Hierarchy and Topology Views

Sun Management Center software offers the following views:

• Hierarchy and topology views for every administrative domain

• Hierarchy and contents views for every object

The hierarchy view enables you to navigate through the administrative domain or host to find the object of interest. The topology view or contents view displays the members of the object that is selected in the hierarchy.

For an administrative domain, the hierarchy and topology views are displayed in the main console window. In addition, you can customize the administrative domain topology view by adding a background or creating a connection between objects in the administrative domain.

For an object, the hierarchy and contents views are displayed in the Details window. The Details window consists of a series of tabs. The available tabs depend on the type of object that is selected. For example, the following tabs would be displayed for a typical host object:

• Info

• Module Browser

• Alarms

• View Logs

• Applications

• Hardware

The View Logs, Applications, and Hardware tabs are described briefly in the sections that follow. For more information about the Details window, see Chapter 6, Viewing Detailed Information About a Managed Object.

View Logs Tab Overview

The View Logs tab enables you to view informational messages, including error messages, about your host.

Applications Tab Overview

The Applications tab enables you to view and select detailed information about processes running on the selected host or node. If you have any custom or third-party applications installed, this tab also enables you to view detailed information about processes running in the selected applications. The displays are continually updated.

Hardware Tab Overview

The physical view from the hardware tab provides you with photo-realistic front, back, and side views of the host. You can click individual components of the host to see detailed information about that component. For example, you can click a board in a server to see detailed information about that board, such as CPUs, memory, and board temperature.

Physical views are available only for some hardware platforms.

Sun Management Center software also provides a logical view of the overall hardware configuration of the host. Similar to the physical view, you can click a single component to obtain detailed information about that hardware component.

Logical views are available only for some hardware platforms.