Sun Cluster software, which offers a Solaris-integrated suite of products for clustering that provides high availability and application scalability.

Solaris PC NetLink software, which allows for personal computer-to-server and server-to-server integration, is shipped on its own CD-ROM. (Solaris PC NetLink software is not bundled with the Solaris 8 Operating Environment.)

For more information about these management features, see Chapter 3. For more information about the Solaris 8 Operating Environment support for testing and diagnostics, see Chapter 6.

The OpenBoot firmware on the Sun Fire 280R server supports the following tools:

Power-on self-test (POST)

OpenBoot Diagnostics

Access to the ok prompt for the RSC hardware and software, and system console redirection

The Sun Fire 280R server’s RSC card firmware supports:

Event notification of hardware and software failures via email or pager

Remote internal environmental monitoring

Remote power on and power off

Remote viewing of server boot logs and run-time logs

The operating environment tools complement the firmware tools and provide a comprehensive set of diagnostic tools for the hardware. For more information about the RSC card, see “About the Remote System Control (RSC) Card and Ports” on page 107. For more information about how the RSC card extends the server’s software, see “About the Remote System Control (RSC) Software” on page 110.

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