Sun Management Center 4.0 Installation and Configuration Guide


A

	add-on products
		additional add-ons ( )
		base add-ons ( ) ( )
		setting up a single product using `es-guisetup` ( )
		setting up a single product using `es-setup` ( )
		uninstalling using `es-guiuninst` ( )
		uninstalling using `es-uninst` ( )

	`add_to_install_server`, JumpStart ( )

	administrators
		definition of ( )
		user name ( )

	Advanced System Monitoring ( )
		disk space requirements ( )
		operating system requirements ( )

	agent-update.bin, installing agents ( )

	agents ( )
		assigning to a different server ( )
		configuring on a multi-IP machine ( )
		CPU and RAM use estimates ( ) ( )
		creating agent-only installation image ( )
		creating update-image ( )
		determining CPU resources for ( )
		determining resources needed ( )
		disk space requirements ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		example of light configuration ( )
		hands-free installation ( )
		installing using agent-update image ( )
		installing using JumpStart ( )
		JumpStart, creating base agent image ( )
		operating system requirements ( )
		port number, default ( )
		port number, reconfiguring ( )
		security ( )
		Solstice Enterprise agent ( )
		SPARC ( )
		Sun Fire ( )
		system impact ( )
		update-image types ( )
		virtual memory ( )
		x86 ( )

	architecture ( )

	ASM, See Advanced System Monitoring


B

	backup, database and configuration data ( )

	base add-on products ( )

	base components ( )

	boom installation ( )


C

	changing port addresses ( )

	checklist, preparing to upgrade or install ( )

	client to server, security ( )

	commands
		`es-config` options ( )
		`es-guiinst`, graphical user interface install ( )
		`es-guistart`, graphical user interface start ( )
		`es-guistop`, graphical user interface stop ( )
		`es-guiuninst`, graphical interface uninstall ( )
		`es-inst`, command-line install ( )
		`es-setup`, command-line set up and options ( )
		`es-start`, command-line start ( )
		`es-stop`, command-line stop ( )
		`es-uninst`, command-line uninstall ( )
		`es-uninst` options ( )
		`es-validate`, check and verify installation ( )
		`netstat`, to determine if port is in use ( )

	community string, SNMP ( )

	compatibility
		Solstice SyMON 1.x ( )
		Sun VTS ( )

	Computer Associates Unicenter TNG, integrating with Sun Management Center ( )

	configuration
		backup ( )
		considerations ( )
		Performance Reporting Manager ( )
		restore ( )

	configuration files, SNMP ports ( )

	configuration manager, port number ( )

	configuring
		legacy agent as subagent ( )
		network address translation ( )
		port addresses ( )
		Sun Management Center ( )
		whole root zone ( )

	conflicting port addresses ( )

	console
		determining resources needed ( )
		logging in automatically ( )
		specifying heap size ( )
		starting on Microsoft Windows ( )
		starting on Solaris ( )
		system impact ( )

	CPU resources
		agent ( )
		impact of console users ( )
		large group operations ( )
		large topology groups ( )
		management activity ( )
		network discovery operations ( )
		simultaneous startup ( )
		starting multiple Sun Fire platform agents ( )
		Sun Fire platform agents ( )
		topology data import operations ( )

	cross-server communications, security ( )


D

	data logging registry, system impact ( )

	database
		backup ( )
		defining group and account on remote machine ( )
		port number ( )
		restore ( )

	defaults
		installation directories ( )
		ports ( )

	deployment
		determining agent resources needed ( )
		determining console resources needed ( )
		determining hardware resources needed ( )
		determining server resources needed ( )
		Sun Fire platform agents, dedicated host ( )
		Sun Fire platform agents, server layer host ( )

	directories
		Microsoft Windows ( )
		Solaris ( )

	directory size monitoring, system impact ( )

	disabling SNMP daemon ( )

	disk space requirements
		Advanced System Monitoring add-on ( )
		agent ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		Microsoft Windows
			Java console ( )
		Performance Reporting Manager add-on ( )
		server ( )
		Service Availability Manager add-on ( )
		Solaris Container Manager add-on ( )
		Solaris platform
			Java console ( ) ( )
		System Reliability Manager add-on ( )

	documentation resources ( )

	domain administrators, definition of ( )

	`domain-config.x` file ( )

	domains, management approach ( )

	DVD images ( )

	dynamic reconfiguration module ( )


E

	environment, organizing ( )

	environment variables
		Linux ( )
		Microsoft Windows 2000 ( ) ( )
		setting ( )
		Solaris ( )

	`es-backup`, database and configuration backup ( )

	`es-config`
		options ( )
		port number, reconfiguring ( )
		restricting firewall port range ( )
		RMI port address, reconfiguring ( )

	`es-guisetup`
		running after installation ( )
		setting up a single add-on ( )
		setting up a single add-on with ( )

	`es-inst`
		installing on a local machine ( )
		installing on a remote machine ( )
		options ( )

	`es-makeagent`, creating base agent image for JumpStart ( )

	`es-restore`, database and configuration recovery ( )

	`es-setup`
		options ( )
		setting up a single add-on ( )

	`es-start`, options ( )

	`es-stop`, options ( )

	`es-validate`, options ( )

	`esadm` security group ( )

	`esdomadm` security group ( )

	`esmaster` ( ) ( )

	`esmultiip`
		agent configuration ( )
		options ( )
		server
			adding an IP interface ( )
			removing an IP interface ( )

	`esops`, security group ( )

	event manager, port number ( )


F

	file monitoring, system impact ( )

	file scanning, system impact ( )

	file systems, Sun Management Center Solaris directories ( )

	finish script, JumpStart, creating ( )

	firewall, port numbers, restricting ( )


G

	general users, definition of ( )

	groups, security for ( )


H

	hands-free installation, description ( )

	handsfree installation of agents ( )

	hardware
		determining resources needed ( )
		documentation ( )
		module availability ( )
		recommended server configurations ( )

	health monitoring, system impact ( )

	heap size ( )

	host alias, network address translation ( )

	HP Jet Direct, system impact ( )


I

	install clients, adding to JumpStart ( )

	install response file
		JumpStart, creating ( )
		JumpStart, customizing ( )

	install server, JumpStart, creating ( )

	installation ( )
		agents ( )
		cd-image based ( )
		creating installation DVD images ( )
		installing on a remote machine ( )
		on Microsoft Windows ( )
		on Solaris and on Linux ( )
		preinstall information ( )
		preparation checklist ( )
		preparation tasks ( )
		remote machine, defining database access ( )
		selecting method ( )
		using the command-line interface ( )
		using the graphical wizard ( )
		Web-based ( )

	installing, whole root zone ( )

	installing and setting up Sun Management Center, whole root zone ( )

	integration with other enterprise management platforms, Computer Associates Unicenter TNG ( )

	IP addressing ( )

	IP addressing mode ( )

	IP interface
		agent, configuring on a multi-IP machine ( )
		server
			adding an IP interface ( )
			removing an IP interface ( )

	IPV6 instrumentation module, system impact ( )


J

	Java console ( ) ( )
		Microsoft Windows
			disk space requirements ( )
			RAM requirements ( )
			swap space requirements ( )
		overview ( )
		RAM requirements ( )
		requirements
			Microsoft Windows ( )
			Solaris operating environment ( )
		Solaris platform
			disk space requirements ( )
			RAM requirements ( )

	`JAVA_HOME`, setting ( )

	Java Web Start
		launch ( )
		setup ( )
		`smconsole.jnlp` ( )

	JDK software ( )

	JumpStart
		add install client ( )
		boot server ( )
		concepts ( )
		create base agent image ( )
		create finish script ( )
		create install server ( )
		create JumpStart profiles ( )
		create profile directory ( )
		create rules file ( )
		generate Sun Management Center install response file ( )
		generate Sun Management Center setup response file ( )
		install clients ( )
		install server ( )
		process overview ( )
		profile server ( )
		required services ( )
		security considerations ( )
		task summary ( )
		validating files ( )


K

	kernel reader, system impact ( )

	keys, See security keys


L

	large enterprises, management approach ( )

	legacy agent ( ) ( )

	Linux, environment variables ( )

	list of Sun Management Center packages ( )

	logging into console, automatic ( )


M

	management approach
		domains ( )
		large enterprises ( )
		organizing the Sun Management Center environment ( )
		server context ( )

	management strategies, overview ( )

	message authentication, security ( )

	MIB-II ( )

	MIB-II simple, system impact ( )

	Microsoft Windows
		installing Sun Management Center ( )
		Java console
			swap space requirements ( )
		Sun Management Center directories ( )
		uninstalling Sun Management Center ( )
		Windows 2000 environment variables ( ) ( )

	modules
		`config-reader` ( )
		dynamic reconfiguration ( )
		hardware specific ( )
		resource requirements ( )
		system impact ( )

	multi-home, See `esmultiip`

	multi-IP machine
		adding an IP interface ( )
		removing an IP interface ( )


N

	NAT, See network address translation

	`netstat`, determining port use ( )

	network address translation (NAT) ( ) ( )
		complexity considerations ( )
		concepts and definition ( )
		configuration ( )
		constraints ( )
		enabling ( )
		examples ( )
		host maps ( )
		hosts ( )
		limitations ( )
		logical identifiers ( )
		requirements ( )
		routing table ( )

	network addressing mode ( )

	NFS (network file system)
		command-line installation ( )
		file system impact ( )
		sharing installation directory ( )
		statistics system impact ( )


O

	online help ( )

	operating system requirements ( )

	operators, definition of ( )

	organizing, management approach ( )

	overview
		base add-on products ( )
		base components ( )
		console ( )
		firewall ( )
		JumpStart task summary ( )
		security ( )
		server ( )
		SNMP ( )
		Sun Management Center ( )
		Sun Management Center packages ( )
		system files ( )
		Web server ( )


P

	packages, Sun Management Center ( )

	passwords ( )

	patches
		applying patch-only image ( )
		creating patch-only update-image ( )
		required for remote machine install ( )
		systems with more than 4 Gbytes ( )

	`PATH` statement
		Linux ( )
		Microsoft Windows 2000 ( ) ( )
		Solaris ( )

	Performance Reporting Manager ( )
		configuration ( )
		disk space requirements ( )
		operating system requirements ( )

	permissions ( )

	platform agents, Sun Fire ( )

	port addresses, changing ( )

	ports ( )
		agent ( )
		changing ( )
		configuration manager ( )
		conflicts ( )
		database ( )
		default ( )
		determining if in use ( )
		event manager ( )
		firewall, specifying range ( )
		reconfiguring legacy SNMP agents ( )
		reconfiguring SNMP ( )
		remote method invocation ( )
		restrictions ( )
		secure Web server ( )
		server ( )
		topology manager ( )
		trap handler ( )
		Web server ( )

	preinstallation
		information needed ( )
		procedures ( )
		selecting installation method ( )
		setting environment variables ( )

	print spooler, system impact ( )

	prior versions, compatibility ( )

	PRM, See Performance Reporting Manager

	process monitoring ( )

	profile directory, JumpStart, creating ( )

	profiles, JumpStart, creating ( )

	`public` ( ) ( )


R

	RAM
		requirements ( )
		systems with more than 4 Gbytes ( )

	reconfiguring port addresses ( )

	regenerating security keys ( )

	remote machine
		defining database access ( )
		definition of ( )
		determine host machine type ( )
		determine Solaris version of ( )
		installing using the command-line interface ( )
		required OS patches for ( )

	remote method invocation ( )
		client to server ( )
		ports, reconfiguring ( )

	restore, database and configuration data ( )

	RMI, See remote method invocation

	RMI port address ( )

	routing table, network address translation ( )

	rules file, JumpStart, creating ( )


S

	SAM, See Service Availability Manager

	security
		adding account `smcdbu` on a remote machine ( )
		administrators ( )
		assigning a user to a security group ( )
		client to server ( )
		cross-server communications ( )
		defining `smcdbg` on a remote machine ( )
		domain administrators ( )
		`esadm` group ( )
		`esdomadm` group ( )
		`esops` group ( )
		general users ( )
		groups ( )
		JumpStart ( )
		message authentication ( )
		operators ( )
		overview ( )
		predefined user account, `smcdbu` ( )
		server to agent ( )
		users, groups, and roles ( )

	security keys ( ) ( )
		considerations ( )
		regenerating ( )
		seed ( )
		SNMP community string ( )
		Web server ( )

	security seed, inputting automatically ( )

	`seed-file` ( )

	selecting installation method ( )

	server
		context ( )
		determining resources needed ( )
		disk space requirements ( )
		domains ( )
		impact of console users ( )
		multi-IP machine
			adding an IP interface ( )
			removing an IP interface ( )
		operating system requirements ( )
		performance impacts ( )
		port number, default ( )
		port number, reconfiguring ( )
		RAM requirements ( )
		recommended hardware configurations ( )
		security ( )
		sizing ( )
		specifying heap size ( )
		swap space requirements ( )

	`server-config.x` file ( )

	Service Availability Manager ( )
		disk space requirements ( )
		operating system requirements ( )

	Service Tag Registration
		overview ( )
		Solaris packages ( )

	setting
		Linux environment variables ( )
		Microsoft Windows 2000 environment variables ( ) ( )
		Solaris environment variables ( )

	setting up Sun Management Center ( )

	`setup_install_server`, JumpStart ( )

	setup response file
		JumpStart, creating ( )
		JumpStart, customizing ( )

	sizing
		determining agent resources needed ( )
		determining console resources needed ( )
		determining hardware resources needed ( )
		determining server resources needed ( )
		events per day and objects managed ( )

	`smcdbg`, defining on a remote machine ( )

	`smcdbu`
		adding account on a remote machine ( )
		predefined Sun Management Center accounts ( )

	SNMP ( )
		community string ( )
		community string considerations ( )
		compatibility ( )
		configuring subagents ( )
		disabling ( )
		legacy agents ( )
		overview ( )
		port definitions ( )
		reconfiguring ports ( )
		`snmpdx` agent ( )
		stopping ( )
		subagents ( )

	`snmpdx` agent ( )

	software, system requirements ( )

	Solaris Container Manager
		disk space requirements ( )
		operating system requirements ( )

	Solaris platform
		Java console
			swap space requirements ( )
		process monitoring, system impact ( )
		setting environment variables ( )

	Solstice Enterprise Agents, compatibility ( )

	Solstice SyMON 1.x software, compatibility ( )

	starting
		console on Microsoft Windows ( )
		console on Solaris ( )
		multiple Sun Fire platform agents ( )
		Sun Management Center components Using `es-guistart`, graphical user interface start ( )
		Sun Management Center components Using `es-start` ( )

	stopping
		components using `es-stop` ( )
		SNMP daemon ( )
		Sun Management Center components ( )

	subagent ( ) ( )

	Sun Fire platform agent
		requirements ( )
		starting ( )

	Sun Fire systems
		architecture ( )
		dedicated host platform agent capacity ( )
		deploying agents on a dedicated host ( )
		deploying agents on a server layer host ( )
		platform agents ( )
		proxy ( )
		server layer host platform agent capacity ( )

	Sun Management Center ( )
		command-line setup ( )
		compatibility with prior versions ( )
		directories ( )
		documentation resources ( )
		graphical wizard setup ( )
		installing on Microsoft Windows ( )
		installing on the Solaris and Linux platform using the graphical wizard ( )
		installing using the command-line interface ( ) ( )
		organizing the environment ( )
		overview ( )
		packages list ( )
		system requirements ( )
		uninstalling 3.6.`x` using `es-uninst` ( )
		uninstalling 4.0 using `es-guiuninst` ( )
		uninstalling Sun Management Center from Microsoft Windows ( )

	Sun Management Center 3.6.1, upgrading the server ( )

	Sun Management Center environment organization
		applications ( )
		environmental ( )
		physical ( )
		services ( )

	Sun VTS, compatibility ( )

	swap space requirements
		Java console
			Microsoft Windows ( )
			Solaris platform ( )
		server ( )

	SysRM, See System Reliability Manager

	system files
		`/etc/group` ( )
		`/etc/passwd` ( )
		overview ( )
		`/var/opt/SUNWsymon/cfg/esusers` ( ) ( )

	system impact, `config-reader` ( )

	system logs, performance impact ( )

	System Reliability Manager ( )
		disk space requirements ( )

	system requirements ( )
		Advanced System Monitoring ( )
		base add-ons ( )
		base layers ( )
		Java console,
			Solaris platform ( )
			Windows platform ( )
		management modules ( )
		network address translation ( )
		Performance Reporting Manager ( )
		Service Availability Manager ( )
		Solaris, base add-ons ( )
		Solaris, base layers ( )
		Solaris Container Manager ( )
		Sun Fire platform agent ( )


T

	topology manager, port number ( )

	topology ports, firewall ( )

	trap handler, port number ( )


U

	uninstalling
		Sun Management Center 3.6.`x` using `es-uninst` ( )
		Sun Management Center 4.0 using `es-guiuninst` ( )
		Sun Management Center from Microsoft Windows ( )
		using command-line interface ( )
		using `es-guiuninst` ( )
		using `es-uninst` ( )
		using the graphical interface ( )

	update-image
		add-on agent image ( )
		base agent image ( )
		base and add-on agent image ( )
		base and add-on patches ( )
		creating ( )
		creating patch-only image ( )
		creating using command-line tool ( )
		creating using GUI tool ( )
		installing agents ( )
		patch-only ( )

	upgrading
		considerations ( )
		Sun Management Center 3.6.1 server ( )

	user name, administrator ( )

	users
		adding ( )
		assigning a user to a security group ( )
		overview ( )


V

	validating JumpStart files ( )

	validation tool ( )

	value too large for defined data type ( )

	virtual memory, agent ( )


W

	Web server ( )
		default port number ( )
		secure port number ( )
		security key ( )

	whole root zone
		configuring ( )
		installing ( )
		installing and setting up Sun Management Center ( )


X

	x86 agents ( )