Systems Management Using Sun Management Center

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	Module 1 - Introducing the Sun[tm] Management Center Software

Describe the features and functions of the Sun Management Center software, including terms associated with the software

	Module 2 - Investigating the Software Architecture

Describe the Sun Management Center software console, server, and agent layers, and their interdependencies. You should be familiar with the ORACLE® database used with the softwar

	Module 3 - Installing and Setting Up the Software

	Identify system requirements for the agent, server, and console layers
	Describe the licensing scheme for the Sun Management Center 3.0 software
	Describe pre-installation considerations
	Identify pre-installation tasks
	Install and set up the Sun Management Center 3.0 software
	Perform post-installation tasks
	Install the online help component
	Set up the software component layers
	Describe users in the Sun Management Center software environment
	Start the Sun Management Center software
	Uninstall Sun Management Center software
	Describe the upgrade path from Sun Management Center 2.1 software

	Module 4 - Managing Domains

	Manage administrative domains with the Domain Manager window
	Populate domains

	Module 5 - Monitoring Hosts Identify the function of the following Sun Management Center software components:

	Hierarchy, topology, and content views
	Details window
	Attribute Editor
	Time Editor

	Module 6 - Examining the Software Modules

	Describe the function of the additional software modules
	Load and enable modules
	Manage modules

	Module 7 - Examining Security

	Discuss three levels of Sun Management Center software security
	Use the access control lists (ACLs)
	Describe agent and domain privileges for administrator, operator, and general groups

	Module 8 - Graphing Data Properties and Dataviews

	Graph monitored data property or multiple data properties, including saving parameters and applying templates
	Create a dataview and copy to and from the dataview

	Module 9 - Backing Up and Restoring

Execute and discuss the es-backup and es-restore scripts

	Module 10 - Examining Groups, Group Operations, and MCP

	Describe group operations
	Describe the Task Manager
	Describe the Filter Manager
	Describe the Object Group Manager
	Perform group operations
	Describe data property tasks
	Describe MCP parcels and tasks

	Module 11 - Examining the Web Console

	Demonstrate the Sun Management Center software using a web browser
	Start the web interface
	Use the Host Details browser page
	Use the Attribute Editor
	Configure the web interface

	Module 12 - Importing and Exporting Topology

	Describe the Topology Import/Export utility
	Import and export topology data using the console

	Module 13 - Examining the Command-Line Interface

	Describe the CLI
	Discuss the CLI user interface
	Log into the Sun Management Center software using the CLI interaction modes
	Define the CLI command parameters
	Describe the CLI commands
	Format CLI output
	Describe the CLI log file

	Module 14 - Examining the Hardware Diagnostics Software

	List key features of the Sun Management Center Hardware Diagnostic Suite software
	Discuss the hardware diagnostic software architecture
	State the software requirements for the hardware diagnostic software
	Install and configure the hardware diagnostic software
	Start, monitor, and review hardware diagnostic software tests
	Solve hardware diagnostic software problems

	Module 15 - Examining Interprocess Communication

	List the various processes that make up a Sun Management Center software server and the responsibilities of each process
	Discuss the communications between the server, console, and agent processes

	Module 16 - Examining Configuration and Log Files

	Describe the software configuration files
	Describe the software installation files
	Check log file messages
	View log files

	Module 17 - Troubleshooting

	Troubleshoot Sun Management Center software problems
	Configure software port addresses
	Troubleshoot security key problems
	Monitor the Topology Manager and Event Manager software