Sun Microsystems Sun Fire High-End Systems Guide

Sun Fire™High-End Systems

Software Overview Guide

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1. Introduction to Sun Fire High-End Software 1

New Features 2

2. Sun Fire High-End Systems Software Documentation Set 3

Audience for This Document Set 3

Where to Find Information About Sun Fire High-End System Software 5

Solaris OS Information 5

SMS Software Information 5

Dynamic Reconfiguration Software Information 6

Sun Management Center Software Information 6

3. Security 7

Secure By Default 7

Secure By Choice 7

4. Solaris Operating Systems for Sun Fire High-End Systems 9

5. System Management Services (SMS 1.6) Software 11

System Architecture 12

SMS Administration Environment 12

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Management Network 13

Capacity on Demand 13

For More Information 14

6. Dynamic Reconfiguration Software for Sun Fire High-End Systems 15

System Board Slots and Logical Domains 16

DR Administration Models 16

SC State Models 17

unavailable 17

available 17

assigned 17

active 18

DR on I/O Boards 18

Automatic DR 18

For More Information 19

7. Sun Management Center Software for Sun Fire High-End Systems 21

Sun Management Center Add-On Sun Fire High-End Software Packages 21

Features of Sun Management Center Software 22

Sun Management Center Software Pricing 22

For More Information 23

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Preface

This document provides an overview of the software that runs on Sun Fire™ highend systems. It describes which related documents provide detailed information on the use of this software. This document also provides experienced system administrators with an overview of some key software that runs on these systems.

How This Book Is Organized

Chapter 1 provides an overview of the software that runs on Sun Fire high-end

systems.

Chapter 2 describes the books that make up the Sun™ Management Center (SMS

1.6) software documentation set, as well as other Sun documentation that describes the software that runs on Sun Fire high-end systems.

Chapter 3 provides an overview of security on Sun Fire high-end systems.

Chapter 4 provides an overview of the Solaris™ Operating System as it applies to

Sun Fire high-end systems.

Chapter 5 provides an overview of System Management Services (SMS) software.

Chapter 6 provides an overview of dynamic reconfiguration (DR) software.

Chapter 7 provides an overview of Sun Management Center software running on

Sun Fire high-end systems

Using UNIX Commands

This document might not contain information on basic UNIX® commands and procedures such as shutting down the system, booting the system, and configuring devices.

See the following for this information:

■ Software documentation that you received with your system

■ Solaris Operating System documentation, which is at

http://www.sun.com/documentation

Shell Prompts

Shell Prompt

C shell machine-name%

C shell superuser machine-name#

Bourne shell and Korn shell $

Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser #

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Introduction to Sun Fire High-End Software

Sun Fire high-end systems are members of the Sun Fire high-end server system family known collectively as the Sun Fire E25K/E20K/15K/12K systems. Sun Fire high-end system software, System Management Services (SMS) 1.6, runs on the server domains and system controllers (SCs) with the Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS). See Chapter 4 for more information about the Solaris OS.

A Sun Fire high-end system is often referred to as the platform. System boards within the platform can be logically grouped together into separately bootable systems called dynamic system domains, or simply domains . Up to 18 domains can exist simultaneously on a single platform for Sun Fire E25K and 15K systems; up to 9 domains can exist on the Sun Fire E20K and 12K systems.

The system controller (SC) in the Sun Fire high-end system provides critical services and resources required for the operation and control of a Sun Fire system. SMS software installed on the SC provides for control and monitoring of the domains, as well as the platform itself. SMS provides a command-line interface (CLI) for the various functions and features it contains. SMS software is factory-installed on new systems, and users of pre-existing systems are encouraged to upgrade. See Chapter 5 for more information about SMS software.

An alternative graphical user interface (GUI) for many of the commands in SMS is provided by Sun Management Center software. See Chapter 7 for more information about Sun Management Center software.

Dynamic reconfiguration (DR) software enables you to reconfigure a domain dynamically, so that currently installed system boards can be logically attached to, or detached from, the operating system, while the domain continues running in multiuser mode. A system board can be physically swapped in and out when it is not attached to a domain, even while the system continues running in multiuser mode. See Chapter 6 for more information about dynamic reconfiguration software.

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Preface

Introduction to Sun Fire High-End Software