Change Manager Overview (Task Map)

Install the Change Manager server. 

Performed by server administrator. 

Install and configure the Change Manager server with Sun Management Center 3.5 server software and Change Manager 1.0.1 server software. 

If you want to install the Sun Management Center 3.5 Performance Reporting Manager add-on, install and configure the add-on before installing the Change Manager software.

See Chapter 3, Installing, Configuring, and Accessing the Change Manager Server (Tasks).

See the Sun Management Center 3.5 Installation and Configuration Guide.

See the Sun Management Center 3.5 Performance Reporting Manager User's Guide.

Create a customizable Solaris Flash archive. 

Performed by software stack creator. 

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 Sun Management Center topology. 

Performed by deployment user. 

Populate the Change Manager repository with files needed to run deployment and audit jobs. You can create some files by using the user interface. You can also import existing files to the repository. 

Populate the Sun Management Center 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. 

Performed by deployment user. 

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. 

Performed by deployment user. 

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. 

Performed by deployment user. 

Monitor jobs by examining the job queue and logs. 

See Chapter 7, Monitoring Jobs (Tasks).

Maintain the Change Manager repository and Sun Management Center topology.

Performed by deployment user. 

Maintain deployment files and audit files in the Change Manager repository. Also, maintain managed hosts in the Sun Management Center 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 Sun Management Center Topology (Tasks) if you are maintaining the Sun Management Center topology.