.........................Contents


..Preface xv
1. Solstice SyMON Overview 1
..Product Features 1
..Software Components 2
.....Server Subsystem 4
.....Event Manager 5
.....Graphical User Interface 7
..Monitoring Hardware, System Performance, Alarms, and Events 9
.....Monitoring Hardware Status 9
.....Monitoring System Performance 10
.....Monitoring Alarms and Events 11
..Interaction with SunReMon 12
2. Installing Solstice SyMON 15
..Installation Requirements 15
.....Installing the Software 17
.....Installing CDE from the Solaris Desktop CD 17
.....Installing Solstice SyMON from the Updates CD 17
.....Installing Packages 19


.....Updating Solstice SyMON from a Previous Release 19
..· To Install the Server Packages 20
..· To Install SunVTS for Online Diagnostics 21
..· To Install the Event Generator Packages 21
..· To Install the GUI Subsystem Packages 22
.....Installing the man Pages 22
.....Setting Up Your Environment 24
..· To Set Up the Environment for the GUI 24
.....Configuring Solstice SyMON 25
.....Starting Solstice SyMON 26
..· To Start Solstice SyMON without Rebooting 26
..Exiting the GUI 27
..· To Exit the GUI 27
..Shutting Down Solstice SyMON 28
..Removing Solstice SyMON 28
..· To Remove Solstice SyMON 28
..Troubleshooting 30
..Installing and Setting Up SNMP Traps 30
3. Using the Solstice SyMON Consoles 31
..Invoking the Solstice SyMON GUI 31
..· To Invoke the Solstice SyMON GUI 31
..Launcher Window 32
..Monitoring Hardware Status 33
.....Using the Physical View Console 33
.....Using the Logical View 38
.....Using the Online Diagnostics Console 41
.....Commands Menu 42


.....View Menu 49
.....Reports Menu 50
..Monitoring System Performance 52
.....Using the Kernel Data Catalog 52
.....Customizing a System Meter 55
.....Displaying the System Meter Graphs 59
.....Using the Log Viewer 60
..Using the Process Viewer 65
.....Customizing the Process Viewer Display 66
..Monitoring Alarms and Events 68
.....Using the Event Viewer 68
..Troubleshooting 72
4. Understanding and Writing Event Rules 73
..Overview of Event Rules 73
.....Terminology 74
.....Types of Event Rules 75
.....Description of Rules Files 75
.....Special Characters 77
.....Reserved Words 77
.....Attributes 78
..MULTI Rules 79
..Rule Functions 80
.....`alarm 80`
.....`crnode 81`
.....`debug 81`
.....`dynlink 82`
.....`end_alarm 82`


.....`findlist 82`
.....`findstatus 85`
.....`findvalue 85`
.....`getfield 86`
.....`get_parameter 87`
.....`gettime 88`
.....`hotlist 88`
.....`load 89`
.....`mailto 90`
.....`putfield 91`
.....`put_parameter 92`
.....`snmp 92`
.....`syslog 93`
..Hierarchies 94
..Writing Event Rules 94
..· To Create New or Modified Rules 95
.....Config Reader 95
.....Kernel Reader 98
.....Log Scanner 100
.....Event Generator 102
..Verifying and Activating Rules 103
.....Verifying New Event Rules 103
.....Activating New or Modified Event Rules 104
.....Debugging Tips 105
..Troubleshooting 105


..Rule Examples 105
.....Simple Rules 105
.....Complex Rules 107
5. Command Line Options 115
..Options to Solstice SyMON 115
.....`dragthreshold 115`
.....`flashDuration 116`
.....`flashInterval 117`
.....`heartbeatInterval 117`
.....`help 118`
.....`installDir 118`
.....`interval 118`
.....`minWait 119`
.....`pruneTime 119`
.....`rpcNum 120`
.....`session 120`
.....`target 121`
.....`tempPruneTime 121`
.....`vtsui 121`
6. Troubleshooting 123
..Troubleshooting Tips 123
A. Kernel Reader 127
..Kernel Reader Data Hierarchy 127


B. Config Reader 133
..Terminology 133
..Data Hierarchy 134
.....Ultra Enterprise 3000, 4000, 5000, and 6000 135
.....SPARCserver 1000/1000E and SPARCcenter 2000/2000E 145
.....Ultra Enterprise 2 and150 System 150
.....Ultra Enterprise 450 System 156
C. Installing and Setting Up SNMP Traps 165
..Installing SNMP Traps 165
..· To Install SNMP Traps 166
D. Default Solstice SyMON Rules 169
..Glossary 175
..Index 179