Sun Microsystems Sun Fire V490 - Manual (Page 131)

Chapter 6 Diagnostic Tools 103
For instructions on using RSC software to monitor a Sun Fire V490 system, see
“How to Monitor the System Using the System Controller and RSC Software” on
page 190.
Monitoring the System Using Sun Management
Center
Sun Management Center software provides enterprise-wide monitoring of Sun
servers and workstations, including their subsystems, components, and peripheral
devices. The system being monitored must be up and running, and you need to
install all the proper software components on various systems in your network.
Sun Management Center lets you monitor the following on the Sun Fire V490 server.
How Sun Management Center Works
The Sun Management Center product comprises three software entities:
■ Agent components
■ Server component
■ Monitor components
You install agents on systems to be monitored. The agents collect system status
information from log files, device trees, and platform-specific sources, and report
that data to the server component.
TABLE 6-8 What Sun Management Center Software Monitors
Item Monitored What Sun Management Center Reveals
Disk drives Whether each slot has a drive present, and whether it reports
OK status
Fan trays Whether the fan trays report OK status
CPU/Memory boards The presence of a CPU/Memory board, the temperature
measured at each processor, and any thermal warning or failure
conditions
Power supplies Whether each bay has a power supply present, and whether it
reports OK status
System temperature System ambient temperature as measured at several locations in
the system, as well as any thermal warning or failure conditions