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Sun Management Center 3.6.1 User's Guide

Using the Web Console

This section provides information about main console tasks. Detailed procedures for working with alarms and data properties are in Chapter 16, Managing Alarms Using the Web Console and Chapter 17, Managing Data Property Attributes Using the Web Console.

Note –

Sun Management Center 3.6.1 uses PAM based authentication.

ProcedureTo Start the Sun Management Center Web Console

  1. Start your browser.

    Note –

    You do not have to be superuser to run the Sun Management Center from your browser.

  2. Go to the Sun Management Center web server at http://server-name:8080.

    The Sun Management Center server and web server are on the same host. By default, the server runs on port 8080. However, when you achieve secure access, the secure port changes to 8443.

    The Sun Management Center Login page appears.

  3. Type a user ID and password, then click the Login button.

    This account must be listed in the /var/opt/SUNWsymon/cfg/esusers file on the Sun Management Center server.

    After you log in successfully, the main console page appears and displays the Default Domain.

    Note –

    The web console pop-up windows are designed to be viewed using a 12–pixel font. Because the web console runs in your browser, you can change the font size. However, if you select a very large font, some pop-up windows might be too small to display all contents correctly. You can enlarge the windows to display them properly.

    Tip –

    To reload the page and all frames, click the browser Reload button.

ProcedureTo View and Expand the Topology Hierarchy

The topology view for the web console appears along the left side of the main console page.

  1. If necessary, select a domain from the Domain menu.

    When you first open the web console page, the Default Domain displays.

  2. To expand information about a managed object, click the right-facing triangle next to the managed object.

    The topology view expands to show any children of the managed object and the triangle changes to an upside-down triangle.

    When the topology is fully expanded, you see a list of managed objects for which you can view detailed information. For more information, see To View Detailed Information About a Host.

  3. To collapse information about a managed object, click the upside-down triangle next to the managed object.

    The topology view collapses and the triangle changes to a right-facing triangle.

ProcedureTo View Detailed Information About a Host

  1. If necessary, select a domain from the Domain menu.

    When you first open the web console page, the Default Domain displays.

  2. If necessary, expand the hierarchy until you see the object that you want.

    Tip –

    Click the triangle to show an object's child nodes.

  3. Click the name of the host for which you want to see more information.

    The right side of the page displays the general information and the system status for the selected managed object.

  4. Click the Go to Details link.

    By default, the Host Details page replaces the Main Console page.

    Tip –

    Many browsers enable you to open a link in a new window, instead of replacing the current page. For example, in Netscape Navigator, press mouse button 3 on a link. Then, choose “Open Link in New Window” from the pop-up menu.

    For a managed object on which a Sun Management Center agent is installed, the default Details view is the module Browser view. In addition, the following links display at the top of the page: Info, Browser (disabled when currently shown), Alarms, Modules, and View Log. For other managed objects, the default Details view is the Info view. These tabs have the same basic functions as the Details window for the Java Console, which is described in Chapter 6, Viewing Detailed Information About a Managed Object.

ProcedureTo View Additional Host Properties

    Click the Info link at the top of the Host Details page.

    The Info page displays general information about the object, such as IP address and operating system. The Info page provides the same information as the Details Info window for the Java Console, which is described in Info Tab.

ProcedureTo View Alarms for a Host

    Click the Alarms link at the top of the Host Details page.

    The Host Details Alarms page is similar to the Java Console functionality that is described in Chapter 12, Managing Alarms. The Alarms page enables you to perform the following tasks that are described in Chapter 16, Managing Alarms Using the Web Console:

    • View current alarms for the selected host

    • Acknowledge open alarms for the current host

    • Define or run an action for an alarm

    • Delete a specific alarm or all closed alarms

    • Add a note or a suggested fix to an alarm

    • View additional alarm information for an alarm

ProcedureTo Load a Module

  1. On the Host Details page, click the Modules link.

    The Modules page appears. From this page, you can do the following tasks:

    • Load a new module.

    • Enable a loaded, but not enabled, module.

    • Disable a currently enabled module.

    • Unload a module.

  2. To load a module, click the appropriate Load link in the Action column of the Modules Available for Loading table.

    The Module Loader dialog box appears.

  3. Click OK to load the selected module.

ProcedureTo View a Specific Log File

The Sun Management Center product maintains several types of log files.

  1. On the Host Details page, click Log.

    The Log page appears. By default, the System Log is displayed.

  2. To view another log file, choose a log file to view from the Log File Type pop-up menu.

    The Log page updates with the selected log file.

  3. To limit the information displayed from the selected log file, click Filter.

    The Filter dialog box appears. Use the following criteria to limit information:

    • Specific dates and times

    • Specific text

    • Sequence in which the log file displays

    • Number of entries to display