The first step in administering CS/AIX is configuring the node and its resources. Begin by planning for configuration as described in Planning for CS/AIX Configuration.
Before you can configure CS/AIX, you must enable the CS/AIX software as described in Enabling and Disabling CS/AIX on the Local System.
When CS/AIX is enabled, you can run the Motif administration program (see Using the Motif Administration Program). The Motif administration program guides you through the configuration needed to support SNA communication using CS/AIX. The Motif administration program is the recommended administration tool, because it minimizes the configuration information you need to provide and guides you through each step you must perform to support different types of communication (such as 3270 or APPC communication).
Alternatively, you can use the Web administration program as described in Web Administration Program, or the command-line administration program as described in Using the Command-Line Administration Program.
For each administration task, this guide provides information you can use for either Motif or command-line administration. Other configuration methods are discussed in Administration Tools.