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Accessing Hardware Diagnostic Suite Software

This chapter describes how to access the Hardware Diagnostic Suite software through the Sun Management Center software.

Note - The Hardware Diagnostic Suite software is automatically installed when you install the Sun Management Center software. Refer to the Sun Management Center 3.5 Software Installation and Configuration Guide for details.

Accessing Hardware Diagnostic Suite Through Sun Management Center

Below is an outline of the procedures needed to access the Hardware Diagnostic Suite software through Sun Management Center. It is important to perform these procedures in the order listed. Detailed, step-by-step instructions follow.

1. Start the Sun Management Center server and agent (refer to the Sun Management Center 3.5 User's Guide for details). These Sun Management layers are usually automatically running on the systems for which they are installed.

2. Start the Sun Management Center console (To Start the Sun Management Center Console).

3. Access the Hardware Diagnostic Suite console through the Sun Management Center console (To Access the Hardware Diagnostic Suite Console Through Sun Management Center).

To Start the Sun Management Center Console

Note - The following procedure assumes that the Sun Management Center application (the Sun Management Center server and agent) is already running in your enterprise network. For information on starting the Sun Management Center application, refer to the Sun Management Center 3.5 User's Guide.

1. Start the Sun Management Center console:

# /opt/SUNWsymon/sbin/es-start -c &

Note - You do not have to be superuser to start the Sun Management Center console.

The Sun Management Center Login dialog box is displayed (FIGURE 3-1).

FIGURE 3-1 Sun Management Center Login Dialog Box

Screen shot showing the login screen. Fields are Login ID, password, and server host. Buttons are Login, Help, Options, and Exit.

2. Log into Sun Management Center.

You must supply the following information:

Login ID--A valid Solaris user account. This account must also be listed in the
/var/opt/SUNWsymon/cfg/esusers file on the Sun Management Center server machine.

Password--The valid Solaris password for the login account.

Server Host--The hostname of the Sun Management Center server.

3. Click the Login button.

The Sun Management Center main console window is displayed (FIGURE 3-2).

FIGURE 3-2 Sun Management Center Main Console Window

Screen shot showing the main console window. All hosts are displayed on the left in a hierarchy view, and again on the right in a topology view.

To Access the Hardware Diagnostic Suite Console Through Sun Management Center

1. Locate the host you want to test in the Sun Management Center main window (FIGURE 3-2).

If you cannot locate the host, consider the following:

Make sure you have the correct Sun Management Center domain.

Make sure the host is configured as an object in Sun Management Center.

Use the Sun Management Center topology search feature by selecting Go, then Search to search for the desired host.

Refer to the Sun Management Center 3.5 User's Guide for further details.

2. Select the host for testing in one of the following ways:

Double-click your left mouse button on the selected host icon in the hierarchy view or the topology view.

Right-click the desired host and highlight Details from the pop-up menu in the hierarchy or topology view.

Left-click the selected host icon in the hierarchy view or the topology view. Select Tools, then Details.

The Details window for the selected host is displayed (FIGURE 3-3).

FIGURE 3-3 Sun Management Center Details Window

Screen shot showing the Details window, its Module Browser tab, and its Applications tab. The buttons are Close and Help.

3. Click the Applications tab to access the Sun Management Center add-on products (see FIGURE 3-3).

4. Click the Hardware Diagnostic Suite option from the list of Applications in the left panel (see FIGURE 3-4).

The Hardware Diagnostic Suite console window is displayed.

FIGURE 3-4 Hardware Diagnostic Suite Console Window

Screen shot showing the Applications tab of the console window. The option for Hardware Diagnostic Suite is listed in the left column.

Note - The Hardware Diagnostic Suite agent starts automatically when you select the Applications tab.