C H A P T E R 4

Performing Administration Tasks

This chapter includes procedures that describe how to manage control modules and tasks. For more information about modules, see Modules.

For information about the Administration menu functions, see About the Administration Menu.

You must log in to the Sun Control Station application as the administrator to perform all tasks.

How to Add a Module

The Sun Control Station software for Solaris 9 systems includes the CST and LPS modules and a placeholder for the DMM module. For Solaris 10 systems, the control station software includes the CST module and placeholders for the LPS and DMM modules. To learn more about these modules, view the online documentation. See How to Access Online Documentation.

Note - You can schedule the installation of a new control module. See How to Schedule a Task.

1. From the Administration menu, click Modules.

The Control Modules page appears.

2. Click Add Module.

The Add Module dialog box appears.

FIGURE 4-1 Add Module Dialog Box

This graphic shows the Add Module dialog box.

3. Specify the location of the module in one of the following ways:

Select URL and specify the address beginning with http:// or ftp:// to download the control module from a location on the Internet.

Select File, and click Browse to locate the module file.

4. Click Install Now.

The Task Progress dialog box appears. If the newly installed control module does not appear in the menu on the left, refresh your browser window.

How to View Module Details

From the Administration menu, click Modules.

The Control Modules page appears.

How to Remove a Module

1. From the Administration menu, click Modules.

The Control Modules page appears.

2. Find the entry in the table that corresponds to the module you want to remove.

3. Click the icon in the Actions column to remove the module.

The Confirm Removal Of Control Module page appears.

4. Click Confirm to remove the module.

Click Cancel to cancel the remove operation and return to the Control Modules page.

If you proceed with the remove operation, the Task Progress dialog box appears, When the operation completes successfully, the Control Modules page appears with the updated information.

How to Schedule a Task

1. Select one of the following tasks to perform:

Add Module. From the Administration menu, choose the Modules menu. From the Modules menu, choose Add Module.

Create Backup. From the Station Settings menu, choose Backups.

2. To schedule the task, click Schedule It.

If you are adding a module, the Schedule Settings for Add Module dialog box appears.

If you are creating a backup, the Schedule Settings for Create Backup dialog box appears.

FIGURE 4-2 Schedule Settings for the One-Time Create Backup Dialog Box

This graphic shows the Schedule Settings for Create Backup page for a one-time execution.

3. Configure the schedule settings.

These settings are available for any scheduled task:

Run Date and Time. Specify the date and time at which you want the task to run Use this format, MM/DD/YYYY hh:mm:ss. MM is the 2-digit month, DD is the 2-digit day, YYYY is the 4-digit year, hh is the 2-digit hour (in a 24-hour clock), mm is the 2-digit minute, and ss is the 2-digit second.

You can also click the calendar icon next to the Run Date and Time field to specify the date and time. A separate browser window opens. Choose the date and time for the scheduled task and press Return. The date and time you specified appears in the Run Date and Time field.

Email address. Specify the email address of the person to be notified when the task starts and ends. This setting is optional.

Notify when starting. Click to notify the person when the task starts. This setting is optional.

Notify when finished. Click to notify the person when the task ends. This setting is optional.

4. (Optional.) Specify the frequency of the task from the pull-down menu at the top of the page.

This menu is only available for the Create Backup task.

FIGURE 4-3 Schedule Settings for the Weekly Create Backup Dialog Box

This graphic shows the Schedule Settings for Create Backup page for a weekly execution.

5. Click Save.

The task is added to the list of scheduled tasks. The Scheduled Tasks (Schedule) page appears with the new task.

How to Manage a Running Task

You can monitor the progress of a running task by viewing the Task Progress page that appears when the task runs.

FIGURE 4-4 Task Progress Page

This graphic shows the Task Progress page.

Manage a running task in one of these ways:

Run the current task in the background so that you can perform another task.

From the Task Progress page, click Run Task In Background.

Display the Task Progress dialog box.

From the Administration menu, click Tasks.

If the task is still running, a status message appears in the Duration column of the Tasks page.

Click the progress bar icon to open the Task Progress dialog box for this task.

How to View Events for a Task

1. From the Administration menu, click Tasks.

2. View the events for a task, by clicking the magnifying glass icon in the Actions column.

The Events for task page appears.

FIGURE 4-5 Events for Task Create Backup Page

This graphic shows the Events for Task Create Backup page.

The information about each event includes the following:

Status icon

Green with a checkmark means that the task completed successfully

Yellow with an exclamation mark means that the task completed with warnings

Red with an X means that the task failed

Message - Message describing the event

Start Date/Time - Date and time at which the event occurred

You can sort the list of events in ascending or descending order by the message, or the start time and date of the task. By default, the event list is sorted by start date and time in ascending order.

The sorting order is indicated by a triangle in the heading of the column that has been sorted. A triangle that points down indicates ascending order, while a triangle that points up indicates descending order.

3. Click the up arrow icon to return to the Tasks page.

The Tasks page appears.

How to Modify Scheduled Task Settings

1. From the Administration menu, click Schedule.

The Schedule page appears.

2. Click the pencil icon next to the task you want to modify.

The Schedule Settings page for the task appears.

3. Modify the settings.

4. Click Save.

The Schedule page appears with the updated settings for that task.

How to Delete a Scheduled Task

1. From the Administration menu, click Schedule.

The Schedule page appears.

2. Click the delete icon next to the task that you want to delete.

A confirmation page appears.

Click Cancel to cancel the task and return to the Schedule page

The task is not deleted.

Click Remove Schedule to delete the task

The Schedule page appears with the scheduled task removed from the list.