.........................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 Supplement 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 23
.....Setting Up Your Environment 24
..· To Set Up the Environment for the GUI With Bourne and Korn Shells 24
..· To Set Up the Environment for the GUI With the C Shell 25
.....Configuring Solstice SyMON 25
.....Starting Solstice SyMON 26
..· To Start Solstice SyMON Without Rebooting 27
..Exiting the GUI 28
..· To Exit the GUI 28
..Shutting Down Solstice SyMON 28
..Removing Solstice SyMON 28
..· To Remove Solstice SyMON 29
..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


..Monitoring System Performance 53
.....Using the Kernel Data Catalog 53
.....Customizing a System Meter 56
.....Displaying the System Meter Graphs 60
.....Using the Log Viewer 61
..Using the Process Viewer 66
.....Customizing the Process Viewer Display 67
..Monitoring Alarms and Events 69
.....Using the Event Viewer 69
..Troubleshooting 73
4. Understanding and Writing Event Rules 75
..Overview of Event Rules 75
.....Terminology 76
.....Types of Event Rules 77
.....Description of Rules Files 77
.....Special Characters 79
.....Reserved Words 79
.....Attributes 80
..MULTI Rules 82
..Rule Functions 83
.....`alarm 83`
.....`crnode 84`
.....`debug 84`
.....`dynlink 85`
.....`end_alarm 85`
.....`findlist 85`
.....`findstatus 88`


.....`findvalue 88`
.....`getfield 89`
.....`get_parameter 90`
.....`gettime 91`
.....`hotlist 91`
.....`load 92`
.....`mailto 93`
.....`putfield 94`
.....`put_parameter 95`
.....`snmp 95`
.....`syslog 96`
..Hierarchies 97
..Writing Event Rules 97
..· To Create New or Modified Rules 98
.....Config Reader 99
.....Kernel Reader 101
.....Log Scanner 103
.....Event Generator 105
..Activating Rules 106
.....Debugging Tips 107
..Troubleshooting 107
..Rule Examples 107
.....Simple Rules 107
.....Complex Rules 110


5. Command Line Options 117
..Options to Solstice SyMON 117
.....`dragthreshold 117`
.....`flashDuration 118`
.....`flashInterval 119`
.....`heartbeatInterval 119`
.....`help 120`
.....`installDir 120`
.....`interval 120`
.....`minWait 121`
.....`pruneTime 121`
.....`rpcNum 122`
.....`session 122`
.....`target 123`
.....`tempPruneTime 123`
.....`vtsui 123`
6. Troubleshooting 125
..Troubleshooting Tips 125
A. Kernel Reader 129
..Data Hierarchy of the Kernel Reader 129
B. Config Reader 135
..Terminology 135
..Data Hierarchy 136
.....Sun Enterprise 3x00 Through 6x00 Systems 137
.....SPARCserver 1000/1000E and SPARCcenter 2000/2000E 147
.....Sun Enterprise 2 and 150 System 152


.....Sun Enterprise 450 System 158
.....Sun Enterprise 250 165
C. Installing and Setting Up SNMP Traps 173
..Installing SNMP Traps 173
..· To Install SNMP Traps 174
D. Default Solstice SyMON Rules 177
..Glossary 183
..Index 187