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Sun Management Center 3.6 System Reliability Manager User's Guide

Chapter 1 System Reliability Manager Installation and Setup

This chapter contains procedures for installing and setting up the System Reliability Manager 3.6 add-on software using the installation and setup wizards. For information about using the command line to install and set up the software, see Appendix A, Installing System Reliability Manager Using the Command Line.

This chapter discusses the following topics:

System Reliability Manager Software

System Reliability Manager 3.6 is installed as an add-on to the SunTM Management Center 3.6 software. The System Reliability Manager software runs on the following platforms:

The System Reliability Manager server layer runs on the Solaris 8, Solaris 9, and Solaris 10 operating environments, as does the Sun Management Center 3.6 server layer.

Before installing System Reliability Manager, you must have already installed the Sun Management Center 3.6 software.

For any late-breaking information, please see the Sun Management Center 3.6Release Notes.

The System Reliability Manager 3.6 add-on software consists of the following packages:

Installing the System Reliability Manager Software

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

The System Reliability Manager software can be installed at the same time that you install the Sun Management Center 3.6 software. Installation can also be done after Sun Management Center 3.6 is already installed. Installation of the System Reliability Manager 3.6 software follows the standard Sun Management Center 3.6 add-on software installation procedures.

System Reliability Manager must be installed on the server and agent layers of Sun Management Center 3.6.

The installation wizard installs the correct System Reliability Manager packages on the correct Sun Management Center layers.

ProcedureTo Install System Reliability Manager With a Sun Management Center 3.6 Installation

Step

    For more information and detailed steps, see Sun Management Center 3.6 Installation and Configuration Guide.

ProcedureTo Install System Reliability Manager Individually

Note –

Perform this procedure only after the Sun Management Center 3.6 software has been installed.

Steps

  1. As superuser (su -), launch the Sun Management Center 3.6 installation wizard by typing:


    # /opt/SUNWsymon/sbin/es-guiinst

    where /opt is the directory in which Sun Management Center 3.6 is installed. Substitute the name of the actual directory if it is different on your system.

    The Sun Management Center 3.6 installation wizard appears.

  2. Provide the source directory of the System Reliability Manager files when prompted.

    • If installing from the disk, type:


      # /<DiskMountDir>/sunmanagementcenter_3_6/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 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 System Reliability 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.

See Also

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

Setting Up the System Reliability Manager Software

After installation is complete, you must run the System Reliability 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 3.6 core server layer must be set up before starting the System Reliability Manager setup procedure.

The Sun Management Center 3.6 installation wizard can launch the System Reliability Manager setup wizard. The setup wizard appears after the Installation Complete panel when using the installation wizard. The System Reliability Manager setup wizard guides you through the setup procedure. For the command-line instructions for running the setup script, see Appendix A, Installing System Reliability Manager Using the Command Line.

ProcedureTo Set Up System Reliability Manager During a Sun Management Center 3.6 Installation

Step

    For more information and detailed steps, see Sun Management Center 3.6 Installation and Configuration Guide.

ProcedureTo Set Up System Reliability Manager Individually

Note –

Perform this procedure only after the Sun Management Center 3.6 software has been already installed. This procedure assumes that you chose not to set up System Reliability Manager 3.6 at the end of the installation process.

Steps

  1. As superuser (su -), launch the Sun Management Center 3.6 setup wizard by typing:


    # /opt/SUNWsymon/sbin/es-guisetup

    where /opt is the directory in which Sun Management Center 3.6 is installed. Substitute the name of the actual directory if it is different on your system.

    The Sun Management Center 3.6 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 System Reliability Manager software might 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 setup now. Select from the following options and click Next:

    • Reconfigure All – The setup process is run again for the base Sun Management Center 3.6 software and all add-on software. All 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 System Reliability 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.

See Also

Once the setup procedure is complete, you have the option to start the Sun Management Center processes. For more information, see Sun Management Center 3.6Installation and Configuration Guide.

Agent Update Feature

Sun Management Center 3.6Agent Update feature enables you to update the agent layer. An update image is created on the server machine that is specified as the server context for the agent machines. Before using the Agent Update feature, the System Reliability Manager 3.6 server layer must be installed on the server machine that is specified as the server context. The update image wizard prompts you to select from the list of products to include in the update image. You must select System Reliability Managerfor inclusion in the update image. You must provide the server context for the agent machine when the update image wizard prompts you. For more information about using the Agent Update feature, see Sun Management Center 3.6 Installation and Configuration Guide.

Upgrading to System Reliability Manager 3.6

If you have an installation of System Reliability Manager 3.5 on your system, the earlier software must be uninstalled first. The Sun Management Center 3.6 installation wizard asks whether you want to preserve your data files before removing the software. If you want to preserve your System Reliability Manager 3.5 data files, answer Yes to this question. The installation wizard then proceeds to install the System Reliability Manager 3.6 software. For more information, see Sun Management Center 3.6 Installation and Configuration Guide.

Uninstalling System Reliability Manager

Use the Sun Management Center 3.6 uninstall wizard to remove the System Reliability Manager software. The uninstall wizard removes both the System Reliability Manager packages and data and configuration changes made during setup. For more information about using the uninstall wizard, see Sun Management Center 3.6 Installation and Configuration Guide.

ProcedureTo Remove the System Reliability Manager Software

Steps

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


    # /opt/SUNWsymon/sbin/es-guiuninst

    where /opt is the directory where Sun Management Center 3.6 is installed. Substitute the name of the actual directory if it is different on your systems.

    The Sun Management Center 3.6 uninstall wizard appears.

  2. Select System Reliability Manager from the list of software, and click Next.

  3. Indicate whether to preserve the data files.

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

    The System Reliability Manager packages and configuration files are removed. If you chose not to preserve the data files, they are removed as well.

  5. Click Close to exit the wizard.