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Overview

This chapter provides an overview to the Sun StorEdge Configuration Service Software by explaining some of the software features, how to start the software, and and an introduction to the web-browser user interface (WUI).

This chapter describes the following topics:


Introduction to the Configuration Service Software

The Sun StorEdge Configuration Service software enables you to view and manage your storage devices. Using a web-browser user interface (WUI) or the command-line interface (CLI), you can:

The Sun StorEdge Configuration Service 1.2command-line interface is described in Chapter 2.

Using the WUI only, you can:

This section contains the following topics:

Command-Line Interface (CLI)

The Sun StorEdge Configuration Service 1.2command-line interface is described in Chapter 2.

Notification Services

The Configuration Service software uses the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) to send e-mail to users each time an alarm occurs. You can decide which alarm severity level gets reported to the user and how often it is reported.

The software also enables you to send information to applications that are able to receive Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) traps.

See Chapter 3 for additional information.

Starting Related Applications

The Configuration Service software enables you to start applications related to your storage devices. These applications include:



Note - You must install these launchable applications on all relevant platforms in your environment.



Configuration Service Log Files

The Configuration Service software logs information to the log files described in TABLE 1-1.

TABLE 1-1 Configuration Service Log Files

File Name

Function

/opt/SUNWdm/gre/var/log/access.date.log

Tracks access to servers.

/opt/SUNWdm/gre/var/log/sscsd.log

Captures unviewable serial object data.

/opt/SUNWdm/gre/var/log/sscsd.txt

Captures viewable serial object data.

/opt/SUNWdm/gre/var/log/sscsd.stdio

Captures daemon log entries.

/opt/SUNWdm/var/sadm/wbem/

CIMOM log files



Starting and Stopping the Daemons

Be sure to start the software on the management station and each agent station after you install and configure the software, as described in the Sun StorEdge Enterprise Storage Manager 1.2 Installation Guide.

single-step bulletTo start the Configuration Service daemons, open a terminal window and type:

# /etc/init.d/prngd start 	# only on Solaris 8
# /etc/init.d/sshd start 
# /etc/init.d/sscs.wbem start
# /etc/init.d/sscs start

single-step bulletTo stop the Configuration Service daemons, open a terminal window and type:

# /etc/init.d/sscs stop
# /etc/init.d/sscs.wbem stop 
# /etc/init.d/sshd stop
# /etc/init.d/prngd stop 	# only on Solaris 8



Note - After stopping and restarting the daemons and logging in to the Sun StorEdge Configuration Service software, you may get a temporary message that it is acquiring storage devices.




Logging Into the Web Browser

If you have successfully installed the software and started the daemons, log in to the Configuration Service software in a web browser.



Note - If you did not use the default value, you will need the port number you defined during the configuration process. (See "To Configure the Configuration Service Software" in the Sun StorEdge Enterprise Storage Manager 1.2 Installation Guide.)



1. Open a cookie-accepting web browser.

2. If you are using Netscape Communicator, set the browser cache setting to Always (recommended), or Once Per Session, but not to Never.

3. Type one of the following URLs in the URL text field:

  • For a non-secure web server, type a URL with the following format in a browser:
  • http://nodename.domain:port-number
    

An example with the default port number is:

http://happy.eng:8080

  • For a secure web server, type a URL with the following format in a browser:
  • https://nodename.domain:port-number
    

An example with the default port number is:

https://happy.eng:9443

4. At the Login page, enter the User Name and Password provided by your system administrator.

5. Click the Log In button to log in.

The Asset page is loaded. There may a be a message that the software is momentarily in the process of acquiring devices.


About the Web User Interface

The Configuration Service WUI consists of the tabs and pages listed below. After you login, you can access each page by clicking its labelled tab.

Login Page

FIGURE 1-1 shows the Login Page which includes the User Name and Password fields required to gain access to the Configuration Service WUI.

 FIGURE 1-1 Sun StorEdge Configuration Service login

Screen capture of Configuration Service Login page.[ D ]

Assets Tab

The Assets page enables you to manage and display information about your storage devices. The default Assets page shows an Assets Summary table of all Sun StorEdge T3, T3+, and 6120 assets.

single-step bulletClick one of the links under the Assets page tab to show details about the asset:

  • Arrays for Sun StorEdge T3, T3+, and 6120 disk arrays
  • 9900 Family for the Sun StorEdge 9900 series

For additional information on functionality available on the Asset tab, see Managing and Configuring the Sun StorEdge Arrays.

Alarm Tab

The Alarms page enables you to filter and display information about any current alarms from your storage devices or the Configuration Service software. For additional information on the Alarm tab, see Managing Alarms.

Logs Tab

The Logs page enables you to filter and display information about any log entries from your storage devices or the Configuration Service software. For additional information on the Log tab, see Managing Logs.

Health Tab

When you click the Health tab, you can access the Sun Storage Diagnostic Expert (SSDE) software. For additional information on how to use the SSDE software, see the Storage Diagnostic Expert User's Guide.


procedure icon  To Launch the SSDE Software

1. Click the Health tab.

2. Click Launch Sun StorEdge Diagnostic Expert (SSDE).


procedure icon  To Configure the Configuration Service Software to Access the SSDE Software

1. Run the esmconfig script.

See "To Run the Configuration Script" in the Sun StorEdge Enterprise Storage Manager 1.2 Installation Guide.

2. When prompted, enter the Sun StorEdge SSDE URL.

You can accept the default URL or reconfigure that value.

3. Restart the Configuration Service software.

# /etc/init.d/sscs stop
# /etc/init.d/sscs start

Administration Tab

The Administration page enables you to configure e-mail notification, logging, and other parts of the Configuration Service software. In addition, use this tab for discovering multiple devices. For additional information on the Administration tab, see Chapter 3.


Using the Web-Browser User Interface

The following topics are useful when using the WUI.

Navigation Tips

You can display various levels of detail about your storage. Typically, you click links and buttons as you would on any other web page to navigate the software.

The software also displays a logical nesting of functionality to show how you arrived at a page. This path includes underlined links so that you can return to a certain point in your navigation instead of starting at a top-level page or tab.

For example, if you just viewed LUN properties, you can click the device name link to perform other operations on it. See FIGURE 1-2

.FIGURE 1-2 Navigation Link Example

Navigation region of Configuration Service page showing tabs, and clickable bread crumb navigation link.

Discovering Devices

There are two ways of discovering Sun StorEdge T3, T3+, and 6120 arrays. You can discover arrays individually with the Discover pull-down menu which appears on most pages in the WUI. You can also setup reusable discovery criteria which can be applied to more than one device. For additional information on setting up discovery criteria, see Operations for Multiple Sun StorEdge T3, T3+, and 6120 Arrays.


procedure icon  To Use the Pull-Down Menu

The Discover pull-down menu appears on each page in the WUI.

single-step bulletTo discover a Sun StorEdge T3, T3+, or 6120 array, enter either IP address or Device Name and click Go.



Note - If you discover devices using the Discover pull-down menu, you may be prompted for the device password when configuring it.