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Sun Management Center 3.5 Installation and Configuration Guide
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Preface
Chapter 1 Installation Overview
Sun Management Center Overview
Sun Management Center Architecture and Base Components
Sun Management Center Base Add-on Products
Additional Add-on Products
Developer Environment
Sun Management Center Installation Overview
Sample Installation Scenarios
Sun Management Center 3.5 Fresh Install
Sun Management Center 3.0 to Sun Management Center 3.5 Upgrade
Sun Management Center 2.1.1 to Sun Management Center 3.5 Upgrade
Using Agent-Update to Upgrade Agents to Sun Management Center 3.5
Performance Reporting Manager Install
To Install the Sun Management Center Console on Microsoft Windows
Sun Management Center Directories
Sun Management Center System Files
/etc/system File
/etc/group File
/etc/passwd File
/var/opt/SUNWsymon/cfg/esusers File
Chapter 2 Sun Management Center 3.5 Requirements
Compatibility With Prior Versions
Supported Platforms
Sun Management Center Base Layer Requirements
Sun Management Center Base Add-on Requirements
JDK Version Requirements
Determining Free Disk Space
Chapter 3 Configuration Considerations
Security Recommendations
Users, Groups, and Roles Overview
Sun Management Center Internal Security
Server-to-Agent Security
Cross-Server Context Security
Client-to-Server Security
Security Keys and SNMP Community String
Management Strategies
Server Contexts
Domain Strategies
Organization Strategies
Physical Organization
Environmental Strategies
Application Organization
Services Responsibilities
Managing Large Enterprises
Chapter 4 Preparing Systems for Sun Management Center Upgrade and Installation
Preinstallation Checklist
Prerequisite Packages
Solaris Systems With More Than 4 Gbytes RAM
Java Environment Variables and Path
Microsoft Windows 98 Swap Space and Environment Space
Sun StorEdge A5x00 Patches
T3 Storage Devices
Preparing a T3 Storage Device
Removing T3 Device Configuration If Present
Determining the Installation Source
Creating Installation CD Images
Creating CD Images From the Download Tar File
Chapter 5 Upgrading Previous Versions of SyMON and Sun Management Center on the Solaris Platform
Upgrade Considerations
Upgrading from Solstice SyMON 1.x and Sun Enterprise SyMON 2.x Software
Upgrading From Sun Management Center 2.1 or 2.1.1
Upgrading From Sun Management Center 3.0
Upgrading the Server
Upgrading Agents
Chapter 6 Sun Management Center 3.5 Installation and Setup
Preinstallation Information
Installing Sun Management Center 3.5 on the Solaris Platform
Setting Up Base Products and Add-ons on the Solaris Platform
Creating Agent Installation and Update Images
Applying Agent Installation, Update, and Patch-Only Images
Installing Agents Using JumpStart
JumpStart Concepts
System Services Needed
JumpStart Process Overview
Security Considerations for Finish Scripts
JumpStart Configuration and Use
Configuring Server and Agent on Multi-IP Machines
Server Configuration
Agent Configuration
Installing Sun Management Center 3.5 on Microsoft Windows
Chapter 7 Sun Management Center Post-Installation Tasks
Setting Up Users
Stopping and Disabling the SNMP Daemons
Installing Separately Released Add-on Products
Sun Management Center Validation Tool
es-validate Options
Chapter 8 Starting and Stopping Sun Management Center
Starting Components on the Solaris Platform
Starting Components Using es-guistart
Starting Components Using es-start
Starting the Console
Stopping Components on the Solaris Platform
Stopping Components Using es-guistop
Stopping Components Using es-stop
Chapter 9 Sun Management Center Administration
Sun Management Center Backup and Recovery
Using es-backup
Using es-restore
Regenerating Security Keys
SNMP Daemons and Legacy Agents
SNMP Overview
Configuring a Legacy SNMP Agent as a Subagent of an Agent
Reconfiguring Port Addresses
Default Ports
Reconfiguring Sun Management Center Ports
Assigning an Agent to a Different Server
Using Sun Management Center With a Firewall
Enabling Network Address Translation Support
Chapter 10 Integration With Other Enterprise Management Platforms
HP OpenView Operations Integration
HPOV Integration Key Features
HPOV Integration Key Components
HPOV Integration Prerequisites
HPOV Integration Supported Platforms
HPOV Integration Additional Documentation
BMC Patrol Integration
Computer Associates Unicenter TNG Integration
Unicenter TNG Integration Key Features
Unicenter TNG Integration Key Components
Unicenter TNG Integration Prerequisites
Unicenter TNG Integration Supported Platforms
Unicenter TNG Integration Additional Documentation
Tivoli TME Integration
Tivoli TEC Integration Key Features
Tivoli TEC Integration Key Components
Tivoli TEC Integration Prerequisites
Tivoli TEC Supported Platforms
Additional Documentation
Appendix A Uninstalling SyMON and Sun Management Center
Uninstalling SyMON and Sun Management Center from the Solaris Platform
Uninstalling Solstice SyMON 1.x or Enterprise SyMON 2.x
Uninstalling Sun Management Center 2.x
Uninstalling Sun Management Center 3.0
Uninstalling Sun Management Center 3.5
Uninstalling Sun Management Center From the Microsoft Windows Platform
Appendix B Using the Command Line for Uninstall, Install, and Setup
Uninstalling Sun Management Center
es-uninst Options
Uninstalling Sun Management Center Versions 2.x and 3.x
Installing on the Solaris Platform Using es-inst
es-inst Options
Installing on a Local Machine
Installing on a Remote Machine
Setting Up on the Solaris Platform Using es-setup
When to Run Setup
es-setup Options
Setting Up Sun Management Center 3.5 Using es-setup
Appendix C Determining Hardware Resources
Agent Layer Resources
CPU Resources
Virtual Memory Requirements
Hardware-Specific Module Availability
Management Module Resources
Server Layer Resources
Recommended Server Hardware Platforms
Sizing Requirements
Sun Management Center Server with the Performance Reporting Manager Add-on
PRM Configuration Types
PRM Server Configuration Examples
Generating Performance Reporting Manager Reports
Scheduling Performance Reporting Manager Reports
Performance Considerations
Simultaneous Startup of Sun Management Center Components
Topology Group Configuration
Management Activity
Number of Console Users
Java Console Layer Resources
Sun Fire Proxy/Platform Agent Resources
System Requirements
Startup of Multiple Platform Agents
Deploying Sun Fire Platform Agents on a Dedicated Host
Deploying Sun Fire Platform Agents on a Server Layer Host
Appendix D Network Address Translation
NAT Concepts
Use of IP Addresses With NAT
How NAT Works
Complexity of the NAT Solution
NAT Configuration
NAT Solution
NAT Limitations
NAT Examples
Single NAT Environment
Dual NAT Environment
Appendix E Sun Management Center 3.5 Packages
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