Sun Microsystems Sun Management Center User Manual

Sun™ Management Center

2.1 Supplement for Starfire Servers

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Preface xv

Before You Read This Book xv How This Book Is Organized xv Using UNIX Commands xvi Typographic Conventions xvii Shell Prompts xvii Related Documentation xviii Ordering Sun Documentation xviii Accessing Sun Documentation Online xviii Sun Welcomes Your Comments xix

1. Introduction to Sun Management Center 2.1 Supplement for Starfire Servers 1

Known Limitations 2

Starfire Config Reader and Storage Enclosures 2

▼ To Determine Disk-to-Enclosure Mapping 2

Known Bugs 3

2. Installing Sun Management Center 2.1 Software for Starfire Systems 7

Starfire System Add-On Component Packages 8 Preparing to Install Sun Management Center Software for Starfire Systems 8

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Where to Install Sun Management Center Software for Starfire Systems 8 Choosing Your Sun Management Center Server Host 9 Required Sun Management Center Version 10 System Requirements 10 Supported Operating Environments 10 Supported SSP Releases 11 Required SSP Memory Configuration 11 Required Patches 11 Required Network Port Configuration 12 SSP Config Reader Support 13

Sun Management Center Installation Files 13 Considerations When Installing Sun Management Center 2.1 Software on Starfire

Systems 14

▼ To Mount a Remote CD-ROM Drive 14

Sun Management Center Software Licensing 15

Installing the Sun Management Center 2.1 Software 16

Starfire Software Installation Sequence 17 Proceeding With the Installation 17

3. Setting Up Sun Management Center 2.1 Components for Starfire Systems 19

Setting Up Add-On Sun Management Center Components for StarfireServers 19

▼ To Set Up a Starfire Domain Add-On Component 20 ▼ To Set Up a Starfire Platform (SSP) Add-On Component 21

Setting Up the Sun Management Center Server License 27

▼ To Set Up the Server License 28

Restarting the SSP snmpd Process 28

Restarting snmpd During Starfire Platform Package Setup 29 Restarting snmpd After Starfire Platform Package Removal 29

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Risks in Restarting snmpd 29 How to Restart snmpd 29

▼ To Kill snmpd 30

Reconfiguring Starfire Setup Parameters 30

▼ To Run the Setup Script 31

Starting Sun Management Center Software 31

▼ To Start Sun Management Center Software on Starfire Systems 32

Uninstalling the Add-On Starfire Components 33

4. Starfire Topology Objects 35

Starfire Platform Composites 35

▼ To Create a Starfire Composite Object 37 ▼ To Discover a Starfire Composite 37

Updating a Starfire Platform Composite 38

▼ To Update a Starfire Composite Created by Create Topology Object 39 ▼ To Update a Starfire Composite Created by Discovery 39 ▼ To Troubleshoot a Composite Creation Failure 40

Starfire Platform Objects 41

▼ To Create a Starfire Platform Object 42

5. Starfire System Details Windows 43

Starfire Domain Details Window 44

Starfire Domain Configuration Resources 44 Interaction With Starfire Domain Devices 45

Starfire Platform Details Window 46

Determining the Complete Platform Configuration 47 Starfire Platform Configuration Resources 48

Starfire Physical and Logical Views 49 SSP Details Window 51

6. Starfire Agent Modules 53

Module Properties 53 Starfire Domain Config Reader Module 54

Module Refresh Intervals 54

▼ To Refresh Starfire Domain Config Reader Data 54 ▼ To Change the Starfire Domain Config Reader Refresh Interval 55

Starfire Domain Config Reader Properties 55

System 55 Starfire Platform 56 System Boards 57 System Board ASIC POST Status 57 Processor Modules 58 Memory Modules 59 Memory Groups 59 DIMM Table 60 I/O Modules 60 I/O Controllers 61 I/O Adaptors 61 I/O Device Drivers 62 Tape Devices 62 Network Devices 63 Disk Devices 64

Starfire Platform Config Reader Module 64

Module Refresh 64 Starfire Platform Config Reader Properties 65

System 65 System Boards 66 System Board ASIC POST Status 68

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Processor Modules 68 Memory Modules 68 Memory Groups 69 DIMM Table 69 I/O Modules 69 I/O Controllers 70 I/O Adaptors 70 Centerplane Boards 71 Centerplane Support Boards 71 Control Boards 72 Fan Trays 73 Fans 73 48V Power Supplies 74 AC Power Input Modules 74 I/O Cabinet Table 75 SSP Information 75 Starfire Domains 76 Agent Status 77 Discovery Object Information 78

Refresh Model 79 SSP Status Module 80 Discovery Table Module 80 Starfire Config Reader Rules 81

POST Status Rule (e10kpost)81 Processor Status Rule (e10kproc)82 Tape Warnings Rule (e10ktwrn)82 Disk Warnings Rule (e10kdwrn)82 Memory ECC Errors Rule (e10kmerr)83

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Starfire Domain Trap Rule (e10kdtrp)84 Temperature Rule (e10ktemp)84 Power Rule (e10kpowr)85 Voltage Rule (e10kvolt)85 Comparison Rule (rCompare)86

Changing Config Reader Rule Limits 86

▼ To Edit Rule Parameters 87

Changing Default Rule Limits 87

Starfire Domain Config Reader Module alarmlimit Variables 88 Starfire Platform Config Reader Module alarmlimit Variables 88

▼ To Change Default Rule Limits 89

Reading Sun Management Center Log Files 91

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Figures

FIGURE 4-1 Starfire Composite and Objects It Contains 36 FIGURE 4-2 Main and Spare Starfire Platform and SSP Icons 41 FIGURE 5-1 Resource Information for a Starfire Domain 45 FIGURE 5-2 Resource Information for a Starfire Platform 48 FIGURE 5-3 Physical Views of a Starfire Domain and a Starfire Platform 50 FIGURE 5-4 Unknown Module With Question Mark Indicator 50

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Tables

TABLE P-1 Typographic Conventions xvii TABLE P-2 Shell Prompts xvii TABLE P-3 Related Documentation xviii TABLE 2-1 Add-On Sun Management Center Packages for Starfire Servers 8

TABLE 2-2 Additional Minimum Disk Space Required to Install Add-On Sun Management Center

Components for Starfire Servers 10

TABLE 2-3 Solaris Software Patches for Starfire Domains 11 TABLE 2-4 Default Sun Management Center Port Addresses 12 TABLE 2-5 Starfire Platform Hosts and Their Installed Layers 16 TABLE 3-1 Starfire Components and the Commands Used to Stop Them 31 TABLE 5-1 Sun Management Center Agent Modules 43 TABLE 5-2 Starfire Domain Information 45 TABLE 5-3 Starfire Platform Information 49 TABLE 6-1 Starfire Domain Config Reader System 55 TABLE 6-2 Starfire Domain Config Reader Platform 56 TABLE 6-3 Starfire Domain Config Reader System Boards 57 TABLE 6-4 Starfire Domain Config Reader System Board ASIC POST Status 57 TABLE 6-5 Starfire Domain Config Reader Processor Modules 58 TABLE 6-6 Starfire Domain Config Reader Memory Modules 59 TABLE 6-7 Starfire Domain Config Reader Memory Groups 59

TABLE 6-8 Starfire Domain Config Reader DIMM Table 60 TABLE 6-9 Starfire Domain Config Reader I/O Modules 60 TABLE 6-10 Starfire Domain Config Reader I/O Controllers 61 TABLE 6-11 Starfire Domain Config Reader I/O Adaptors 61 TABLE 6-12 Starfire Domain Config Reader I/O Device Drivers 62 TABLE 6-13 Starfire Domain Config Reader Tape Devices 62 TABLE 6-14 Starfire Domain Config Reader Network Devices 63 TABLE 6-15 Starfire Domain Config Reader Disk Devices 64 TABLE 6-16 Starfire Platform Config Reader System 65 TABLE 6-17 Starfire Platform Config Reader System Boards 66 TABLE 6-18 Starfire Platform Config Reader Processor Modules 68 TABLE 6-19 Starfire Platform Config Reader Memory Modules 69 TABLE 6-20 Starfire Platform Config Reader I/O Modules 70 TABLE 6-21 Starfire Platform Config Reader Centerplane Boards 71 TABLE 6-22 Starfire Platform Config Reader Centerplane Support Boards 71 TABLE 6-23 Starfire Platform Config Reader Control Boards 72 TABLE 6-24 Starfire Platform Config Reader Fan Trays 73 TABLE 6-25 Starfire Platform Config Reader Fans 73 TABLE 6-26 Starfire Platform Config Reader Power Supplies 74 TABLE 6-27 Starfire Platform Config Reader AC Power Input Modules 74 TABLE 6-28 Starfire Platform Config Reader I/O Cabinet Table 75 TABLE 6-29 Starfire Platform Config Reader SSP Information 75 TABLE 6-30 Starfire Platform Config Reader Starfire Domains 76 TABLE 6-31 Starfire Platform Config Reader Starfire Domain Ports 77 TABLE 6-32 Agent Status Table 77 TABLE 6-33 Status Property Values 78 TABLE 6-34 Starfire Platform Config Reader Discovery Object Table 79 TABLE 6-35 Starfire Platform Config Reader Refresh Model 79

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TABLE 6-36 SSP Status Module 80 TABLE 6-37 Discovery Table 80 TABLE 6-38 POST Status Rule 81 TABLE 6-39 Tape Warnings Rule Limits 82 TABLE 6-40 Disk Warnings Rule Limits 83 TABLE 6-41 Memory ECC Error Rule Limits 83 TABLE 6-42 Temperature Rule Levels (Degrees Celsius) 84 TABLE 6-43 Power Rule Levels 85 TABLE 6-44 Voltage Rule Levels for System Boards 85 TABLE 6-45 Voltage Rule Levels for Control Boards 85 TABLE 6-46 Voltage Rule Levels for Centerplane Support Boards 86 TABLE 6-47 Starfire Domain Config Reader alarmlimit Variables 88 TABLE 6-48 Starfire Platform Config Reader alarmlimit Variables 88 TABLE 6-49 Starfire Platform Config Reader rCompare alarmlimits 89 TABLE 6-50 Commands to Stop and Restart Sun Management Center Agents 90 TABLE 6-51 Sun Management Center Log Files 91

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Preface

This Sun Management Center 2.1 Supplement for Starfire Servers document provides instructions on how to install, configure, and use Sun™ Management Center software on the Sun Enterprise™ 10000 (Starfire™) computer. It does not provide detailed information about using Sun Management Center software.

This book is intended for Starfire system administrators who install and use the Sun Management Center software components.

Before You Read This Book

This book must be read in conjunction with the Sun Management Center 2.1 Software User’s Guide, which provides instructions for installing and configuring Sun Management Center software, as well as detailed information about how to use the Sun Management Center system management solution. The Sun Management Center

2.1 Software User’s Guide is available from the Sun Management Center web site at http://www.sun.com/sunmanagementcenter.

How This Book Is Organized

Chapter 1 provides an overview of Sun Management Center software on the Starfire platform.

Chapter 2 shows you how to install Sun Management Center software on Starfire servers. Use this chapter in conjunction with the Sun Management Center 2.1 Software User’s Guide.

Chapter 3 shows you how to set up the add-on Starfire system software components. Use this chapter in conjunction with the Sun Management Center 2.1 Software User’s Guide.

Chapter 4 shows you how to create, modify, and discover Starfire system topology objects.

Chapter 5 helps you understand domain and platform data specific to Starfire systems that is shown in Details windows.

Chapter 6 contains brief descriptions of each property in the Sun Management Center software modules in the Starfire server add-on components. It also provides information about how to change rule limits for the Starfire domain Config Reader and Starfire platform Config Reader.

Using UNIX Commands

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

See one or more of the following for this information:

■ Solaris Handbook for Sun Peripherals

■ AnswerBook2™ online documentation for the Solaris™ software environment

■ Other software documentation that you received with your system

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Typographic Conventions

TABLEP-1 Typographic Conventions

Typeface or Symbol Meaning Examples

AaBbCc123 The names of commands, files,

and directories; on-screen computer output.

AaBbCc123 What you type, when

contrasted with on-screen computer output.

AaBbCc123 Book titles, new words or

terms, words to be emphasized

Command-line variable; replace with a real name or value

Edit your .login file.

ls -a to list all files.

Use

% You have mail. % su

Password:

Read Chapter 6 in the User’s Guide. These are called class options. You must be superuser to do this.

To delete a file, type

Shell Prompts

TABLEP-2 Shell Prompts

Shell Prompt

C shell machine_name% C shell superuser machine_name# Bourne shell and Korn shell $ Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser #

rm filename

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For a list of documents and how to order them, visit the Sun Documentation Center on Fatbrain.com at:

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Accessing Sun Documentation Online

The docs.sun.comSMweb site enables you to access Sun technical documentation on the Web. You can browse the docs.sun.com archive or search for a specific book title or subject at:

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Sun Welcomes Your Comments

We are interested in improving our documentation and welcome your comments and suggestions. You can email your comments to us at:

docfeedback@sun.com

Please include the part number (806-1581-10) of your document in the subject line of your email.

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CHAPTER

Introduction to Sun Management Center 2.1 Supplement for Starfire Servers

Sun Management Center software is a client-server application that uses Java™ software and Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) to effectively monitor the activity of agents running on many of your network’s components.

Sun Management Center software provides generic services to Sun Solaris™ operating environment hosts, including monitoring processes such as Solaris software performance and health, MIB-2, and some remote print monitors. Sun Starfire domain hosts can take advantage of these generic Sun Management Center services, since a Starfire host operates in the same manner as any other Solaris operating environment host.

Hardware configuration information is provided by architecture-specific Sun Management Center agent Config Reader modules. The information provided by these Config Reader modules is displayed in the physical view and logical view of the Sun Management Center Details window. The add-on Starfire components provide this Config Reader support for Starfire domains and platforms.

Chapter 1 of the Sun Management Center 2.1 Software User’s Guide includes definitions, explanations, and diagrams that clarify the Sun Management Center architecture. See this chapter whenever you have questions about how consoles, servers, agents, domains, and modules interact.

In other server architectures supported by Sun Management Center software, all hardware configuration information is accessible from the running Solaris operating environment host. The Starfire platform differs because hardware configuration information resides on both the System Service Processor (SSP) and on each of the individual Starfire platform domains.

Note – Sun Management Center 2.1 software for Starfire servers is not intended to

replace hostview. Its primary purpose is to monitor your system components rather than manage them.

Note – Starfire Dynamic Reconfiguration (DR) is not supported in this Sun

Management Center software release.

Known Limitations

This section refers to limitations that were known at the time of release. Software limitations are frequently fixed by software patches that you can download and install.

Refer to the documentation page of the Sun Management Center web site located at http://www.sun.com/sunmanagementcenter for links to information about software patches that are available, and for other current information.

Refer to the SunSolve web site located at http://sunsolve.sun.com to download patches that solve software limitations or fix known bugs.

Starfire Config Reader and Storage Enclosures

The Starfire domain Config Reader (Config-Reader4u1D) module does not support any storage enclosure devices. If the storage enclosure disks are recognized as discrete devices, such as sd or ssd disks, these disks will appear in the Starfire domain Config Reader Disk Devices table.

Storage enclosures that present pseudo-disk devices to the system will not be represented in the Config Reader module, and disks they contain will not appear in the Disk Devices table.

Disks within Sun StorEdge A5x00 storage enclosures will appear as ssd devices in the Disk Devices table.

▼ To Determine Disk-to-Enclosure Mapping

1. Display the Starfire domain Host Details window

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2. Use the browser to display the Config Reader Disk Devices table

3. Find the entry that corresponds to the disk you want to map to an enclosure.

4. Look for the disk name, which resembles cntndn, where n is an integer.

5. Type the luxadm(1M) command in a shell window to determine the enclosure of which that disk is a part, specifying the disk name and slice specifier. For example:

% luxadm display /dev/rdsk/c3t0d0s0 DEVICE PROPERTIES for disk: 2000002037078d52 Status(Port B): O.K. Vendor: SEAGATE Product ID: ST19171FCSUN9.0G WWN(Node): 200002037078d52 WWN(Port_B): 220002037078d52 Revision: 1378 Serial Num: 9735J32664 Unformatted Capacity: 8637.338 MByte Location: In the enclosure named: XF3-B12 Path(s): /dev/rdsk/c3t0d0s0 /devices/sbus@79,0/SUNW,socal@1,0/sf@0,0/ssd@w220002037078d52,0:a,raw

Known Bugs

This section describes software bugs that were known at the time of release. Software bugs are frequently fixed by software patches that you can download and install. For example, workarounds shown for bugs in this section may no longer be necessary if a patch is available.

Refer to the SunSolve web site located at http://sunsolve.sun.com to download software patches.

The following bugs can affect the operation of Sun Management Center software on Starfire systems:

============================================================= Bug Id 4264022 Bug/Rfe: Bug Public Summary: Starfire domains using the Solaris 2.5.1 operating environment and

the Sun Management Center Starfire domain Config Reader module may encounter hung Dynamic Reconfiguration (DR) operations. This hung DR operation is due to a deadlock situation in the DR subsystem.

Workaround: Refer to the documentation page of the Sun Management Center web site located at http://www.sun.com/sunmanagementcenter for links to information about software patches. If no patch for this bug is available, do not perform Dynamic Reconfiguration (DR) operations while the Sun Management Center Starfire domain Config Reader module is running on your Starfire domain. This Sun Management Center module may be disabled and then re-enabled as follows:

Prior to starting your DR operation, use the Sun Manager Center console to display a Host Details window for your Starfire domain. Using the browser, select the Config Reader (Starfire Domain) module and then select Module -> Disable Module. This will disable the Config Reader module while your DR operation takes place.

After the DR operation is complete, enable the module by selecting the Config Reader (Starfire Domain) module and then Module -> Enable Module. After it is reenabled, the Config Reader module detects the current hardware configuration.

============================================================= Bug Id 4265862 Bug/Rfe: Bug Public Summary: Starfire domains using the Solaris 2.6 operating environment and

the Sun Management Center Starfire domain Config Reader module may encounter system hangs while doing Dynamic Reconfiguration (DR) operations. These system hangs are actually hung panics related to device opens occurring during DR detach operations.

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Prior to starting your DR operation, use the Sun Manager Center console to display a Host Details window for your Starfire domain. Using the browser, select the Config Reader (Starfire Domain) module and then Module -> Disable Module. This will disable the Config Reader module while your DR operation takes place.

After the DR operation is complete, enable the module by selecting the Config Reader (Starfire Domain) module and then select Module -> Enable Module. After it is re-enabled, the Config Reader module detects the current hardware configuration.

============================================================= Bug Id 4252532 Bug/Rfe: Bug Public Summary: In Starfire systems running SSP software version 3.1.1, CBE

sometimes truncates the values of temperature readings or reports no reading at all for a given value. This results in false temperature reports that can lead to 911 temperature traps.

Workaround: Install SSP software patch 108230-01. ============================================================= Bug Id 4261146 Bug/Rfe: Bug Public Summary: System-board voltages reported in the SSP MIB are inconsistent.

When a system-board is powered on, the voltages reported in the SSP MIB sometimes are sometimes too low. When a system-board is powered-off, the voltages are sometimes not updated.

Workaround: None available at this time.

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CHAPTER

Installing Sun Management Center

2.1 Software for Starfire Systems

This chapter, used in conjunction with the Sun Management Center 2.1 Software User’s Guide, shows you how to install the Sun Management Center software on Starfire servers.

The Sun Management Center software is divided into core packages that provide the Sun Management Center infrastructure and basic support, and add-on components that add support for particular hardware platforms or other options.

Starfire support requires core packages and add-on Starfire packages that are installed during the Sun Management Center software installation described in this chapter. Once this software is installed, set up the Sun Management Center software using the instructions in Chapter 3.

Starfire System Add-On Component Packages

The add-on Starfire component includes the following packages for Sun Management Center software support of Starfire platforms (

TABLE2-1 Add-On Sun Management Center Packages for Starfire Servers

Package Description

SUNWessfd

SUNWessfp

SUNWessfs

Sun Management Center software Domain Agent Support for Starfire servers. This package provides libraries and configuration files needed to monitor the hardware configuration of Starfire domains.

Sun Management Center software SSP Agent Support for Starfire servers. This package provides libraries and configuration files needed to monitor the hardware configuration of the entire Starfire platform.

Sun Enterprise Starfire Server Support for Starfire systems. This package provides files needed by the Sun Management Center server to display the physical view of the Starfire platform.

TABLE 2-1):

Preparing to Install Sun Management Center Software for Starfire Systems

Your Starfire system must meet certain requirements before you install Sun Management Center 2.1 software for Starfire servers. These requirements are explained below.

Where to Install Sun Management Center Software for Starfire Systems

The Sun Management Center software must be installed on a number of hosts for Starfire support to be available. Sun Management Center components must be installed on:

■ Sun Management Center server host

■ SSP for the Starfire platform

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■ Spare SSP (if configured)

■ Each Starfire domain you would like to monitor

See “Starfire Platform Objects” on page 41 for more information about Main and Spare SSPs.

In addition, the Sun Management Center console software must be installed on a host in your network. There are no add-on Starfire components for the console layer.

Sun Management Center online help can be installed on a Sun Management Center help server and viewed by web browsers on the network. There are no add-on Starfire components for the help server, but you do need to decide where to install the online Sun Management Center help server. Refer to “Sun Management Center Online Help” in the Sun Management Center 2.1 Software User’s Guide for more information.

Caution – Only the Sun Management Center agent layer should be installed on the

SSP. Do not install the Sun Management Center console or server layer on a Starfire SSP. SSP resources are dedicated to managing the Starfire platform; running additional functions on the SSP can result in the SSP software not running correctly.

Note – (Optional) Install Sun Management Center software on each Starfire domain

if you want full monitoring capabilities.

Choosing Your Sun Management Center Server Host

Before installing the Sun Management Center software, determine which host will be the Sun Management Center server host. The host chosen to be the Sun Management Center server for your network should be a system with high availability; when the Sun Management Center server is down, you will be unable to use Sun Management Center software to manage your systems. Refer to the Sun Management Center 2.1 Configuration and Deployment Guide for more information about server host requirements.

You can place any of the Sun Management Center layers (console, server, agent) on a Starfire domain. But if you want to be able to manage a Starfire platform when all domains are down, you should not place the Sun Management Center server layer on one of the Starfire platform domains.

For more timely platform monitoring of the Starfire domain hardware configuration, configure the SSP and the Starfire domain Sun Management Center agents to use the same Sun Management Center server.

Required Sun Management Center Version

Sun Management Center 2.1 must be running on all of the following Starfire components:

■ Starfire domains

■ Starfire SSP

■ Sun Management Center server host

■ All consoles

System Requirements

The Sun Management Center 2.1 Configuration and Deployment Guide provides information about general Sun Management Center prerequisites, including minimum disk space requirements. space required for the add-on Sun Management Center components for Starfire servers.

TABLE 2-2 on page 10 shows the additional disk

TABLE2-2 Additional Minimum Disk Space Required to Install Add-On Sun

Layer

Starfire Domain Agent 0.5 Starfire Platform (SSP) Agent 0.7 Sun Management Center Server Starfire

Support

Management Center Components for Starfire Servers

Minimum Disk Space Required (Mbytes) for Add-On Starfire Components

0.4

Note – Sun Management Center support for Starfire servers is only available

beginning with the Sun Management Center 2.1 release. The Sun Management Center console, server, and agent components for the Starfire SSP and Starfire domains must be running Sun Management Center 2.1 software or subsequent compatible versions.

Supported Operating Environments

For supported Sun Management Center 2.1 operating environments, refer to the Sun Management Center Software Release Notes.

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