Sun Microsystems Sun Fire V490 - Manual (Page 218)

190 Sun Fire V490 Server Administration Guide • August 2004
What Next
There is much more to Sun Management Center software than what is detailed in
this manual. In particular, you may be interested in setting alarms and administering
security. These topics and many others are covered in the Sun Management Center
User’s Guide, as well as the other documents accompanying the Sun Management
Center software.
How to Monitor the System Using the
System Controller and RSC Software
This section explains how to configure the system controller (SC) card and set up
Remote System Control (RSC) software. It also steps you through some of the tool’s
most important monitoring features.
Before You Begin
The Sun Fire V490 server must be set up with RSC server software, which can be
found on the Solaris Software Supplement CD. Typically, you monitor the Sun Fire
V490 system from a different Sun computer or a PC. This procedure assumes you
have installed RSC client software on the monitoring system.
There are many ways to configure and use the system controller and its RSC
software, and only you can decide which is right for your organization. This
procedure is designed to give you an idea of the capabilities of RSC software’s
graphical user interface (GUI). It assumes you have configured RSC software to use
the system controller card’s Ethernet port, and have made any necessary physical
connections between the card and the network. It also assumes your network has not
been set up to use dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) and illustrates the
use of config IP mode instead. Note that after running SC and RSC through their
paces, you can change configuration by running the configuration script again.
To configure the system controller card and RSC software, you need to know your
network’s subnet mask as well as the IP addresses of both the system controller card
and the gateway system. Have this information available.
For detailed information about installing and configuring RSC server and client
software, see:
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Sun Remote System Controller (RSC) User’s Guide