WSM Objectives

The objectives of the Web-based System Manager are:
• Simplification of AIX administration by a single interface
• Enable AIX systems to be administered from almost any client platform with a browser
that supports Java 1.3 or use downloaded client code from an AIX V5.3 code
• Enable AIX systems to be administered remotely
• Provide a system administration environment that provides a similar look and feel to the
Windows NT/2000/XP, LINUX and AIX CDE environments
The Web-based System Manager provides a comprehensive system management
environment and covers most of the tasks in the SMIT user interface. The Web-based
System Manager can only be run from a graphics terminal so SMIT will need to be used in
the ASCII environment.
To download Web-based System Manager Client code from an AIX host use the address
http:///remote_client.html
Supported Microsoft Windows clients for AIX 5.3 are Windows 2000 Professional version,
Windows XP Professional version, or Windows Server 2003.
Supported Linux clients are PCs running: Red Hat Enterprise Version 3, SLES 8, SLES 9,
Suse 8.0, Suse 8.1, Suse 8.2, and Suse 9.0 using desktops KDE or GNOME only.
The PC Web-based System Manager Client installation needs a minimum of 300 MB free
disk space, 512 MB memory (1GB preferred) and a 1 GHZ cpu.