The Hosts User Interface

The Hosts Setup Page

The Hosts Setup page allows you to easily access the three most common tasks; creating hosts, creating hosts sets, and creating host searches. You can access these major areas of function from either the main work area of the Hosts Setup page or from the left hand menu bar once Hosts Setup is selected.

The Hosts Page

The Hosts page allows you to view a list of the hosts and some basic information about them and to create hosts. The top row of the Hosts Page is used to create new hosts. The rows that follow lists the hosts and displays basic information about each host. The Hosts Page has the following fields.

(Check Box)

Marks a host for inclusion when one of the actions are clicked in the Actions for Checked Hosts area. When you initiate one of the Actions for Checked Hosts processes all hosts that are checked will acted upon.

Host

A user definable text string that names the host object. By default, the hosts are listed in alphabetical order by host name. You can change the sort order between ascending and descending by clicking on one of the sort arrows that are in the Hosts header area. The white arrow indicates the sort order. MS, LD, RA, Virtual Identifies the host as either a Master Server (MS), Local Distributor (LD), Resource Agent (RA), or a Virtual Host (Virtual). You can sort the host list by the items in this column by clicking on one of the sort arrows in the header area for this column.

Host Type

A user definable attribute used to categorize hosts. You can sort the host list by the items in this column by clicking on one of the sort arrows in the header area for this column. For more information see Working With Host Types.

OS

Displays the operating system installed on the host. Possible options are any of the supported Windows or UNIX operation systems. This attribute is set at the time the host is created and can not be changed.

Version

Displays the revision level of the host's operating system. This attribute is set at the time the host is created and can not be changed.

Description

An optional user defined text string that describes the host object. This attribute is not used by the provisioning software but can provide meaningful information to the user.

Action

Links that take you to other hosts related pages to either create a new host, view more information about a specific host, view the history of the host, or view the installed components for a specific host.

(Colored Bar)

This is a vertical colored bar located to the left of the check box for a given host. It indicates that the host is not prepared. The N1 Service Provisioning System software can not manage a host unless it is first prepared.

Actions for Checked Hosts

From this area you can either prepare or delete the hosts that are checked.

The Host Details Page

The Hosts Details page allows you to view host information and attributes. This page is organized into several general informational and functional sections. The first section addresses the host name, host type, operating system, and attributes. The second section addresses using the Remote Agent on the host. The next section addresses using a host as a Master Server. The next section addresses using a host as a Local Distributor. The next section addresses host relationships. The last section indicates if the host is hidden or not. The Hosts page has the following fields.

General Information

First section of the Hosts Details Page.

Host

A user definable text string that names the host object. This attribute is set at the time the host is created and can be changed using the Hosts Details page by clicking the edit button.

Description

An optional user defined text string that describes the host object. This attribute is not used by the provisioning software, but can provide meaningful information to the user. This attribute is set at the time the host is created, and can be changed using the Hosts Details page by clicking the edit button.

OS

Displays the operating system installed on the host. Possible options are any of the supported Windows or UNIX operation systems. This attribute is set at the time the host is created and can not be changed.

OS Version

Displays the revision level of the host's operating system. This attribute is set at the time the host is created and can not be changed.

Locked Status

Indicates whether the host is locked or not. This is controlled by the provisioning software and cannot be changed by the user.

Last Prepared

Displays the date the host was last prepared or that the host is not prepared yet.

Host Type

Displays the host types.

For more information on host types see Working With Host Types.

For more information on Physical Hosts see Physical Hosts and for Virtual Hosts see Virtual Hosts.

Attributes

A user-definable object that can control some aspect of a deployment. For example, you can define an attribute calling it port and set its default value to 1020. This can then be used to configure the communication port for an application. This attribute is set at the time the host Type is created.

This area contains three fields that displays information about the host attributes.

• Attribute - Displays the Attribute name.

• Default Value - Displays the default value for the attribute.

• Attribute Value - Displays the actual value for the attribute. If this value is different from the default value the background color is different from the rest of the values.

Remote Agent on this Physical Host

This section of the Hosts Details Page displays information regarding the Remote Agent installed on the host.

Connection Type

Displays the communication protocols. For more information, see Network Protocols.

IP Address or Name

Displays the IP Address or IP Host Name for the host. This must match the IP address for the host.

Port

Specifies the user definable port number used for network communication. This must match the port number set during the Remote Agent software installation.

Parent Type

Displays the parent type for the Remote Agent. The Parent Type field is a pull down menu allowing you to choose the Host Type. The options are Master Server and Local Distributor.

Parent Host

Displays the parent host name for the Remote Agent. This defines source host for a deployment.

Advanced Parameters

Displays the XML code used for advance molding. For more information an advanced modelling contact your Sun service provider.

View Connection & Configuration & log...

This is a button that brings up a popup window that displays three separate types of information depending on which button is selected on the popup window.

• Connection - Displays host connection information.

• Configuration - Displays host configuration information.

• Log - Displays host connection log.

Prepare Remote Agent...

This is a button that prepares the Remote Agent on the host. A popup window displays the status of this process while it is running.

Update Remote Agent...

This is a button that updates the Remote Agent on the host. A popup window displays the status of this process while it is running.

This Physical Host is a Master Server

This section displays IP address and port number, if the Master Server software is installed on the host.

IP Address or Name

Displays the IP Address or IP Host Name for the host. This must match the IP address for the host.

Port

Specifies the user definable port number used for network communication. This must match the port number set during the Remote Agent software installation.

Local Distributor on this Physical Host

This section of the Hosts Details Page displays information regarding the Local Distributor if, the software is installed on the host.

Connection Type

Displays the communication protocols. For more information, see Network Protocols.

IP Address or Name

Displays the IP Address or IP Host Name for the host. This must match the IP address for the host.

Port

Specifies the user definable port number used for network communication. This must match the port number set during the Remote Agent software installation.

Parent Type

Displays the parent type for the Remote Agent. The Parent Type field is a pull down menu allowing you to choose the Host Type. The options are Master Server and Local Distributor.

Parent Host

Displays the parent host name for the Remote Agent. This defines source host for a deployment.

Advanced Parameters

Displays the XML code used for advance molding. For more information an advanced modelling contact your Sun service provider.

Host Relationships

This section of the Hosts Details Page displays membership in Host Set(s), and lists any virtual hosts on this host. The following two items relate to this area.

Member of Host Sets

Displays the host sets that this host is a member. There are two links that allow you to either add this host to more host sets or remove this host from host sets.

Virtual Host Children

Lists any virtual hosts on this host.

Other

This is the last section of the Hosts Details Page and allows the user to hide or view a host.

The Host Edit Page

The Hosts Edit page allows you to view and change host information and attributes. This page is organized into several general informational and functional sections. The first section addresses the host name, host type, operating system, and attributes. The second section addresses using the Remote Agent on the host. The next section addresses using a host as a Master Server. The next section addresses using a host as a Local Distributor. The next section addresses host relationships. The next section indicates if the host is hidden or not. The last section indicates if the host is to be updated. The Hosts Edit page has the following fields.

General Information

First section of the Hosts Edit Page.

Host

A user definable text string that names the host object.

Description

An optional user defined text string that describes the host object. This attribute is not used by the provisioning software, but can provide meaningful information to the user.

OS

Displays the operating system installed on the host. Possible options are any of the supported Windows or UNIX operation systems.

OS Version

Displays the revision level of the host's operating system.

Locked Status

Indicates whether the host is locked or not. This is controlled by the provisioning software and cannot be changed by the user.

Last Prepared

Displays the date the host was last prepared or that the host is not prepared yet.

Host Type

A pull down menu the allows you to select one of the user defined host types. For more information on host types see Working With Host Types. Along with one of the user definable hosts type, you must select one of the two radio buttons that indicate whether this is a Physical Host (the default) or a Virtual Host.

For more information on Physical Hosts see Physical Hosts, and for Virtual Hosts see Virtual Hosts.

Attributes

A user-definable object that can control some aspect of a deployment. For example, you can define an attribute calling it port and set its default value to 1020. This can then be used to configure the communication port for an application. This attribute is set at the time the host Type is created.

This area contains three fields that displays information about the host attributes.

• Attribute - Displays the Attribute name.

• Default Value - Displays the default value for the attribute.

• Attribute Value - Displays the actual value for the attribute. If this value is different from the default value, the background color is different from the background color of the default values.

Include Remote Agent on this Physical Host

This section of the Hosts Edit Page includes a check box that indicates if the Remote Agent is to be prepared at this time. Once the check box is selected the following items apply. The Remote Agent software must already be installed on the host before it cam be prepared using this section.

Connection Type

A pull down menu to select one of the supported communication protocols. For more information, see Network Protocols.

IP Address or Name

Identifies the IP address to allow a network connection to the host. A host name may also be used if using a host name is supported.

Port

Specifies the user definable port number used for network communication.

Parent Type

A pull down menu that allows you to select the parent type of the deployment source. This is typically either the Master Server or a Local Distributor.

Parent Host

A pull down menu that allows you to select the host name of the source for deployments. The pull down menu lists all the currently defined hosts.

Advanced Parameters

Displays the XML code used for advance modeling. For more information on advanced modeling, contact your Sun service provider.

Include Local Distributor on this Physical Host

This section of the Hosts Edit Page includes a check box that indicates if the Local Distributor is to be prepared at this time. Once the check box is selected the following items apply.

Connection Type

See “Connection Type” above.

IP Address or Name

See “IP Address or Name” above.

Port

See “Port” above.

Test Connection

See “Test Connection” above.

Parent Type

See “Parent Type” above.

Parent Host

See “Parent Host” above.

Advanced Parameters

See “Advanced Parameters” above.

This Physical Host is a Master Server

This section displays IP address and port number if the Master Server software is installed on the host.

IP Address or Name

Displays the IP Address or IP Host Name for the host. This must match the IP address for the host.

Port

Specifies the user definable port number used for network communication. This must match the port number set during the Remote Agent software installation.

Host Relationships

This section of the Hosts Edit Page displays membership in Host Set(s) and lists any virtual hosts on this host. The following two items relate to this area.

Member of Host Sets

Displays the host sets that this host is a member. There are two links that allow you to either add this host to more host sets or remove this host from host sets.

Virtual Host Children

Lists any virtual hosts on this host.

Other

The next section of the Hosts Edit Page allows you to hide or view a host.

Options

This is the last section of the Hosts Edit Page and allows you to update the host with the most recent updates.