Overview of Using the Linux Agent

After you install the Linux Agent packages on the server layer, console layer, and agent layer, you need to do the following tasks (also shown in the figure):

• Start the Linux Agent

• Create a Linux object in the Sun Management Center topology

  • Create a Linux object as an SNMP ping object or discover the Linux object

  • Modify Linux object as a Sun Management Center Agent - Host

• Monitor the Linux object from the Sun Management Center console