Sun Management Center
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The Sun Management Center is a software tool developed by Sun Microsystems used in monitoring product from the industry. It provides comprehensive monitoring and advanced management capabilities for Sun servers. It is a systems management and monitoring tool for enterprise-wide management of Sun servers, desktops and storage devices. The tool was produced and has been cited as an enhancement system performance, reliability, security, and utilization by allowing users to monitor all components in their data center, including boards, CPUs, fans, and power supplies.[1]
The tool is in three layers. The Console, a user interface, helps interacts with the server to get configuration, data, and image files necessary to present views of the managed servers. The Server acts as a request broker between the managed servers and the console, handling tasks like topology management, event management, configuration management, and trap handling. An Agent runs ordinarily on the server being managed. It has modules capable of managing specific data items, e.g., hardware, operating system, and application data.[1]
It is povides in-depth monitoring of Sun hardware and a comprehensive set of metrics for the Solaris OS2. It’s an open and extensible system management tool that supports various add-ons for additional system management capabilities. While performing this function, it offers the most comprehensive set of metrics for the Solaris operating system, including support for Solaris Containers.
Sun MC was originally named Sun Enterprise SyMON,[2] and was co-developed by Halcyon Monitoring Solutions.[citation needed] Clients are available for Solaris on SPARC and x86 systems as well as Linux on x86 systems.[3]
Protocols used[edit]
- SNMP v2usec (optional encryption libraries), v1 and v3 (compatible)
- HTTP with SSL
- RMI
- TCP/IP for Probe Connections (adhoc commands)
See also[edit]
- IBM Director
- List of systems management systems
- Oracle Enterprise Manager
- System Center Operations Manager
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Sun Management Center Introduction". Oracle. Austin, Texas: Oracle Corporation. April 19, 2018. Archived from the original on October 5, 2022. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
- ^ "Managing Systems and Resources in HPC Environments". www.informit.com. 15 March 2002. Archived from the original on 2023-07-26. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
- ^ "Sun Management Center Requirements". Sun Management Center 3.6.1 Installation and Configuration Guide. Oracle Corporation. 2010. Archived from the original on 2019-04-17. Retrieved 2019-04-17.