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Sun Management Center 3.5 Service Availability Manager User's Guide

Chapter 2 Service Availability Manager Installation and Setup

This chapter discusses the following topics:

Service Availability Manager Software

Service Availability Manager is installed as an add-on to the SunTM Management Center 3.5 software. The Service Availability Manager software runs on the following platforms:

The Service Availability Manager server layer runs on the Solaris 8 and Solaris 9 operating environments. The LDAP modules are supported only on the Solaris 7, Solaris 8, and Solaris 9 operating environments. For any late-breaking information, please see the Sun Management Center 3.5 Release Notes.

The Service Availability Manager add-on software consists of the following packages:

Installing Service Availability Manager

You can install the Service Availability Manager add-on software either using the installation wizard or the command line. This section discusses how to use the installation wizard. For information about installing using the command line, see Appendix B, Installing Using the Command Line.

The Service Availability Manager software can be installed at the same time that you install the Sun Management Center 3.5 software. You can also perform installation after Sun Management Center 3.5 is already installed. Installation of Service Availability Manager follows the standard Sun Management Center 3.5 add-on software installation procedures.

Service Availability Manager must be installed on the following layers of Sun Management Center 3.5:

Installation on the console layer is optional.

To Install Service Availability Manager During Sun Management Center 3.5 Installation

  1. For more information and detailed steps, see Sun Management Center 3.5 Installation and Configuration Guide.

To Install Service Availability Manager Individually
Note –

Perform this procedure only after the Sun Management Center 3.5 software has been installed.

  1. As superuser (su -), launch the Sun Management Center 3.5 installation wizard by typing:


    # /opt/SUNWsymon/sbin/es-guiinst

    where /opt is the directory in which Sun Management Center 3.5 is installed. Substitute the name of the actual directory if it is different on your system.

    The Sun Management Center 3.5 installation wizard appears.

  2. Provide the source directory of the Service Availability Manager files when prompted.

    • If installing from the software CD-ROM and the path is not provided, type:


      /cdrom/sunmanagementcenter_3_5/image

    • If installing from a directory to which the software has been copied, type:


      disk1/image

      where disk1 is the corresponding name of the location where the software was copied. You can also use the Browse button to locate the directory.

  3. If installing on the server layer, select the languages from the Select Language Support panel and click Next.

    The Checking for Available Products panel appears. When the progress bar is finished, the Products Already Installed panel appears.

  4. Review the list of products already installed and click Next.

    The Select Add-on Products panel appears.

  5. Select Service Availability Manager from the list of add-on software to be installed and click Next.

    The Add-on Products License Agreement panel appears.

  6. Read the license agreement. You must click the I Agree button to proceed with installation and then click Next.

    The Confirmation Panel appears.

  7. Review the Confirmation Panel and click Next.

    The Installation Complete panel is displayed when the software installation is complete.

    Once installation of the Service Availability Manager software is complete, the setup wizard guides you through the setup process for the software. For more information, see Setting Up Service Availability Manager.

Setting Up Service Availability Manager

After installation is complete, you must run the Service Availability Manager setup wizard to configure the server and agent layers. You can perform the setup procedure directly after the software installation is complete. You can also exit the installation wizard and perform the setup procedure later. The Sun Management Center 3.5 core server layer must be set up before starting the Service Availability Manager setup procedure.

The Sun Management Center 3.5 installation wizard can launch the Service Availability Manager setup wizard. The setup wizard appears after the Installation Complete panel when using the installation wizard. The Service Availability Manager setup wizard guides you through the setup procedure. For the command-line instructions for running the setup script, see Appendix B, Installing Using the Command Line.

To Set Up Service Availability Manager During Sun Management Center 3.5 Installation

  1. For more information and detailed steps, see Sun Management Center 3.5 Installation and Configuration Guide.

To Set Up Service Availability Manager Individually
Note –

Perform this procedure only after the Sun Management Center 3.5 software has been already installed. This procedure assumes that you chose not to set up Service Availability Manager at the end of the Sun Management Center 3.5 installation process.

  1. As superuser (su -), launch the Sun Management Center 3.5 setup wizard by typing:


    # /opt/SUNWsymon/sbin/es-guisetup

    where /opt is the directory in which Sun Management Center 3.5 is installed. Substitute the name of the actual directory if it is different on your system.

    The Sun Management Center 3.5 setup wizard appears and guides you through the setup process for the software.

    Note –

    If you have installed more than one add-on product, the setup wizard for each product appears automatically. Each wizard guides you through the setup process for its add-on product. Each new setup wizard appears automatically after the setup process is completed for the previous add-on product. The setup wizard for the Service Availability Manager software may not be the first to appear, in this case.

  2. The Overview panel appears first. Click Next to continue through the wizard panels.

  3. Review the list in the Stopping Components panel and click Next.

    The Sun Management Center components must be stopped before the setup process can continue.

  4. The Advanced Setup Options panel appears if you have completed the setup process for some of the add-on products installed. The remaining add-on software can be set up now. Select from the following options and click Next:

    • Reconfigure All – The setup process is run again for the base Sun Management Center 3.5 software and all add-on software. All of the Sun Management Center software that was previously set up is set up again.

    • Configure Addons – The add-on software that was recently installed but not yet set up is now set up.

  5. Review the list of products in the Sun Management Center Base Product Setup Complete panel and click Next.

    The Select Add-on Products panel appears. All products newly installed on the system that will be set up are listed. You are also given the option to run setup again on any product that has already been set up.

  6. Confirm that Service Availability Manager appears as a product to be set up now and click Next.

    The setup progress bar appears. Once the progress bar is done, the Add-on Products Setup panel appears.

Once the setup procedure is complete, you have the option to start the Sun Management Center processes. For more information, see Sun Management Center 3.5 Installation and Configuration Guide.

Agent Update Feature

The Service Availability Manager 3.5 server layer must be installed before using the Sun Management Center 3.5 Agent Update feature to upgrade the agent layer. The update image wizard prompts you to select from the list of products to include in the update image. You must select Service Availability Manager for inclusion in the update image. For information about using the Agent Update feature, see Sun Management Center 3.5 Installation and Configuration Guide.

Upgrading to Service Availability Manager 3.5

If you have an installation of Service Availability Manager 3.0 on your system, the earlier software must be uninstalled first. The Sun Management Center 3.5 installation wizard asks you whether you want to preserve your data files before removing the software. The installation wizard then proceeds to install the Service Availability Manager 3.5 software. For more information, see Sun Management Center 3.5 Installation and Configuration Guide.

Uninstalling Service Availability Manager

Use the Sun Management Center 3.5 uninstall wizard to remove the Service Availability Manager software. The uninstall wizard removes both the Service Availability Manager packages and data and configuration changes made during setup. For more information about using the uninstall wizard, see Sun Management Center 3.5 Installation and Configuration Guide.

To Remove the Service Availability Manager Software

  1. As superuser (su -), launch the uninstall wizard by typing:


    # /opt/SUNWsymon/sbin/es-guiuninst

    where /opt is the directory in which Sun Management Center 3.5 is installed. Substitute the name of the actual directory if it is different on your system.

    The Sun Management Center 3.5 uninstall wizard appears.

  2. Select Service Availability Manager from the list of software, and click Next.

  3. Do not select to save the data files and click Next.

    The Product Removal Screen appears.

  4. Review the names of the products selected for removal and click Next.

    The Service Availability Manager packages, configuration files, and data files are removed. The Uninstall Summary panel appears when removal is completed.

  5. Click Close to exit the wizard.