Sun Remote System Control provides the following capabilities for remotely monitoring and controlling Sun Enterprise 250 servers.
Show server environmental status.
Access a console that includes all UNIX console functions.
Send a break to put the server into debug mode.
Control the diagnostics level for a server reboot.
Reset the server on demand. When the system is not responding, you can issue a cold reset to bring the server back online.
Turn server power off and on.
Display a detailed log of RSC errors, events, and RSC command history.
Display and reset server console logs.
You can control RSC configuration settings for:
Alerts
Ethernet port
Serial port
RSC date and time
Your RSC password
RSC user accounts
After installation, you run a script file that guides you through basic configuration. See the Sun Remote System Control (RSC) Installation Guide.
If you want to be able to use RSC in case of a complete power failure, you should install and configure an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) for the server. See Appendix A, Installing and Configuring an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS).
If you plan to use a modem on the RSC serial port, you must configure the modem properly. See Appendix B, Configuring the RSC Serial Port Modem.