Starting Host Manager

Prerequisites

Be sure your network meets all the requirements identified in the Solstice AutoClient 2.1 Installation and Release Notes, and that you have completed the installation tasks described in the Solstice AutoClient 2.1 Installation and Release Notes. These tasks are summarized here:

• You have a system running the appropriate Solaris 2.x software.

• You have a bit-mapped display monitor connected to the system you are using, or you have the DISPLAY environment variable set to an appropriate display system.

• Your system is running an X Window System.

• You have the required access privileges such as root access to the local system or membership in group 14 (sysadmin group).

• You have the necessary name service permissions if you are using a name service.

• You have installed the Solstice AutoClient 2.1 licenses on the license server.

How to Start Host Manager

1. Verify that the prerequisites summarized in "Prerequisites" are met.

2. On the AutoClient server, type the following command to start the Solstice Launcher.

   $ /usr/bin/solstice

3. Click on the Host Manager icon.

   

   The Host Manager Select Naming Service window is displayed. If you are using a name service, it shows the server's domain name, or if you are using local files, the system name is displayed.

   

4. Choose a name service and click on OK.

   You will see a message box telling you that the software is gathering the system data.

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   Note -

   You should choose the appropriate name service based on your site policy. For more information on setting up a name service policy, see Chapter 3, Using Solstice AutoClient in a Name Service Environment. If you choose NIS or NIS+ as your Naming Service, and then type a different domain name in the Domain field, the system you are running Host Manager on needs to have permission to access the specified domain.

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