Sun Management Center 3.5 Update 1 Supplement for Halcyon PrimeAlert Agent for Linux

Preface

The Halcyon PrimeAlert® Agent for Linux (Linux Agent, for short) works with Sun^TM Management Center 3.5 Update 1. The Linux Agent enables Sun Management Center to monitor hosts running the Linux operating system. This document describes how to install and use the Linux Agent for Sun Management Center 3.5 Update 1.

Note –

In this document the term “x86” refers to the Intel 32–bit family of microprocessor chips and compatible microprocessor chips made by AMD.

Who Should Use This Book

This document is for users and system administrators who install and use the Sun Management Center software and the Linux Agent.

Related Books

For a list of related books for Sun Management Center 3.5 Update 1, see the Sun Management Center 3.5 Update 1 Release Notes. For the latest version of this document, see the Sun Management Center 3.5 Update 1 Software Collection at http://docs.sun.com.

Using UNIX Commands

These notes do not contain information about basic UNIX® commands and procedures, such as shutting down the system, booting the system, or configuring devices.

See one or more of the following sources for this information:

Solaris Handbook for Sun Peripherals
Online documentation for the Solaris^TM software environment (available from http://docs.sun.com)
Other software documentation that you received with your system

Accessing Sun Documentation Online

The docs.sun.com^SM Web site enables you to access Sun technical documentation online. You can browse the docs.sun.com archive or search for a specific book title or subject. The URL is http://docs.sun.com.

Ordering Sun Documentation

Sun Microsystems offers select product documentation in print. For a list of documents and how to order them, see “Buy printed documentation” at http://docs.sun.com.

Typographic Conventions

The following table describes the typographic changes that are used in this book.

Table P–1 Typographic Conventions


Typeface or Symbol	Meaning	Example
`AaBbCc123`	The names of commands, files, and directories, and onscreen computer output	Edit your `.login` file. Use `ls -a` to list all files. `machine_name% you have mail.`
`AaBbCc123`	What you type, contrasted with onscreen computer output	`machine_name%` `su` `Password:`
`AaBbCc123`	Command-line placeholder: replace with a real name or value	The command to remove a file is `rm` `filename`.
AaBbCc123	Book titles, new terms, and terms to be emphasized	Read Chapter 6 in the User's Guide. These are called class options. Do not save the file. (Emphasis sometimes appears in bold online.)

Shell Prompts in Command Examples

The following table shows the default system prompt and superuser prompt for the C shell, Bourne shell, and Korn shell.

Table P–2 Shell Prompts


Shell	Prompt
C shell prompt	`machine_name%`
C shell superuser prompt	`machine_name#`
Bourne shell and Korn shell prompt	`$`
Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser prompt	`#`