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Installing the SunNet Manager Agents
Youmust install a SunNet Manager console (or management application) on
your network beforeinstalling and configuring the SunNet Manager agents for
SunFDDI/P.
TwoSunNet Manager agents are provided for SunFDDI/P.
•The SunFDDI/P local agent (pf_fddi) responds to SNM requests fromthe
console and returnsstatistics gathered on the client machine. These statistics
aresimilar to those returned by pf_stat(1M). See “Displaying SunFDDI/P
Statistics (pf_stat)” on page 87 for detailed information.
•The SunFDDI/P proxy agent (pf_fddismt7_2) responds to SNM requests
from the console and issues SMT Request Frames (SRF) to a specified target
station. It then returns the information received from the targetstation in
response to the request. This information is similar to that returned by
pf_smtmon(1M). See “Monitoring SMT Frames (pf_smtmon)” on page 98
for detailed information.

▼To Install the Standard SNM Agents on a Client

Although you can recover basic information from your FDDI station without
installing the standardagents supplied with SunNet Manager, you can manage
your network morecompletely if you install these agents on each machine. You
must install the standard agents before installing the agents for SunFDDI/P.
There are two ways to install the SunNet Manager agents on the client
machine:
♦Install the package that contains the SunNet Manager agents and libraries
on the client machine.
This method ensures that the system information is updated correctly and
makes it easier to remove the agents and libraries, if required.
♦Mount the SunNet Manager directory tree from the console machine and
run getagents(8) to install the agents in a local directory.
This is a quick way to distribute the standard agents across a largenetwork.
Both methods are described in the SunNet Manager Installation Guide.