To Create a Composite Object

A composite object is a group of related objects that you want to monitor collectively. This term refers to hardware with multiple instances of the Solaris operating environment running inside a single chassis.

1. In the hierarchy view of the main console window, select the Sun Management Center administrative domain in which to create the composite object.

   Select the lowest level group of the administrative domain where the new composite object should be created.

2. In the main console window, choose Create Object from the Edit menu.

   The Create Object window is displayed. By default, the Node tab is selected.

3. Click the Composite tab in the Create Object window.

   The window changes to display the settings that are available for composite objects.

4. Select an object in the Create Object window.

   For some types of monitoring, the right side of the Create Object window displays the set of icons for the object you have selected. The icons are displayed in the hierarchy and topology views in the main console window when the composite object is created.

5. Create a unique name in the Label field.

6. (Optional) Type a description for the composite object.

7. In the lower half of the Create Object window, type the requested information.

   • Agent Hostname

   • Agent IP Address

   • Sun Management Center agent port number (the default is 161)

   You can provide the host name, the IP address, or both. If there is a conflict between the host name and the IP address, the host name takes precedence.

8. To add this composite object to your topology and close the Create Object window, click the OK button.

   The following message is displayed at the bottom of the Create Object window:

   Creating Composite Object... Please Wait.

   • If the request is completed successfully, the main console window is updated and the new composite object is displayed.

   • If the creation fails, an error message is displayed at the bottom of the Create Object window. The cause of the error might be one of the following reasons:

     • You do not have the permission to create this object.

     • You must start a Sun Management Center agent on the object.

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     Note –

     When you create a node on the current Sun Management Center server context, ownership of that node defaults to your login identity. When you create a node on a remote server context, ownership of that node defaults to a general user identity. This situation is normal. The general user identity is imposed for security of transactions between Sun Management Center server contexts. For more information, see Sun Management Center Remote Server Access.

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   For information about how to change the new composite object, see Changing Objects.