110 Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001
About the Remote System Control(RSC) Software
The RSC hardware and the RSC software combine to providea server management
tool that allows you to monitor and control your server over modem lines and over
a network. For more information about RSC hardware, see “About the Remote
System Control (RSC) Card and Ports” on page107.
RSC software requirements aredocumented in the Sun Remote System Control (RSC)
User’s Guide.
RSC software supports the following features:
■A view of the server’s front panel, including keyswitch positions and LEDs
■Remote system monitoring and error reporting, including output frompower-on
self-test (POST) and OpenBoot Diagnostics
■Remote server reboot, reset, power-on, power-off,and power-off on-demand
■Remote display of system environmental monitoring information without being
near the managed server,even when the server is offline
■Enables an administrator to run diagnostic tests from a remote console
■Remote console functions available through both the Ethernet port and over the
modem
■Remote event notification via email or pager of hardware and software failures
■PCMCIA modem on the RSC card
■RSC battery backup and the RSC card that enable RSC software use after a
complete power failure
■Remote viewing of server boot logs and run-time logs
RSC complements existing Sun monitoring and diagnostics tools such as Sun
Management Center,SunVTS, the kadb kernel debugger, OpenBoot PROM, and
OpenBoot Diagnostics. Sun Management Center software operation remains
unchanged, and it continues to be the main tool for observing system operation
behavior and performance while the server operating system is up and running.
Note – Touse the RSC command shell, a client must be an ASCII character terminal
or have ASCII character terminal emulation software installed.