Accessing RSC Functions

The main screen of the Sun Remote System Control GUI lets you access the following functions:

• Server Status and Control

  • Show Environmental Status

  • Open Console

  • Send Break

  • Send XIR

  • Set Boot Mode

  • Reset Server

  • Power Off/On (depends on current setting)

• View Logs

  • RSC Event Log

  • Console Boot Log

  • Console Run Log

  • Original Console Boot Log

  • Original Console Run Log

  • Reset Console Logs

• RSC Configuration

  • Alert Settings

  • Ethernet Settings

  • Serial Port Settings

  • Set RSC Date and Time

  • Change Password

  • User Administration

  • Reset RSC

• Help

  • Help Topics

  • About RSC

Online Help is available when you use the GUI. Additional detail about RSC functions is provided in the sections of Chapter 4, Using the RSC Command Shell that describe the corresponding RSC shell commands.

RSC Permissions Required for Access to GUI Functions

All RSC users can look at RSC information. The table in the RSC User Administration dialog box shows additional permissions assigned to each user. These additional user permissions grant access to specific items in the GUI command tree.

Console Permission

Console permission allows the user to choose Open Console in the command tree and connect to the server console, and choose Send Break to put the server in debug mode.

User Permission

User permission allows the user to choose User Administration in the command tree to add, modify, and remove RSC user accounts.

Admin. Permission

Admin. permission allows the user to modify RSC configuration, including the following items in the command tree:

• Alert Settings

• Ethernet Settings

• Serial Port Settings

• Set RSC Date and Time

Reset Permission

Reset permission allows the user to use the following items in the command tree:

• Send XIR

• Set Boot Mode

• Reset Server

• Power Off or Power On

If no user permissions are checked, the user's permission is read-only. A user with read-only permission can use the following options only:

• Show Environmental Status

• Change Password

• View Logs options (except Reset Console Logs)

• Help Topics

• About RSC