Preface

The Sun Management Center 3.6 System Reliability Manager User's Guide provides instructions on how to use the modules in System Reliability Manager.

Who Should Use This Book

This document is intended for users familiar with the Sun^TM Management Center product. Therefore, many terms and concepts specific to the Sun Management Center are not explained here. For more information about the Sun Management Center, refer to the Sun Management Center 3.6 User's Guide.

How This Book Is Organized

This document describes the modules that are part of the System Reliability Manager. It includes the following chapters:

Chapter 1, System Reliability Manager Installation and Setup describes how to install and set up the System Reliability Manager software.
Chapter 2, OS Crash Dump Analyzer explains how to analyze system crashes. OS Crash Dump Analyzer enables you to detect operating system crash dumps and analyze the data contained in them.
Chapter 3, File Watch describes how to monitor file changes. File Watch enables you to monitor a list of files for record additions, deletions, and modifications.
Chapter 4, Patch Monitoring explains how to monitor your system for suggested patches. Patch Monitoring produces alarms on suggested patches.
Chapter 5, Script Repository and Script Launcher Modules describes how to manage and run scripts. Script Repository and Script Launcher enable you to run scripts on agents.
Chapter 6, Installed Packages Audit Module explains how to audit the status of packages. Installed Packages Audit enables you to manage the patches and packages on the system.
Appendix A, Installing System Reliability Manager Using the Command Line contains instructions for installing and setting up the software from the command line.

Product Information

The latest information on the Sun Management Center 3.6 software and the System Reliability Manager add-on product is available at http://www.sun.com/sunmanagementcenter/.

The Sun Management Center 3.6 product includes open source software. To view license terms, attribution, and copyright statements for the open source software, see the copyright file available in the media.

Using UNIX Commands

This document does not contain information on basic UNIX^® commands and procedures, such as shutting down the system, booting the system, and configuring devices. See one or more of the following sources for this information:

Solaris Handbook for Sun Peripherals
Online documentation for the Solaris operating environment
Other software documentation that you received with your system

Accessing Sun Documentation Online

The docs.sun.com^SM Web site enables you to access Sun technical documentation online. You can browse the docs.sun.com archive or search for a specific book title or subject. The URL is http://docs.sun.com.

Ordering Sun Documentation

Sun Microsystems offers select product documentation in print. For a list of documents and how to order them, see “Buy printed documentation” at http://docs.sun.com.

Typographic Conventions

The following table describes the typographic changes used in this book.

Table P–1 Typographic Conventions


Typeface or Symbol	Meaning	Example
`AaBbCc123`	The names of commands, files, and directories; on-screen computer output	Edit your `.login` file. Use `ls -a` to list all files. `machine_name% you have mail.`
`AaBbCc123`	What you type, contrasted with on-screen computer output	`machine_name%` `su` `Password:`
`AaBbCc123`	Command-line placeholder: replace with a real name or value	To delete a file, type `rm` `filename`.
AaBbCc123	Book titles, new words, or terms, or words to be emphasized.	Read Chapter 6 in User's Guide. These are called class options. You must be root to do this.

Shell Prompts in Command Examples

The following table shows the default system prompt and superuser prompt for the C shell, Bourne shell, and Korn shell.

Table P–2 Shell Prompts


Shell	Prompt
C shell prompt	`machine_name%`
C shell superuser prompt	`machine_name#`
Bourne shell and Korn shell prompt	`$`
Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser prompt	`#`