Sun Management Center 3.5 Supplement for Starfire Servers

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Contents

Preface

Before You Read This Book

How This Book Is Organized

Using UNIX Commands

Typographic Conventions

Shell Prompts

Related Documentation

Accessing Sun Documentation

Contacting Sun Technical Support

Sun Welcomes Your Comments

1. Introduction

2. Installing Sun Management Center 3.5 Software for Starfire Systems

Starfire System Add-On Component Packages

Preparing to Install Sun Management Center Software for Starfire Systems

Where to Install Sun Management Center Software for Starfire Systems

Choosing Your Sun Management Center Server Host

Required Sun Management Center Version

System Requirements

Supported Operating Environments

Supported SSP Releases

Required SSP Memory Configuration

Required Patches

Required Network Port Configuration

SSP Config Reader Support

Sun Management Center Installation Files

Considerations When Installing Sun Management Center 3.5 Software on Starfire Systems

To Mount a Remote CD-ROM Drive

Sun Management Center Software Licensing

Installing the Sun Management Center 3.5 Software

Starfire Software Installation Sequence

Proceeding With the Installation

Installing the Starfire Add-on Software Using the Sun Management Center 3.5 Installation Wizard

Uninstalling Software Using the CLI

To Uninstall All Sun Management Center Software

To Uninstall Individual Add-on Modules

3. Setting Up Sun Management Center 3.5 Components for Starfire Systems

Setting Up the Starfire Add-On Software Using the CLI

To Set Up a Starfire Domain Add-On Component

To Set Up a Starfire Platform (SSP) Add-On Component

Setting Up the Starfire Add-on Software Using the Sun Management Center 3.5 Software Setup Wizard

To Set Up Starfire Domain Add-on Software Using the Setup Wizard

To Set Up Starfire Platform Add-on Software Using the Setup Wizard

Restarting the SSP snmpd Process

Restarting snmpd During Starfire Platform Package Setup

Restarting snmpd After Starfire Platform Package Removal

Risks in Restarting snmpd

How to Restart snmpd

To Kill snmpd

Reconfiguring Starfire Setup Parameters

To Run the Setup Script

Updating Multiple Hosts Using Agent Update

Before You Start the Agent Update Process

To Create the Agent Update Configuration File on the Target Hosts

Using the Agent Update Process

Supported Update Configurations

To Update From Sun Management Center 3.5 Add-on Software

To Update From No Add-on Software or Sun Management Center 3.0 Platform Update 4 Add-on Software

Starting Sun Management Center Software Using the CLI

To Start Sun Management Center Software on Starfire Systems

4. Starfire Topology Objects

Starfire Platform Composites

To Create a Starfire Composite Object

To Discover a Starfire Composite

Updating a Starfire Platform Composite

To Update a Starfire Composite Created by Create Topology Object

To Update a Starfire Composite Created by Discovery

To Troubleshoot a Composite Creation Failure

Starfire Platform Objects

To Create a Starfire Platform Object

5. Starfire System Details Windows

Starfire Domain Details Window

Starfire Domain Configuration Resources

Interaction With Starfire Domain Devices

Starfire Platform Details Window

Determining the Complete Platform Configuration

Starfire Platform Configuration Resources

Starfire Physical and Logical Views

SSP Details Window

6. Starfire Agent Modules

Module Properties

Starfire Domain Config Reader Module

Module Refresh Intervals

To Refresh Starfire Domain Config Reader Data

To Change the Starfire Domain Config Reader Refresh Interval

Starfire Domain Config Reader Properties

System

Starfire Platform

System Boards

System Board ASIC POST Status

Processor Modules

Memory Modules

Memory Groups

DIMM Table

I/O Modules

I/O Controllers

I/O Adaptors

I/O Device Drivers

Tape Devices

Network Devices

Disk Devices

Starfire Platform Config Reader Module

Module Refresh

Starfire Platform Config Reader Properties

System

System Boards

System Board ASIC POST Status

Processor Modules

Memory Modules

Memory Groups

DIMM Table

I/O Modules

I/O Controllers

I/O Adaptors

Centerplane Boards

Centerplane Support Boards

Control Boards

Fan Trays

Fans

48V Power Supplies

AC Power Input Modules

I/O Cabinet Table

SSP Information

Starfire Domains

Agent Status

Discovery Object

Refresh Model

SSP Status Module

Discovery Table Module

Starfire Config Reader Rules

POST Status Rule (e10kpost)

Processor Status Rule (e10kproc)

Tape Warnings Rule (e10ktwrn)

Disk Warnings Rule (e10kdwrn)

Memory ECC Errors Rule (e10kmerr)

Starfire Domain Trap Rule (e10kdtrp)

Temperature Rule (e10ktemp)

Power Rule (e10kpowr)

Voltage Rule (e10kvolt)

Comparison Rule (rCompare)

Changing Config Reader Rule Limits

To Edit Rule Parameters

Changing Default Rule Limits

Starfire Domain Config Reader Module alarmlimit Variables

Starfire Platform Config Reader Module alarmlimit Variables

To Change Default Rule Limits

Reading Sun Management Center Log Files