Preface

This Sun trademark Management Center 3.5 Supplement for Starfire Servers provides instructions on how to install, configure, and use Sun Management Center software on Sun Enterprise 10000 (Starfire) systems.

This book is intended for Starfire system administrators who install and use the Sun Management Center software to monitor their Starfire systems.

The Sun Management Center 3.5 software and documents for Starfire systems are available in French, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese. However, the examples of screens in this supplement appear only in English.

Note - If you have trouble seeing all the text in your language in a given window, resize the window.

Before You Read This Book

Read this supplement after the Sun Management Center 3.5 Installation and Configuration Guide, which provides instructions for installing and configuring Sun Management Center 3.5 software and the Sun Management Center 3.5 User's Guide, which provides instructions for using Sun Management Center software.

Note - For the latest information about this product, go to the Sun Management Center Web site at http://www.sun.com/sunmanagementcenter.

How This Book Is Organized

Chapter 1 provides an overview of Sun Management Center software on the Starfire platform.

Chapter 2 shows you how to install Sun Management Center software on Starfire servers. Use this chapter with the Sun Management Center 3.5 User's Guide.

Chapter 3 shows you how to set up the add-on Starfire system software components. Use this chapter with the Sun Management Center 3.5 User's Guide.

Chapter 4 shows you how to create, modify, and discover Starfire system topology objects.

Chapter 5 helps you understand domain and platform data specific to Starfire systems that is shown in the Details windows.

Chapter 6 contains brief descriptions of each property in the Sun Management Center software modules in the Starfire server add-on components. It also provides information about how to change rule limits for the Starfire domain Config Reader and Starfire platform Config Reader.

To view license terms, attribution, and copyright statements for open source software included in this release, the default path is:

/cdrom/sunmc_3_5_sparc/image/Webserver/Solaris_9/SUNWtcatr \ /install/copyright

If you are using Solaris 8 software, substitute Solaris_8 for Solaris_9 in the path.

Using UNIX Commands

This document might not contain information on basic UNIX® commands and procedures such as shutting down the system, booting the system, and configuring devices.

Refer to one or more of the following for this information:

Solaris Handbook for Sun Peripherals

Online documentation for the Solaris Operating Environment

Other software documentation that you received with your system

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.

Shell Prompts

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

Application	Title	Part Number
Installation	Sun Management Center 3.5 Installation and Configuration Guide	816-2678
Usage	Sun Management Center 3.5 User's Guide	816-2716
Issues, Limitations, and Bugs	Sun Management Center 3.5 Release Notes	816-2718
Usage	Sun Management Center 3.5 Supplement for VSP High-End Entry Servers (Workgroup Servers)	816-7259
Usage	Sun Management Center 3.5 Supplement for Workstations	816-7196
Usage	Sun Management Center 3.5 Supplement for Netra Servers	816-3407

Accessing Sun Documentation

You can view, print, or purchase a broad selection of Sun documentation, including localized versions, at:

http://www.sun.com/documentation

Contacting Sun Technical Support

If you have technical questions about this product that are not answered in this document, go to:

http://www.sun.com/service/contacting

Sun Welcomes Your Comments

Sun is interested in improving its documentation and welcomes your comments and suggestions. You can submit your comments by going to:

http://www.sun.com/hwdocs/feedback

Please include the title and part number of your document with your feedback:

Sun Management Center 3.5 Supplement for Starfire Servers, part number 816-7379-10

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