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Chapter 6 Diagnostics, Monitoring, and Troubleshooting 175
How to Monitor the System
Before you can monitor your Sun Fire 280R system, you must install and configure
one of the monitoring tools provided by Sun. These tools include:
■ Sun Remote System Control (RSC), which is available on the Solaris Supplement
CD-ROM and on the Web at http://www.sun.com/servers/rsc.html
■ Sun Management Center software, which is available on the Sun Management
Center 3.0 CD-ROM packaged with your server, and on the Web at
http://www.sun.com/sunmanagementcenter
This manual describes the hardware aspects of setting up and using these
monitoring tools. For more information, see “Managing and Monitoring System
Performance” on page 71. For complete documentation of RSC and Sun
Management Center software, refer to the User’s Guides for these products.
How to Monitor the System Using Sun Remote
System Control (RSC)
You can use RSC to monitor a system remotely.
Before You Begin
Install the RSC software server and client packages. They are part of the default
Solaris installation on the Solaris Supplement CD-ROM, and are also available for
download on the Web at http://www.sun.com/servers/rsc.html. Follow the
instructions in the Sun Remote System Control (RSC) User’s Guide to configure the
software on the server.
For information about redirecting the system console to RSC, see:
■ “How to Redirect the Host Console to RSC” on page 111