Sun Microsystems 280R manual How to Monitor the System, Before You Begin

How to Monitor the System

Before you can monitor your Sun Fire 280R system, you must install and configure one of the monitoring tools provided by Sun. These tools include:

■Sun Remote System Control (RSC), which is available on the Solaris Supplement CD-ROM and on the Web at http://www.sun.com/servers/rsc.html

■Sun Management Center software, which is available on the Sun Management Center 3.0 CD-ROM packaged with your server, and on the Web at http://www.sun.com/sunmanagementcenter

This manual describes the hardware aspects of setting up and using these monitoring tools. For more information, see “Managing and Monitoring System Performance” on page 71. For complete documentation of RSC and Sun Management Center software, refer to the User’s Guides for these products.

How to Monitor the System Using Sun Remote System Control (RSC)

You can use RSC to monitor a system remotely.

Before You Begin

Install the RSC software server and client packages. They are part of the default Solaris installation on the Solaris Supplement CD-ROM, and are also available for download on the Web at http://www.sun.com/servers/rsc.html. Follow the instructions in the Sun Remote System Control (RSC) User’s Guide to configure the software on the server.

For information about redirecting the system console to RSC, see:

■“How to Redirect the Host Console to RSC” on page 111

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