General Steps to Integrating an Existing Service

Sun Internet Administrator integrates and manages Web-based, X-based, and command-line administration interfaces using the following, general steps.

1. Install the service application on a computer that is accessible by Sun Internet Administrator via the network. This host computer must have the Solaris for ISPs platform component (SUNWisp) installed on it, to provide platform extensions that Sun Internet Administrator uses.

2. Run the mcreg(1m) command on the service host computer with the correct parameters for this type of service. The form of the mcreg command is different for each type of service and is fully described later in this chapter as well as on the man page for the command. You must have root access to run mcreg.

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   Note -

   You must run mcreg again if you change the URL or other service configuration information (for example, if you change the port where a Web server is running). If you run mcreg more than once for a service (on a single host machine), the later information overwrites the information recorded previously.

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3. In Sun Internet Administrator, manage the service host and select the new service.

4. Also in Sun Internet Administrator, create administrators with access to the new service or modify existing administrators to grant them access.

   You must be an administrator with rights to manage Sun Internet Administrator to perform these tasks.