This table describes the tools included in the default Solaris Management Console toolbox and provides cross-references to background information for each tool.
Table 2–1 Solaris Management Console Tool Suite
Category |
Tool |
Description |
For More Information |
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System Status |
System Information |
Monitors and manages system information such as date, time, and timezone. | “Displaying and Changing System Information (Tasks)” in System Administration Guide: Advanced Administration |
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Log Viewer |
Monitors and manages the Solaris Management Console tools log and system logs. | |
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Processes |
Monitors and manages system processes. |
“Processes and System Performance” in System Administration Guide: Advanced Administration |
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Performance |
Monitors system performance. |
“Managing System Performance (Overview)” in System Administration Guide: Advanced Administration |
System Configuration |
Users |
Manages users, rights, roles, groups, and mailing lists. |
What Are User Accounts and Groups? and “Role-Based Access Control (Overview)” in System Administration Guide: Security Services |
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Projects |
Creates and manages entries in the /etc/project database. |
“Projects and Tasks” in System Administration Guide: Resource Management and Network Services |
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Computers and Networks |
Creates and monitors computer and network information. |
Solaris Management Console online help |
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Patches |
Manages patches. | |
Services |
Scheduled Jobs |
Creates and manages scheduled cron jobs. |
“Ways to Automatically Execute System Tasks” in System Administration Guide: Advanced Administration |
Storage |
Mounts and Shares |
Mounts and shares file systems. | |
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Disks |
Creates and manages disk partitions. | |
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Enhanced Storage |
Creates and manages volumes, hot spare pools, state database replicas, and disk sets. | |
Devices and Hardware |
Serial Ports |
Sets up terminals and modems. |
“Managing Terminals and Modems (Overview)” in System Administration Guide: Advanced Administration |
Context–sensitive help is available after you start a tool. For broader, more in-depth online information than the context help provides, see the expanded help topics, which you can reach from the console Help menu.