System Change/Show Number of Licensed Users Manage AIX Floating User Licenses for this Server Broadcast Message to all Users Manage System Logs Change/Show Characteristics of System Dump Internet and Documentation Services Change/Show Default Browser Change Documentation and Search Server Change/Show Default Documentation Language Web-based System Manager Change System User Interface Change/Show Default Documentation Language Manage Remote Reboot Facility Manage System Hang Detection |
system
shutdown chcons chtz_date date chtz chtz_user mlang chlang mle_add_lang mle_rm_lang_hdr mle_hier_cmd_hdr chlang_user mle_chapp_menu nu_iconv chgsys chlicense netls_server wall logs dump web_configure change_default_browser change_doc_search_server chdoclang web_based_system_manager dt_config chdoclang rrbtty shd |
Processes and SubsystemsProcesses
Remove a Process Bind a Process to a Processor Unbind a Process Subsystems Query a Subsystem Start a Subsystem Stop a Subsystem Stop a Single Subsystem Stop All Subsystems Refresh a Subsystem Trace Subsystem Start Trace Stop Trace Subservers Query a Subserver Start a Subserver Stop a Subserver Trace Subserver Start Trace Stop Trace |
src
process kill bindproc unbindproc subsys qssys startssys stopssys stopassys stopallssys refresh tracessys tracessyson tracessysoff subserver qserver startserver stopserver traceserver startserver.trace stopserver.trace |
