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C H A P T E R  2
Installation

This chapter describes how to install and set up Sun Management Center software on the platforms listed in Supported Platforms.

The chapter contains the following sections:

Sun Management Center Software

The Sun Management Center software is composed of the following:

The Sun Management Center Installation and Configuration Guide provides basic information about installing and setting up the Sun Management Center core components and starting and stopping the software. For information about the value-added software and integration adapters, refer to the Sun Management Center web site:

http://www.sun.com/software/solaris/sunmanagementcenter

Support for each platform requires both the core Sun Management Center software and the add-on software for the monitored platform.

TABLE 2-1 lists the specific software revisions required to install Sun Management Center on the monitored platform.

Your Sun Management Center installation and setup scripts might not display the same messages in exactly the same sequence as the examples in this chapter. However, these examples show the basic messages you will see and the approximate sequence in which you will see them.

Specific installation and setup scripts depend on the additional components you install and other choices you make.


TABLE 2-1 Required Software Versions

Host

Required Software

Version

Sun Management Center Server

Solaris Operating System

Sun Management Center
hardware platform module packages

8, 9, 10

3.6

Platform-specific, see Appendix B

Monitored Platform

Solaris Operating System

Sun Management Center

Hardware Platform Module packages

[1]

3.6

Platform-specific, see Appendix B


The installation procedure described in this chapter installs the common packages and platform-specific packages automatically.

Obtaining the Software

The add-on software for the Sun Fire, Sun Blade, and Netra systems is included as part of the core Sun Management Center 3.6 software. It is available on CD-ROM and as a download from the Web. You can obtain the software at:

http://wwws.sun.com/software/download/

Installing and Configuring the Software


Note - If you are extending an existing Sun Management Center 3.6 installation to provide support for the supported platforms, it is not necessary to re-install the core Sun Management Center packages.


This document does not describe the installation and setup process for the core Sun Management Center product. Refer to the Sun Management Center Installation and Configuration Guide for information about installing and setting up the core software.


procedure icon  To Prepare for Installation

Your environment must meet certain requirements before you can install the management software.

1. Determine which server is to be the Sun Management Center server.

The available memory in the server must meet the requirements described in the Sun Management Center Installation and Configuration Guide.


Note - When the Sun Management Center server is down, you will not be able to use Sun Management Center software to manage your system. Refer to the Sun Management Center Installation and Configuration Guide for more information about server requirements.


2. To simplify the installation procedure, make sure you have the following information at hand before starting your installation:

There are two ways to run the installation script. You can use either the traditional installation script, es-inst, or the GUI Install feature, es-guiinst. The installation method you choose determines which setup script automatically runs afterward. For example, if you used the GUI Install program for installation, es-guisetup runs by default.


Note - Core Sun Management Center packages are treated differently from platform-specific packages. This installation program does not automatically update core packages. To update core packages, you must apply the appropriate patches as discussed in release notes specific to the supported platforms in question.


For complete Sun Management Center core software installation instructions, refer to the current Sun Management Center release notes and to the Sun Management Center Installation and Configuration Guide.

Using the GUI Setup

The GUI Setup application enables you to set up the add-on software for the supported platforms through the GUI. For more information about the GUI Setup application, refer to the Sun Management Center User's Guide and the Sun Management Center Installation and Configuration Guide.


procedure icon  To Install the Software

1. If necessary, install or upgrade to version 3.6 the core Sun Management Center software on the Sun Management Center server, agent, and console.

For details, refer to the Sun Management Center Installation and Configuration Guide.

During the course of installation, you will be prompted to check boxes for all the add-on products you want to install. Check the box for

ELP Config-Reader Monitoring

2. If you have already installed core Sun Management Center 3.6 but have not yet installed this version of the add-on software, perform the following steps.

a. Install the Sun Management Center 3.6 add-on server software on the Sun Management Center server.

For details, refer to the Sun Management Center Installation and Configuration Guide.

During the course of installation, you will be prompted to check boxes for all the add-on products you want to install. Check the box for

ELP Config-Reader Monitoring

b. Install Sun Management Center 3.6 agent software and the add-on agent software on the platform(s) to be monitored.

For details, refer to the Sun Management Center Installation and Configuration Guide.

During the course of installation, you will be prompted to check boxes for all the add-on products you want to install. Check the box for

ELP Config-Reader Monitoring

See FIGURE 2-1 for high-level details of the installation process.


FIGURE 2-1 Installation Process Flow

Diagram depicting an overview of the installation process.


Removing Existing Add-On Software

This section describes removing this release of the add-on software from the server and agent. To remove earlier versions of the add-on software, refer to the version of this document that pertains to that version.

Refer to Platform-Specific Information for information about which Sun Management Center 3.6 platform-specific packages apply to your hardware.


procedure icon  To Remove Existing 3.6 Add-On Software From the Server

1. Remove all platform-specific Sun Management Center server packages that are already installed using the es-uninst command.


CODE EXAMPLE 2-1 Using the es-uninst Command to Remove Existing 3.6 Server Packages 


# /opt/SUNWsymon/sbin/es-uninst

 

This script will help you to uninstall the Sun Management Center software.

 

 

Following Sun Management Center Products are installed:

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

PRODUCT                                          DEPENDENT PRODUCTS

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Production Environment                           All Addons

Sun Fire Platform Administration                 None

ELP Config-Reader Monitoring                     None

 

 

Do you want to uninstall Production Environment (y|n|q) n

Do you want to uninstall Sun Fire Platform Administration (y|n|q) n

Do you want to uninstall ELP Config-Reader Monitoring (y|n|q) y

 

 

The following product[s] will be removed:

 ELP Config-Reader Monitoring.

 

Do you want to change selection (y|n|q) n

 

Select Save Data to save all user and configuration data. Your data is

saved and can be restored when you re-install Sun Management Center.

Do you want to preserve data (y|n|q) n

 

Proceed with uninstall (y|n|q) y

 

java server is not running

 

Calling Uninstall script of ELP Config-Reader Monitoring...

Making list of packages to uninstall...

Sorting list of packages according to reverse timestamp...

 

Removing package : SUNWescws...

 

Removal of <SUNWescws> was successful.

 

Removing package : SUNWescps...

 

Removal of <SUNWescps> was successful.

 

[truncated] 

 

Status of uninstallation:

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

PRODUCT                                                  STATUS

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

ELP Config-Reader Monitoring                             Removed

 

Uninstall logfile is : /var/opt/SUNWsymon/install/uninstall_reboot.030701153157.3517

#


procedure icon  To Remove Existing 3.6 Add-On Software From the Agent

1. Remove all platform-specific agent packages using the es-uninst command.


CODE EXAMPLE 2-2 Using the es-uninst Command to Remove Existing 3.6 Agent Packages 


# /opt/SUNWsymon/sbin/es-uninst

This script will help you to uninstall the Sun Management Center software.

 

 

Following Sun Management Center Products are installed:

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

PRODUCT                                          DEPENDENT PRODUCTS

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Production Environment                           All Addons

Sun Fire Platform Administration                 None

ELP Config-Reader Monitoring                     None

 

 

Do you want to uninstall Production Environment (y|n|q) n

Do you want to uninstall Sun Fire Platform Administration (y|n|q) n

Do you want to uninstall ELP Config-Reader Monitoring (y|n|q) y

 

The following product[s] will be removed:

 ELP Config-Reader Monitoring.

 

Do you want to change selection (y|n|q) n

Select Save Data to save all user and configuration data. Your data is

saved and can be restored when you re-install Sun Management Center.

Do you want to preserve data (y|n|q) n

 

Proceed with uninstall (y|n|q) y

 

chown: unknown group id smcorag

Stopping all Sun Management Center processes.  This may take a few moments...

agent component is not running

platform component is not running

Calling Uninstall script of ELP Config-Reader Monitoring...

Making list of packages to uninstall...

Sorting list of packages according to reverse timestamp...

 

Removing package : SUNWescwa...

 

Removal of <SUNWescwa> was successful.

 

Removing package : SUNWescpl...

 

Removal of <SUNWescpl> was successful.

 

[truncated] 

 

Status of uninstallation:

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

PRODUCT                                                  STATUS

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

ELP Config-Reader Monitoring                             Removed

 

Uninstall logfile is : /var/opt/SUNWsymon/install/uninstall_enxs07.030701160035.8064

 

Creating and Installing an Agent Update Image

The add-on for Sun Fire, Sun Blade, and Netra Systems supports the agent update feature. See "Creating Agent Installation and Update Images" in Chapter 6 of the Sun Management Center Installation and Configuration Guide for instructions.


procedure icon  To Create an Agent Update Image Containing the Add-On

1. Type the path to the disk1/image directory of the add-on when prompted to provide the name of a valid Sun Management Center source directory.

For example, if you installed the add-on using the instructions in this chapter, the installation source directory would be: 


/var/tmp/temp_directory/disk1/image

2. See "Applying Agent Installation, Update, and Patch-Only Images" in Chapter 6 of the Sun Management Center Installation and Configuration Guide for instructions on how to apply the agent update image.

1 (TableFootnote) The Solaris operating environment is dependent on the supported platform. Refer to the platform
documentation for details of the Solaris version(s) supported by your platform.


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