Install and Configure the N1 System Manager Software on the Management Server

When you have completed installing the operating system on the management server, the next step is to install and configure the N1 System Manager software on the management server. Once the N1 System Manager software has been successfully installed, you then configure the N1 System Manager for your operations environment.

The installation process probes your operating system installation to ensure all required software has been installed. If required software is not installed, the installation process notifies you and gives you the opportunity to resolve the error and then continue with installation. The installation process is automatic, and unless required software is not installed, does not require manual input. For further information, see Chapter 1, Installing and Configuring the Sun N1 System Manager Software, in Sun N1 System Manager 1.2 Installation and Configuration Guide

The configuration process prompts you for the management server port that is to be used for the provisioning network. The configuration process then prompts you for the range of addresses that the management server DHCP service is to use to assign IP addresses to each provisionable server for the provisioning network.

You are then asked to configure the search domains, SMTP service, event logging, and mail service. For further information, see Configuring the N1 System Manager System in Sun N1 System Manager 1.2 Installation and Configuration Guide.

When you have completed configuring the N1 System Manager, you should tune the N1 System Manager performance based on the number of provisionable servers that are to be managed. For further information, see N1 System Manager Performance Tuning in Sun N1 System Manager 1.2 Installation and Configuration Guide.

When you have completed tuning the N1 System Manager, the final tasks are to prepare the N1 System Manager for production as described in the following sections. You will log in to the N1 System Manager, set up user accounts and roles, discover and provision the provisionable servers, set up maintenance, and maintain the N1 System Manager.