Sun Management Center 3.5 Update 1 Supplement

Preface

The Sun Management Center 3.5 Update 1 Supplement describes new functionality in the Sun^TM Management Center system management solution.

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In this document, the term “x86” refers to the Intel 32–bit family of microprocessor chips and compatible microprocessor chips made by AMD.

Who Should Use This Book

This book is intended for use by system administrators who have experience working with networks and understand networking terminology and technology. You should have a working knowledge of the Sun Management Center application and be familiar with the documentation for the Sun Management Center 3.5 core product and add-on products.

How This Book Is Organized

This document describes new functionality in Sun Management Center 3.5 Update 1. It contains the following chapters:

Chapter 1, New Features in Sun Management Center 3.5 Update 1 provides an overview of the new features available in the Sun Management Center 3.5 Update 1 product.

Chapter 2, Sun Management Center 3.5 Update 1 Installation and Configuration provides information about installation and configuration of the Sun Management Center 3.5 Update 1 product.

Chapter 3, Alternative Methods for Accessing Java Console Functions describes alternative methods for accessing Java^TM Console functions.

Chapter 4, Performance Reporting Manager (PRM) Enhancements describes enhancements to the Performance Reporting Manager (PRM).

Chapter 5, Other Enhancements in Sun Management Center 3.5 Update 1 describes additional enhancements available in the Sun Management Center 3.5 Update 1 product.

Related Books

See the following Sun Management Center 3.5 documents for additional information about the procedures discussed in this supplement:

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For a complete list of related books, see the Sun Management Center 3.5 Update 1 Release Notes available only online at http://docs.sun.com.

Product Information

Information about this product is available at the Sun Management Center web site at http://www.sun.com/sunmanagementcenter/.

The Sun Management Center 3.5 Update 1 product includes open source software. To view license terms, attribution, and copyright statements for the open source software, see the copyright file located at the following default path: /cdrom0/image/Webserver/Solaris_9/SUNWtcatr/install/copyright.

Accessing Sun Documentation Online

The docs.sun.com^SM Web site enables you to access Sun technical documentation online. You can browse the docs.sun.com archive or search for a specific book title or subject. The URL is http://docs.sun.com.

Ordering Sun Documentation

Sun Microsystems offers select product documentation in print. For a list of documents and how to order them, see “Buy printed documentation” at http://docs.sun.com.

Typographic Conventions

The following table describes the typographic changes that are used in this book.

Table P–1 Typographic Conventions


Typeface or Symbol	Meaning	Example
`AaBbCc123`	The names of commands, files, and directories, and onscreen computer output	Edit your `.login` file. Use `ls -a` to list all files. `machine_name% you have mail.`
`AaBbCc123`	What you type, contrasted with onscreen computer output	`machine_name%` `su` `Password:`
`AaBbCc123`	Command-line placeholder: replace with a real name or value	To delete a file, type `rm` `filename`.
AaBbCc123	Book titles, new terms, or terms to be emphasized	Read Chapter 6 in User's Guide. These are called class options. You must be root to do this.

Shell Prompts in Command Examples

The following table shows the default system prompt and superuser prompt for the C shell, Bourne shell, and Korn shell.

Table P–2 Shell Prompts


Shell	Prompt
C shell prompt	`machine_name%`
C shell superuser prompt	`machine_name#`
Bourne shell and Korn shell prompt	`$`
Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser prompt	`#`