Change Manager Server

The server runs the Change Manager software. The server stores information about managed hosts. The server also stores files that are used for Change Manager operations.

Deployment files, such as Solaris Flash archives and shared profiles, are used as input for deployment tasks. Audit files, such as audit rules files and manifests, are used as input and output for audit tasks. These files must be stored in the Change Manager repository to be used for deployment tasks and audit tasks. See Chapter 5, Installing Solaris Flash Archives on Managed Hosts (Tasks) and Chapter 6, Auditing Software Configurations (Tasks).

From the server, you can deploy software to one or more managed hosts. You can also audit one or more managed hosts.

You can access the server through the browser interface or through the command-line interface. The command-line interface must be run on the Change Manager server.

For instructions on installing the Change Manager server, see Chapter 3, Installing, Configuring, and Accessing the Change Manager Server (Tasks).

Change Manager Server Requirements

The Change Manager server must run Sun Management Center 3.5 server software as well as Change Manager 1.0.1 software.

The following requirements must be met before you install the Change Manager software on the Change Manager server:

• One of these operating environments:

  • Solaris 8 2/02, at least the Developer Software Group

  • Solaris 9, at least the Developer Software Group

• Memory: 512 Mbytes of RAM available to run the Sun Management Center server software

• Disk space:

  • 400 Mbytes for the Sun Management Center server software in /opt

  • 4 Mbytes for the Change Manager server software in /opt

  • 770 Mbytes for the Sun Management Center server software in /var/opt/SUNWsymon

  • 480 Mbytes for Sun Management Center patches in /var/sadm/pkg

  • 520 Mbytes for the Change Manager database in /var/opt

  • 10 Mbytes for the Sun Management Center Web Console software in /usr

  • A local disk slice, by default /var/opt/ichange, to hold the Change Manager database and repository. This slice should be allocated several Gbytes of disk space to store. To determine the amount of space you need, estimate the number and size of the Solaris Flash archives, Solaris boot image (about 200 Mbytes each in size), manifests, and other data you plan to store in the repository.

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    Caution –

    The Change Manager database and repository must be stored on a local disk of the Change Manager server.

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• Software: Sun Management Center 3.5 Server component, which also installs the Agent component

• Hardware: Change Manager supports the same systems as those supported by Sun Management Center 3.5. See “Supported Platforms” in the Sun Management Center 3.5 Installation and Configuration Guide.