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Sun Management Center 3.6.1 User's Guide

Creating Objects

The general process that you follow to create objects is similar for all categories. The specific steps differ as described.

ProcedureTo Create a Node

You create nodes through the Create Object function on the Edit menu in the main console window.

Note –

An administrative domain must exist before you can create a node. For information about how to create an administrative domain, see To Create Administrative Domains.

  1. In the hierarchy view of the main console window, select the administrative domain in which to create the new object.

    Select the lowest level group of the administrative domain where the new object should be created. For example, to create a node in a building that is in one of the campuses of a administrative domain, select the building in the administrative domain as the lowest level group.

  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. In the upper half of the Create Object window, set up the new node.

    1. Use the Monitor Via combo box to select the software or agent to monitor the new node.

      There are seven categories of agents and monitors. If an agent is not available for your selected object, SNMP Ping usually works. If you do not select an available agent or ping command, the creation fails. The following choices are available:

      • Sun Management Center Agent – Host

      • Sun Management Center Agent – Platform

      • Sun Management Center Agent - Module

      • SNMP Proxy

      • SNMP Ping

      • ICMP Ping

      • Non-Monitored

      Note –

      To create an agent object, the MIB-II module must be loaded. If it is not, the agent can be created only as a ping host or as an SNMP host.

      For more information about these monitoring choices, see Agents and Monitors. For information about creating an object for your specific platform, see the appropriate platform supplement.

    2. If applicable, select a type from the pull-down menu in the Type field.

      The Type field displays only if SNMP Ping, ICMP Ping, or Non-monitored is selected in the Monitor Via field.

      The following Type choices are available:

      • Server

      • Workstation

      • PC

      • Router

      • Printer

      • Concentrator

    3. If applicable, scroll and 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 node is created.

    4. (Optional) Create a unique name in the Node Label field.

      The default label is the host name.

    5. (Optional) Type a description of the node.

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

    The questions in the lower half of the window vary with the agent or monitor that you selected in Step a. The Non-Monitored selection does not require further information, but most agent or monitor selections ask you to provide the following information:

    • Node host name

    • Node IP address

    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.

    Other agent or monitor selections might also ask for one or more of the following items:

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

    • Proxy host name and IP address if Monitor Via is SNMP Proxy

    • Read and write SNMP communities if Monitor Via is SNMP Ping (The default read community is public; The default write community is private.)

    • Module name

  5. To add the new node 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 Node... Please Wait.

    • If the request is completed successfully, the main console window is updated, and the new node 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 permission to create this node.

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

      • You provided incorrect agent host or port information.

      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.

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

ProcedureTo Create a Module Object

To monitor several module objects on several hosts, you might create module objects for each host and put the module objects in a common location. For example, you might put the module objects in the same group or administrative domain. The procedure for creating a module object is similar to the procedure for creating a node.

  1. In the hierarchy view of the main console window, select the administrative domain in which to create the new object.

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

  3. Select the Node tab in the Create Object window.

  4. Select Sun Management Center Agent – Module in the Monitor Via field.

  5. (Optional) Type a node label.

  6. (Optional) Type a description.

  7. Type a host name or IP address.

    You can provide either 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. Verify or change the port number.

  9. Click the Get Modules button to view a list of modules that are currently loaded on the host.

    The module list is displayed.

    If the module that you want to use is not loaded, see To Load a Module. If the module that you want to use is not enabled, see To Enable a Module.

  10. Select the module to monitor.

    The module list closes.

  11. To add your module to the topology and close the Create Object window, click the OK button.

ProcedureTo Create a Group

You can create two types of groups: General and IP-based. General groups are based on geography, such as campus or building. IP-based groups are based on networks or subnets.

Note –

To create a group, you must have esdomadm privileges. See Sun Management Center Groups for more information.

  1. In the hierarchy view of the main console window, select the administrative domain in which you want the new group.

    For example, to create a group in a building that is in a campus of an administrative domain, click the building icon in the administrative domain.

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

    The Create Object window is displayed.

  3. In the Create Object window, click the Group tab.

  4. Change the Type field, if desired (General or IP-Based).

    General groups are based on geography, such as campus or building. IP-based groups are based on networks or subnets.

  5. Select the object type (Building, Campus, or General).

    The right side of the window is updated with an icon corresponding to the object type.

  6. Create a new group Label.

  7. (Optional) Type a description in the Description field.

  8. For an IP-based group, specify the IP address and the subnet mask.

    The creation of an IP-based group results in the creation of an empty network or subnet “container.” You can populate the container as explained in Step 10.

  9. To add the group to your topology view and close the Create Object window, click the OK button.

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


    Creating group... Please Wait.

    If the request ends successfully, the main console window is updated and the group is displayed.

    If the request fails, an error message is displayed at the bottom of the Create Object window. The cause of the error might be that you do not have permission to create this group.

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

  10. Add components to your group using one of the following methods:

ProcedureTo 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.

      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.

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

ProcedureTo Create a Segment

To complete your view of an administrative domain, you can include segments of the networks that link the nodes in the administrative domain. A segment object is a line in the hierarchy of the topology view.

  1. In the main console window, in the left window pane, select a location in the administrative domain where the new segment should be created.

    The segment is created at the selected level. For example, to create a segment in a building that is in a campus of an administrative domain, select the building in the administrative domain.

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

    The Create Object window is displayed.

  3. In the Create Object window, click the Segment tab.

  4. Change the Type field, if desired (Bus or Ring).

  5. Select the object type.

    The list of choices (Ethernet or IPX) changes with your selection in the Type field.

    A panel in the Create Object window displays large and small icons that correspond to the type of object you have selected. The icons are displayed in the topology view in the main console window when the segment is created.

  6. Type a new segment label.

  7. (Optional) Type a description in the Description field.

  8. Type the IP address for this segment.

  9. Type a subnet mask for this segment.

  10. To add the segment to your topology and close the Create Topology window, click the OK button.

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


    Creating segment... Please Wait

    • If the request is completed successfully, the Create Object window closes. The main console window is updated and the view is displayed.

    • If the request fails, an error message is displayed in the Create Object window.

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

ProcedureTo Connect Objects in the Topology View

To make the view in Sun Management Center more closely resemble the real-world network, you can connect objects.

  1. Select two objects in the topology view.

    To select two objects, select the first object in the topology view. Hold down the Shift key and click the second object.

  2. Choose Create a Connection from the Edit menu.

    A link is displayed between the objects.