Installing and Configuring the Change Manager Server (Task Map)

(Optional) 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 Sun Management Center 3.0 server software on the Change Manager Server. 

Install the Sun Management Center 3.0 Update 4, Patch 6 (or later) server software on the Change Manager server. 

See How to Install Sun Management Center 3.0 Update 4 Server Software on the Change Manager Server and How to Install the Sun Management Center 3.0 Jumbo Patch for Solaris 8 and Solaris 9 on the Change Manager Server.

If Sun Management Center is already installed, ensure that the appropriate packages are installed. See Change Manager Server Requirements. Also see the Sun Management Center 3.0 Software Installation Guide.

Install the Change Manager 1.0 server software on the Change Manager server. 

Install the Change Manager 1.0 server software on the Change Manager server. 

See How to Install Change Manager Server Software on the Change Manager Server.

(Optional) Disable SMNP agent to free port 161 for Sun Management Center. 

Disable the SNMP agent to avoid the conflict on port 161 with Sun Management Center. 

See How to Disable the SNMP Daemon to Avoid Port 161 Conflict.

(Optional) Start the web server on the Change Manager server. 

Start the web server on the Change Manager server so you can access the browser interface. 

See How to Start the Web Server on the Change Manager Server.

(Optional) Uninstall the Change Manager server software. 

Uninstall the Change Manager software on the Change Manager server. 

See How to Uninstall Change Manager Server Software From the Change Manager Server.

(Optional) Reinstall the Change Manager server software. 

Reinstall the Change Manager software on the Change Manager server. 

See How to Reinstall Change Manager Server Software on the Change Manager Server.

(Optional) Regenerate the security keys. 

Regenerate the security keys by changing the seed on the Change Manager server and each managed host controlled by that server. 

See How to Regenerate the Security Keys by Changing the Seed.

Authorize users to access Change Manager. 

Create a special user to act as the Sun Management Center administrator. The Sun Management Center 3.0 installation scripts ask for you to specify a user to be the administrator. By default, specify root. The installation scripts give the specified user the appropriate permissions. Give users the appropriate permissions for accessing Change Manager by creating Sun Management Center users.

See Authorizing Users to Access Change Manager.

Access the Change Manager server. 

Use the browser interface or the command-line interface to access the Change Manager server to perform Change Manager tasks. 

See Accessing the Change Manager Server by Using the Browser Interface or Accessing the Change Manager Server by Using the Command-Line Interface.