Discovering Service Objects

A service object is a Sun Management Center composite object. This composite object is an association of the local and network view of services. The service object consists of Synthetic Transaction modules and Service Element modules. For more information about Synthetic Transaction modules, see Chapter 3, Synthetic Transaction Modules. For more information about Service Element modules, see Chapter 4, Service Element Modules. A service object should be created using the Sun Management Center discovery mechanisms. See the following figure for an example of the Modify Service Object dialog box.

Figure 5–1 Creating a Service Object using the Create Object Utility

Use the Sun Management Center discovery mechanism to discover an object called the service object. A service object can also be created using the Create Node for Composite Object utility and selecting Service Object for the object type. For more information, see “Creating Objects” in Sun Management Center 3.5 User's Guide.

Modifying Service Objects

The Modify Service Object dialog box enables you to add or delete services from the service object. You must select a service object before accessing the Modify Service Object dialog box. You can perform multiple changes before exiting. Use only the Modify Service Object dialog box located in the Service Availability Manager GUI. Do not try to add or delete services using the Edit menu located in the Sun Management Center 3.5 console as doing so will affect the data integrity. See the following figure for an example of how to add a service object.

Figure 5–2 Adding a Service Object

To Add a Service to the Service Object

1. From the Sun Management Center 3.5 topology window menu, click mouse button three on the desired service object.

   A pop-up menu appears.

2. Choose Modify Service Object.

   The Modify Service Object dialog box appears.

3. Select the Local or Remote radio button in the Host Type field.

4. If needed, type the Host Name and Agent Port Number in the appropriate text fields.

   For more information about these fields, see Appendix A, Configuration and Module Parameters Reference.

5. From the Service Type drop-down menu, select the name of the service you want to monitor.

6. If needed, provide the Module Instance in the text field.

7. Click Add.

   Service Availability Manager enters the information to the table located at the top of the Modify Service Object dialog box. Verify that the information is correct.

8. Click OK to add the entry to the service object and to exit.

To Delete a Service from the Service Object

1. From the Sun Management Center 3.5 topology window menu, click mouse button three on the desired service object.

   A pop-up menu appears.

2. Choose Modify Service Object.

   The Modify Service Object dialog box appears.

3. Select the row that contains the service to be deleted.

4. Click the Delete button.

   The row that contains the service is deleted from the table.

5. Click OK to delete the entry from the service object and to exit.