Preface

The Sun Management Center Add-On Software Supplement: Sun SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000/M8000/M9000 Servers provides instructions on how to install, configure, and use Sun Management Center 3.6.1 Version 2 software on SPARC Enterprise Mx000 servers. The document is written for experienced system administrators.

Before You Read This Document

To fully use the information in this document, you must have thorough knowledge of the topics discussed in these documents:

Sun Management Center Installation and Configuration Guide

Sun Management Center User's Guide

Sun SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000/M8000/M9000 Administration Guide

Sun SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000/M8000/M9000 User's Guide

How This Document Is Organized

Chapter 1 provides an introduction to Sun Management Center add-on software for Sun SPARC Enterprise Mx000 servers.

Chapter 2 includes procedures for installation, set-up, and configuration of the add-on software. The setsunmc and showsunmc man pages, which are specific to the add-on software for Sun SPARC^® Enterprise Mx000 servers, are included for reference.

Chapter 3 provides information about platform administration, including common active management tasks and a reference for platform administration module tables.

Chapter 4 provides information about domain administration, including a reference for domain administration module tables.

Chapter 5 describes how to perform dynamic reconfiguration (DR) operations from a Sun SPARC Enterprise Mx000 server domain using the Sun Management Center console and the domain dynamic reconfiguration module.

Chapter 6 summarizes the Sun Management Center add-on software alarm rules specific to SPARC Enterprise Mx000 servers.

Using UNIX Commands

This document might not contain information about basic UNIX^® commands and procedures such as shutting down the system, booting the system, and configuring devices. Refer to the following for this information:

Software documentation that you received with your system

Solaris Operating System documentation, which is at:

http://docs.sun.com

Shell Prompts

Shell	Prompt
C shell	machine-name`%`
C shell superuser	machine-name`#`
Bourne shell and Korn shell	`$`
Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser	`#`

Typographic Conventions

Typeface`^[1]`	Meaning	Examples
`AaBbCc123`	The names of commands, files, and directories; on-screen computer output	Edit your`.login` file. Use `ls` `-a` to list all files. `% You have mail`.
`AaBbCc123`	What you type, when contrasted with on-screen computer output	`%` `su` `Password:`
AaBbCc123	Book titles, new words or terms, words to be emphasized. Replace command-line variables with real names or values.	Read Chapter 6 in the User's Guide. These are called class options. You must be superuser to do this. To delete a file, type `rm` filename.

Typeface^[1]

Meaning

Examples

AaBbCc123

The names of commands, files, and directories; on-screen computer output

Edit your.login file.

Use ls -a to list all files.

% You have mail.

AaBbCc123

What you type, when contrasted with on-screen computer output

% su

Password:

AaBbCc123

Book titles, new words or terms, words to be emphasized. Replace command-line variables with real names or values.

Read Chapter 6 in the User's Guide.

These are called class options.

You must be superuser to do this.

To delete a file, type rm filename.

About the Examples Used in This Book

Many steps or operations shown in this book can be accomplished in more than one way. For the sake of brevity, only one way is shown in an operation, usually the easiest or quickest way.

For example, in the main console window, you can choose from four possible ways to open a Details view of Sun SPARC Enterprise Mx000 servers:

Single-click the Sun SPARC Enterprise Mx000 server icon in the hierarchy view (left side of the window), then click the Tools menu in the top bar, and choose Details.

Do the same as above in the topology view (right side of the window).

Double-click the Sun SPARC Enterprise Mx000 server icon in the hierarchy view.

Double-click the Sun SPARC Enterprise Mx000 server icon in the topology view.

Similarly, there are multiple ways to expand (or uncompress) an icon. You can:

Click the Expand All button (not available in some windows).

Click the Uncompress symbol next to the icon.

Double-click the icon in the hierarchy or topology views.

Table showing examples and descriptions of the typographic conventions used in this document.

Application	Title
Late-breaking news	Sun Management Center Add-On Software Release Notes: Sun SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000/M8000/M9000 Servers Sun SPARC Enterprise Mx000 Servers Product Notes Sun Management Center Release Notes
Installation	Sun Management Center Installation and Configuration Guide
Using Sun Management Center software	Sun Management Center User's Guide
Using and administering Sun SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000/ M8000/M9000 servers	Sun SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000/M8000/M9000 Servers Administration Guide Sun SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000/M8000/M9000 Servers User's Guide Sun SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000/M8000/M9000 Servers XSCF Reference Manual

Documentation, Support, and Training

Sun Function	URL
Documentation	`http://www.sun.com/documentation/`
Support	`http://www.sun.com/support/`
Training	`http://www.sun.com/training/`

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Sun Management Center 3.6.1 Version 2 Add-On Software Supplement,
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