To use the Linux Agent, you must have the server and console layers of the Sun Management Center 3.5 Update 1 core product already installed.
The following table summarizes the platform support for the various components.
Table 1–1 Supported Platforms for the Linux Agent
Operating System |
Base Product |
Agent Layer |
Server Layer |
Console Layer |
---|---|---|---|---|
SolarisTM 8 (SPARCTM) and later |
Sun Management Center 3.5 Update 1 |
|
X |
|
Solaris 2.6 (SPARC) and later |
Sun Management Center 3.5 Update 1 |
|
|
X |
Solaris 8 (x86) and later |
Sun Management Center 3.5 Update 1 |
|
|
X |
Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0 SP 4 or later, Windows 2000 Professional, and Windows XP |
Sun Management Center 3.5 Update 1 |
|
|
X |
Red Hat Linux Enterprise 2.1 - 3.0 (32–bit and 64–bit) |
PrimeAlert Agent |
X |
|
|
Sun JavaTM Desktop System 1.0 |
PrimeAlert Agent |
X |
|
|
SUSE Linux Enterprise 8.0 (32–bit and 64–bit) |
PrimeAlert Agent |
X |
|
|
SUSE Professional 9 (32–bit and 64–bit) |
PrimeAlert Agent |
X |
|
|
In this supplement, the following terms are used:
Server Host – Host where the Sun Management Center server is installed and running. This host must be a Solaris host and contain the package SUNWessrv.
Agent Host – Host where the PrimeAlert Agent for Linux is installed and running.
Console Host – Host where the Sun Management Center console is installed and running. If this host is a Solaris host, it contains the package SUNWescon. The host can also be a host running Windows.