Sun Management Center Change Manager 1.0 Administration Guide

Change Manager Overview (Task Map)

The following task map shows what you need to do to install managed hosts by using Change Manager.

Task	Description	For Instructions
If you want, install the Sun Management Center 3.0 Performance Reporting Manager.	Install and configure the Sun Management Center 3.0 Performance Reporting Manager before installing Change Manager.	See Sun Management Center 3.0 Performance Reporting Manager User's Guide.
Install the Change Manager server.	Install and configure the Change Manager server with Sun Management Center 3.0 and Change Manager 1.0 software.	See Chapter 3, Installing, Configuring, and Accessing the Change Manager Server (Tasks).
Create a customizable Solaris Flash archive.	Create a customizable Solaris Flash archive on a master system. Install and configure software on a master system Determine which software parameters the deployment user should be able to set at deployment time Write deployment finish scripts to process the user-supplied values at deployment time. These scripts customize the software for its operational environment (Optional) Create a baseline manifest of the software stack Create a Solaris Flash archive	See Chapter 4, Creating a Deployable Solaris Flash Archive (Tasks).
Populate the Change Manager repository and topology.	Populate the Change Manager repository with files needed to run deployment and audit jobs. You can create some files by using the user interface and you can import existing files to the repository. Populate the Change Manager topology with managed hosts on which to run the deployment and audit jobs.	See Chapter 5, Installing Solaris Flash Archives on Managed Hosts (Tasks) if you are preparing to perform software installations by using Change Manager. See Chapter 6, Auditing Software Configurations (Tasks) if you are preparing to audit managed hosts that are already installed by Change Manager.
Run deployment jobs.	Run deployment jobs on managed hosts or groups of managed hosts. Set up installation profiles Install managed hosts Update managed hosts Reinstall managed hosts Fall back to the previous boot environment Reboot managed hosts Halt managed hosts	See Chapter 5, Installing Solaris Flash Archives on Managed Hosts (Tasks).
Run audit jobs and view audit reports.	Run audit jobs on managed hosts or groups of managed hosts. Build manifests for managed hosts Audit managed hosts Get the software status of managed hosts Also, view the output of audit jobs.	See Chapter 6, Auditing Software Configurations (Tasks).
Monitor jobs.	Monitor jobs by examining the job queue and logs.	See Chapter 7, Monitoring Jobs (Tasks).
Maintain the Change Manager repository and topology.	Maintain deployment and audit files in the Change Manager repository. Also maintain managed hosts in the Change Manager topology. Repository Create folders Rename files and folders Import files Export files Create copies of shared profiles and audit rules files Move files and folders to other folders Delete files and folders Topology Create host groups Rename managed hosts and host groups Copy managed hosts and host groups to other host groups Move managed hosts and host groups to other host groups Remove managed hosts and host groups	See Chapter 8, Maintaining the Change Manager Repository (Tasks) if you are maintaining the Change Manager repository. See Chapter 9, Maintaining the Change Manager Topology (Tasks) if you are maintaining the Change Manager topology.