Preface

The Sun Management Center 3.5 Supplement for Sun Fire, Sun Blade and Netra Systems provides instructions on how to install, configure and use Sun Management Center software on the supported platforms. The supplement is intended for system administrators who install and use Sun Management Center 3.5 software to monitor and manage these servers and workstations.

Note - Sun Fire Entry-Level Servers, NEBS-Certified Servers and Sun Blade Workstations introduced prior to the introduction of Sun Fire V210, V240, V250 and V440, and Sun Blade 1500 and 2500 continue to be supported by the Sun Management Center 3.5 Supplement for Netra Servers, Sun Management Center 3.5 Supplement for Workgroup Servers and Sun Management Center 3.5 Supplement for Workstations.

How This Book Is Organized

Chapter 1 introduces Sun Management Center software for the supported platforms.

Chapter 2 provides a general procedure for installing and setting up Sun Management Center software on the supported platforms. Use this chapter in conjunction with the Sun Management Center 3.5 Software Installation Guide.

Chapter 3 describes the data that is shown in the Details window.

Chapter 4 describes the alarm rules used by the supported platforms components.

Appendix A describes the level of support provided by this product for PCI cards.

Appendix B contains information concerning platform-specific packages and documentation.

Typographic Conventions

Typeface`^[1]`	Meaning	Examples
`AaBbCc123`	The names of commands, files, and directories; on-screen computer output	Edit your`.login` file. Use `ls` `-a` to list all files. `% You have mail`.
`AaBbCc123`	What you type, when contrasted with on-screen computer output	`%` `su` `Password:`
AaBbCc123	Book titles, new words or terms, words to be emphasized. Replace command-line variables with real names or values.	Read Chapter 6 in the User's Guide. These are called class options. You must be superuser to do this. To delete a file, type `rm` filename.

Typeface^[1]

Meaning

Examples

AaBbCc123

The names of commands, files, and directories; on-screen computer output

Edit your.login file.

Use ls -a to list all files.

% You have mail.

AaBbCc123

What you type, when contrasted with on-screen computer output

% su

Password:

AaBbCc123

Book titles, new words or terms, words to be emphasized. Replace command-line variables with real names or values.

Read Chapter 6 in the User's Guide.

These are called class options.

You must be superuser to do this.

To delete a file, type rm filename.

Shell Prompts

Shell	Prompt
C shell	machine-name`%`
C shell superuser	machine-name`#`
Bourne shell and Korn shell	`$`
Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser	`#`

Related Documentation

Application	Title	Part Number
Installing and configuring Sun Management Center 3.5 software	Sun Management Center 3.5 Installation and Configuration Guide	816-2678
Using Sun Management Center 3.5 software	Sun Management Center 3.5 User's Guide	816-2716
Sun Fire V210 and V240 Platform	Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Installation Guide Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Administration Guide	816-4825 816-4826
Sun Fire V250 Platform	Sun Fire V250 Server Installation Guide Sun Fire V250 Server Administration Guide	817-0899 817-0900
Sun Fire V440 Platform	Sun Fire V440 Server Installation Guide Sun Fire V440 Server Administration Guide Sun Fire V440 Server Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Guide	816-7727 816-7728 816-7730
Sun Blade 1500 and 2500 Platforms	Sun Blade 1500 Getting Started Guide Sun Blade 1500 Service, Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Manual Sun Blade 2500 Getting Started Guide Sun Blade 2500 Service, Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Manual	816-7565 816-7564 816-1005 816-0996

For a list of other related documents, refer to the Sun Management Center 3.5 Software Release Notes on the Sun Management Center Web site:

http://www.sun.com/software/solaris/sunmanagementcenter

Accessing Sun Documentation

You can view, print, or purchase a broad selection of Sun documentation, including localized versions, at:

http://www.sun.com/documentation

Contacting Sun Technical Support

If you have technical questions about this product that are not answered in this document, go to:

http://www.sun.com/service/contacting

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