Installing and Administering N1 Grid Console - Container Manager 1.0

Container Manager Software Description

Container Manager is installed as an add-on product to the Sun Management Center 3.5 Update 1 software. The add-on software is installed on the Sun Management Center server layer or agent layer, depending upon the function of the host. Sun Management Center is a three-tier application that consists of the following three layers: server, console, and agent. For more information about the three-tier architecture, see “Sun Management Center Overview” in Sun Management Center 3.5 Installation and Configuration Guide.

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Container Manager requires that several additional software products be installed. It is important that you read all related documentation before beginning installation. You might need to apply software patches or plan for a reboot of the system in order to complete installation of other products. The size requirements of these products should be planned for as well before starting installation.

The following Task Map lists the tasks required to complete installation of the required software. Note that some software requires installation on one or more of the Sun Management Center layers: server, agent, or console.

Table 2–1 Task Map: Software Installation List


Task	Layer	Instructions
Required patches See product documentation for the location of patches.	As needed: server, agent, console	N1 Grid Console - Container Manager 1.0 Release Notes Sun Management Center 3.5 Update 1 Release Notes (Solaris 8 OS) Solaris Resource Manager 1.3 Release Notes
Sun Management Center 3.5 Update 1 The software is available on the Sun Management Center 3.5 Update 1 CD-ROM.	As needed: server, agent, or both	Sun Management Center 3.5 Installation and Configuration Guide Sun Management Center 3.5 Update 1 Supplement Sun Management Center 3.5 Update 1 Release Notes
Sun Web Console 2.0.2 The software is available from the Sun Management Center 3.5 Update 1 CD-ROM.	server Automatically installed with Sun Management Center 3.5 Update 1 installation.	Sun Management Center 3.5 Update 1 Supplement Sun Management Center 3.5 Update 1 Release Notes
Tomcat 4.0.5 The software is available from the Sun Management Center 3.5 Update 1 CD-ROM. Is required by Sun Web Console 2.0.2.	server Automatically installed with Sun Management Center 3.5 Update 1 installation.	Sun Management Center 3.5 Update 1 Supplement Sun Management Center 3.5 Update 1 Release Notes
JDK^TM version 1.4.2, or higher JDK version 1.4.2_03 software is available from the Sun Management Center 3.5 Update 1 CD-ROM. Is required by Sun Web Console 2.0.2.	server	See installation README included with the software.
(Solaris 8 OS only) Solaris Resource Manager 1.3 Provides the necessary resource management utilities on Solaris 8 OS. This software is available from `http://store.sun.com`.	agent Note – When installing Sun Management Center server layer software, the agent layer is automatically installed as well. You should install this product on any server that will function as an agent system as well.	Solaris Resource Manager 1.3 Release Notes Solaris Resource Manager 1.3 Installation Guide N1 Grid Console - Container Manager 1.0 Release Notes
(Optional) Performance Reporting Manager Installation is only required if you want access to the resource utilization reports and accounting features of Container Manager. Use of this software is included in the license. The software is included with the Sun Management Center 3.5 Update 1 CD-ROM.	server and agent, for all systems for which you want to request data graphs Note – Performance Reporting Manager server layer requires that you have 1 GB RAM and 1 GB swap space available on the machine.	Sun Management Center 3.5 Performance Reporting Manager User's Guide Sun Management Center 3.5 Update 1 Supplement
N1 Grid Console - Container Manager 1.0 The software is included with the Sun Management Center 3.5 Update 1 CD-ROM.	As needed: server, agent, or both Note – A server layer installation requires a directory with at least 300 megabytes for the software's database. You will be prompted for a directory on the device with that space during set up.	Installing Container Manager Software N1 Grid Console - Container Manager 1.0 Release Notes

The Container Manager software runs on the following versions of the Solaris operating system:

Table 2–2 Container Manager Features According to Solaris OS Version


OS Version	Container Manager Features
Solaris 8 6/00 through Solaris 8 2/02 (SPARC® only)	Together with the Solaris Resource Manager 1.3 software, supported features include the ability to specify a minimum CPU reservation and a memory cap.
Solaris 9 FCS through Solaris 9 8/03 (SPARC and x86)	Supported features include the ability to specify a minimum CPU reservation. There is no memory control support.
Solaris 9 12/03, or later (SPARC and x86)	Supported features include the ability to specify a minimum CPU reservation and a memory cap.

The Container Manager agent runs on all the hardware platforms that Sun Management Center 3.5 Update 1 supports for the agent layer. For more information, see Sun Management Center 3.5 Update 1 Supplement.

The Container Manager software consists of the following architecturally neutral software packages for both SPARC and x86:

SUNWscms – Container Manager package for Sun Management Center server layer
SUNWscmc – Container Manager package for Sun Management Center server layer
SUNWscmca – Container Manager package for Sun Management Center server layer
SUNWscmdb – Container Manager package for Sun Management Center server layer
SUNWscmh – Container Manager online help package for Sun Management Center server layer
SUNWscmcm – Container Manager package for Sun Management Center server and agent layer
SUNWscmp – Container Manager package for Sun Management Center server and agent layer
SUNWscma – Container Manager package for Sun Management Center agent layer

Note –

The Container Manager module is automatically loaded after installation and setup of the software is complete. The module is not visible in the Sun Management Center Java or web console. You do not need to manually load this module in Sun Management Center as with other add-on software.