C H A P T E R 3 |
Using the RSC Graphical User Interface (GUI) |
This chapter explains how to access the RSC GUI (graphical user interface) and use the RSC windows and dialog boxes. If you need to use RSC commands and the GUI is not available, you can use RSC shell commands. After you log in to your RSC account from a terminal window, the RSC shell prompt appears (rsc>), and you can enter commands.
If you are using a client running the Solaris operating environment, start the RSC GUI by entering this command:
If you are using a client running the Microsoft Windows 98, Windows 2000, or Windows NT operating environment, follow these steps to start the RSC GUI:
2. Select Programs in the Start menu.
3. Click on Remote System Control.
When the login screen appears, it prompts you to enter an RSC device name or IP address, your RSC username, and your password.
To simultaneously monitor or control more than one server, start a separate GUI session for each server.
Note - If you have created a shortcut to RSC, you can start the RSC GUI by double-clicking the Remote System Control icon. |
The main screen of the Sun Remote System Control GUI lets you access the following functions:
Online Help is available when you use the GUI. Additional detail about RSC functions is provided in the sections of Chapter 4 that describe the corresponding RSC shell commands.
All RSC users can look at RSC information. The table in the RSC User Administration dialog box shows additional permissions assigned to each user. These additional user permissions grant access to specific items in the GUI command tree.
Admin. permission allows the user to modify RSC configuration, including the following items in the command tree:
User permission allows the user to choose User Administration in the command tree to add, modify, and remove RSC user accounts.
Console permission allows the user to choose Open Console in the command tree and connect to the server console, and to choose Send Break to put the server in debug mode.
Reset permission allows the user to use the following items in the command tree:
If no user permissions are checked, the user's permission is read-only. A user with read-only permission can use the following options only:
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