RSC Capabilities

Sun Remote System Control provides the following capabilities for remotely monitoring and controlling Sun Enterprise 250 servers.

Server Status and Control

• Show server environmental status.

• Access a console that includes all UNIX console functions.

• Send a break to put the server into debug mode.

• Control the diagnostics level for a server reboot.

• Reset the server on demand. When the system is not responding, you can issue a cold reset to bring the server back online.

• Turn server power off and on.

View Logs

• Display a detailed log of RSC errors, events, and RSC command history.

• Display and reset server console logs.

RSC Configuration

You can control RSC configuration settings for:

• Alerts

• Ethernet port

• Serial port

• RSC date and time

• Your RSC password

• RSC user accounts

After installation, you run a script file that guides you through basic configuration. See the Sun Remote System Control (RSC) Installation Guide.

If you want to be able to use RSC in case of a complete power failure, you should install and configure an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) for the server. See Appendix A, Installing and Configuring an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS).

If you plan to use a modem on the RSC serial port, you must configure the modem properly. See Appendix B, Configuring the RSC Serial Port Modem.