To Download the Tar File From the Web Site

1. In a terminal window, log in as root on the system where you want to create the Sun Management Center installation image.

2. Go to the Sun Management Center Web site at http://www.sun.com/sunmanagementcenter/.

3. Click Get it.

   Follow the instructions and download Sun Management Center 4.0 to a location that is accessible by root.

4. Go to the location where the tar file has been downloaded:

   # cd /download-directory

5. Extract the Sun Management Center packages:

   # zcat downloaded-filename | tar xvf -

   The image source directory is created, containing the subdirectories disk1 and disk2.

6. Make the Sun Management Center 4.0 image directory NFS-shared.

   Using NFS to share the image directory enables you to install Sun Management Center 4.0 from other machines by using the installation images instead of manually installing from the DVDs.

   For example, if you extracted the images to the directory SunManagementCenter, you would make the directory NFS-shared as follows.

   1. Stop the Network File System daemon mountd:

      /SunManagementCenter# /etc/init.d/nfs.server stop

   2. Edit the /etc/dfs/dfstab file.

      Add the following line:

      share -F nfs -o ro image-dir

      where image-dir is the Sun Management Center 4.0 image directory.

      For example: share -F nfs -o ro /SunManagementCenter

   3. Save and close /etc/dfs/dfstab.

   4. Start the Network File System daemon mountd:

      /SunManagementCenter# /etc/init.d/nfs.server start

      The Sun Management Center 4.0 image directory is now accessible from other machines.

   You can now use the Sun Management Center images to install Sun Management Center 4.0, or to upgrade previous versions of Sun Management Center as described in the following chapters.