Sun Management Center 3.5 Update 1b Release Notes

Chapter 1 Features and Resolved Bugs

This chapter describes the features and bugs resolved in this release. For updates on bugs and for patches, see the SunSolve^TM web site at http://sunsolve.sun.com.

The features and the resolved bugs are the following:

Java web console 2.2.3 (624321). This is described below.
Online backup (4969926). This is described below.
es-device takes 30 minutes or more to set up ESP addons on server. (5027612)
Sun Management Center 3.5 update 1b database consumes too much memory (6214530). This is described below.
GUI Installation does not install Solaris 9 bits on Solaris 10 host. (6243419)
Script installer installs Solaris 9 bits on Solaris 10 host even when addon delivers Solaris 10 bits. (6243423)
Core product only install fails to install essential patch from image created by es-makeagent (6219541). This is described below.
Oracle security issue (5102677). This is described below.

Java Web Console 2.2.3 (624321)

Solaris Container Manager 1.1 requires the Java Web Console version 2.2.3 (Lockhart 2.2.3). This is provided in the Sun Management Center 3.5 Update 1b patch.

Online Backup (4969926)

The Sun Management Center database sometimes needs to backed up to prevent loss of data. For example, you must back up your database before you upgrade the hardware or the Operating System (OS).

You can back up the Sun Management Center database in one of the following ways:

Shut down the product and then do the backup.
Do the backup while the product is still running (online backup).

The online backup feature has the following advantages:

You can back up the database up to the current moment without stopping the product.
You can enable or disable ARCHIVELOG mode at any time.

Before using the online backup feature, it is recommended to do a cold backup first for contingency. In a cold backup, you shut down the product first and then do the backup.

To Do an Online Backup

The following procedure guides you the following tasks.

Running a cold backup for contingency.
Enabling ARCHIVELOGMODE, which shuts down Sun Management Center and sets up archiving.
Backing up the database online.

Steps

(Optional) Do a cold backup
1. Become superuser by typing:
  % su -
2. Type this command:
  
  #/opt/SUNWsymon/sbin/es-backup
  
  Where /opt is the directory in which Sun Management Center is installed.
  
  Since the script will shut down Sun Management Center, you are prompted to confirm.
3. Type y and press Enter.
  
  You are prompted for the full directory path to store the backup data files.
4. Press Enter to accept the default directory or type a new path.
  
  The script creates the backup files and then restarts the product.

Enable ARCHIVELOGMODE
1. Become superuser by typing:
  % su -
2. Type this command:
  
  #/opt/SUNWsymon/sbin/es-config -a enable
  
  Where /opt is the directory in which Sun Management Center is installed.
  
  You are prompted to confirm that you want to enable archiving.
3. Type y and press Enter.
  
  Since the script will shut down Sun Management Center, you are prompted to confirm the shutdown.
4. Type y and press Enter.
  
  The script shuts down the product and informs you that a cold backup is recommended. You are prompted to confirm that you want to set up the database in archivelogmode.
5. Type y and press Enter.
  
  You are prompted for the full directory path to store the archivelog files.
6. Enter the full directory path to store the archivelog files, for example:
  
  /var/opt/SUNWsymon/archives
  
  The script creates the directory if it does not exist and enables archivelogmode. You are prompted to start the agent and server components.
7. Type y and press Enter.

Run the online backup.
1. Type this command:
  
  # /opt/SUNWsymon/sbin/es-backup -o
  
  You are prompted for the full directory path to store the backup data files.
2. Press Enter to accept the default or type a different path, for example:
  Enter the full directory path to store the backup data files
  [/var/opt/SUNWsymon/backup]:
  /var/opt/SUNWsymon/mybackup
  Note –
  If you accept the default directory and later plan to uninstall the product, your backup files might be deleted. Before uninstalling the product, move the backup files to another location. Alternatively, use a different path for your backup files.
  
  The script restarts the product.

To Disable ARCHIVELOGMODE

If you do not want archiving on, you can disable archiving.

Step

To disable ARCHIVELOGMODE, type this command:

# /opt/SUNWsymon/sbin/es-config -a disable

The above command shuts down the Sun Management Center, removes the archive log directory, and restarts the product.

Sun Management Center 3.5 Update 1b Database Consumes Too Much Memory (6214530)

You do not need to accept the default shared system global area (SGA) configuration.

Workaround: You can configure SGA memory by using this command:

es-config -o

Core Product Only Install Fails to Install Essential Patch from Image Created by `es-makeagent` (6219541)

If you install the core product only (no add-ons), the installation fails to install the essential patch from the image created by es-makeagent.

Workaround: Apply the patch manually on the agent host. The patches for the core product are located on second CD at:

mount-point/image/Patches/Essential

Oracle Security Issue (5102677)

Sun Management Center's use of the oracle listener opens the product to Oracle Security Alert #68 which requires a patch.

Workaround Apply the Oracle security patch that has been included in Sun Management Center 3.5 Update 1b.