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Sun Management Center Change Manager 1.0 Administration Guide
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Sun Management Center Change Manager 1.0 Administration Guide
Chapter 1 Sun Management Center Change Manager (Overview)
Change Manager Features
Change Manager Overview (Task Map)
User Overview
Chapter 2 Hardware and Software Requirements (Reference)
Change Manager Server
Change Manager Server Requirements
Master System
Master System Requirements
Managed Hosts
Managed Host Requirements
Chapter 3 Installing, Configuring, and Accessing the Change Manager Server (Tasks)
Overview
Managed Data Objects
Change Manager File Repository
Sun Management Center Topology
Change Manager Database Tables
Configuration Data
Setting Up Change Manager
Initialization
Uninstallation
Backup and Restore
Installing and Configuring the Change Manager Server (Task Map)
Installing and Configuring the Change Manager Server
How to Install Sun Management Center 3.0 Update 4 Server Software on the Change Manager Server
How to Install the Sun Management Center 3.0 Jumbo Patch for Solaris 8 and Solaris 9 on the Change Manager Server
How to Install Change Manager Server Software on the Change Manager Server
Installing and Configuring the Change Manager Server (Optional Tasks)
How to Disable the SNMP Daemon to Avoid Port 161 Conflict
How to Start the Web Server on the Change Manager Server
How to Uninstall Change Manager Server Software From the Change Manager Server
How to Reinstall Change Manager Server Software on the Change Manager Server
How to Regenerate the Security Keys by Changing the Seed
Configuring the Change Manager Server by Using the ichange.cfg File
Authorizing Users to Access Change Manager
How to Add Sun Management Center Change Manager Users
Related Information
Accessing the Change Manager Server by Using the Browser Interface
How to Log In to the Change Manager Server (Web Browser)
How to Change the Timeout Value for the Browser Console Session
How to Get Help (Web Browser)
How to Get Glossary Definitions (Web Browser)
Accessing the Change Manager Server by Using the Command-Line Interface
How to Initiate a Change Manager Session (Command Line)
Example-Initiating an Interactive Change Manager Session
Example-Initiating an Interactive Session by Using the Default Shell
Example-Running Commands in an Interactive Change Manager Session
Example-Running Scripts in a Change Manager Session
How to Authenticate a User (Command Line)
Example-Using Default User Authentication With No Password File
Example-Using Default User Authentication With a Password File
Example-Authenticating Another User
Chapter 4 Creating a Deployable Solaris Flash Archive (Tasks)
Creating Software Stacks
Choosing the Master System
Installing Software on the Master System
Addressing Hardware Differences Between a Master System and Managed Hosts
Installing the Sun Management Center and Change Manager Agents on a Master System (Task Map)
Installing the Sun Management Center and Change Manager Agents on a Master System
How to Install Sun Management Center 3.0 Update 4 Agent Software
How to Install Change Manager Agent Software
Unconfiguring Software Applications
Other Considerations
Creating the Solaris Flash Archive From the Master System
Creating a Customizable Solaris Flash Archive
Creating the Archive Parameters File
Processing the Archive Parameters File With Finish Scripts
Using flar create to Create a Customizable Solaris Flash Archive
Chapter 5 Installing Solaris Flash Archives on Managed Hosts (Tasks)
Solaris Deployment Technologies Used by Change Manager
Solaris Flash Installation
Solaris Live Upgrade
Custom JumpStart Installation
Change Manager Deployment File Types
Shared Profile
Understanding Shared Profiles and Host Properties
Solaris Boot Image
Solaris Flash Archive
Folder
Installing Solaris Flash Archives on Managed Hosts by Using the Browser Interface (Task Map)
Installing Solaris Flash Archives on Managed Hosts by Using the Browser Interface
How to Access the Files Section and Appropriate Folder (Web Browser)
How to Import Solaris Boot Images to the Change Manager Repository (Web Browser)
How to Import Solaris Flash Archives to the Change Manager Repository (Web Browser)
How to Create a Shared Profile (Web Browser)
How to Import a Shared Profile to the Change Manager Repository (Web Browser)
How to Access the Hosts Section and Appropriate Administrative Domain and Host Group (Web Browser)
How to Add a Managed Host (Web Browser)
How to Perform an Initial Installation (Web Browser)
How to Reinstall, Update, Fall Back, and Reboot Managed Hosts (Web Browser)
Installing Solaris Flash Archives on Managed Hosts by Using the Command-Line Interface (Task Map)
Installing Solaris Flash Archives on Managed Hosts by Using the Command-Line Interface
How to Import Solaris Boot Images to the Change Manager Repository (Command Line)
Example-Importing a Solaris Boot Image to the Change Manager Repository
Example-Importing Solaris Boot Images to the Change Manager Repository
How to Import Solaris Flash Archives to the Change Manager Repository (Command Line)
Example-Importing a Solaris Flash Archive to the Change Manager Repository
Example-Importing Solaris Flash Archives to the Change Manager Repository
How to Import Shared Profiles to the Change Manager Repository (Command Line)
Example-Importing a Shared Profile to the Change Manager Repository
Example-Importing Shared Profiles to the Change Manager Repository
How to Add Managed Hosts (Command Line)
Example-Adding a Managed Host
Example-Adding a Managed Host and Changing Its Name
Example-Adding Managed Hosts to a Host Group
How to Perform an Initial Installation (Command Line)
How to Reinstall Managed Hosts (Command Line)
Example-Reinstalling Managed Hosts
How to Update Managed Hosts (Command Line)
Example-Updating Managed Hosts
Example-Updating Managed Hosts and Halting the Managed Hosts When the Update Completes
How to Fall Back to the Previous Version of the Software Stack (Command Line)
Example-Getting Managed Hosts to Fall Back to the Previous Active Boot Environment
How to Reboot Managed Hosts (Command Line)
Example-Rebooting Managed Hosts
How to Halt Managed Hosts (Command Line)
Example-Halting Managed Hosts
Chapter 6 Auditing Software Configurations (Tasks)
Using Audit Software
Change Manager Audit File Types
Audit Rules File
Manifest
Report
Folder
Auditing Software Configurations by Using the Browser Interface (Task Map)
Auditing Software Configurations by Using the Browser Interface
How to Access the Files Section and Appropriate Folder (Web Browser)
How to Create an Audit Rules File (Web Browser)
How to Import an Audit Rules File to the Change Manager Repository (Web Browser)
How to Import a Manifest to the Change Manager Repository (Web Browser)
How to Access the Hosts Section and Appropriate Administrative Domain and Host Group (Web Browser)
How to Add a Managed Host (Web Browser)
How to Build Manifests for Managed Hosts (Web Browser)
How to Audit Managed Hosts (Web Browser)
How to Get the Software Status of Managed Hosts (Web Browser)
Auditing Software Configurations by Using the Command-Line Interface (Task Map)
Auditing Software Configurations by Using the Command-Line Interface
How to Import Audit Rules Files to the Change Manager Repository (Command Line)
Example-Importing an Audit Rules File to the Change Manager Repository
Example-Importing Audit Rules Files to the Change Manager Repository
How to Import Manifests to the Change Manager Repository (Command Line)
Example-Importing a Manifest to the Change Manager Repository
Example-Importing Manifests to the Change Manager Repository
How to Add Managed Hosts (Command Line)
Example-Adding a Managed Host
Example-Adding a Managed Host and Changing Its Name
Example-Adding Managed Hosts to a Host Group
How to Build Manifests for Managed Hosts (Command Line)
Example-Building Manifests for Managed Hosts
How to Audit Managed Hosts (Command Line)
Example-Auditing Managed Hosts
How to Get the Software Status of Managed Hosts (Command Line)
Example-Getting the Software Status of Managed Hosts
Chapter 7 Monitoring Jobs (Tasks)
Job Queue and Logs
Job Queue
Job Log
Transaction Log
Monitoring Jobs by Using the Browser Interface (Task Map)
Monitoring Jobs by Using the Browser Interface
How to View the Job Queue (Web Browser)
How to Cancel Jobs (Web Browser)
How to Reschedule a Running Job (Web Browser)
How to Purge Completed Jobs From the Job Queue (Web Browser)
How to View the Job Log (Web Browser)
How to View the Transaction Log (Web Browser)
Monitoring Jobs by Using the Command-Line Interface (Task Map)
Monitoring Jobs by Using the Command-Line Interface
How to View the Status of Jobs (Command Line)
Example-Viewing the Status of All Jobs
Example-Viewing the Job Details
Example-Viewing the Status of Specified Jobs
Example-Viewing the Properties of a Specific Job
How to Cancel Jobs (Command Line)
Example-Canceling a Job
How to Purge Completed Jobs From the Job Queue (Command Line)
Example-Purging Completed Jobs From the Job Queue
Chapter 8 Maintaining the Change Manager Repository (Tasks)
Maintaining the Change Manager Repository by Using the Browser Interface (Task Map)
Maintaining the Change Manager Repository by Using the Browser Interface
How to Access the Files Section and Appropriate Folder (Web Browser)
How to Create a Folder (Web Browser)
How to Rename a File or Folder (Web Browser)
How to Export a File From the Change Manager Repository (Web Browser)
How to Create a Copy of a File (Web Browser)
How to Move Files and Folders to Another Folder (Web Browser)
How to Delete Files and Folders (Web Browser)
How to View Folder Contents (Web Browser)
How to View or Modify File Properties (Web Browser)
Maintaining the Change Manager Repository by Using the Command-Line Interface (Task Map)
Maintaining the Change Manager Repository by Using the Command-Line Interface
How to Create a Folder (Command Line)
Example-Creating a Folder
How to Rename a File or Folder (Command Line)
Example-Renaming a File or Folder
How to Export Files to Another System (Command Line)
Example-Exporting a File to Another System
Example-Exporting Files to Another System
How to Move Files and Folders to Another Folder (Command Line)
Example-Moving Files and Folders to Another Folder
How to Delete Files and Folders (Command Line)
Example-Deleting Files and Folders
How to View Folder Contents (Command Line)
Example-Viewing Contents of the Root of the Repository
Example-Viewing Folder Contents
Example-Viewing Information About the Folder
Example-Viewing Folder Contents in Table Form
Example-Viewing Folder Contents and Contents of the Folder's Descendents
Example-Viewing Folder Contents and Specific Properties
Example-Viewing Folder Contents and All Properties
Example-Viewing Detailed Information About the Contents and Properties of a Folder and Its Descendents
How to View File or Folder Properties (Command Line)
How to Modify File or Folder Properties (Command Line)
Example-Modifying File Properties
Example-Deleting a File Property
Example-Deleting File Properties
Example-Deleting a File Property From One or More Files
Example-Recursively Setting Folder Properties
Example-Modifying Folder Properties
Chapter 9 Maintaining the Change Manager Topology (Tasks)
Change Manager Host Object Types
Host Group
Managed Host
Maintaining the Change Manager Topology by Using the Browser Interface (Task Map)
Maintaining the Change Manager Topology by Using the Browser Interface
How to Access the Hosts Section and Appropriate Administrative Domain and Host Group (Web Browser)
How to Create a Host Group (Web Browser)
How to Rename a Managed Host or Host Group (Web Browser)
How to Copy Managed Hosts to Another Host Group (Web Browser)
How to Move Managed Hosts and Host Groups to Another Host Group (Web Browser)
How to Remove Managed Hosts and Host Groups (Web Browser)
How to View the Contents of a Host Group (Web Browser)
How to View or Modify Managed Host Properties (Web Browser)
Maintaining the Change Manager Topology by Using the Command-Line Interface (Task Map)
Maintaining the Change Manager Topology by Using the Command-Line Interface
How to Specify the Administrative Domain in Which to Add Hosts (Command Line)
Example-Specifying an Administrative Domain in Which to Add Hosts
How to Create a Host Group (Command Line)
Example-Creating a Host Group
How to Rename a Managed Host or Host Group (Command Line)
Example-Renaming a Managed Host or Host Group
How to Copy Managed Hosts to Another Host Group (Command Line)
How to Move Managed Hosts and Host Groups to Another Host Group (Command Line)
Example-Moving Managed Hosts to Another Host Group
Example-Moving Host Groups to Another Host Group
How to Remove Managed Hosts and Host Groups (Command Line)
Example-Removing Managed Hosts and Host Groups
How to View the Contents of a Host Group (Command Line)
Example-Viewing the Contents of the Current Host Group
Example-Viewing Host Group Contents
Example-Viewing Information About the Host Group
Example-Viewing Host Group Contents in Table Form
Example-Viewing Host Group Contents and Contents of the Host Group's Descendents
Example-Viewing Host Group Contents and Specific Properties
Example-Viewing Host Group Contents and All Properties
How to View Managed Host Properties (Command Line)
Example-Viewing Managed Host Properties
How to Modify Managed Host Properties (Command Line)
Example-Modifying a Managed Host Property
Example-Modifying Managed Host Properties
Example-Deleting a Managed Host Property
Example-Recursively Setting Host Group Properties
How to View Host Group Properties (Command Line)
Example-Viewing Host Group Properties
How to Modify Host Group Properties (Command Line)
Example-Modifying Host Group Properties
Chapter 10 Creating Shared Profiles and Host Properties (Reference)
Parameters Used by Shared Profiles and Host Properties
Managed Host Parameters
Archive Parameters
Sysid Parameters
Disk Layout Parameters
Minimum Set of Parameters to Deploy Software
Chapter 11 Auditing Software Configurations (Reference)
Audit Rules File Format
Syntax
Rule Blocks
Pattern Matching Statements
AND Statement
OR Statement
File Attributes
Rules File Example
Manifest File Format
Manifest File Entries
Quoting Syntax
Manifest Output Example
Comparison Report Format
Appendix A Navigating Through the Change Manager Browser Interface (Reference)
General Change Manager Links Area
Log Out and Help Buttons
Section Tabs
Navigation Bread Crumbs
Drop-Down Menus
Guidelines for Navigating Folders and Host Groups
Guidelines for Navigating the Wizards
Appendix B Troubleshooting (Tasks)
Change Manager Server Installation Problems
patchadd -p Issues PatchArrElem Error on Solaris 8
User Interface Problems
General User Interface Problems
Managed Host Not Added Error Appears When You Try to Add a New Host
Internal error: unable to establish probe connection Appears When Running Jobs on Managed Hosts
Import of a Solaris Boot Image Fails (4733369)
Import of Shared Profile Fails if Specified Solaris Flash Archive Does Not Exist in the Repository (4738382)
File copy did not run Error Message Issued During Import Operation (4753374)
Browser Interface Problems
Unable to Reach the Change Manager Login Page
Unable to Log In to the Change Manager Browser Interface With Valid User Name and Password
Change Manager Does Not Appear in the Application List or Not Authorized to Use Requested Application Is Displayed When You Try to Log In
document contained no data Error Appears When Trying to Access the Change Manager URL
Netscape Communicator Reports That Certificate Has an Invalid Signature
The Browser Interface Behaves Unpredictably When Handling Large Numbers of Host Groups (4685706, 4707804, 4738647)
Cannot Browse Directories in the File Chooser Wizards That Are Not Publicly Readable (4735785)
Command-Line Interface Problems
Cannot Use the Command-Line Interface to Create Shared Profiles
Software Deployment Problems
Custom JumpStart Installation Launches the Interactive Installation Program
Managed Host Hangs While Booting From the Network (4656587)
Panic: unable to mount file systems Message Appears While Booting From the Network
Interactive Installation Program Launched When Files For Non-Existent Managed Hosts Not Cleaned Up (4721489)
Appendix C Security (Reference)
Users As Security Risks
Secure Communication and File Transfer Channels
Browser to User Interface
Secure File Transfers
User Interfaces to Change Manager Server
Change Manager Data Storage
Sun Management Center SNMP Control
Using Sun Management Center Probe Connection to Retrieve Bulk Data From Managed Hosts
Performing Initial Installations by Using RARP
Performing Initial Installations by Using bootparams
Performing Initial Installations by Using TFTP
NFS Access by Managed Hosts
Terminal Access
Glossary
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