Sun Microsystems Fire 880, Owner'S Manual

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142 Sun Fire 880 Server Owner’s Guide • August 2001
About Server Administration Software
A number of software-based administration tools are available to help you configure
your system for performance and availability, monitor and manage your system, and
identify hardware problems. These administration tools include:
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Solaris Dynamic Reconfiguration (DR) software
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Multipathing software
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Sun Management Center software
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Sun Remote System Control (RSC) software
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Volume management software
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Solaris
luxadm
utility
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Sun Cluster software
The following table provides a summary of each tool with a pointer to additional
information.
Tool Description For More Information
Solaris Dynamic
Reconfiguration
(DR) software DR is used in conjunction with hot-plug
operations and provides the ability to logically
and physically attach or detach hardware
resources (such as PCI cards) without impacting
normal system operations. See page 144.
Multipathing
software Multipathing software is used to define and
control alternate (redundant) physical paths to
I/O devices. If the active path to a device
becomes unavailable, the software can
automatically switch to an alternate path to
maintain availability. See page 148.
Sun Management
Center software Sun Management Center software is a
convenient, single solution for managing
multiple Sun servers, devices, and network
resources. With its simple Java technology-based
graphical interface, Sun Management Center lets
you manage and monitor servers remotely from
any location in the network. It also provides
access to real-time system performance and
configuration data, and helps diagnose potential
capacity problems and performance bottlenecks. See page 149.